Gotta love the KC gals!

antiques/junking, Books, jewelry, the Boutique at Karla's Cottage

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Is swoony a word? If not, it should be. This article is very swoony!

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Its in the latest Joan d' Arc.  This was a gift from Carol, now, that is a good friend, huh??? I'm lovin this book!

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This one too, a gift from the uber talented Amy Barickman.

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I'm planning on packing both in my bag when I hit the road next week with my husband to visit Virginia.  The trip will be different now that we no longer have a spare apartment or car out there.

It will be more like a vacation, staying at a hotel and not cooking and cleaning. Yippee! I'll be needing this great reading material while I am there.

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Of course, its dangerous reading books like these while staying in a hotel room. Both will be inspiring me to create and decorate. 

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Kansas City gals got it goin on.  First, Amy comes out with yet ANOTHER book for us to drool over, then Gwen's Bottom's Up antique show just keeps growing and growing and getting better all the time.  Beth will be there with her to die for bargains, and dealers from my favorite mall in the world, Rusty Chandelier are going to be bringing their GREAT stuff this time too!

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To top it off, Curious Sofa is having a sale.  There is no where prettier at the holidays than at Debbie's.

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I've been sprucing up my own store too.  This is the new banner I made for my Etsy shop and I'm making an effort to add to it every couple of days.

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Today I added these itsy bitsy little trees, they are only about an inch high.

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The Boutique has some new, old, books.

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I've added The Secret of a Happy Day (full of angels!), Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.  There is also The Lord is My Shepard, but I forgot to take a photo of that one somehow, I'll have to add it later.

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I think this looks like a shooting star, don't you?
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And this brooch is crown shaped.

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And there are sparkling buttons along with the books and baubles.

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And a sweet little vintage deer on a wallpaper covered box under an archway of millinery.

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I'll leave you with some photos of whats new, then I'm getting back to work. Tomorrow I have Sugarwings and what doesn't get done today, just doesn't get done!

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