Mermaid's Mercantile

What a weekend! Lisa, Tricia, Rita and Christie were all at Glitterfest on Saturday and then some of us continued the fun at The Mermaid's Mercantile on Saturday. Here are a few photos:

My spoons made into stamped circles                            Vintage Bling 4 U

Vintage Bliss

See you gals in June!

Brimfield!

We left at 6:30am (I was still on CA time, 3:30am!)

The car was empty when we started!

The first stop was my brother's booth in May's Field. He showed me a copy of Antique Toy World which had a tribute to my dad and 2 friends who have recently passed away. In the day, they were a big deal at Brimfield!

It took 2 hours to find my first typewriter! By the end of the day we had 4! I also found out what Santa does in his off months!

Score! We spent hours digging through piles of silverware. Liz quickly learned you can get a nasty wound from a fork!

We had a great day at Brimfield and are planning our next trip. (oh, as we were leaving for the day, trying to pull our wagon full of silverware, typewriters, Fiestaware and the pair of antique skis, my sister in law scored 6 diningroom chairs and she won! She spent more than me!)

Mermaid's Mercantile giveaway...

Join us on May 23rd for The Mermaid's Mercantile in Solana Beach. It is a magical market with over 20 artisans. If you go to the Mermaid's site you will see that many of us will have special giveaways during this month's show! I will be giving away a vintage typewriter key necklace with 'XO' on a sterling 18 inch chain. Simply leave a comment below or on my facebook page and on The Mermaid's Mercantile site letting me know that you will be joining us at the mercantile. The winner may pick-up the necklace at The Mermaid's Mercantile on Sunday, May 23rd. Just stop by my booth and introduce yourself!

For those of you who can't make it to the marketplace, a second name will be drawn!

Good luck and see you on May 23rd at The Mermaid's Mercantile!

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

My bags are packed and I'm off to...

The Brimfield Antique Show!  This is one of the largest and best known shows in the country. I haven't been since I was little when my parents used to set up at Mays Field. Now my brother has taken over the tradition and is there 3 times a year selling antique toys.

I only have one day to shop but hope to find wagons full of vintage treasures! I'll post photos as we walk the thousands of booths. I can't wait!

Mom

This is my mom at Hampton Beach, N.H. probably in the late 1950's. I think my brother, Julio, is the little blondie! I love her bathing suit and towel on her head. In honor of Mother's Day, I made her photo into a belt buckle for me to cherish:

I added a note of vintage rhinestones, sealed everything with an epoxy coating and I love the way it turned out!( you'll have to wait until Father's Day to see my dad's photo!)

If you'd like to order a belt buckle from your own photos, send me an email gina@lizzybees.com

These make awesome graduation, birthday, anniversary or any day gifts!

So exciting!

I'm thrilled to have some of my sterling spoon necklaces featured on Jenny Doh's site crescendoh! Just click on the 'shop' button-just in time for Mother's Day! Jenny's site is full of wonderful art as well as inspiring stories-check it out today!

a little thank you goes a long way...

My neighbor's daughter dropped off a handwritten thank you note the other day...

I knew her mom was having a particularly trying week so I decided to make her this...

I used the original thank you note, vintage french book pages and a vintage chandelier crystals. I hope I made her day a tad brighter...

Then I went back to Poofy...