Amazing French Flea Market in Tipton, Indiana!

I was fortunate enough to take a trip to Indiana this

past weekend. We stayed at my cousin's b and b on

Thursday evening and then headed to Tipton, Indiana

to the French Flea Market that my bloggy friend

Donna of Everyday Elegance puts on. This is the third

year and my first time. I just want to say that I LOVED IT!

There were people everywhere, but I did manage

to get a few photos. These first few photos are from

Rebecca's booth. So many amazing pretties for

the eyes to feast on!

love how these spools are displayed

and the doors...just beautiful!!

Obviously I did not get a good shot of the whole booth. I tend to get snippets most of the time. lol.

such pretty aprons

I don't have the name of this booth, but she made many items out of book pages. I wish I had gotten a photo of the little birds she made. They were amazing!

I was fortunate enought to meet and talk to Nicki of The Vintage Farmhouse and her booth

was so cute! I did purchase an item here and will

be showing my goodies another day.

Isn't this so cute?

This photo is not the best , but I loved

the candles wrapped with printed script

tissue paper.

DONNA's booth!!!

If you have never met her then you are

in for a treat!! First time I have met her in person

and I love her to pieces!

Love what she did with the paint cans.

She has more energy in her big toe than

I have in my whole body! She has to have

to be able to pull off such a stunning market!

A lot of her items were sold already and we were

there before noon, but I did manage to get my

hands on one of her ruffled linen bags!

On top of her booth were paint cans that she decorated.

SO SO cute!

I just have to tell you this. When I first got there I found

Donna's booth and wanted to introduce myself to her.

I found her and said,

"are you Donna" and she said "yes"...

I then said, "I am Sandi from Way.....that is as far

as I got. She yelled and then grabbed me and gave

me the biggest hug ever.

She said I jumped when she yelled. It was too funny.

What you don't know is that I had emailed her and told

her that we might not be able to make it down and

then I had sent her another message later and said

we were coming after all , but she had not had time to

check her email so she didn't think I was coming.

YAY!! I love surprises!

Can I just say that she is sooo fun and so kind!!

This booth is by Jackie of Shamboro Studios and

it was amazing! I loved all her things and her talent

for displaying items beautifully!

gorgeous pillows!

This was outside the entrance to the flea. So wish you

all could have joined me. It was such a fun day!

If you want to indulge me I have a hubby story.

My husband wandered off by

himself and when I found him a bit later he was

holding a drink in his hand and making a face.

I asked him what the problem was and he told me

that he thought he was getting a lemonade slush

and he ended up with lavender lemonade instead!

SO funny! I LOVE lavender lemonade, but him

not so much...so he gave it to me. HA!

I will have at least two more posts about the flea

so stay tuned and make sure you visit the other

blogs for more posts from Tipton, Indiana.

We just got a deluge of rain which we needed badly

but now I hear a storm is coming. Gotta disconnect

the computer so it doesn't get struck with lightening.

Oh the joys of dial up internet...

Blessings~

I went to Tipton!

Just a quick post minus photos...sorry.

I went to the

FRENCH FLEA MARKET

in

Tipton, Indiana yesterday and it was

so fun!

I got to meet Donna of Everyday Elegance

and she is a sweetheart!!

More posts to follow soon!

Blessings~

Beautiful lavender sachets and minor disaster

Thanking God today and every day that we live in a nation

that is still free and that we can still worship God freely as

well. I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday. We had a

cookout at my parents house {wonderful time}, but then

it was right back home as hubby is replacing a small roof

on our home and he only has a few days to do it.

{it is the roof I was on top of this past winter shoveling

off!}

Speaking of the roof we had a small disaster that I will get to

in a bit, but before that...

I promised to show more of these beautiful lavender

sachets awhile ago and today is a perfect time.

I purchased these gorgeous pieces from

the bathing boutique

at the Flint Farmers Market.

They were made with vintage linens

and then embellished with printed images of beautiful victorian ladies.

I love each and every little detail.

hand stamped ribbon along with a rosebud

made out of fabric

They now reside on my bedpost and I love them there.

I also wanted to share a favorite shelf in my bedroom.

Can you believe it is chippy white? lol

Can never have too much of a good thing!

Believe it or not it is almost time for White Wednesday

again so be sure and visit Kathleen over at Faded Charm.

I am one tired grandma today. I had my little Ainsley

and Annika today while our youngest son helped hubby

with the roof. Never knew I could wear green beans

so well! ha! Ainsley loves to bat the spoon out of my

hand when I am feeding her. Yep...green bean

covered grandma here. :)

Now on to the disaster part of our roofing project.

As I said our youngest son has been helping and

yesterday he fell through the ceiling of my studio!

{rather his leg fell through}

I heard a terrible crash, went to investigate

and found a gaping hole. I started picking up

nails, a hammer, brackets and pieces of the ceiling

that had fallen down into the room.

I figured all was well and that it was just a misstep.

Then through the hole I hear my son moaning so

I ran outside and found him laying on the roof

just groaning and holding his head.

I yelled and asked if he was okay and really

didn't get an audible answer from him so I ran

to find my husband who was in the shop getting

some wood. I told him our son was hurt and he

dropped it and ran. LONGER story short...

son will be okay , but when he fell his one

leg went through the ceiling and the other

leg twisted behind him. Of course it had

to be his bad knee that he hurt at work a few

months ago. I felt so bad for him. His hip is also

sore, but all in all I am very thankful that it

wasn't worse!! He was here today again and

helped for several hours and thankfully no

mishaps today.

...and how was your weekend? :)

Blessings~

My little firecrackers!

I just had to show you four of my little firecrackers

today! I just love them to pieces and I also love these photos

that my dil Melissa took of them.

Sweetie Ainsley loving the pool.

{ son Nathan's youngest}

Darling Annika

{ son Nathan's oldest}

Hefty little Kanaan { son Jasons little guy}

and Petite little Keira

{ son Jasons daughter}

Pretty special grandchildren I have to dote on don't you think? I also have three more that weren't there so they didn't get in the photos. Hopefully next time!

Blessings~

Let Freedom Ring!

I tweaked my display for the 4th of July holiday

weekend. I love how I can change this up to

fit the seasons.

I made a black and white copy of the vintage flag

postcard that I have had for some time and then

tore the edges to give it some texture.

This vintage page came from a 1945 songbook.

The candles have a song page wrapped around them titled, count your blessings. We are most certainly blessed to live in a free country!

Flag Song

Out on the breeze o'er land and seas, A beautiful banner is streaming; Shining its stars, splendid its bars Under the sunlight are beaming. Hail to the flag, the beautiful flag, The flag that is red, white and blue!

Over the brave long may it wave, Peace to the world ever bringing; While to the stars, linked with the bars, Hearts will forever be singing. Hail to the flag, the beautiful flag, The flag that is red, white and blue!

I am linking up today with Debra @ Common Ground for her vintage patriotic party.

Come and join in the fun!

Praying that you have a beautiful 4th of July weekend as we celebrate our free country and those who fought and died for her.

Blessings~