Relics

Relics is a new antique mall in Springfield, which has been a while in the making.

Opening in mid July it has gotten off to a great start.

 As you will see from the following photos,

they are an antique mall in every sense of the word.

They have a lot of variety and diversity of merchandise

 from primitives, retro, to vintage shabby, and everything in between.

There's a lot to see.

They have some policies about what they allow in

so I think that will keep the quality up

and the 80's and 90's garage sale out.

Nothing wrong with that,

I just don't want to see it in an antique mall.

ya know what I mean?

I'm not interested in a used toaster or toilet seat cover.

thanks but no thanks.

This set is really incredible!

a metal dresser and chest.

too cool!

Like I said they have a great mix,

with some "industrial" thrown in.

If I had a spot for this I would have brought it home.

The paint is wonderful!

Wonderful gray armoire.

These spaces are the design work of Robin Gilmore.

She's a super talented gal

and has a fabulous turn of the century mansion here in Springfield,

which she has turned into an event center,

called Ms. Gilmore's.

I just go in here and soak up all the inspiration.

These next few photos are of two spaces of Teresa of Bluebird Vintage,

who not only has mall spaces around the area,

but she hosts a wonderful barn sale each spring on her property.

I've been trying to twist her arm to have a fall show.

I always find great things in her booth.

AND she has wonderful prices!

Thanks, Teresa!

Relics has plans to open a tea room within the mall next year.

I hope they do.

This is a really promising place,

I hope they do well.

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Off to water the sad little flowers.

Have a great weekend, y'all!

love,

Debra

Show and Tell Friday: Enchanted Gardens

Over the Christmas holidays I was introduced

to the miniature world of Enchanted Gardens.

 I was reminded of being newly married and

being mesmerized with constructing terrariums.

At that time a large antique glass bottle

 was my playground filled with small plants,

 rocks, and nature's tiny objects.

 My older daughter who has always

 loved miniatures of any kind; dollhouses, toys,

 ephemera, etc. found these at one of our favorite shops

 and proceeded to build herself

 a tiny paradise in a clay pot.

Me too, me too, I thought,

 I'd have some fun in those cold and dreary days of winter.

Angel vine is my plant of choice of late,

so angel vine it was.

A wire bench, clay pots, tiny watering can,

 birdhouse, and an urn.

They all came home with me.

Let us not forget the trellis which

completes itself with a fairy size chandelier.

Within days I had seen an article

in one of my favorite magazines,

"Midwest Living", that added to my inspiration.

So my clay pot found a home

 in one of my metal lunchboxes;

this one in a hexagonal design.

It's found a home in my kitchen,
out of the way of the gray fur babies reach.

My friend Debra Moore,

who owns Inspirational Home, here in Springfield,

 carries an extensive line of Fairy Garden elements.

Shhhhhh......it even includes the fairies.

I'm linking up with Inspirational Home's Shop Blog

so that you can see all the fun over there!

And if you haven't entered my

 Royal Treatment GiveAway,

there's still time!

Click Here

to join in the fun.

Today, I'm participating with Cindy from

 My Romantic Home

for

 Show and Tell Friday

And I'm also linking with Laurie for her

My Favorite Things Saturday

 

 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Yard work and some flowers are on my agenda!

love,

Debra

Silver Sunday, Vintage Jewelry

I have to admit that last week when I said

 I was running out of silver to share,

 I had forgotten about my jewelry pieces

 that I have put together in the past.

I started playing with making jewelry a few years ago,

but when I left my space last year

 I didn't have a place to sell it,

so it sort of landed in my own stash,

and I have been enjoying the fruit of my past labor.

OK, as my bloggy bud Anne calls it,

the hoarder's disease...

Guilty as charged.

It's hard to locate the right vintage pieces that

are "cost effective" as my CPA husband calls it.

So lack of resources and lack of an outlet to sell,

have caused me to just play and let that be that.

But I wanted to share with you a few pieces

 of gorgeous vintage rhinestone pins and shoe clips

that I found last weekend.

I have thought about a "blog shop" and may

try to list a few things here a little later.

Etsy feels intimidating at this moment...

and I have some exciting news

to share this next week...

so stay tuned.

Can I say I'm totally pumped and excited?

Yes, I'm totally pumped and excited!

I found this vintage looking mercury glass votive cup

 at  Inspirational Home this last Christmas.

I love this old painted silver mirror,

all chippy and wonderful,

and for some fun displays

a couple of items from my silver stash. 

Come back next week and I'll share some plans

about a new space at Spring Creek.

Thank you Beth at Gypsy Fish Journal.

I'm looking forward to the monthly party

that will be coming up!

Have a wonderful Silver Sunday!

love,

Debra