Shopping at the Queen of Hearts

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a nice weekend.  

Last week, my mom and sister took me out for my birthday.  After lunch, we went shopping at an antique mall called The Queen of Hearts.  It's a very large store full of booths filled with all sorts of unique and interesting furniture and accessories.  Some are real antiques and others are reproductions.

I brought my camera so I could take you all along with me.  

As you can see, there was already a Christmas tree set up in this booth.

I have NO idea what that naked mannequin is!  I never noticed it until now.  LOL!

I know a lot of you love the bull heads or cow heads that people hang on their wall.  This one was almost $400 and was HUGE!  We laughed at how large it was and wondered where someone would dare hang it.  

Plenty of Christmas accessories were already out for sale.

I like how this dresser is painted.

Love these shutters!

These little whimsical carolers caught my eye.  I have one piece from this collection already.  Now I know where I can get more!

This was a fun booth to browse in.  It had a lot of pretty Christmas decor with a country flavor.

I fell in love with this clock!  It was huge, but too expensive for me.

We had a fun day shopping.  I didn't buy anything, but my sister did!  I think she'll be sharing it on her blog soon.

Did you see anything you liked?

Thanks for coming along with me.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Trick or Treating Around the Neighborhood

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to share a few pics from last night.  My son went trick or treating as a zombie doctor.

His costume came with a mask, but he decided not wear it since it was rather warm outside.  I think he had plenty on anyway.  

Want to go to some fun houses?  

Let's go!

This house ALWAYS goes all out for every holiday.  Doesn't every subdivision have at least one person that does that?  Well, this is the one in ours.  

I took these with my iPhone, so they're not the best.  There are LOTS of props and lights at this house.  They even light torches and play scary music.

Here, you can see the back of my son walking down their driveway.

There is a graveyard beside the driveway that is pretty interesting too. I wish the words were legible in my photo.

Here is the walkway leading to the porch.

There are mummy's, skeletons and witches here.

Here is a full house shot from the street.

The next house had a lot of creative grave stones in the yard.

And this scary guy.

Of course, we saw a lot of these blow-up decorations too.

My son came home with a huge bag of candy and then wanted to go back out for more!  At that point, we even took our dog with us.

Look at all his candy!

This picture doesn't do it justice.  He already went through it and pulled out the pieces he didn't like or couldn't eat (because of his orthodontic device).  So, now, we have WAY too much in this house!  I think my husband will be taking some to work and I will be sending some to his teachers for prizes.  We didn't get too many trick or treaters this year, so I have left-over from that too.  

Anybody want some candy????

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Dian Mayasari ~

First Fire of the Season

Happy Halloween!

Can you believe that November starts tomorrow? This year is practically over.  However, cold weather is just now starting.

It has been fairly warm here lately, but not long ago, it was actually cold enough for a fire in the fireplace.  That's probably my favorite thing about cold weather.  I love having a fire going at night!

Luckily, we still have plenty of firewood leftover from last Winter. 

We love a real wood burning fire!  It can get messy sometimes, but that's ok.  There's nothing like the warmth of a blazing fire in the fireplace.

 

Have you had a fire in your fireplace yet?  

Hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween today.
  

My son is dressing up as a zombie doctor!

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

My New Finds

Hello everyone!

In my last post, I took you on a tour of the Country Living Fair.  Well, I wanted to show you what I brought home with me from that fair.  And boy, let me tell you, I could've brought home A LOT more if money was no object!  LOL!

This is the first thing I found.

There is a back story to this birdhouse.

This is a birdhouse that I actually once had outside on a post in my backyard!  It ended up deteriorating after many years, so we tossed it.  (I got it as a hostess gift for having a Southern Living at Home party at my house many years ago.  I mean MANY years ago!)  So, when I saw this one for sale, I decided to grab it. Only this time, I'm using it indoors.  This has already been used outdoors which is why you see some age on it.  That makes me love it even more though. 

I placed it on my fireplace mantel.

   

Next, I found this gorgeous grey and white checked pillow with a down insert.

I placed it in the center of my sofa.  That seems to be where all my favorite pillows land first!  

And finally, I found these pretty lavender bundles that are so fresh and smell heavenly.  

I placed them in a basket in my kitchen for now.  Not sure if that's where they'll stay though.

I would love to go back next year to get some items that I wasn't able to get this time around.  (If they're offered again.)  Many of the same vendors return each year, I'm told.

So, that's my show and tell for today!  

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

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Country Living Fair 2013

Hello everyone!

This weekend I went to the Country Living Fair in Stone Mountain, GA for the first time.  It was a lot of fun.  There was so much to see!  I brought along my camera to share pics with those of you who didn't get to go.  Ready to go shopping?

I went with these 3 fun ladies.  My sister Kim, Shirley, and Laura.

We walked up to the gate to buy our tickets.

Then, this is what we saw upon entering.

Then, we walked around to visit all the booths.

(Warning!  Lots of pictures ahead.)

There were homemade breads.

And homemade Halloween treats.

We all bought something sweet to snack on from this booth.  I bought a white chocolate and cranberry cookie!  

This was my favorite booth!

It was full of creamy white and grey with chippy paint and rust.  

Check out that wonderful old clock face and chair.  It was hard to leave this booth.

Do you feel like you got to come along?  

Come back another day and I'll show you what came home with me!   

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Dian Mayasari ~