New to the Shop- Hudson's Bay Wool Four Point Blanket

I nearly peed my pants when I came across this little thing languishing at one of my favorite antique stores awhile back...

After getting it professionally cleaned and stiched up, I put this Hudson's Bay four point wool blanket in the shop yesterday. These blankets were produced by the Hudson's Bay Company of Canada beginning in the late 18th century. They were used as currency in exchange for beaver pelts and other items. These days they have become highly sought after items that people use for furniture upholstery, cloth for a winter sweater or jacket, or simply to use for some good old fashion cuddling on a cold winter night.

New to the Shop- Vintage Ornaments

As with everything else, I love adding a touch of vintage to my Christmas decor. A great way to do this is to look for vintage ornaments at flea markets and thrift stores. I hit the mother-load on Friday and added all sorts of vintage Christmas ornaments to the shop over the weekend. Stay tuned as I still have a couple more sets to post, but for now...

Elephant Parade

My grandmother (Mimi) collected elephant figurines for as long as I could remember. After she passed, some of her trunked treasured made their way to my home, where they now sit proudly on my desk. As a child, my mother and I would constantly be searching for the perfect elephant to add to Mimi's collection; the only rule being that it had to have its trunk up for good luck. During the course of my vintage discoveries, I've found a couple of wonderful elephant pieces. My latest find was buried in one of my favorite antique markets in Portland, OR.

This cobalt blue elephant stool is now featured in my etsy store. He also serves as the inspiration for this design collection of trunked treasures for other elephant lovers...

1. $40 zgallerie 2. $9.99 Nate Berkus for Target 3.$129 orientalfurniture.com 4. $25 at rachellelevingston on Etsy 5. $62 at Home Depot 6. $38 at DenizErcelebi on Etsy 7. $25 at VintageandVictorian on Etsy 8. $45 OfAlltheFishVintage on Etsy

On The Hunt For...

My current vintage décor obsession these days is Chinoiserie, which according to Wikipedia is defined as “a French term, signifying ‘Chinese-esque.’" Chinoserie vignettes are usually characterized by beautiful hand painted wallpaper (think De Gournay), rich & heavy fabrics (think Shumacher), intricate Chinese Chippendale furniture, and beautiful Asian antiques. Unfortunately, I can afford none of those things. Alas, I am now on a mission to find whatever pieces of Chinoiserie decor that I can find in my favorite flea markets and junk shops; hoping and praying that someone doesn't know the gems that they have! I've already made one score, purchasing these gorgeous foo dogs at my local Goodwill for $10 a couple of weeks ago.

 (No, I am not planning to put these on sale in my Etsy store, but these foo dogs are for sale.)

Now, I am on a mission to find a great Chinoiserie mirror. I've gathered a couple of couple of examples below, but as you can see, these mirrors do not come cheap on the open market. That will only make it all the more sweet when I do come across one in that is buried and forgotten somewhere. I will undoubtedly do a little happy dance when I do find one, and then blog about it. Wish me luck!

1.$229 at House of Pemberley on Etsy.com 2. $595 at Serena and Lily 3. $415 at One Kings Lane 4. $1799 at One Kings Lane 5. $395 at One Kings Lane 6. $915 at claytongrayhome.com 7. $1765 at treillageonline.com

Impromptu Vignette

Today was a gorgeous day on the Oregon Coast; 70 and sunny is as good as it gets for us here. I got home from work and promptly started photographing all of the loot that I scored over the weekend. I snapped this photo as the sunlight was catching all of my vintage glass and fresh cut hydrangeas.