about me...

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south orange county, california, United States
i have the best family ever! i love them more than anything...i love my lord, jesus christ...i love the beach and i love to junk! i've been married for over thirty years and have two beautiful children... my husband and i love to treasure hunt wherever we travel and i sell at a few local fleas...i'm always on the hunt for that special junk that i can't live without...i love to change "stuff" out in my house...you never know when you will find something from my home at the flea...

Monday, September 29, 2008

IVC Flea Market this Sunday!

come out this sunday to ivc college for the flea market!
janice and i will be our normal spot {lot 2, row 2, space 3} and we both have some new finds!
the weather is supposed to be great!
i will also be bringing out some christmas treasures...
hope to see you all out there...

Saturday, September 27, 2008

A Legend Dies...


it's a sad, sad day...i opened my web homepage and saw that the amazing, gorgeous, legendary, paul newman died...
he was such an inspiration to so many people...and, married 50 years! something we can all aspire to...
butch cassidy and the sundance kid rocks!

Friday, September 26, 2008

oceanside antique street fair




for those of you that did not make it to the oceanside antique street fair, check out our packed booth...christilynn and i did not know the spots were so small, but we really packed it in! it was a long, hot day...but, check out our view! can't really get any better than an ocean view...
thanks to those of you that came out to see us and it was nice meeting our new shopppers!
it was a good day!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Fall is in the Air...



can't you just feel it...the dry, hot, breezy feel of fall...fall is not my favorite season {i've made it very obvious that summer is and i'm still mourning the end of summer...saturday was the last day of summer}, but i do love the white pumpkins, the applie picking with my family {that's our 24 year old on her daddy's shoulders} and, i'm looking forward to digging the christmas stuff out for the flea markets and barn sales...i love the vintage tinsel trees and the vintage christmas bulbs...especially the pink ones!
have a blessed fall season...

Thursday, September 18, 2008

New Arrivals!

just wanted to show you all some of my new arrivals...i have a lot of "stuff" to add still, so if you are in the market for anything special, please let me know and i will keep my eye open for you...
the starfish earrings are great...they measure approximately 3/4" and are a goldtone...the price is right too! only $7, plus $3.50 for shipping.

i picked up these charms a while back from a gal online and made earrings out of them...they are perfect for daddy's lil girl!

la maison rustique barn sale this weekend!

la maison rustique barn sale is this weekend...it's a fabulous sale that is not to be missed! ladies, if you have not been to this show, you HAVE to go...if you have, you know what i mean...it's absolutely lovely and you are in awe everytime you walk in...it's today, tomorrow and sunday...don't miss it!

my new favorite thing...


i've discovered vintage doll heads! a while back i purchased a vintage doll head and glass dome from a special friend of mine and fell in love. despite the fact that my family does not like them at all {my son and his friend actually screamed when they saw this precious gal in my kitchen}, i still love them and try to sneak them into my home whenever i can...
i've recently purchased a few of them and will be working this next week to embelish and put on my website...hope you like them as much as i do...

Monday, September 15, 2008

please vote!




november is right around the corner and there have been women in our past that have been beaten, tortured and killed over our right to vote today...
remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote.
the women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. and, by the end of the night, they were barely alive. forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the thirty-three women wrongly convicted of' obstructing sidewalk traffic. they beat lucy burns {the second picture}, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air.
They hurled dora lewis {the third picture} into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. her cellmate, alice cosu, thought lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack. additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women.
it is so very important to take the few minutes or even a half hour to vote...it's not only our privilege, it's our obligation...
our future, our children's future and our grand children's future depends on it.
god calls us to pray for our leaders whether we agree with them or not...please vote!

Friday, September 12, 2008

don't forget to visit us in oceanside this weekend!

it looks like the weather is going to be fabulous at the beech this weekend...don't forget to come and see our new treasures at the antiques and collectibles street fair in oceanside...it's on mission avenue and it's a quant little sale, with a lot of fabulous treasures...christilynn and i will be in space 19...come by and say hi!

new stuff added to my website!





i've added new treasures to my website and have a lot more to add...check it out!
i noticed that the contact info was missing from my website, so if you've been on and could not find out how to contact me, i apologize...
have a blessed day!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

quote for the day...

"for my business and home, i collect what i love and figure out a way to make it work".

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

listening with love...

there is an article in the ladies home journal last month, written by pastor rick warren called "listenting with love" i absolutely love this article and i believe that everyone on this planet can learn from it. i know i can! my famil y and i attend saddleback church and love our pastor and i found this article in a magazine while sitting in the doctor's waiting room and just thought it was a blessing for me and my family and thought it would be a blessing to share...
with love...

Monday, September 8, 2008

antiques on mission - antiques and collectibles street fair

christilynn and i will be at the antiques on mission antiques and collectibles street fair right there by the seashore in oceanside. we have never sold there, but my family and i have been to the last two shows and it's a fun one! it's not a large show, but they have some great vendors with some fun vintage stuff! the faire is right on mission avenue and christilynn and i are in booth 19. come check it out...you will definately have fun!

it was hot at the market yesterday...



wow! it started out as a lovely cool sunday at the ivc flea market and christilynn, janice and i had a ton of stuff...thanks to our husbands who showed up to help us unload...you're the best! it took us a while to set up our booth as we had a lot of large pieces, but boy was it worth it...we were really busy and had a lot of shoppers...the cool weather brought them out, but come around the noon hour, that sun came out and it was INTENSE! the blessing is, we sold a bunch but...christilynn and i have a lot of new stuff to show you at the oceanside antique street faire on sunday, the 14th...look for our announcement to come. for all of you faithful shoppers, thanks for stopping by and seeing us yesterday...have a fabulous week...we look forward to seeing you by the seashore on sunday!

Friday, September 5, 2008

i've added new items to my website!



i've added new items to my website so take a few minutes and check it out! www.thefurniturequeen.com
my website is very new to me and this whole computer thing is very confusing, but i'm trying with some help from some from my husband and some great friends...thanks steve, jeff and nancy!
christilynn, janice and i will be at ivc flea market this sunday with a bunch of new things...hope you can stop by.
i've added a couple of pictures of my favorite things...
have a great weekend!

summer has come to an end...


my very favorite season has come to an end...i took my son and three of his friends to laguna beach on our last day before school started and it was gorgeous...they had a great time body boarding and skim boarding...
it's so much fun to watch your kids having fun in the sun and sand!

school has started!


well, school is back in session! that means the end of summer, which is super sad for me, but it also means more time to work on our "stuff" for those of us that don't have any little ones underneath our feet. for me, it's a mixed feeling...my youngest, shannan, is in his last year of jr. high and will be starting high school next year...yikes!!!
hope all of you have some fabulous summer memories to hold on to!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

IVC Flea Market this Sunday!


it's that time of the year...the kids are back in school and christi and i are both busy back at work...we have a lot of new stuff ready to show you at the irvine flea market this sunday...janice is joining us this sunday, so you have triple the fun in our booth this week! the weather is supposed to be hot with a little cloud covering which will make it cooler! so, come on out and visit us and see what we've got...you won't be disappointed!