Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres Finale'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SVx-f305k8Y/UPy_FRHd9II/AAAAAAAA5e4/FvX6W93jX7E/s1600/099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SVx-f305k8Y/UPy_FRHd9II/AAAAAAAA5e4/FvX6W93jX7E/s640/099.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This is the Finale' installment of</em> <em>the </em><a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><span style="color: magenta;"><em><strong>SWEET SALVAGE "Green Acres"</strong><span style="color: black;">  </span></em></span></a><span style="color: magenta;"><em><span style="color: black;">Event.  I got only a couple Images of the New York Park Avenue Glam Inspired section that was a nod to the Character Eva Gabor played in the Sitcom.  Since it was the last section I got around to, it was seriously picked over by then and you'll have to get pristine Images from other Bloggers of how Fab it looked before the crowds descended upon it.</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: magenta;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: magenta;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: magenta;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zQYI9tqr3G8/UPy_R7QI5KI/AAAAAAAA5fA/6SRoKHCNTXY/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zQYI9tqr3G8/UPy_R7QI5KI/AAAAAAAA5fA/6SRoKHCNTXY/s640/100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There were great Colors... such as Black, Hot Pink and White... and Aqua, Black and White... with lots of Furs and Vintage Gowns with Crystal Chandies sparkling overhead... quite Enchanting and Luxe.  The Glam Vignettes are always a big hit and so first Shoppers thru the door tend to gravitate to that area first and it gets crowded fast, therefore I usually head in the opposite direction.  *LOL*  I'm not very Park Avenue anyway, so the Treasures I seek are usually elsewhere.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrNSXfSBquo/UPy_gPYqbCI/AAAAAAAA5fM/WL4o08_Aah4/s1600/101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrNSXfSBquo/UPy_gPYqbCI/AAAAAAAA5fM/WL4o08_Aah4/s640/101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Old Skin Rocking Horse was very Velveteen Rabbit Fabulous!  This would be more My Style... decayed, imperfect, well worn and much Loved over the Years with it's Age and History apparent.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vyIsratiMAI/UPy_rxpZL0I/AAAAAAAA5fU/Vny5xDhc8Oc/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vyIsratiMAI/UPy_rxpZL0I/AAAAAAAA5fU/Vny5xDhc8Oc/s640/103.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Garden Style has always been attractive to me... the Allure of the Potting Shed... the Conservatory... Old Barns... Lofts... Work Sheds... Secret Gardens... and Alfresco Living.  If I could comfortably Live Outdoors twenty-four-seven I most definitely would.  Its a running joke with my long time Friends that I'm hardly ever Home... and that's because I Love to be Outdoors... and Traveling... soaking up the Sunshine and the Fresh Air... and not staying put!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JsoiKO_w4TY/UPy_2wbt1mI/AAAAAAAA5fg/KVTjCdz2lEg/s1600/106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JsoiKO_w4TY/UPy_2wbt1mI/AAAAAAAA5fg/KVTjCdz2lEg/s640/106.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though to be sure if you Feather your Nest comfortably it does make a nice place to Land  and Roost every so often.  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQR3vlBZmwc/UPzASZPZ3XI/AAAAAAAA5fw/QEEPhWQfm0M/s1600/111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQR3vlBZmwc/UPzASZPZ3XI/AAAAAAAA5fw/QEEPhWQfm0M/s640/111.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>There's something about Galvanized Tin, Burlap and Rust that I find to be 'Grounding' and pleasantly Organic.   Now... being I also Enjoy Gypsy Boheme' Flair I will probably add Old Lace and Vintage Velvet to my Burlap... and a backdrop of Jeweltones to my Tin, Rusty items and soothing unpretentious Sepia Hues... but I think the blending works for me to get the best of both Worlds.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Eu3iN-4m9JI/UPtM3lHdcZI/AAAAAAAA5dI/zuHuOgeNZOQ/s1600/324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Eu3iN-4m9JI/UPtM3lHdcZI/AAAAAAAA5dI/zuHuOgeNZOQ/s640/324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I snagged a bunch of those Fab Old Grocery Store Hand-Made Calligraphy Price Signs for a Quarter apiece.  I remember when I was growing up that's how everything in the Grocery Stores were Labeled and Priced!    And I always Loved the Hand-Made Signs and Labels... still do.  Alas, unless it's an Indie Shop or Farmer's Market you rarely see Hand-Made Signage anymore, it's all mass produced or bar coded.  It's just not the same... and I prefer that Personal Touch.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sGkIOygqiXc/UPtMKFtpjeI/AAAAAAAA5c4/XhFk7ZyEyP8/s1600/343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sGkIOygqiXc/UPtMKFtpjeI/AAAAAAAA5c4/XhFk7ZyEyP8/s640/343.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This Gigantic Metal Hand-Painted Antique Market Sign is a prime Example of great Old Signage!  It was floor to ceiling in size and quite a Statement piece if you have the room to display it properly!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CoeYF_NvYLE/UPtLwZyeJ2I/AAAAAAAA5cw/SiwmjbPUSA4/s1600/347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CoeYF_NvYLE/UPtLwZyeJ2I/AAAAAAAA5cw/SiwmjbPUSA4/s640/347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And for those of us with less room... there were dozens of great Frames and smaller Signage.  I'm a big Fan of empty Frames used as Art and just hung and propped around.  My Favorites are the Old Ornate Gesso and Wood.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tC9gqv2AgnI/UPtNOCziwOI/AAAAAAAA5dQ/AwVrSU6BKow/s1600/322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tC9gqv2AgnI/UPtNOCziwOI/AAAAAAAA5dQ/AwVrSU6BKow/s640/322.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I was very tempted to buy the two Old Flash Cards that said 'fresh' and 'jam'.  But some Vignettes you just hate to spoil the perfection of... and the Cards looked so good and were so perfect for announcing the Boho Farms Fresh Jams that were for Sale.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-puw0YGp5FWQ/UPtPT_Wvv_I/AAAAAAAA5d4/fExq6oS7rxs/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-puw0YGp5FWQ/UPtPT_Wvv_I/AAAAAAAA5d4/fExq6oS7rxs/s640/039.JPG" width="602" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Vintage Industrial Storage Drawers... Rusty and in Perfect Fav Hues like this Faded Aqua... those were hard to leave behind too.  One can never have too much Great Storage after all!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kf-pOrdK9BQ/UPnbkv-AmQI/AAAAAAAA5aw/HTtV0aRJQqg/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kf-pOrdK9BQ/UPnbkv-AmQI/AAAAAAAA5aw/HTtV0aRJQqg/s640/108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>One of my Fav things that wasn't for Sale... Sweet Kim's Doily Umbrella Creation... it was Divine!  I Plan to make some Doily Curtains for the Storage Cottage Re-Do in this Style.  You know me and Old Upcycled Doilies... </em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4ZRLNhJISUmgJhyphenhyphenrj9EbYdqD6V-4J5lc3VuwNWx20mo-LUYLzl8DiC0hlEo0TgoMtfkCWDKNowsAff_KdEocKRW5HTnFZ1j8HzqWAXqLVcVH2yic1BDnuO2X4IE0KP25EAwfzFaMr9TT/s1600/SWEET+SALVAGE+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4ZRLNhJISUmgJhyphenhyphenrj9EbYdqD6V-4J5lc3VuwNWx20mo-LUYLzl8DiC0hlEo0TgoMtfkCWDKNowsAff_KdEocKRW5HTnFZ1j8HzqWAXqLVcVH2yic1BDnuO2X4IE0KP25EAwfzFaMr9TT/s640/SWEET+SALVAGE+046.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><em></em><br /><em>I wear them and Decorate with them all the time!  *LOL* Yeah, I look like I just got caught with my hand in the Cookie Jar don't I?  *Winks*  At least I look Thinner in this pix and not so fat... now if only Pamela could work her Photoshop Magic and do something about that face!?!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kN_7-QT7WvY/UPy-leI2rHI/AAAAAAAA5ec/uhJXezeDSzU/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kN_7-QT7WvY/UPy-leI2rHI/AAAAAAAA5ec/uhJXezeDSzU/s640/113.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And outside ready to serve up Hot Cocoa, yummy Hot Dogs and the best tasting Home-Baked Cookies ever was our Friend Carissa of "MAMA'S DOGS"...  isn't she just Adorable in her Fuzzy Wintery Morning Ensemble?!?   And the Macadamia Nut Cookies (second tier) were AMAZING!!!  Yes, Pamela and I caved and had Cookies for Breakfast BEFORE we went for Breakfast... Bad Girls, Bad Girls, whattcha gonna do, whattcha gonna do when they come for you?!  *LOL*  Shhhhh... don't tell the Grands, 'cause we ate 'em ALL!!!!!!!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YaUkTIRvT0Y/UPy__kqNCcI/AAAAAAAA5fo/TKlIPLgQmTY/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YaUkTIRvT0Y/UPy__kqNCcI/AAAAAAAA5fo/TKlIPLgQmTY/s640/038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Well, that wraps it up at The Sweet 1-2-3... on to the next Adventure on our Girl's Day Out trawling 7th Avenue...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRNgC7f9xrqUMCkFv6pZ6ULvfi0uYetIo1ZZjRrxJ79YYJk2jhYf-hCSYVc4ouvCoyyzUyNGMQrNxahKCB7nTT8Y6LpHlDmJhKx2vyHI5zeZGIVWI_lD_nRctvl6XrY9I870854d_DRUL/s1600/SWEET+SALVAGE+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRNgC7f9xrqUMCkFv6pZ6ULvfi0uYetIo1ZZjRrxJ79YYJk2jhYf-hCSYVc4ouvCoyyzUyNGMQrNxahKCB7nTT8Y6LpHlDmJhKx2vyHI5zeZGIVWI_lD_nRctvl6XrY9I870854d_DRUL/s640/SWEET+SALVAGE+013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres Finale'

This is the Finale' installment of the SWEET SALVAGE "Green Acres"   Event.  I got only a couple Images of the New York Park ...

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Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres ~ Part IV

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N-owFugVwy4/UPnavVYEEdI/AAAAAAAA5ao/WEq7FBG9NIY/s1600/094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N-owFugVwy4/UPnavVYEEdI/AAAAAAAA5ao/WEq7FBG9NIY/s640/094.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>I Hope you're having Fun with us at the <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> "Green Acres" Event?  In case you want to see even more of it in Print, Stylist and Editorial Story Producer Heather Bullard Photographed the Event for her Spring Issue of <strong>"Souvenir"</strong> Magazine.  Can't wait for it to hit the Bookstores to get my Copy and behold Images taken by the Pros in the Biz!!!  They really make an Event come to Life again in the Pages of their Publications and Books!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l5sGxaEfMWI/UPtO8_IaXpI/AAAAAAAA5dw/K5mUCm9hTqs/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l5sGxaEfMWI/UPtO8_IaXpI/AAAAAAAA5dw/K5mUCm9hTqs/s640/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'm so Happy that some of our Great Indie Shops, Stylists and Artists here in the Valley Of The Sun are finally being recognized Nationally and Internationally, being Profiled in well known Publications so that everyone can hear about them and get to know what amazing things they're doing and Creating.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cW4SKeV3pCs/UPnVOvARlTI/AAAAAAAA5Yg/ABjgRyc1gpI/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cW4SKeV3pCs/UPnVOvARlTI/AAAAAAAA5Yg/ABjgRyc1gpI/s640/058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> will also be Published sometime soon in a well known French Magazine... how exciting and Fabulous is that, where folks are coming direct from Paris to see our Phoenix Vibe and bring it back for the folks in France and the rest of Europe to Enjoy!?!  I'll update you when dates and Publication are revealed...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sgBjTUBIiRo/UPnablJo9oI/AAAAAAAA5ag/V2xYM9pFfao/s1600/091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sgBjTUBIiRo/UPnablJo9oI/AAAAAAAA5ag/V2xYM9pFfao/s640/091.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I fell in Love with this Bohemian Glam Dress... alas, it was not in Big Girl Size... but aren't the Fabrics Lucious!?!  If Princess T were a Teenager I'd be dressing her up like a Full Grown Barbie because she Loves Gramma's Style too and is a fledgling Bohemian Spirit! *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bfN-iCGyInk/UPtOml5hIsI/AAAAAAAA5do/CurZ0x4x02E/s1600/104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="612" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bfN-iCGyInk/UPtOml5hIsI/AAAAAAAA5do/CurZ0x4x02E/s640/104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And this Vignette had a Lovely nod to French Nordic Styling... with Light and Organic Hues, but with just enough pops of Color to make it not so monochromatic.  I know some of you Adore monochromatic Styling and when done right it does look Lovely, but I MUST have me some pops of COLOR!  *Smiles*  Color always creeps into my Styling even when I'm Intending something different.  But I am still <u>practicing</u> moving towards more Simplicity and the Shorter Blog Post... at least MY Version of it anyway.  *Ha ha ha!*  I'm obviously STILL a Work In Progress!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gcoa47FaeSs/UPtOWQ_PnOI/AAAAAAAA5dg/weHcmqoYYfc/s1600/105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gcoa47FaeSs/UPtOWQ_PnOI/AAAAAAAA5dg/weHcmqoYYfc/s640/105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've always had a Love Affair with Hand-Woven Baskets from around the World... some in my Personal Collection I procured well over forty years ago and I Love them just as much Today as I did when I first laid eyes upon them and had to have them.  Some Styling Elements stand the tests of Time well and never go out of Style or seem 'Dated'.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPgPuzvszFE/UPtLhKFTD_I/AAAAAAAA5co/ffFkef1AcMk/s1600/348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPgPuzvszFE/UPtLhKFTD_I/AAAAAAAA5co/ffFkef1AcMk/s640/348.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Even though we're in the dead of Winter I am already thinking upon Springtime Florals that I want to plant outside and bring into the Home once the Weather is condusive to them thriving.  Bell Cloches are excellent for sprouting Seedlings and making mini hothouses for them to come to Life.  There <u>was</u> a Beautiful Lineup of these gorgeous Metal Based Cloches... but not by the time I got to that section of the Event!  *Smiles*  My Friend Judy captured it though at her Blog <a href="http://myartisticside.blogspot.com/2013/01/green-acres-event-at-sweet-salvage-this.html"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">MY ARTISTIC SIDE</span></strong></a>.  That's what's great about having your Friends at the same Event, they Capture and Photograph things you might not have had the chance to see unspoiled and unpicked!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OcIoaJ-RBwg/UPtLVh9xRAI/AAAAAAAA5cg/XeqQnAx-37U/s1600/349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OcIoaJ-RBwg/UPtLVh9xRAI/AAAAAAAA5cg/XeqQnAx-37U/s640/349.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, I Believe that the abundance of Fresh Greenery, Bright Florals, Blossoming Bulbs, fragrant Herbs, lush Ferns and trailing Ivy in the Styling was what made this particular Event so very Appealing to me.   There's a lot of things I could probably live without, but Living Plants certainly wouldn't be one of them.  My Parents used to joke that you needed a Machete to move through my Room when I was a Youngster still living at Home, it looked like a blend of a Funky British Victorian Conservatory and Morticia Addams House if they'd been Hippies.  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2K1WQzyL340/UPtLFc38gtI/AAAAAAAA5cY/qGP7x2MJXwU/s1600/352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2K1WQzyL340/UPtLFc38gtI/AAAAAAAA5cY/qGP7x2MJXwU/s640/352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I would have Loved to of been able to procure this Fab Vintage Industrial matching pair of Rusty Metal and thick Porcelain "Open" and "Closed" Signs.  The weight of them was super heavy and they were just my Style... I was SERIOUSLY Jonesin' for them both, alas, Budget didn't permit a purchase of even one this Month.  *Le Sigh*  Dontcha HATE when that happens?!?  They really needed to stay together as a Set though so I Hope whoever did procure them bought both?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rOAtaW1moU4/UPtN4g_S6tI/AAAAAAAA5dY/RGU6a55Hzs8/s1600/312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rOAtaW1moU4/UPtN4g_S6tI/AAAAAAAA5dY/RGU6a55Hzs8/s640/312.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And in hindsight I do regret not wading through this large Collection of Vintage Marbles and picking out my Favs.   I had thought I might get the chance to go back during the Weekend with the G-Kid Force and pick up some Boho Jams and a few other modest items I left behind... but Princess T hasn't been well... Winter is always a really tough Season Healthwise for her.   It was all Gramma could do to get away half a day for my Girl's Day Out since we've had a wave of sickness running thru the Household since Winter began.  Thank Goodness for my Gypsy Cold Care and other Herbal Remedies... it has kept me Well to Nurse the rest of them.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxAVGmu2JmY/UPtKtE40MBI/AAAAAAAA5cQ/tCJJGO4TQpg/s1600/354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxAVGmu2JmY/UPtKtE40MBI/AAAAAAAA5cQ/tCJJGO4TQpg/s640/354.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Once the initial surge of Shopping Madness and frenzy of Opening Day subsides I usually like to take the G-Kid Force in so that they can Enjoy the Event too, because they always want and are eager to come along. Like most Children they don't do crowds well and its not a Child Friendly Shopping Experience that I'm comfortable with when things are super busy and packed at a Store or Event anyway.  But they really Love all of Grammas Fav Shops and Events... and visiting with my Friends there, because both G-Kids are "Old Souls" for their Ages... so on Day two to four its usually just right for them.  I'm Blessed that they truly do Enjoy many of the same things that I Enjoy so that we can often do those things Together.  But this Month it was not meant to be...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g0eCchQ71Lo/UPtJ84TsArI/AAAAAAAA5cA/370tQJ92EqI/s1600/362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g0eCchQ71Lo/UPtJ84TsArI/AAAAAAAA5cA/370tQJ92EqI/s640/362.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We like to Imagine what we'd do with Fav Pieces and how we might Style a Room if we had a Blank Canvas?   I really liked this little Homemade Cart in a lucious shade of Seafoam Green.  That would be so Cool attached to my Three Wheel Bicycle to load Found Treasures up with or Picnic Supplies on a ride to the Park!  A G-Kid might enjoy sitting back there too on a pile of Old Feather Pillows Rickshaw Style.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeM5TjqaOVc/UPtI6ghBIDI/AAAAAAAA5bg/zwws88uxwqg/s1600/DSCN1728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeM5TjqaOVc/UPtI6ghBIDI/AAAAAAAA5bg/zwws88uxwqg/s640/DSCN1728.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>How Cute was this Mannequin nod to Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert?  I really miss that Show... it always made me Smile and I Lived to see what Eva would wear or decorate with next?  My Mom had a Beautiful Hungarian BFF when I was growing up and Miss Martha looked very much like and spoke with the same Accent as the Gabor Sisters.  So as a Child I was captivated by her drop dead Beauty, Sexy Accent, Impeccible Style and Pizzazz.  She used to make me fresh Hungarian Goulash and she was such a Class Act.  Her Huge Home on Cape Cod was very Old Hollywood Glam and I Loved to come along when Mom went to visit Miss Martha, it was a Real Life Wonderland!  I used to Believe she had Secretly been a Movie Star before Marrying her Handsome Husband who was a prominent Officer in the Navy?!?   Their last name started with a 'W' and I liked that when she said it with her Sexy Hungarian Accent it sounded more like it started with a 'V'.</em><br /> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KSYITQg28Jc/UPtKap_scBI/AAAAAAAA5cI/52h9AyRG3ik/s1600/360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KSYITQg28Jc/UPtKap_scBI/AAAAAAAA5cI/52h9AyRG3ik/s640/360.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>How decadent is this Ornate Vintage Black Mirror?!  Loved it!!!  Since I'm back full circle to my Black and Jewel Toned sensibilities of Styling I'm noticing more Goth Elements that I'd Decorate with now. </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TBkDmRfujYo/UPtJud1TkoI/AAAAAAAA5b4/I0ePZv7czP4/s1600/365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TBkDmRfujYo/UPtJud1TkoI/AAAAAAAA5b4/I0ePZv7czP4/s640/365.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the abundance of Harvest Tables was perfect for those who have been desperately seeking one.  They're not as easy to come by in the Southwest and I'm glad I snagged mine Years ago before their Popularity surged!  Of coarse The Man made me one too and I've got to get him to Create some more Custom Harvest Tables out of Salvaged Lumber for my Showroom in various sizes because they'll Sell well.  He's been in the Mood to get back to Carpentry Work and he's so Amazing and Talented at it that I can hardly wait to give him my 'List' of what to Create for the back Storage Cottage Re-Do and the Showroom!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yvE3faVukBY/UPtJZcVGGqI/AAAAAAAA5bw/bvzutduXvBU/s1600/367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yvE3faVukBY/UPtJZcVGGqI/AAAAAAAA5bw/bvzutduXvBU/s640/367.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Be sure to come back Tomorrow for the Final Installment of the <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> "Green Acres" Event.  And the rest of our Girl's Day Out Adventures in subsequent Posts.  Guess I Failed miserably at the attempt of a Shorter Post today! *LOL*  But the Young Prince cheered me up by reminding me that the typical Over-The-Top Posts that are more my Style get a lot more Visitors, so this attempted Minimalization Thing is probably more for myself as a Self-Improvement Thing anyway.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres ~ Part IV

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Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres Event ~ Part Deux

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-itg_MxraDIw/UPnRJG2sJlI/AAAAAAAA5W4/BUu6_wR9U_s/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-itg_MxraDIw/UPnRJG2sJlI/AAAAAAAA5W4/BUu6_wR9U_s/s640/035.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Hi... so glad you could come back and rejoin us at the <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> "Green Acres" Event my Friends.   Often the smallest details provide the biggest doses of Inspire for me... like brick fragments filled with soil to house Fresh Herbs... Metal Flower Frogs holding assortments of Ephemera and Scrabble Tile Messages...</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZ2xPpBnr_s/UPnWU3qWZNI/AAAAAAAA5ZA/AUZnw6pHMWM/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZ2xPpBnr_s/UPnWU3qWZNI/AAAAAAAA5ZA/AUZnw6pHMWM/s640/037.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And Sod topped Garden Tables!  I absolutely Loved this Sod Topped Metal perfectly Rusty Faded Aqua Garden Table!!!  Nothing smells, looks or feels quite like Beautiful Green Grass and Fresh Herbs!  Especially during the Winter when we're beginning to get Spring Fever! This brings a bit of Spring indoors to hold and tide us over until Spring finally arrives!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yXBKOTzphRg/UPnRYxXiAKI/AAAAAAAA5XA/QhUv7Bf152c/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yXBKOTzphRg/UPnRYxXiAKI/AAAAAAAA5XA/QhUv7Bf152c/s640/034.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And I was definitely on a Mission during this Event to 'Score' more tiny Metal Flower Frogs... so I rushed right over to my Friends Cynthia's Section as she is the Queen of Sourcing the most Amazing selection of Flower Frogs!  Yep... I came away with just what I was on the Hunt for and it was my first 'Score' of the Event!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EquecPArA_4/UPnXgNZOYSI/AAAAAAAA5Zg/VT_aRHb4g2c/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EquecPArA_4/UPnXgNZOYSI/AAAAAAAA5Zg/VT_aRHb4g2c/s640/041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Trailing Ivy, Ferns, Old Clocks, Rosary Beads and Iron Tiered Filigree Stands... compliment each other so well!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VZU0f1fEwPY/UPnXK25nYBI/AAAAAAAA5ZY/wxbbKcw7IHo/s1600/315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VZU0f1fEwPY/UPnXK25nYBI/AAAAAAAA5ZY/wxbbKcw7IHo/s640/315.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And what would great Garden Style be without Seeds and live growing things?!?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vldllToPmdM/UPnW7LmhDWI/AAAAAAAA5ZQ/OuEOEBN3gPI/s1600/328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vldllToPmdM/UPnW7LmhDWI/AAAAAAAA5ZQ/OuEOEBN3gPI/s640/328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I have a 'Thing' for Vintage Seed Packets and Old Garden Ephemera...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MpV1rDXfShY/UPnTXITSYnI/AAAAAAAA5Xo/oAttWfu_EAI/s1600/DSCN1817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MpV1rDXfShY/UPnTXITSYnI/AAAAAAAA5Xo/oAttWfu_EAI/s640/DSCN1817.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And there was a huge selection of delicious <a href="http://www.bohofarmandhome.com/"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">Boho Farms</span></strong></a> Jams and Jellies.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lqhVAHpohGs/UPnWEDRmYBI/AAAAAAAA5Y4/ivvuaB1Iuhk/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lqhVAHpohGs/UPnWEDRmYBI/AAAAAAAA5Y4/ivvuaB1Iuhk/s640/027.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I might go back this Weekend and let the G-Kid Force pick out some of their Favorite Flavors.  Nothing tastes better for Breakfast than Freshly Toasted Bread smothered in Fresh Local Jams and Jellies!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LE_C8kES8VI/UPnWqo1HSAI/AAAAAAAA5ZI/iTnpaPbzZdQ/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LE_C8kES8VI/UPnWqo1HSAI/AAAAAAAA5ZI/iTnpaPbzZdQ/s640/031.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Loved the innovative "Root" Sign comprised of oversized Commercial Letters and Old Farm Cogs and Wheels... in fact Galvanized Garden items and Rusted Farm Equipment are always such Fun to Style with.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CuytkKPJJw/UPnU_EDvxJI/AAAAAAAA5YY/27pcEeaC13E/s1600/364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CuytkKPJJw/UPnU_EDvxJI/AAAAAAAA5YY/27pcEeaC13E/s640/364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Sweet Vintage Floral Ephemera against worn Rustic Wooden Furnishings revealing layers of History...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_WYdxZWBH40/UPnUo-T_NHI/AAAAAAAA5YQ/Rpq59GN6CL0/s1600/DSCN1733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_WYdxZWBH40/UPnUo-T_NHI/AAAAAAAA5YQ/Rpq59GN6CL0/s640/DSCN1733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes... all of these Elements were Speaking to my Soul... one that prefers the Great Outdoors to being inside... and so bringing a little of the Outside in is always Appealing to Yours Truly!  Come back Tomorrow for Part III!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian </em></div></div>

Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres Event ~ Part Deux

    Hi... so glad you could come back and rejoin us at the SWEET SALVAGE "Green Acres" Event my Friends.   Often the smallest det...

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Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres Event ~ Part I

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YpVzxLD8-Qo/UPnL8LIwp5I/AAAAAAAA5VM/gpE5aE2ycBk/s1600/DSCN1829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YpVzxLD8-Qo/UPnL8LIwp5I/AAAAAAAA5VM/gpE5aE2ycBk/s640/DSCN1829.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>This Month was <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">SWEET SALVAGE'S</span></strong></a> "Green Acres" Event and I'd have to say this was definitely one of my personal Favorites with the fusion of Rural Charm, Glam Elements and Garden Style.  I always Loved the Old TV Sitcom "Green Acres" with the Fabulous Eva Gabor because it humorously melded her over-the-top Oppulent Hollywood Glam Style with Organic Country Life on a rundown Farm.  That unlikely juxtaposition Appealed to me even as a Youngster, the Show was certainly ahead of it's time as the acceptability of such fusion of Styles has now become the norm rather than the exception to Styling 'rules'.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2qDA20YfiIY/UPnNWYtjSBI/AAAAAAAA5Vo/bM1jjiFboqg/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2qDA20YfiIY/UPnNWYtjSBI/AAAAAAAA5Vo/bM1jjiFboqg/s640/047.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>My Favorite Dream Styling Element at this Month's Event that I had to leave behind... this Killer Chippy Shabby Turquoise Vintage Santa Fe Style Bench in my Friend Jackie's Section.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WgXpYcoej2k/UPnOITmItaI/AAAAAAAA5V4/LoqXypgux2g/s1600/333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WgXpYcoej2k/UPnOITmItaI/AAAAAAAA5V4/LoqXypgux2g/s640/333.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>In fact, Jackie's Section was my Favorite Vignette... but only by a narrow margin... always hard to pick a Fav when every Section is so Beautifully Styled and filled with Treasures and a Feast for the Eyes!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tPUYedcp--Y/UPnNlTtTjgI/AAAAAAAA5Vw/TxUDqeMWhpE/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tPUYedcp--Y/UPnNlTtTjgI/AAAAAAAA5Vw/TxUDqeMWhpE/s640/048.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I always base my Fav by how long I linger and savor a Vignette... the amount of Inspiration it provided... the amount of Inventory I would have carted Home if money were no object... and when I download my Images, which Sections I found myself taking the most Photos of.   All that compiled is a pretty good indicator of what drew me in and held me the longest.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tm73Bculp3c/UPnOVZTMktI/AAAAAAAA5WA/ufsePa73aMM/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tm73Bculp3c/UPnOVZTMktI/AAAAAAAA5WA/ufsePa73aMM/s640/051.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Sweet Jackie did it this Event for me.  Loved EVERYTHING about it Jackie, down to the tiniest Details and the great Vines covering everything as though I had just wandered into and Explored a Secret overgrown Garden!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-plEDvXmogCA/UPnO1bnN-1I/AAAAAAAA5WI/foUWSga73ZE/s1600/334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-plEDvXmogCA/UPnO1bnN-1I/AAAAAAAA5WI/foUWSga73ZE/s640/334.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And that entire Wall of Fabulous Cubbies provided the catalyst of Inspiration on a Wall I Hope to achieve in my Storage Cottage Makeover now!  What a Charming way to Organize and Showcase my own Found Treasures and Inspiration Library!  If only I'd had the Seed $$$ I would have bought that entire Wall of Fab Vintage Storage Cubbies and Shelves!  But now The Man will have to Adapt and Improvise a similar Wall of Storage out of Salvaged Lumber and Industrial Storage!  *Winks... Poor Man, he has so many Honey-Do Projects lining up for 2013 already!*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YAY70WkytcM/UPnPU37vQPI/AAAAAAAA5WQ/SUojB_IAubY/s1600/339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YAY70WkytcM/UPnPU37vQPI/AAAAAAAA5WQ/SUojB_IAubY/s640/339.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And the Great Reveal I was Promising you... our Friends Myko and Brett are now part of the Sweet Team!!!   They had a mere two weeks to Style their Section before the Event began... but with the Magic of Myko and the Brawn of Brett they accomplished it Beautifully... as I knew they would!   I'm so very Happy for you two, you provide Great Synergy and Style to the <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Sweet Salvage</span></strong></a> Experience!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3YXOx_lTReA/UPnPyB9HBpI/AAAAAAAA5WY/pe5HUhXUgBg/s1600/350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3YXOx_lTReA/UPnPyB9HBpI/AAAAAAAA5WY/pe5HUhXUgBg/s640/350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Here's Brett busily revamping  and replenishing their Section after the Huge initial surge on Opening Day.  If you want to see more and sneek peeks of the unspoiled Vignette prior to the Opening please visit their Facebook Page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AquaMarinaAntiques"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">HERE</span></strong></a>.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nF-W5o0kmDk/UPnP9T-27KI/AAAAAAAA5Wg/MLrw5XDqyeI/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nF-W5o0kmDk/UPnP9T-27KI/AAAAAAAA5Wg/MLrw5XDqyeI/s640/076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Myko's Collection of Fabulous Smalls and Attention to Detail are Legendary... and she is also an Amazing Published Artist as well. </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mulgqfGxwDs/UPnQ51B0XxI/AAAAAAAA5Ww/GduzlzG8VZo/s1600/351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mulgqfGxwDs/UPnQ51B0XxI/AAAAAAAA5Ww/GduzlzG8VZo/s640/351.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And they are King and Queen of 'Picking' as well... check out this Fab Vintage Commercial Cabinet they 'Scored' just for the Event in the Northern part of the State.   The Lucky Lady that snagged this said she had spent Years looking for one!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2j2JNaBQlZc/UPnZlV7RAnI/AAAAAAAA5aQ/TNVMmO4I26A/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2j2JNaBQlZc/UPnZlV7RAnI/AAAAAAAA5aQ/TNVMmO4I26A/s640/069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And Brett scours the Country Sourcing Great OOAK pieces... such as this enormous Vintage Sign that hung above the Vignettes.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-45r4th7VcQY/UPnRmc3GsuI/AAAAAAAA5XI/l4mtaYEMv90/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-45r4th7VcQY/UPnRmc3GsuI/AAAAAAAA5XI/l4mtaYEMv90/s640/012.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Sweet Kim greeted everyone standing in line prior to opening and handed out numbered lanyards... be sure to come back Tomorrow to see even more of our "Green Acres" Experience at The Sweet! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="center"></div></div>

Sweet Salvage ~ Green Acres Event ~ Part I

    This Month was SWEET SALVAGE'S "Green Acres" Event and I'd have to say this was definitely one of my personal Favorit...

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