i am so excited.....

introducing...."the cottage"

it will be a quick tour.... it is just a cute little one bedroom one bathroom cottage...perfect for lar and for me to work and create....i am so thrilled to have a place to leave my projects out....

the bedroom closet...we installed a bunch of shelves...now i will be able to be so organized...tee hee...all that know me well are laughing right now...

our fun bathroom....sink, faucet & light are recycled...

and when your married to a "glass man"...you have opportunities to use glass...

mirrored cabinets, lovely shower door....

painted concrete floors...

cute little kitchen...mirrored backsplash...helps me think twice about what i will eat...

lar thought it was funny to take the photo of me laying on the ground...exhausted from the day of cleaning and beginning to move our stuff in...more photos after i decorate...what do ya think???? i want you all to come over and hang out...we are having a boutique sale here on Dec. 11th & 12th...come visit with us...it ends up being such great fun...if you can't make it then come another time...you are all welcome...Santa Ynez is a beautiful destination... and you always have a place to stay with us...we can shop, eat and create...happy day after thanksgiving....and guess what...tomorrow i turn 45!!! yikes...

We worked all day today....

to move all our fun finds back into the cottage...once it was this...

stinky carpet, loads of mildew smells, a few rodents here and there...did i mention the smell....

mom, dad, lar, sherry, claire, boys....thanks for helping pull out carpet, tile, cabinets and endless amounts of disgusting unknown stuff....


we have worked for a couple of months to replace plumbing, heating and air, electrical, floors, bathroom, kitchen, windows, doors...did i miss anything???? new cabinets, paint...decisions, decisions...no complaints here...i am thrilled that we were able to do it...thank you Lord...the cottage has been redone!!!...

tomorrow...i'll share some photos with you all...pictures of the new cottage...you will see what we have done to the floors, walls and ...everything else...but also...you will see what we did today....DECORATING !!!!!!!! Let me know what you think...any suggestions????

special thanks go to my always amazing best friend....lar...you are my guy...you are always there for me...and you know how to seriously hang some straight mirrors...pictures and letters...you also know how to make some mean pasta....thank you...

another thanks goes to my sweet friend Monica...she came over to chat in the morning, and stayed to help me put this space together...she is a very talented decorator...she has a great eye...she made my day so much fun...and did not leave until it was very dark outside....thank you Monica...you made it so special to put this together...

Rose Bowl Fun

getting ready to flea...all you need is mascara, sunscreen and...

coffee....

we meet up with the pros...Jenny Doh, Pam Garrison, Heather Bullard and Amy Hanna...they put out an invite on their blogs to meet up and shop...everyone was welcome...it was fun! we were in the presence of creative women...

they even gave gifts...

loaded the truck a few times....shopped until the market closed....

then stopped in Augora to spend the last bit of cash...

a few of my finds...the chandelier for my new screened in porch purchased for $50.00, the bird cage for the bird i don't have for $20.00, the old bedspread that i will use as a table cloth for $15.00, the fun cart for $30.00 and the napkin and holder for $3.00

and here are some of my jewelry finds....can't wait to get creating...

isn't this stuff great...this is what jenny, pam, amy and heather gifted us with....thank you all girls...you are so much fun to be around...we can't wait to do it again....

Rose Bowl Fleaing with amazing women

last sunday was a great time....fleaing at the rose bowl with some amazing women.

Heather Bullard, Amy Hanna, Pam Garrison & Jenny Doh....I will post pics of my great finds later...

chicken shopping

since the kids were off with friends...lar and i decided to take a drive north to check out the coyote ridge ranch in search of chickens. some couples might go get a massage, or have a lovely wine lunch, but not us...we were super excited to see this place...who doesn't get excited about a chicken farm...

it was a beautiful drive, romantic right?

and when we arrived, we both wished we had the boys with us...it was great...

so many adorable farm friends...all the sweet little faces one could hope for, baby goats, puppies and just about any type of fowl you could imagine....there was an amazing variety of chickens, we had a tough time deciding...but after an hour we finally settled on 15...some of the exotics i really wanted were not available until spring...so we may be adding to our flock, but the 15 we took home are adorable

this is "chicken larry", he and his wife diane, who goes by the name "henny penny", own coyote ridge ranch, and boy are they knowledgeable. diane was busy getting her eggs ready for farmer's market...

just look at their beautiful, organic eggs!!!!!

back at our homestead....isabelle, our kitty, is welcoming her new fowl friends...she actually likes our Daisy, the "one and only" chicken that we have had. notice, the chickens came home to live in a dog run....poor chickens

however, do not worry, we are in the process of building a chicken resort....ya who!

this puffy girl can't wait

and silkie girl is just beside herself to have her own suite....

on another note...i am not only focusing on getting to know my new chicken friends, i am also getting ready for a boutique sale at the opening of "my cottage". steph, my good friend, who i do all jewelry stuff with, (except etsy, she is not into that or blogging), and i are preparing for our Christmas show. this will be the first in my newly remodeled cottage. we are hosting it on Dec. 11th & 12th, so if your in the area pop in....ends up being great girls time....

hope i didn't bore you with my chickens...and of course, if i didn't...you can see more about chicken larry and henny penny's coyote ridge ranch on their site...lots of info about chickens too...coyoteridge-pozo.com have a great day!!!!!!