Thursdays are the big day at one of the local markets. I always work a long day, so when an opportunity presents itself to get a Thursday off...I leap at the chance! 
This sterling pendant was the buy of the day! The seller had it marked super cheap and it is a fabulous piece! The same seller had these beauties! The amber one is a button that Donna spotted! And the other I thought would be pretty with a shawl.
Fabulous day at the market with my lovely friend Donna . It was chilly but we had a blast, and met some great characters~ part of the fun at the market is the people you meet!
Some great vintage fabric, now that I am sewing I keep an eye out for it! This great vintage toast holder that is now a home for all my loose desk papers.
Just wanted to share some of the fab finds. 
So I took a drive up to have lunch and see if I could lend a hand.
The moment I walked into this lovely space I must admit to falling in love.
She is still setting up, but the "vibe" is FUN. 
Just like the shop name, it all says, stop in, and play for a bit.
You see, to me, creativity is the part of you that is completely free spirited, like a carefree child. 
Creating is a chance to just be you, to practice living in the moment.
Beth has succeeded in creating a space that will certainly 
. She has an eye for all things beautiful.
Well dear friends, if you are anywhere near north Jersey you have to go.
Or maybe you will take a road trip, you can spend the day Saturday and then head on to Short Hills mall Sunday.
She is located on Bloomfield Ave in 
Oh my...Vintage fabric, lace, buttons! Vintage and funky jewelry making pieces, and a stunning array of papers. 
Something for everyone. Beth will also be offering classes in all things creative. 
She is one of my favorite 
A master at sewing and beautiful jewelry maker.
I can't wait to go back for the opening! 
Friends, to me, it just doesn't get any better than that....Good thing she didn't have me playing with the vintage buttons :) Well...there's always next time!
This place is humongous!!! It is conceivable to spend a whole afternoon browsing through, but I limited my mom to 1.5 hours(otherwise we would not have been able to have a yummy Indian food lunch in Princeton). You just never know what you are going to find. 
I have, recently, changed what I am looking for when shopping. I now don't necessarily look at all items as wearable
(although I will tell you I have found some nice wardrobe pieces for spring!). Rather I look at them as fabric, buttons, materials for 
My favorite new thing! I am trying to be more 
To take apart a bunch of stuff and sew it back together to make something completely funky, hip and 
I wanted to share with you this plethora of vintage fabric that was all on one piece if clothing.
I saw it and went 
Total fun fabrics, very bright, very retro, very 
with 2 of my lovely girlfriends, Michele and Michele :) 
I have been going to the market every other weekend for most of the winter. I just discovered it last summer, so I have been hooked.
This morning it was AWESOME! Packed with people and treasures! I am looking forward to an awesome summer of shopping!
I have a theory that there are certain "days" as I call them, some are "button" days, "lace" days, etc... today, was a bit of both.
Within the first 5 minutes I found a lovely bowl of all white buttons, alot of shell. 
Then it just got better from there. The best part of the day was spending time with my friends,
not thinking about the biopsy and just enjoying living in the moment.
I wanted to share some of these fun finds with you,
there's even a bag of vintage fabric scraps that Michele spotted! 
Can't wait to spend more Sunday mornings out shopping with you ladies! Even Bella, got a new apron!