Enjoy!!!

Happy December 5th!!!

 

 

I am busy busy at my Trunk Show and enjoying  every minute:) We have the best stuff ever!!!

 

 I just want to keep reminding everyone to relax and enjoy... 

 Here a couple of tips: simple but we tend to forget about ourselves...

 

1) Take care of yourself as I said before a little quiet time to yourself will do you wonders!!!

2) try and take a 20 minute walk daily (I know my sweet friends back east its a bit brrrr)

3) Drink plenty of water and get rest:) I know easier said then done...

4) Say no WAIT what say no?? yes its ok NOT to over commit:)

 

xoxo

Juanita

Sweetness!!!

1950's Pottery

 

I love love the sweetness of this elf shoe... I think its so darling!!!! Great to put a little greenery in or maybe hold your candy canes!!! Whatever you use it for it certainly with bring cuteness to your table..

 

The holiday season is in full swing... No stopping it:) remember a few things.. Take some time for yourself 5 minutes even. Find a quiet place close your eyes and take a breath in and hold release it do this several times.. I find that just taking a few moments for myself regardless if I think need it or not:) really helps me find calmness in this otherwise hectic time of the year.. You might be calm but other peoples energy tend to affect us at times..

 

Enjoy the moments

 

xoxo

Juanita

 

ps if you love the elf shoe its for sale!!! $30 free shipping..

Be Merry

Before

After

Before

After

 

November is but a blurry memory!!! I did 3 shows in 3 weeks...WHEW!! Then I spent last week setting up for a 3 week trunk show that I am doing with my sister Cheryl at a very sweet friends studio here in Ventura!!! We opened on Saturday and boy what a whirlwind that was... I should of taken the after pictures before we opened:)

 

It was so much fun setting up shop... I truly enjoy what I get to do and I feel so very blessed to have this amazing opportunity... We have new treasures coming in daily!! We have a little new and lots of vintage.. I will be posting items daily!! Oh and we have Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!! If you have never tried this type of paint you have too its super easy to use... its a bit spendy but well worth the money..

 

Seems impossible that in just 30 days we say good bye to 2013... How did that happen?? Now the hustle and bustle of the holiday season begins... I hope that you all will enjoy this magical time of year.. I know it can get crazy shopping, holiday parties, and family obligations can seem overwhelming at times... remember to live in the moment and do something nice someone:)

 

as always thank you for taking the time to stop by...

 

xoxo

Juanita

 

 

Remnants of The Past

Remnants Booth

love fresh flowers

Re purposed table

Front of booth

 

I survived Remnants of The Past show!!!! It was an amazing weekend and I met sooo many wonderful women and beyond talented!!! It was so much fun and I am so inspired to work my vintage business even harder!!!

 

I truly love what I do... Giving new life to old furniture is so satisfying for me. I love when I start to paint a piece of furniture and it comes to life... I love creating:)

 

Last show of the year is this weekend The Little French Flea Market in Trazana... Cant believe another year is about to come to a close... Now comes my one of favorite part of my vintage business... picking and creating:)

 

a few of the items above are still available:

 

French Sofa $675.00

Blue Bench $129.00

Re purposed table $275.00

Gold Wall Sconce with mirror $149.00

 

as always thank you for stopping by:)

 

xoxo

Juanita

 

 

Fall In The Mountains

Old Cabin

Aaron and I

Old Floor

 

My son Aaron and I took a day trip to the mountains yesterday and it was so beautiful!!! We found this old cabin we took a walk through it. As you walked in the floor was made from stones it was amazing.. It was like Snow Whites cottage in the forest, the fireplace was made of stone and the mantle was made from a tree branch... The cabinets in the kitchen all had the sweetest gingerbread trim and then the kitchen floor was the above flooring... I fell in love with it!!! I could so live there!!!

 

We looked for pine cones for me to glitter for my biggest show of the year Remnants of the Past November 9th and 10th!!! Rachael Ashwell ( who I love) will be there on Saturday signing her newest book and then on Sunday Susan Branch (again another inspiration) will be signing her newest book... So excited!!!

 

Loved my time with my baby Aaron:) I love love going into the mountains, the quietness and the colors so inspire me!!!! Between the country western we listened to on the way there our picnic by the creek and the discovery of the sweet cabin it was a perfect day!!!!

 

xoxo

Juanita

Open For Business!!!!

WELCOME

Reading Room

Compfy Bedroom

 

One of my "Bucket List Items" is to have a B and B... So on a smaller scale I am doing Airbnb.

I am offering a room and bath for rent on a nightly bases!! Light breakfast served, homemade scones freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning and afternoon tea... I am so excited for this new venture!! I want my guest to be cozy and relaxed.. They will have the use our beach cruisers for the short 10 minute ride to the beach to dip their toes in the ocean or watch the sunset... My studio is open for business so they can shop a little also:) Our sweet sleepy beach town offers great treasure hunting, whale watching, hiking in the Los Padres Forrest and so much more!!!

You can book through airbnb or directly through me...

 

My Lenny taught me to enjoy each moment it doesn't have to big just a moment smelling a rose stopping to watch the dolphin's play in the waves watching the sun slip so quietly into the ocean as another day ends... I grieve for my loss of my dad some days are better than others. I had a friend ask me a question the other day.. He asked me "Would you trade some of the happiest days of your life for not having to experience some of your saddest?" Times with my children, my dad and of coarse my days with Max the answer is a HUGE NO!!! So with that I will continue to enjoy the moments that turn into days and then into wonderful memories:)

 

xoxo

 

Juanita 

 

 

 

Fallish...

A little vignette for autumn

 

I have started to decorate for fall... As I say about all the seasons and holidays...

My favorite time of year:)

I know I know I am always saying that.. Its just that there is so much to love about all seasons...

 

Winter brings a certain quiet calmness to life, for me life seems to slow down..

Spring brings flowers, trees with buds, hope and a sense of renewal...

Summer brings fresh cut grass, fun at the beach and lazy starry nights...

 

Then there is fall the colors of the leaves yes we do have a change of seasons here... The full moon seems so big, the mornings have a little crisp in the air and pumpkins and mums decorate porches.. well at least my porch... Living back east for all those years fall became a very favorite part of my life.. Trimming bushes back packing up the patio furniture and planting bulbs took up my days. Of coarse there were back to school nights cupcakes to bake for classrooms and football games to cheer on Cory and Aaron and field hockey for Sarah... I guess with fall come some really wonderful memories of my three babies how blessed I am!!!

 

This summer has brought huge changes for me with my dads passing.. Learning how to live without one of the most important and loving people in my life... For me its a slow process but each day brings new hope and for that I am grateful...

 

Lots of news to share big show coming up in November, my studio is finally done AND I am doing a Bed and Breakfast in my home.. Its called The Sweet Vintage Cottage!!! My opening date is October 1st!!! So excited for this new venture... Will post pictures soon.

 

as always thanks for stopping by...

 

xoxo

Juanita