Monday's Discoveries

Mondays Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week


If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.

This Monday is a whole lot brighter for me.
You won’t find this discovery posted in my shop
This Monday, I’m sharing a personal treasure,
yellow with age, given to me many years ago & tucked in a box for safe keeping.


One morning, many holiday seasons ago
when my children lived away from home and I was feeling the empty nest syndrome,
I found this little bird house perched on my shelf, nestled inside was this note from my daughter,

it read.."two more weeks till Christmas..it's time to get in the mood.
although we can't be with you..it's no time to brood!
two more weeks till Christmas, Santa's on his way..
you may just find a little surprise on any given day!
Love your little ones...tweet, tweet"

it made my holiday that year and after finding it...it just made my holiday this year.

Oh, what treasured memories can be found in holiday boxes.

Yes, sometimes, Mondays work out wonderfully!
Happy Happy Monday

Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday it’s almost time, don't be late!
The dash is on to decorate!

If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.

Each Monday I post a great new find.
Before it's posted in my etsy shop
my readers get first peek.

See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it’s....

Etched in time
&
beautifully mirrors candle light

Vintage Etched Glass on
Contemporary Metal Sconces
15” long & 5” wide
a perfect blend of old and new

Shed some glowing light this Monday

Sue

tis the season...holiday decorating

holiday decorating are you?

This year I am having an enjoyable time decorating our new home. It’s been a long while since I could just take some time and decorate a house.
Last year we lived in a very, very small beach cottage rental and for the 5 years before that I had my shop. After decorating the shop, I had very little time or energy left to decorate a house, let alone one that was in constant renovation.
This year I’ve been cutting branches, scouring the yard for natural finds and pulling out some decorations I haven’t seen in years.
My all time favorite’s, the ones on the tree that the kids had made when they were young and the ones my grandson is now making for us.

My favorite new decoration is in the entry way. On the wall over the bench I have hung a piece of driftwood. I found this awesome piece last winter on Nauset beach. Amazingly, after being pounded and tossed by the ocean, it had a pine cone still attached to it.

I have been waiting all year to use it! Hung with little red birds and next to sparkly snowflakes, it just makes me smile every time I walk in the house.

Have some decorating fun
&
a wonderful friday

Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday sometimes they just work out Ok!

If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.

Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
my readers get first peek.

See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it’s....

Dark & Handsome
Slender & Useful



Mid century spider leg wine table
22” high with an 11” table surface
a perfect little table to tuck next to a chair
or anywhere you need to place a glass of wine

Have a great Monday

Sue

tis the season...out & about

Out & About
it seems it’s holiday weekend on Cape Cod. Most towns are having their holiday strolls, tree lighting, open houses, and any number of old fashion fun family events.
If your in the area, cross over the bridge, breathe a stress relief sigh and take some time to enjoy the holidays.
You can head over to each towns web site or for a fairly complete link of the events in many of the towns here.

I’m looking forward to being in Sandwich with our grandson for a” Christmas weekend.”
We have a busy fun time planned. Friday night it’s Carol singing in town with cider and cookies. Saturday it’s off to the North Pole on the North Pole Express Train ride. Back home for hot chocolate and decorating the Christmas tree. Sunday Heritage Gardens is having an open house with a lighted walk to ride the antique carousel, crafts and fun!

Put the holiday craziness aside for a day or two and enjoy!

Sue
ps.. if you insist on shopping, sit by the fire, open your computer...I have added some new items to etsy.

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday sometimes they just work out Ok!

If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.

Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
my readers get first peek.

See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it’s....

large & vintage
shines & glitters
lights up the night or any where you put it

A large metal star covered with vintage glass glitter
it has turned a beautiful silvery brown shade.
At 21 inches it is perfect for decorating a mantel.

Have a starry eyed Monday
Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday sometimes they just work out Ok!

If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.

Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
my readers get first peek.

See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it’s....
Not only what it is
but
what it could be!!

Vintage Lamp Shade Frame
with white cloth binding attached around the scalloped rims.
A full 16” high & 16” diameter,
it could be, a lamp shade, of course.
Or


it could be .. topped with glass, for a unique side table.

It could be..with a wonderful fabric, a great paper, or left as is, and a hanging light kit,
a stunning light fixture.


Whatever way you choose,
It’s a favorite find of mine.

Have a stunning Monday


Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday sometimes they just work out Ok!
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
my readers get first peek.
See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it’s

Slim, Trim, Mid century modern & Orange





Vintage Steel
Cylinder Vase
from the 1970’s
in a great orange color

perfect for fall decorating

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday sometimes they just work out Ok!
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
my readers get first peek.
See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday they are...

Shiny, Silver, Gold & Festive




Vintage Glass Tree Toppers

made in west germany
of vintage glass, mercury glass & mica

Collectible and beautiful they do not have to be just for the tree
shown here displayed on candle holders

Have a shiny bright Monday

Sue

introducing my new hometown

Sandwich Ma
I’ve just realized that I haven’t written one blog about my new hometown.
Which is quite unbelievable,
it took me 6 months to find a home in a town I was determined to live in!

Incorporated in 1639, Sandwich is the oldest town on Cape Cod and one of the oldest towns in the United States, settled by European immigrants nearly 150 years before the American Revolution.

So here is a short trip around Sandwich from the eyes of a newcomer.
summer concert on the pond

4th of july parade

the night concert & boat parade 4th of july



gristmill on hoxie pond(they still grind cornmeal)

hoxie pond (where a grandson can catch his 1st fish)

boardwalk beach(you can float or boat to the bay)
the colors of fall on the marsh


the boardwalk to cape cod bay

To be continued....

Thanks for visiting
Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday sometimes they just work out Ok!
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day.
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
My readers get first peek.

See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it’s...

Cute, Vintage, Functional & Cottagey



Vintage Cottage Shelf
with hanging pegs
perfect for a bathroom or child's room

Have a wonderful Monday

Sue

SOWA Boston's Open Market

Sunday was a warm bright day, pretty much the perfect fall day for the end of October.

I managed to escape for a few hours and did something I've been wanting to do for a while, visit Boston's SOWA Open Market.

What made it even more special, was having my daughter with me. We’ve had very few chances to be out and about by ourselves the past few years. We actually made it to the last show of the season.
It’s already on our calender for next spring!

Held in Boston’s south end, with free parking! The Market hosts a wide variety of vendors, from hand-crafted accessories, original art, antiques or just a fresh loaf of bread, you'll find painters, sculptors, photographers, clothing and jewelry designers, milliners, handbag designers, house wares, antique dealers, florists, bakers, and local farmer's produce. Vendors have to apply for admission into the market, and vendors may change from week to week.
From what we witnessed, it would not matter which show you choose to go to. All the shows should be interesting and fun.

Here are a few of the items we were lucky to scoop up.

original painting from Mike Bryce
vintage green striped wool throw from wundercabinet.com

It was also wonderful meeting other Etsy sellers. You don’t often get a chance to meet other virtual shop owners. Especially nice when the chance meeting turns out to be someone on your favorite sellers list.
Best of show...we loved enhabiten's items..lovely!

Quick.. go add SOWA to next springs calender!
Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week
Yes, It's Monday again!
Mondays are not usually a favorite day.
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post some great new finds.
Before they are posted in my etsy shop
My readers get first peek.
See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it is..

Vintage, Retro & Fun!

A Gemco (USA) Milkglass Oil & Vinegar Set with Snowflake Blue (Pyrex Pattern) Design.

Have a wonderful Monday
Sue

Sharing a great idea

Today's post is taken from another blog which I have to share.

From Apartment Therapy a great idea...How To: Make a Pocket Sized Floor Plan

"If we had to name the best thing in our design arsenal it wouldn't be having our Pantone Book memorized, or knowing the name and year of every piece of furniture.So what's the one trick that helps us more than anything else?One of the best tricks we have found when designing our living space is proportion. Most of our truly great furniture finds have come from random places while we were out and about... not from when we have "left the house determined to buy a sofa."

Say you are out at a flea market and you come across an amazing French Provincial Couch that you think would be the best thing since sliced bread in your living room. You drag it home, wrangle it through the door frame, scoot everything out of the way... only to find out that it's really 3 inches taller than it should be, or 4 inches deeper than it needs to be, or one shade greener than it can be to work with your room.

So you're stuck selling it on Craigslist, or in the paper, before you can find another one. And then the whole process starts all over again.Because we've found the best inspiration for our homes is usually found in unsuspecting pl aces, one of the things that has helped us most is to have our house in our back pocket (figuratively of course).
We have taken card stock and adhered color swatches and floor plans to them. A jump ring keeps them all together, so when we want to know how big our entertainment center really is... it's all right there.

By having this on hand, be it in the glove box of your car, your purse, man bag... whatever the case may be, it can save you a ridiculous amount of headache and second guessing.

You will want to include basic information like the size and layout of your rooms, color choices (fabric swatches are perfect for this!) and sizes of existing pieces of furniture.

Other things that might be helpful are window heights (in case you are curtain shopping), height from the floor to the bottom of your window (in case you need something low to fit under it), and the location of your electrical outlets and floor vents (which are things we rarely think about, but end up being a pain later on).

Don't worry if they are hand drawn, they are only reminders of what's back at home, although if you want to wow the sales associates, feel free to Photoshop until your heart's content.

You can also laminate your layouts so they are spill resistant, although a note of caution, the color scanners at the hardware stores, are unable to mix paint accurately if they have a coating on them. If you would like that extra layer of protection, consider putting your paint chip on the ring lose so it's able to be used when needs be.

All of these things are nice to have on hand, so when you find "the perfect piece" you will know before you get it home if it will really work in your space."

I do have one thought to add to this. Being such a visual person, I think I would also include a photo of the room.

Thank you AT for this helpful idea that I can share with my readers.

Have a great Thursday everyone

Sue

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week
Mondays are not usually a favorite day.
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Starting today and then each Monday, I will post some great new finds.
before they are posted in my etsy shop.
My readers get first peek.
See something you like...just drop me a note.

This Monday it's..
All White
and they are all awesome!

Happy Monday

Sue

c 1800's english ink bottle

vintage Baatz USA vase

vintage bust