Birthday Trip

On Dec 1st I went on a neat bus trip to Newport, RI.  We visited the Marble House which was all decorated for Christmas.  It was enjoyable learning about the history of this “summer cottage”!!!  Wow! 

Next, we went out to eat at the Atlantic Beach Restaurant.  The food was Ok, but the wait staff had much to be desired.  From there we toured around Newport looking at other beautiful mansions and the lovely ocean views. 

Then, to top off the day, we went to Attleboro, MA to the LaSalette Shrine.  There we caught the end of Christmas Concert and happily explored the gift shop. 

At 5:00 PM there was a prayer service at the beautiful outdoor manger with caroling, too. When that was over they lit up all the outdoor lighted displays at once!!! It was spectacular. Everyone, was oohing and awing!

I enjoyed walking around and looking a all the lights and taking pictures.  What made the trip was the mild December weather we were having. The day was clear and sunny and not cold and the evening was lovely. 

All in all, I had a fun BD.

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Here’s a photo of one of my enamel pieces.
It can be found at Sisters We Three in Newburyport, MA on Pleasant Street.
This is an awesome store with tons of beautiful handcrafted items. 

Hope you like my necklace -

The Sheep Shearing Festival was fun...

There was a pretty good turn out for the Sheep Shearing Festival in North Andover, MA on Sunday. The weather was cool and damp - in the 50s.  Not much fun sitting around in such conditions.  The chilly breeze was what really got to us!  I think for the festival goers it wasn't as bad because they were milling around and enjoying the vendors and the sheep herding demonstrations. There were a lot of people selling jewelry.  One fellow was selling his wife's stunning lampwork beads.  I was very temped to buy some.  There were face painters for the kids, pony rides, and sand art. Other vendors were selling watercolor prints, signs, aromatic lotions, food, eclectic clothing, scarves, and more.

 Here are a few pictures of my display.

I've fallen in love with creating journals.  The above are a few of my recent attempts.  People seemed to like them.

 

These are some of my ReStyle Studio necklaces.

 

This is a piece that sold...

The sheep sounded so neat wandering around all together with their bells on.

This dog wanted my attention and his picture taken.

I would have loved to watch the sheep shearing demonstrations, but I was at my booth while they were going on. The other vendors were nice and friendly.  It was a good day.

Brimfield, MA–Antiques Extravaganza

There was a tent full of crystal chandeliers!

I’m so fortunate to have wonderful friends.  On Thursday, I was whisked off to Brimfield, MA. to discover the delights of a mega-huge antique flea market type show.  The size of it was amazing.  I’ve never seen anything like it before.  Tents and tents and tents of dealers selling everything from vintage buttons, china, jewelry, antique furniture to outdoor statues.  There was even a tent full of Irish Linen.

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I had heard this show takes more than one day to explore, and I believe it.  We saw a lot, but there was more to see when we left.  There’s only so much you can do in one day.

I had a lot of fun just taking pictures.  I did some shopping, too.  Some items were up there in price, a few items were untouchable (for me, anyway.)  There were bargains to be had.  Especially, if you know your items.

Not only did I have fun with my friends, but the sun was out all day!!!  Can’t beat that.
Lots of Vitamin D….!!!!  YES!

To see more pictures and find out about future Brimfield Antique Shows go to:

http://brimfieldshow.com/