finder keeper - smiles!!!

Winners of the . . .

Finders Keepers Game!!
 

I truly love this game - and as always . . .

I absolutely love these smiles!!

 Michelle and her sweet daughter . . .

finder keepers of the cream cross pouch!!

 

Erin . . .

finder keeper of the large pitcher!!

 

 

 

Carrie . . . 

finder keeper of the three juice glasses!!

 

 

Ximena . . .

finder keeper of the small pitcher!!

 

and Sherrie. . .

finder keeper of the sweet clip-on earrings!!

 

Hope everyone enjoys their new finds!!!

 

I can't wait to show you what I am going to do with all these 

finders keepers pictures of all these happy people!! soon . . very soon . . . :)

Next up . . . a few pictures of the show!!

xoxo . . . liz

Finders Keepers . . . Fall - 2010

Have some fun!!!

here are the items for the . . .

Finders Keepers Game
Fall Flea 2010

all these finders keepers objects . . . 

are just waiting to be found!!  :)

cream cross pouch . . . darling pitcher . . .

 

small pitcher . . .  three juice glasses . . .

 

sweet clip on earrings . . . :)

The finders Keepers game is fun and easy . . .

• review the blog before each market to see what items are in the game . . . (sometimes I do this the night before or the morning of the market!)

• find the item in one of the vendor's booths . . .

• it will say "Found" on the tag and will not have a price . . .

• bring it to the cashier at the main entrance . . . we will verify it, take your picture for an upcoming blog post on all the winners . . .

• and then the best part . . . you get to keep it!!!! :)

Have Fun and Good Luck!!

I love this game . . . hope you do too!!!

See you all soon!!

Seabold Vintage Market
today - Sept 18th
2:00 - 6:00

for directions - click here!!

xoxo . . . liz

Seabold Vintage Market's - Fall Flea 2010

a few sneek peeks for . . .

Seabold Vintage Market's - Fall Flea

Tomorrow!!!

Saturday - Sept. 18th from 2:00 to 6:00!!!

 

come rain or shine . . . we will be there!!

(the market is held inside the old Seabold Community Club)

with some great vintage goods . . .

just perfect for this time of year!!!

  

The above two pictures are from my friend Kathryn.

I am so excited that she is going to be a vendor at this show . . .

along with these other great vendors . . .

Leah, Maureen, Staci, and Marcia! 

They are all bringing some really great vintage to the show . . .

and it is going to be amazing!!! :)

also . . . 

for Saturday and Sunday at Embellish . . .

everything in my space will be - 25% off!! :)

Embellish has revised hours for this weekend only . . .

Sat - 10:00 - 1:30 and Sun - 11:00 - 4:00

why you might ask?

Because our sweet friend and owner of Embellish . . . Katrina

is celebrating her wedding 

to the true love of her life . . . Russell!!! 

Yes - they have tied the knot!!! :)

( Katrina has promised to share some pictures - hopefully soon!! ) 

. . .

And if you can't make it to the island . . .

and if you live North of Seattle . . .

 well . . .

Petit Retreat is also having their Fall Market . . . 

and it should be lots of fun as well!!

for more information on their show - click here!

. . .

and last
but most definitely not least . . .

the finders keepers game

will be posted - first thing tomorrow morning!!

so . . . stay tuned!! :)

xoxo - liz

Seabold Vintage Market - Fall Flea (2010) . . .

It's almost time again for . . .

Seabold Vintage Market's

Fall - Flea!!!

 there will be all sorts of vintage finds . . .

just waiting for you!!

so . . . mark it on your calendar for . . .

Saturday  -  Sept. 18th

from

2:00 to 6:00

for location and directions . . . click here!!

The above pictures were from last year's Fall - Flea!

but not to worry . . .

we will have this year's Sneek Peeks coming soon!!

come and join us for some old-fashioned fun . . .

hope to see you all there!! 

xoxo - liz

for the love of art . . .

This is one of my favorite pictures of my mom . . .

as . . . Artist!!

 

I have such vivid memories of my mom in her "Art Basement" 

with an easel here, and a pottery wheel there, 

a kiln in the furnace room . . . 

and cabinets, and cabinets stocked full of supplies.  

It was like a playground to her . . . she loved being there . . .

and I loved watching her!!

 

She was always doing something with art . . . always!!

painting. . . sculpting . . . paper-making . . .

and woodblock printing were some of her favorites.

I remember her working with her paint brushes

and the smell of the paints . . . 

the papermaking screens and the feel of the pulp . . . 

the turning of the pottery wheel - watching the blob of clay turn 

into something truly wonderful!

And my favorite thing of all . . .

was watching her carve into a simple piece of wood 

with the same exact tools my grandmother had used years earlier.

I loved watching her . . . I loved being there . . .

I remember wanting to be just like her!! 

(I unfortunately didn't get the same "art" gene - as I was adopted)

And - no matter how many art classes I took or how much I tried . . .

it just didn't come as easy for me as it did for my mom.  

 I luckily knew the difference, choose a different path,

and am very happy and grateful for that!! :)

I do still love art as a hobby though . . . 

but - when you meet someone 

who has been given a true gift of an artful life . . .

you instantly know it . . .

and it is amazing to watch them . . . 

"do their thing"!!

 Somewhere . . . I have my mothers and my grandmothers 

original woodblocks as well as all the old tools . . .

It is funny - as I have been thinking about them a lot lately . . .

I think that today . . .

I will get them out . . . look at them . . . touch them . . . 

and maybe . . . just maybe - be a bit more inspired :)

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!

xoxo - liz

a quick note . . .

a quick note . . . 

as mentioned in a previous post . . . I have been wanting to make

a few changes to my blog . . . 
and last weekend - I worked on it for quite a long time!!

crazy as it sounds - I was trying to simplify my life a bit!! 

and just when I thought I had it all figured out . . .
I somehow deleted all my comments . . . 

Yes - every last one - up to last Saturday evening. 
 and even a few on the post I had just done earlier that day.

I was in the process of making some changes . . .
to moderate all the comments in the future - as I have 
been getting lots of spam lately.

Well - I was in an unfamiliar place . . . 
(as I usually just use the little trash can when I am logged onto my blog)  
and for some reason I thought it logical that I could delete them without 
affecting the ones that had already been published . . . 

And yes - I honestly believed they would stay published!!

But - obviously I didn't know what I was doing - and in a flash . . .
they were ALL gone . . .

I couldn't even believe it . . . I was in shock . . . 

My sweet husband tried to help me retrieve them . . .
and I was up until about 3:30 in the morning . . . but no luck.

It all happened way too fast . . .
like a speeding bullet - and there was no way back.
I couldn't even believe that I could do this without a prompt from
blogger - to make sure  I really wanted to delete them - ffffffforever . . .

(which I obviously didn't!!!!!)

well . . .
this was most definitely not the type of 

"freshening up" I was looking for!!

  

and although - this is also part of the journey

quite honestly . . . this little "delete all your comments journey"
was not at all fun!! I felt awful about it and still do . . .

These are the times when I know why I am a designer . . .
and not a computer programmer like my husband. . .

but I am quite sure of one thing . . . 
that I won't ever make that same mistake again . . . ever!!! 

I just want you to know that your comments have and still do . . .
mean the world to me!!!  

and a little "french bird" just mentioned to me . . .
that I could change my settings - to allow anyone to leave a comment 
(not just people who have accounts)  
Thank you miss Kim - much, much appreciated!!!

just wanted you to know . . .
and I hope you understand!


xoxo . . . liz

red cross love . . . #1

it's getting a bit chilly outside . . . 

 would love to curl up with one of these . . .

and this first aid box is just darling . . .

images found here - saidos da concha

(photos by: Tiago Cabral)  

xoxo - liz