My New England Roots ~ Part IV and the Hallowe'en Freebie Challenge!!

Sunday was a most beautiful day for us to enjoy shopping at the 

Elephant's Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, CT ~

The weather was PERFECT...

the crowds were great and there were a ton of vendors, 

...so I spared you the repetitive shots of booth-after-booth

and instead tried to capture the big picture for you in these below:

below are snaps of my plunder from the flea, 

and from Linda's shop (see previous posting) ~

black mid 1800's highchair with painted design, maple child's potty chair and a sweet oxblood red shelf that was a gift from my friend Joey Smith who was vending at the flea!
Thanks again so much Joey, was a delight seeing you again!

punched tin witches hat light (needs rewired) for our bath, a grey graniteware milk can w/lid,
a handcarved birdseye maple spoon shelf (that will hold my collection of rug hooks)
and two turned wooden spindles that I couldn't live without....one on right is from an antique highboy...

tattered silk lined sewing basket, and red/cream overshot coverlet runner (from Linda's shop)

heavy wooden scoop (Linda's shop), small pewter pitcher and another lidded sewing basket from the flea mkt.

super-cool & big stenciled & feather stuffed sofa pillow ~ love the old letters/type

little Autumn trinket box made by Stacy Bear ~
(she's sitting on a paper mache pinecone)
... bought this at the Honeyspot Antiques Mall in Stratford, CT)

small Oxblood red painted & grubbed hanging key basket (from Linda's shop)

All in all, it was a wonderful trip home to CT ~

perfect weather the whole time I was there.

...visiting my family, relaxing and just taking a break 

from my hectic schedule is what seriously refuels me ~ 

and I now feel refreshed and recharged 

to start another round of creative work & designing for you!

The drive home yesterday was wonderful, 

( being Columbus day there wasn't alot of traffic on the roads )

....I stopped in PA for lunch, 

then zipped down I - 81 heading for 

H O M E

(what a wonderful word...)

so here I am!

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Now, on to the next order of business (read: FUN)

the Hallowe'en Freebie Challenge!!!!!

I have received a bunch of emails from contestants with their unique finishes of my little freebie ~

all I can say is WOW! there sure is alot of talent out there :))))

...since today is the 15th, and last day to get your photos to me of your finish, 

I will post all of the contestants photos here tomorrow....

(if you're not finished with yours yet, you'll have until midnight tonight to enter)

then I will add a poll on my sidebar where you can vote for your favorite finish!

don't forget, the winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate for use in my Etsy shop!!

so, if you haven't finished yet, or think you might want in on the fun 

~ now is your last chance to play.

Hoping you all have a wonderful day ~

*Blessed be, my Friends*

 ~ Lori ~