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Thanks again Friends & have a Fabulous Weekend!!

XOXO

vintagesusie

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Frangipani Estate Winery in Temecula Wine Country

Greetings Sweeties...

What a Beautiful Day I had yesterday in the

Temecula Wine Country to celebrate

my daughter's birthday!!

We spent the afternoon at the Frangipani Estate Winery,

one of my FAVORITE wineries in the area.

Frangipani is a Gorgeous Winery, sitting on a hilltop

with sweeping views of it's vineyard. One of the

reason's I love it so much is because it reminds

me of Italy, with the Cypress lined road

leading up to it's doors.

It was a fabulous day to go, the sky blue & clear,

the weather not too hot, with a gentle breeze

blowing through the vineyard.

Being the beginning of spring, the grape vines

were just getting their leaves & all

the roses were in bloom.

So LOVELY!

Once inside the winery, Barrel the winery cat greeted us

just like he had a few years prior. He's so mellow

& friendly, they must slip a little bit of wine in his

water bowl. lol {just kidding of course!!}

{the birthday girl & her mommy at the wine bar}

I really enjoyed Frangipani's sweet white wines, they

were perfection on this warm, early afternoon tasting.

My two favorite wines were the 2011 Grenache Rose with hints

of raspberries & cherries & the 2013 Riesling.

So very YUMMY!

Being a Monday, we basically had the winery to ourselves.

Sitting on the outdoor patio, listening to the music,

I felt far away from the rest of the world...

it was just me & my daughter, a beautiful view

& the wine. Delicious!

If you travel to the Temecula Wine Country, I highly recommend

you stop by this winery. There are much more grand looking wineries

in the area, but they have more of a corporate feel to them. This is a

family run business & it shows. The staff is so friendly & relaxed,

the views are awesome & the wine is just YUMMY!

My only negative for Frangipani is that they don't have indoor

restrooms, you have to use a port~a~potty outside. Drinking

wine, that could become a problem! lol

Hope you enjoyed this little tour, we had a blast!

CHEERS Friends...

XOXO

vintagesusie

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Vintage Studio Love...

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Want to come on a tour with me & see what's in the studio?

Well here it is, my tiny bedroom studio high in the mountains

of Southern California, in our little mountain home.

Some of my favorite things are in this room,

little treasures I've gotten from here & there.

An old end table hubby found on the side of the road looking just

like this, a perfect place to keep my favorite Stampington Magazines.

One of my KC Willis collages I made for myself,

using an image of her much beloved Annie Oakley,

& a vintage baby book from 1910 that still has baby hair in it.

My desk & chair...the chair I got at a thrift store in Santa Monica

& the desk came from my shop, I love all the big drawers.

Who doesn't love a rusty, old garden chair in the house?

An issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine that I was

featured in has a place of honor on my desk...

along with everything old, tarnished & SILVER.

Soldered pieces I've been working on...

an old light fixture I attached a vintage door knob to...

some rusty old scissors...

chandelier drops of all kinds...

my crystal pen & pencil holder &

a tray with a baby's vintage silver mirror & brush set, so yummmy.

A little piece of green ceiling tin & my favorite Brighton clock...

along with flower frogs, old tintypes & vintage baby shoes.

My brother Johnny peeks over my shoulder as I work & the TV rests on

an empty sewing machine cabinet covered with ceiling tin.

I LOVE this antique armoire, not only for what it can hold,

but also for the richness in color it gives to this mostly white room.

The tulip carving is beautiful.

On either side of the armoire are a couple of my favoritest ceiling tiles

I got in Round Top, Texas, they'll need to bury me with those. lol

I used this cabinet in my shop, 'Lambs & Ivy'. It made many 'cute as pie'

displays & now holds some of my containers of buttons & beads &

miscellaneous, important goodies.

Every shelf, box & tin filled with something I adore...

like this vintage, tinted photograph of a little girl feeding a lamb

a bottle, while standing next to an ivy covered tree.

Thumpty, thump, thump.

Old jewelry boxes filled with bobbles...

a french grain sack...

my fabulous Texas tin...

& a vintage, mirrored, silver tray filled with business cards & such.

I LOVE JUNK....

especially these cherished doilies I went crazy for on my last trip to Round Top.

My Gal Pals & I must have dug through stinky, old doilies for hours...

I was in HEAVEN!!!

Flying home on the airplane, I carried them with me in this vintage suitcase,

they'll have to bury me with these too I think. ;)

Doesn't having a little space to call your own make all the
difference in the world! Just a spot to gather your favorite
things & be able to glance at them as you walk by.
It makes me smile!

XOXO

vintagesusie

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Friday, April 26, 2013

7th Bead Soup Blog Party, Yipppeee!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Frangipani Estate Winery in Temecula Wine Country

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Vintage Studio Love...