tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57965407163387260442012-02-16T08:11:13.120-05:00the purple chickenfabulous finds to feather your nest...the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-49646868214384992752011-11-23T18:47:00.001-05:002011-11-23T18:48:52.317-05:00bah humbug!!! (with a twist!)<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">While I LOVE Christmas decorations, I have this thing about waiting till after Thanksgiving to put them up...call it a pet peeve, but this posting on facebook made me laugh, and I knew I had to share:</span><br /><br /><div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Every time a Christmas tree is lit before Thanksgiving, an elf drowns a baby reindeer. True story."</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: small;">With that said, I love the simple happiness of this great little tree from A Muse Studio!</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMVXNmKud6c/Ts2E8g8yWqI/AAAAAAAAADg/DYO1GCc9yQc/s1600/studio-spotlight-nov-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMVXNmKud6c/Ts2E8g8yWqI/AAAAAAAAADg/DYO1GCc9yQc/s400/studio-spotlight-nov-08.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> </span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Merry and Happy!!</span></span><a href="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" border="0" height="45" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0pt none;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-4964686821438499275?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-66497093235416566932011-11-19T10:37:00.000-05:002011-11-19T10:37:56.843-05:00Crock!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Love me some crocks! :) (and a berry bucket!!)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ln2BCLhptFk/TsfM7EtGYEI/AAAAAAAAADY/mh1baiDL1No/s1600/IMAG0054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ln2BCLhptFk/TsfM7EtGYEI/AAAAAAAAADY/mh1baiDL1No/s320/IMAG0054.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="right" border="0" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0pt none;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-6649709323541656693?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-84104631690467174092011-11-05T17:01:00.000-04:002011-11-05T17:01:07.481-04:00Stand up and be counted!!<div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Here they are, my FAVORITE find of the night...think I might be keeping these!!!</div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They are a full set of branding numbers for wood or whatever...too fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hi0IQ1o5tGo/TrWjuw2S97I/AAAAAAAAADI/Wtj_dYfczYY/s1600/numbers+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hi0IQ1o5tGo/TrWjuw2S97I/AAAAAAAAADI/Wtj_dYfczYY/s320/numbers+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eeMRhAyZQj8/TrWjyT28-qI/AAAAAAAAADQ/-Ja3QjI76Bc/s1600/numbers+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eeMRhAyZQj8/TrWjyT28-qI/AAAAAAAAADQ/-Ja3QjI76Bc/s320/numbers+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><img align="right" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0;" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-8410463169046717409?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-23296183386657208342011-11-05T16:52:00.000-04:002011-11-05T16:52:03.573-04:00Newbies!<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was another fun night at the auction...didn't get tons, but LOVED what I did get...oh, and photos of my favorite fabulous fun find is still to come!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MY-HCMOew2s/TrWhmHJTwKI/AAAAAAAAADA/yeKOJJXfDzw/s1600/new+auction+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MY-HCMOew2s/TrWhmHJTwKI/AAAAAAAAADA/yeKOJJXfDzw/s400/new+auction+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><img align="right" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0;" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-2329618338665720834?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-36239551869903357902011-10-25T15:44:00.000-04:002011-10-25T15:44:23.870-04:00oops, one more!<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ok, just LOVE this piece, not sure if it's going to make it to the shop or not....hmmmmm</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a0MKQ1KQDN4/TqcRUMSZacI/AAAAAAAAAC4/BFg8DP_hKRw/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a0MKQ1KQDN4/TqcRUMSZacI/AAAAAAAAAC4/BFg8DP_hKRw/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><img align="right" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0;" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-3623955186990335790?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-57385166833460972752011-10-25T15:17:00.000-04:002011-10-25T15:17:11.842-04:00it's been a while....<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know I've been slacking posting pics of all the new finds, but hopefully I will be better in the coming weeks. Allee (my cousin's and mine) Antique Shop has been in the process to relocating so haven't been exploring for goodies much lately, until this past weekend when we stumbled upon a FABULOUS auction!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With the truck loaded as full as the Beverly Hillbillies....here's some new things that will be at the store opening next Tuesday the 1st of November!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H0r3dlx9Lyw/TqcG9TNsfyI/AAAAAAAAACk/Ui3beFUIPhA/s1600/auction+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H0r3dlx9Lyw/TqcG9TNsfyI/AAAAAAAAACk/Ui3beFUIPhA/s320/auction+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7oBJBIHTUcM/TqcHBY0Ac3I/AAAAAAAAACs/1SHiifWRins/s1600/auction+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7oBJBIHTUcM/TqcHBY0Ac3I/AAAAAAAAACs/1SHiifWRins/s320/auction+003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ppkp0CyzJTg/TqcG5LdZF0I/AAAAAAAAACU/OkXsJq_vFq0/s1600/135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ppkp0CyzJTg/TqcG5LdZF0I/AAAAAAAAACU/OkXsJq_vFq0/s1600/135.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><img align="right" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0;" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-5738516683346097275?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-28800605345167935482011-07-20T14:22:00.000-04:002011-07-20T14:22:00.341-04:00ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was my granddaughter's first birthday and along with the fabulous celebrations of the cutest baby ever, I made a few stops along the way and found some great new additions for the shop!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HbnwP-r6zrA/TicbWBJjjgI/AAAAAAAAABw/26Wi_EicWZ8/s1600/Quincee%2B020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HbnwP-r6zrA/TicbWBJjjgI/AAAAAAAAABw/26Wi_EicWZ8/s320/Quincee%2B020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Told you she was the cutest grandbaby ever!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bvsRmRsqMkc/TicbWj0cG2I/AAAAAAAAAB4/HMZfQx9lzwQ/s1600/Quincee%2B038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bvsRmRsqMkc/TicbWj0cG2I/AAAAAAAAAB4/HMZfQx9lzwQ/s320/Quincee%2B038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Quincee loving her birthday cake!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFBdJu8Lpek/TicbWwdhmRI/AAAAAAAAACA/kYr9vippjx0/s1600/Illinois%2Bfinds%2B006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFBdJu8Lpek/TicbWwdhmRI/AAAAAAAAACA/kYr9vippjx0/s320/Illinois%2Bfinds%2B006.JPG" width="242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aren't these doors AMAZING????</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6prQHQmpyvE/TicbXA9bjHI/AAAAAAAAACI/fiIIC6AgJiA/s1600/Illinois%2Bfinds%2B007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6prQHQmpyvE/TicbXA9bjHI/AAAAAAAAACI/fiIIC6AgJiA/s320/Illinois%2Bfinds%2B007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aqua was the color of the week, some great marked McCoy pots...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ready for your garden!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zeCmPFmJKyM/TicbXRUQvpI/AAAAAAAAACQ/CDyLRaw7WII/s1600/Illinois%2Bfinds%2B002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zeCmPFmJKyM/TicbXRUQvpI/AAAAAAAAACQ/CDyLRaw7WII/s320/Illinois%2Bfinds%2B002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ok, I know they are "just" mason jars, but I will also have SOLAR Lid Lights this weekend at the shop that instantly turns them into lanterns!</span></div><br /><br /><img align="right" src="http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z450/thepurplechicken/chickenlittle.png" style="border: 0pt none;" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-2880060534516793548?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-52654281095929160282011-07-05T17:54:00.000-04:002011-07-05T17:54:10.763-04:00table or chair? Yes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KUDCkJpuldA/ThOHtiejlSI/AAAAAAAAABg/fS4sFuOqZoU/s1600/finds%2B002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KUDCkJpuldA/ThOHtiejlSI/AAAAAAAAABg/fS4sFuOqZoU/s320/finds%2B002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rrdip6IdcpA/ThOHuWsEMwI/AAAAAAAAABo/Rb6RgGBL-Ng/s1600/finds%2B003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rrdip6IdcpA/ThOHuWsEMwI/AAAAAAAAABo/Rb6RgGBL-Ng/s320/finds%2B003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85915/reeriebe/07591f3335e640bdfebbe8ca922ef748.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-5265428109592916028?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796540716338726044.post-74911722988224699612011-07-05T15:42:00.008-04:002011-07-05T17:30:23.110-04:00fabulous finds...<div style="background-color: white; color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">beautiful hand-crafted carpenter's trunk with several layers of trays....would make an awesome coffee table or side table, or hey, even tool storage!!! $195.</span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P3OSksYRUEs/ThNM-3eHSsI/AAAAAAAAABY/INzGPaNJRIw/s1600/finds+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P3OSksYRUEs/ThNM-3eHSsI/AAAAAAAAABY/INzGPaNJRIw/s400/finds+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85915/reeriebe/07591f3335e640bdfebbe8ca922ef748.png" border="0" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5796540716338726044-7491172298822469961?l=purplechickens67.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the purple chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323739765145503783noreply@blogger.com0