We're having Growing Pains!

So you ask....where have I been lately? Well, I've been busy expanding my booth...it's now double it's original size and therefore I've been frequenting lots of estate sales. It's the one thing I can actually get up early for on the weekend...sorta sad but true...lol...I'm planning on having a March Madness sale followed by an Easter egg hunt in April. I'm going to put little plastic Easter eggs filled with little goodies all around my booth...some will have candy while others will have discount coupons up to 20%.

Take a peek...I'm not digging the walls but what can you do about it....the owners of the antique mall are just the BEST! Let me know what you think...

Thanks for taking a peek!

Cute Shop in Saint Micheals "Take Me Home"

When I go visit my parents in Easton, Maryland one of things I HAVE to do is go treasure hunting at "Take Me Home". Needless to say, something typically is taken home...lol! So if your going to Ocean City this spring or summer, make a little detour to the quiant little town of Saint Michaels and visit Regina at Take Me Home...you will not be disappointed...full of inspiration and lovely pretties! Regina was so kind to let me take pictures...

Take Me Home is located at:

216c South Talbot Street

Saint Michaels, Maryland 21663

410-745-2622

Let them know the ShabbyVilla sent you their way :)

Happy Shopping!

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