Shattered Dreams!

I'm a HUGE football fan...and the Redskins...or more like what most of us say around here "the Deadskins" are my favorite team! It should of been a clue when I accidentally dropped my Redskin shot glass on the granite kitchen counter and it shattered to pieces because last weekend my dreams of the Redskins going to the Superbowl, or at least to the play offs, came to a crashing halt when they lost to the Giants. Needless to say, watching football is not on my list of priorities like it typically is on Sunday coz my Skinny Skins are out for the season.....so here I sit blogging!

Yesterday I spent about 4 hours at my booth rearranging and adding new items. At the auction I got an old bike which I'm hoping to put on the wall as decoration...pretty cool, huh? Should be going over there today but feel so darn unmotivated. I'll get it done sometime this week and get some pics posted soon.

Tomorrow I start my exercise regiment because I sooooo need to lose the extra weight I gained from the holidays. I still want to get Wii Fit but I haven't found it yet. Just finished reading "Twilight" and started the second book. I thought it was a really nice light read and highly recommend it...has anyone else read it? I thought about going to see the movie but I'm always so disappointed when I read a book and then go see it at the movies. But, I heard the movie was pretty good. So, what are you reading...anything you would recommend?

Have a great day everyone!

"Sneak Peek" of my Booth

Just giving you a "sneak peek" of my booth at the Stuarts Draft Antique Mall. It's located in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Interstate 64 Exit 94 four miles south of Route 340. If you live close by come on by to see some awesome treasures. This is a before picture because I just rented additional space on Tuesday so I'll be adding more items this weekend. I'm heading to an auction tomorrow night so I'll have lots of goodies to show you!

Hope everyone has a good Thursday! More photos of the after will be coming!

Also I just listed these two beauties on ebay...come on I know you want to go take a peek...their going to the highest bidder because there is no RESERVE!

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" Meet Cali....My Rogue Cat"

Does she not look like the most precious little cat....WHAT A CUTIE...HUH?





Nope! She's "CAT GONE WILD"! Pooping wild that is....yep...you read that right...she's a lean mean pooping machine....and not in the least shy about where she does it either!

Around seven years ago my neighbor found her and brought her to my doorstep...I'm such a sucker and she knew all she had to do was bring her to my door step and viola she would be adopted. Hard to resist what a cutie she was and just a tinsy little thing, probably weighed about 2 pounds and could be held just in the palm of one of my hands.

The next day I took her to our vet to get shots and fixed...and was shocked when he said she was not a kitten but rather she was about two. Someone must of just dumped her off the side of the road...she had been fixed but was in real poor shape. For the past seven years Cali and I have been buds....where ever I traveled she went with me...she has moved twice with me and always maintains her wonderful demeanor....that is....until about a year ago! For the past year Cali has had pooping issues...bottom line, she hates the kitty litter box. Her favorite dumping grounds are beds..any beds will suffice but like all of us we have our favorites and hers tends to be our bed or the one in the little cottage. For example, yesterday she decided to poop right in the middle of our bed after I had just stripped the sheets for the wash. And, to top it off...right after I yelled and chased her around the house she went ahead and peed right beside where she pooped...this must of occured when I went downstairs to get some stuff to clean the poop up with. FRUSTRATING!

So...I guess my question is this...what the heck do you do with her...she's evidently is pissed ( a little pun on words there...lol) about something but really nothing has changed.

She's done other things such as:

1. Pooped in Kirk's shoes (twice...oh my was he angry when he put his shoe on)


2. Sometimes she will poop in the kitty litter box BUT she poops the other way around so her poop lands on the floor and not the kitty litter


3. Pooped on our dry cleaning bag


4. Pooped on our nice brand new white bath mats...that's really great when you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night to step on


5. Padded with her claws on Kirk's nice leather chair (OMG- It cost 2500) and now has little marks on the arm

Lotta pooping going on at the ShabbyVilla girlfriends...so, are there other cats out there that have these issues...if so, what can be done? Please HELPPPPPPPP!

So Much to Tell...So Little Time!

First and foremost...I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

I took a break from blogging because I really did not like the direction it was heading in...I just seemed to ramble on and on about the ShabbyVilla. And really, my life is more than the ShabbyVilla! The ShabbyVilla is just a small portion of my life...I actually have a full time job, two antique booths, wonderful friends & family and so on. So, from now on...yes, lucky you...lol...I'm going to just ramble on about anything..no really, just things that happen to me day in and day out! Which brings to mind my aching body....Santa must of thought I was a really good girl this year because I got some really awesome toys...yes, I mean toys! Ya know...some girls want diamonds for Christmas (which by the way is my birthstone)...but not this one....


Here is what was on the top of my wish list!!

And I took that picture with my new camera! Which wasn't on my wish list but I absolutely love it! I'm still trying to figure out all the gadgets and what not! But, I digress...back to the Wii. Love it...love it...and did I say, love it! We played it all Christmas day and night and boy does my body feel it...I'm so sore from Bowling...Gawd, am I out of shape! I guess it will be back to the gym come January...which is only in a couple of days. I've got to lose some of that weight I put on during the holidays...my jeans are getting sorta tight. But again, I digress...back to the Wii! Does anyone have the Wii fitness? If so, do you like it and can you tell me more about it. I think I would prefer to use it instead of going to the gym. Which I pay 50 bucks a month for and don't even go! Perhaps, that should be my New years resolution although I tend to stay away from them since I typically do not follow through with them...and then I feel bad.

So, does anyone have plans for New Years? Like you probably haven't already figured it out what I'm doing for New Years...yep, I'll be playing with my new Wii ` exciting life I live, huh?

Introducing a New Line at the ShabbyVilla

Last weekend I went to our awesome biannual Antique Fair and ran across the most talented wonderful artist. Sandra, from Salvage Art, has made old post cards into wonderful fun pictures. She also has really neat and funky jewelry, lamps, and other nifty unique treasures. I was so thrilled with her merchandise that I asked if we could stock them here at the ShabbyVilla. Below is a sampling...I haven't posted them to the store but will do so this weekend. If you see any item you like, please let me know. Also, I would like to hear from you as far as what you think of the items. On another note, I've added tons of stuff to the store...so, please if you have a minute go take a peek...just click on either the ShabbyVilla store or the Friday Flea Market logos to the right and it will take take you to shopping heaven. Everything from twill drapes dripping with roses, beautiful china, cool chippy AQUA oars that are great for decorating, to some wicker funeral baskets!!

Wouldn't these pictures below be great as Christmas gifts...and only $30.00!




Look at these bathing beauties...and the pink frame is too DIE for $50.00

She makes old buttons into necklaces, bracelets and earrings...love them! This set is $30.00!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend...it's going to be sunny but brrr chilly here in Virginia. But, the leaves ere changing so it's gorgeous outside. Take care, Kerry

"The New Man in My Life"

Meet Frank.....
About three weeks ago I went to Lowes for something or another and there he was... that hunk of burning love- six feet tall, gorgeous roaming neon green eyes that lite up everytime I stopped to just stare at him...and the moaning - gotta tell you - just made my heart pidder padder. What a keeper...he just had to come home with me!! So, here he is...the new watcher of my house. Funny thing is...I don't even get tricker treaters...LOL!! So, what do you all think of Frank...isn't he just so darn cute? Also, what do you think of my new Halloween background...does anyone know how to get the right hand side to move in closer? Hope everyone is having a wonderful fall...I just love this time of year...don't you?

Proud Member of First Friday's

The ShabbyVilla is joining Miss Rheas First Friday's Sale...the first Friday of every month some really talented ladies (that needless to say put me to shame) sell their wares...ya gotta go take a peek here http://sweetnshabbyroses.blogspot.com/! Also, we still continue to participate in Friday Flea Market. I'm thinking that I will offer different items for each sale. Sounds ambitious but I think offering different merchandise for each sale would be better than repeating the same items. What do you think...is it possible, can it be done...well, we shall see...I'll give it a whirl and see what I can come up with...in the interim, check out these items (yes I'm running late as usual)

Beautiful Shabby Settee with Barkcloth style fabric...YUMMY! $500.00

Chintz Candy Dish with Gorgeous Roses: Three tiered candy dish made in Japan. Slight crazing with no noticable chips. $24.00

Fabulous Chenille Bedspread $75.00

Six German Berry Bowls with Stunning Vibrant Rose. One dish has a flea bite but overall in very good condition. $24.00

Blue Wash Bowl with Roses $18.00. Great to put in a dresser and use as a sink!

Pale Pink Chippy Sewing Table...OMG~ great for a side table. Look at the little pink handles. The first draw opens but the other two do not. The two side wooden flaps open but one is slightly loose. Overall a very sturdy piece. $115.00

If you see something that catches your eye, please add a comment and I can send you additional photos and shipping quotes. Thanks for taking the time to visit with me.

Take care, Kerry