THERE'S A NEW SHOP IN TOWN . A VERY SWEET FRIEND OF MINE, TERRI HENDRICKS, HAS OPENED A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AND GIFT SHOP IN MARIETTA,GA. SHE HAS SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE PICS. SHE IS LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO THE FAMOUS GABRIEL'S DESSERTS. JOHNNIE GABRIEL IS PAULA DEEN'S COUSIN AND CAN'T NOBODY MAKE A RED VELVET CAKE LIKE JOHNNIE. SO IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA... GO CHECK THEM OUT!

TOO LONG GONE...BUT I'M BACK

BONJOUR YA'LL. I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO SINCE MY LAST POST. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS. THEY WERE TAUGHT BY THE VERY TALENTED GERRI LESLEY. THESE LADIES GO HOME COVERED IN GLUE AND GLITTER AND SMILES. TWO OF THESE LADIES ARE A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TEAM FROM THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS. THEY WERE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO INVITE US OVER FOR LUNCH RECENTLY AND ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!!! WELL I TOOK PLENTY OF PICS AND I'LL BE POSTING THEM SOON. WE ALSO WENT TO LAKEWOOD 400 YESTERDAY AND GOT TO SEE OUR SWEET FRIENDS "THE 2 CHIPPY'S", AND ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY HAD. LOVE LOVE LOVE THE HAT LULU, AND LAURI THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES NECKLACE WAS GORGEOUS! THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. I HAVE TO GO TO MY REAL JOB. TALK TO YOU SOON!

HAVE YOU EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE WEEKS ? YOU KNOW THE ONES, WHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT ONCE. WELL I HAVE HAD THREE OF THEM...IN A ROW ! THE WORST THING WAS WHEN MY SWEET MOM HURT HER BACK AND HAS BEEN IMMOBILE SINCE THE WEEKEND. PLEASE PRAY FOR HER.. SHE ALREADY HAS SO MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS. ONE THING ABOUT MY MOM...SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AND SOMETHING NICE TO SAY. WELL AFTER RUNNING LIKE A CHICKEN WITH HER HEAD CUT OFF TRYING TO REPLENISH THE SHOP AFTER THE SEVEN SPRINGS FESTIVAL, GOING TO LAKEWOOD 400 TO SEE THERESA & CRAIG SMITH AND THE 2 CHIPPY'S (GREAT TO FINALLY MEET YOU LULU) AND REALIZING TWO DAYS AGO THAT THE SHOP ACROSS THE STREET WAS HAVING CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT!!! AND THAT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO STAY OPEN LATE, I DECIDED TO CLOSE EARLY AND COME BACK LATER TO REOPEN FOR THE SALE.( I KNOW... RUN ON SENTENCES, BUT THIS IS HOW I TALK WHEN I GET EXCITED.) WELL I HAD PLANNED TO CLOSE AT 2:00 BUT PEOPLE KEPT COMING IN SO I STAYED. JUST AFTER I LOCKED THE DOORS AND PICKED UP MY PURSE TO LEAVE, SEVERAL LADIES CAME TO THE DOOR SO I RAN AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND INVITED THEM IN AND BOY AM I GLAD I DID. ONE OF THE LADIES MENTIONED TEXAS AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN AT THE SHOWS AND BOY DID THAT OPEN UP A CONVERSATION. WELL THE MORE WE TALKED THE MORE WE REALIZED THAT WE KNEW THE SAME PEOPLE AND I MENTIONED BLOGGING AND SHE SAID SHE HAD A BLOG THEN SHE SAID THE NAME...PINK ROSES!!! OH YES THE LOVELY AND TALENTED SUZANNE DUDA WAS IN MY SHOP. IT'S LIKE I KNEW HER BUT HAD NEVER MET HER. I READ HER BLOG EVERYDAY. WELL WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS WHOLE BLOG WORLD. YOU MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE THERE. SO GLAD TO MEET YOU SUZANNE... PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN SOON.

JUST MORE FALL DECORATING AND KEEPING BUSY CAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO GO TO TEXAS

JUST THOUGHT I WOULD POST A FEW MORE FALL PICS OF THE SHOP...SINCE I COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT TO TEXAS AND SEE ALL THOSE WONDERFUL GOODIES I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT. CHECK OUT GARDEN ANTIQUES VINTAGE, TIME WORN INTERIORS, AND THE 2 CHIPPY'S BLOGS AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN. IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL. ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PEG AND JOHN VAN DYNE OF FRENCH VANILLA AND INVITE YOU FOLKS ON OVER HERE TO GEORGIA. JUST PICK A SHOW AND SET UP, AND YOU WON'T BE TAKING ANYTHING HOME WITH YA CAUSE I LOVED IT ALLLLLLL!!! P.S. LULU , THE BOOTS ROCK GIRL AND SO DO YOU!

ISN'T SHE LOVELY

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS NEW DRESS FORM. HAND MADE FROM 30'S &40'S ADS.

BEAUTIFUL NEW "STYLED TRASH" JEWELRY

WOW ARE THESE GORGEOUS OR WHAT. OUR SWEET LITTLE ATTORNEY GIRL JUST BROUGHT IN A FRESH BATCH. EACH ONE IS UNIQUE. AND DUE TO SOOOO MANY REQUEST, SHE IS NOW DOING CUSTOM WORK. JUST BRING IN ALL YOUR CHERISHED ITEMS AND LET TIFFANY CREATE A MEANINGFUL KEEPSAKE FOR YOU.

A NEW LOOK FOR OLD THINGS

It's amazing how changing out a few accessories can give something a whole new look. Like jeans with a t-shirt and sneakers or those same jeans with a cashmere sweater, boots and pearls. Remember the wicker library table from an earlier post? Well here it is decked out for fall. We simply brought out the leather books, dark lamp and antlers, added a chair and of course one of our sweet crackhead babies and there you have it. A whole new look!!! AND DON'T FORGET...WE DO DECORATING!!!GREAT RATES AND AMAZING RESULTS. LET US HELP GET YOUR HOUSE READY FOR ALL THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS. ReFind Home & Garden FOR REFINED TASTE.