DINNER TIME

DINNER TIME
I LOVE A DINING ROOM

Monday, December 13, 2010

AND THE WINNER IS RITA



THANKS TO ALL OF YOU PARTICIPATING IN MY GIVEAWAY,,THE WINNER IS RITA,,PLEASE SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR CLAM SHELL WILL BE ON ITS WAY TOMORROW,,

Sunday, December 5, 2010

XMAS GREENERY URNS THANKS TO CHRISTY & SANDRA



THANK YOU SANDRA FINN AND CHRISTY REPASY FOR EUCALYPTUS & URN

Thursday, December 2, 2010

WELL EVERYONES DOING IT SO WILL I MY GIFT TO YOU





MY XMAS GIFT TO ONE OF YOU THOUGHTFUL BLOGGERS,,DRAWING WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 9TH ,,SO FOR SURE YOU WILL RECEIVE IT BEFORE XMAS,,PERFECT CLAM SHELL FILLED WITH PRETTIES,,

AND MORE PROJECTS AND THE BEAT GOES ON & ON





IT JUST NEVER STOPS,,WIRING,,WATER PUMPS,WELDING, PAINTING

NEW YEARS RESOLUTION!! FINISH ALL PROJECTS






I HAVE COME TO THE REALIZATION,,THAT I NEED TO STOP BUYING AND START SELLING THOSE ITEMS I HAVE HAD WAY TO LONG ,,THAT ALL NEED TO BE REPAIRED ,,EITHER WIRED,UPHOLSTERED, WELDED,,SEWN, PAINTED, ETC,,I HAVE INCLUDED SOME VERY UNATTRACTIVE PHOTOS OF MY REPAIR PROJECTS,,AND THATS JUST A SMALL SAMPLING,,MAYBE U TOO HAVE THIS PROBLEM,,IF SO ADD YOUR PHOTOS..BE BRAVE,,MAYBE I WILL EVEN PHOTO MY GARAGE!!!!NOW THATS FRIGHTENING,,

Friday, November 19, 2010

SHARE MY RECENT BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR MY HUBBY




WELL it has been a crazy week at the Torres household as I prepare for hubby Tony's surprise birthday party tomorrow,,Fortunately I was able to find him an early present as you can see in these photos,,after 25 years with our old bed I purchased a drop dead gorgeous antique iron bed that was reconfigured to a king size,, he was very pleased by the way,,its been a busy week of preparations ,,clearing out our house which usually looks like a salvage store,,including our outdoor areas,,and 3 trips to the dump, cooking starts today with a mexican italian menu and a 3 piece singing combo specializing in mexican music,, OH if only he can golf in the rain since he needs to be gone tomorrow while we prepare,,wish me luck

Monday, November 15, 2010

GLAMARELLA SHERI AND SANDRA FINN ON THE MOVE




I JUST HEARD THE BEST NEWS AS I WAS CAPTURING THIS SAN CLEMENTE SUNSET,,SANDRA FINN AND SHERI GLAMARELLA WILL BE JOINING ME AT VIGNETTES JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!AND SINCE I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUY SMALLS OR GREAT JEWELRY ,,OR INDUSTRIAL I EXPECT THEM TO BRING A SPECIAL CHARM TO THE SHOP,,AND WOW THESE GALS KNOW HOW TO DISPLAY,,HOPING THEY WILL HELP ME IN THAT REGARD,,I SIMPLY CAN'T SEEM TO BUY ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T WEIGH AT LEAST 100 POUNDS,,AND YOU ALL KNOW WE NEED SMALLS DURING THE HOLIDAYS,,SO WELCOME ABOARD MY LOYAL FRIENDS ,,CHECK OUT THIS FRENCH HEADBOARD PURCHASED FROM SHERI,,I NEED TO DO SOMETHING FANTASTIC WITH IT..GIMME SOME IDEAS PLEASE

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

MERMAID DENMARK REPLICA




ISN'T SHE LOVELY,,JUST LIKE THE FAMOUS MERMAID STATUE IN DENMARK FOUND RIGHT CLOSE TO VIGNETTES IN SAN DIEGO

IN CASE YOU WONDERED ABOUT THE KITTYS, DOGS



Thursday, October 21, 2010

RARE SHELL ART CREATED BY BOOTY







I thought you all might like to see some real fantastic sea shell art done by my close friend booty,,She is surely one of the most talented artists I know,,I personally cannot seem to control myself when accumulating sea shells especially the gigantic clam shells..which are charming to see but they sure cannot compare with the artistic charm created with sea shells,,

Thursday, October 14, 2010

THANKS TO LORI AT VIGNETTES ANNIVERSARY SHOW






I MUST SHARE WITH YOU ALL WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO BE AT VIGNETTES,,AND TO ALL OF LORI'S DEALERS,,WHO ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER AND OFTEN ASSIST IN STYLING ALL OUR BOOTHS,,PARTICULARLY WHEN WE ARE ILL,,ON VACATION OR BUSY WITH HOME RESPONSIBILITIES,,LORI NEVER HESITATES TO ADVERTISE HER DEALERS AND THEIR MERCHANDISE ON NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS,, THANK YOU LORI FOR A GREAT ANNIVERSARY SHOW!! FROM ALL OF US ESPECIALLY SHERRY MATTIA,,SHERI4SURE,,SANDRA FINN AND MYSELF,,AND THANKS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS FOR ATTENDING ,,IT WAS LOTS OF WORK BUT WELL WORTH IT,,AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN FOR UNLOADING OUR TRUCKS ,SETTING UP TENTS ,,LOANING HIS POWER TOOLS ,SERVING THE CHAMPAGNE ,AND ALWAYS HAVING EXTRA TAGS AND TAPES FOR ME,,THE DISORGANIZED DEALER,,

Friday, October 8, 2010

GIFT TOLE TABLE WITH 3 LIGHTS CRUSTY CHIC





THIS SWEET OLD ITALIAN TABLE IS MY GIFT ,,,TO A GUEST AT VIGNETTES ,,PARTICIPATING DEALERS FROM VIGNETTES ARE EXCLUDED.. TICKETS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANY GUEST,,DRAWING TO BE HELD AT 2 PM,,JUST REQUEST A TICKET UPON ENTERING OUR TENT ITS MUCH PRETTIER IN PERSON IF U LOVE CRUSTY CHIC

Thursday, October 7, 2010

SEE U ALL AT VIGNETTES OCT 9TH NOON TO 5




HOPE U CAN VISIT US AT THE FRENCH TENT BROCANTE FLEA MARKET AT VIGNETTES ,,SHERI 4 SURE ,SHERI FROM GLAMORELLA AND SANDRA FINN PLUS ME WILL HAVE OUR TENTS SET UP WITH GREAT FOOD,,WONDERFUL TREASURES ,,WINE , CUPCAKES ,,FRUITS CHEESE ,AND MY SPECIAL PRICED PILLOWS ,,QUILTS AND OLD OLD GARDEN FROGS,, POND BOATS PLUS MORE,,WINSTON TOO ,SEE U THERE