Flea Market Finds Pour La Semaine Trente Quatre

Hello fabulous ones!

I'm so happy you stopped by because it's time once again for..
FLEA........MARKET.......FINDS!!

WHOOP WHOOP!! Can I get a Skippity do?!! *winks*

How about a shabba dabba ding dong?!!

OK..... or maybe not lol!....Can I at least get you to take a look see, and leave me a comment? I've got my fingers crossed for that *winks*
I don't have much to share this week because I purchased a couple of pricey items that ate up my entire budget (And then some to be honest *winks*) But all the coming mac-n-cheese will be worth it....Eating can be so highly overrated! Lol!

As it often happens I have two favorites this week.

I'm going to start with this nifty bergere chair that I found for $65 at a local antique mall. The last cool frenchy (affordable) chair I found I let go to a friend so this time around I'm keeping this one!

Isn't it a cutie? I'm even digging the mustard yellow color *winks*

And do you spy IT in the background? If you've been reading my last couple of posts you might have guessed how enamoured I am with...Victorian Domes! So tied for first place......Yes another wonderful French victorian globe!! This one was an ebay find for $195 which I think is a really good  price. The flowers are made of silk and the vase is Vieux Paris (Old Paris) porcelain.

The bouillotte lamp in the background was a $28 find from awhile ago.

Isn't it a pretty thing?! I'm obsessed with these beauties! Does anybody else feel that way about them?

And finally, at long last I found the perfect piece to fit in my cement grotto, this wonderful old chippy Madonna ($30) I think she's the perfect size....This was the third Madonna purchased for this grotto. The others just weren't quite the right so I'm happy the third one was the charm!

Perfectly mouldering and chippy *sighs*

I also received a special something in the mail from my friend Lana at Lana Austin Motif: blog. She has a lovely etsy store with lots of European treasures HERE She brought this lovely antique chandelier all the way from Italy for me. It needs to have a little work done but when I'm finished it's gonna look great! Thank you Lana I love it!! I can't wait to put it up in my guest room closet.

 (I'm aiming for a chandelier in every room including the closets *winks*) I'll share that in a future post.

This french oak and rattan coffee table was another find from my trip with my friend Joyce a few weeks ago. It needs a glass piece for the top but at $49 I thought the price was pretty good!

Dont'cha love the little escargot (snails in french) feet?

I found these two antique shades for $8 each at a local antique store. They're pretty tattered and timeworn but I still love em! Now I just need to find the perfect lamps.......

And finally this frenchy shelf from the Goodwill for $2.99. It's a horrible gold (and plastic) so I won't feel bad about painting it a nice creamy white and using it outside.

That's all for this week my friends.

I hope you'll come back next week when I'll have one more very special victorian globe to share with you.

I hope you'll leave me a comment and I'll do the same because I LOVE hearing from you! And I LOVE visiting you too!

Vanna

I'm joining Sherry at No Minimalist Here for:

Courtney at French Country Cottage for:

Honey at 2805 for:

And Cindy at My Romantic Home for:

Flea Market Finds Pour La Semaine Trente Trois

Bonjour beautiful peeps!!

It time once again for....

FLEA.... MARKET.... FINDS!!

Where I like to pretend that I found some great deal at a flea market (Delusional remember?...) *winks* but probably more often than not payed too much at an antique or thrift store lol!

Anyhoo as usual I'm starting with my favorite find for the week and that would be yet another French globe de mariee......Are you tired of those yet?
I sure hope not because I have couple more beauties to share with you *winks*

This one comes via ebay and it's a little different from the other globes I've shared.

The shape is quite different and it has beautiful bronze details. I've been having fun decorating the interior with different little bits found around the house. Here I've placed a french cherub inkwell with some pearls and a rose. I'm in love with it!!

Close up.

Sorry about the glare there just wasn't any way around it.

This is what it looks like empty. I think originally perhaps it would've had one of the display chairs that are found in my other domes?

But all that empty space is great for display!!

Here I've tried out a few of my figurines featuring sheep.

And do you see the rug in the background? it's an antique french aubusson in really rough shape, but for $30 at a local estate sale I couldn't say no *winks*

This Victorian bead work footstool was a find from my trip last week with my friend Joyce. I'll be selling it in my enabler boutique.

I love the paisley bead work!

This frenchy jardiniere was another Centralia find. I'm thinking about painting it gray? What do you think?

This little bronze basket of enamel flowers was $3.99 at the local Value Village. I thought it was a little expensive, but there was something kinda cool about it.....Well I found an almost identical one on ebay for $99! Whoo hoo!! An actual good deal! I just love when that happens! *winks*

And I had to add another boudoir doll to the collection. This french doll with her little bitter pill expression spoke to me *winks* (She probably said "Take me home you crazy American lady!") I felt kinda sorry for her. Doesn't she look like she's having a bad day? Lol!

The sweet little kewpie doll was a find at Maison de Wine and Wienies for $14.

A shot with the shabby girls.

This 1920's boudoir doll head was $8. I think she originally would've been on a pillow.

And this charming large shabby frenchy statue of two children was a local antique mall find for $12. The roses are the last of the poor waterlogged flowers in my yard. 

The lace tablecloth in the background was a $4.99 find at the Goodwill. It has stains and some holes but it also has tons of filet lace featuring one of my favorite things......

Peacocks!!

This set of ballerina boudoir lamps are pretty for $65, but I really purchased them for their lovely flower shades

I have plans for these babies!

And lastly a cherub lamp from the Goodwill for 99 cents. I need to fill in some chips and paint it, but I think it's a project even I can tackle *winks* Wish me luck!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll come back next week for more flea market finds. I'll be sharing my finished lamp. I hope you'll leave me a comment and I'll do the same. As always I LOVE to hear from you!!

Vanna

I'm joining Sherry at No Minimalist Here for:

Kathleen at Charm Bracelet Diva for:

Honey at 2805 for:

Courtney at French Country Cottage for:

And Cindy at My Romantic Home for:

Flea Market Finds Pour Le Semaine Trente deux

Bonjour my friends!

It's time once again for....

FLEA....MARKET.....FINDS!!!

Which in this instance includes absolutely nothing from a flea market or thrift store...But I did find some stuff that I'm crazy for!....AND I found it with my former blogging and now real life friend Joyce from the blogs Monticello Antique Marketplace (Where she is the manager) and Calamity Janes' Life & Style

We had the best time hitting the streets of Centralia Washington! I have a few things to share this week from that shopping trip and more to come next week. *winks*

But first I want to announce the winners of my blog followers giveaway. Thank you to everyone who left me a comment! You are all so appreciated!

The numbers were selected randomly by my hubby. Sooooo....

The winner of group one (the canisters) Is Betsy of My Salvaged Treasures

The winner of group two (the pitcher, journal and frame) is Lana of Lana Austin Motif.

And the winner of group three (fairy vase) is Kim of Moonlight dreams.

Congratulations you three! And please email me at jewlbearvonhoyt@msn.com with the addresses to which you'd like your items sent.

Ok on to the finds!

Starting as always with my favorites, which this week was a three way tie. And the theme for the week was "France"...Not much of a surprise if you follow my blog *winks*  "Francophile" should be my middle name lol! I found three different couronnes de mariee. "What the heck are those?" You might be asking? Well..... they're the interior display pieces from Globes de mariee, which are french brides domes from the victorian period. You can see my other post HERE to find more about them. I can't get enough of these beauties!

This first one makes a perfect display for one of my favorite Marie Antoinette boudoir dolls.

And without the doll.

Marie is gazing fondly at this petite jewel box featuring a picture of the Eiffel tower. An ebay find.

This next couronne is loaded with lots of beautiful porcelain roses and the bridal headpiece.

I love all the pink!

And this third is more of an upright style for showcasing the bridal headpiece.

It has all these beautiful etched glass mirror pieces.

I didn't even notice until I got it home that it had the initials of the bride and groom. An "M" for the groom.

And an "R" for the bride.

I've placed it in my living room for now with another globe de mariee.

This is a shot of my beautiful friend Joyce and I at the Olympic Club in Centralia where we had lunch. It was really cool and loaded with antiques....including us! Lol!

Joyce (Sweetheart that she is) brought a little gift with her for me that she thought had my name on it......A 1920's boudoir doll in a lovely tattered silk dress......

Boy was she right!! Thank you soooo much Joyce! I adore her!!

I found these victorian brides shoes (1880's) in kid leather ($43) while out shopping with Joyce. I love their ruffled fronts.

I added them to this globe de mariee and they fit perfectly! I'd like to also mention that they fit me perfectly! What a thrill! Those victorian ladies were notorious for their teeny tiny feet *winks* Sorry they're hard to see.

Here's a group shot of some of them.

This chippy rusty metal cherub planter ($30) was another favorite find. I filled it with dried hydrangeas

Isn't he a cutie?!

And lastly this pretty boudoir doll with human hair and a net lace gown to add to my collection in the doll armoire.

She has such a sweet wistful expression.

Well that's all the finds for this week. I hope you'll come back next week for more flea market finds. I have some neat stuff to share *winks*

Please leave me a comment and I'll do the same. I LOVE hearing from you!

Vanna

I'm joining Kathleen at Charm Bracelet Diva for Club G.W.

Sherry at No Minimalist Here for  Open House Friday.

Honey at 2805 for Potpourri Friday.

Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday.

And Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show And Tell Fridays.

Pamela at From My Front Porch To Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursdays.