Welcome to Cottage Panache!

Today marked the first Open House for
 Cottage Panache Antiques.

  It was a lovely, sunny day, with a steady stream of visitors.

I was able to photograph some of the beautiful
changes that owner, Maureen, has made at the cottage.

She has diligently worked to complete another room,

where Christmas decor was debuted.

A flea market also took place outside on the grounds at

Cottage Panache.  No photos were taken outside, as

 conversing with new friends took precedence.

We had a grand time outdoors and indoors and

 wish Maureen success with the new shop.
We welcome you to stop by and say hello and

 marvel at the beauty that is

Cottage Panache.

~Flea Market ~ Grand Reopening ~ Door Prize~

Cottage Panache Antiques is having a

 grand reopening this weekend and an

 outdoor flea market as well!

Be sure to register for the door prize,

a Cottage Panache gift certificate.

Owner, Maureen, has been hard at work readying her

 new location for its grand reopening.

Entire store inventory will be discounted 20%

 and multiple vendors will be outdoors with a variety of merchandise

 for sale at the first flea market at the new location.

Indoor sale and outdoor flea will begin

Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Indoor sale will continue

Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Outdoor flea on Sunday will continue, weather permitting.

Please come help us celebrate the grand reopening of

Cottage Panache Antiques

7277 Glenview Drive

Richland Hills, Texas

817~595~4040

If you are interested in selling at the outdoor flea market,

please contact Maureen for setup cost and information.

Hope to see you there!

Time Travel ~ A Sepia Journey

 

Do you ever wonder about

the people represented in found photos?

  What their journey must have been

up to the point of the captured image?

Which earthly possessions held special significance?

And why?

Who were their family members?  Who were their friends?

How did they spend their leisure time?

What stories lie behind their sentimentality?

Whom did they treasure?

WHO was their guiding light?

Today I dabbled with vignettes in my home and

 tweaked a vintage group photo, using Paint Shop Pro.

  The commonality of these images evolved through use of

modern technology, traveling via a sepia journey,

unifying images captured at

 vastly different moments in time.

Enchanted Pumpkins ~ Glittered

Pumpkins and gourds

swirled with glitter

sure to enchant

Fall through Winter.

A yearly Fall and Winter activity is happening this week ~

enchanting of the gourds.

These are fairly simple to do ~

 metallic or irridescent paint, glitter and glue.

A bit of patience helps as well,

 as there are multiple layers of paints,

the swirling designs require concentration

 and a tad of finesse.

The results are magical and sure to impress.

Give it a try!

Or visit my Etsy site.  My very first listing is the

 wee, sweet green pumpkin

 These pumpkins are entered  in the

 Handmade Holidays contest on

 Michael's craftstore website .

 Winners are chosen based on the idea and ratings.

  So, if you have a spare moment, and care to,

please visit their website and rate your favorite.

  Projects can be rated from 1 to 5 stars.

Thank you for sharing my gourdy delight.