Antiques on the Common Spring 2010 ~ #1

It has been awhile since I have posted photos from an antique show ~ not that I haven't taken any, I have just gotten behind with the posting. This past weekend Antiques on the Common was held in Greenwood, Missouri ~ this is one of my favorite shows ~ it is held twice a year, in the spring and the fall. For a change, the weather this time was just perfect ~ no wind, no rain or mud, just sun and decent temperatures! I took many photos as there are always wonderful and unique items at this show ~ I'll post half today, the other half tomorrow ~ then I'll share with you what I bought at the show.

Above are some beautiful examples of very old paper covered boxes ~ I love the combination of patterns and colors in addition to their worn quality.

Above shows another nice display of antique correspondence, old books, an abc plate, a needlebook and a very intricately diecut then stitched piece ~ I think it may be a bookmark ~ Affection's Offering is stitched in the center of the piece. Below is the cover and one spread of a handmade antique scrapbook.

{gorgeous detail of a framed mirror}

{a nice collection of beaded Indian pincushion souvenirs}

{covers (top photo) and inside frontispiece of two autograph books}

{lovely little child's abc cup ~ love the hand drawn letters!}

{the perfect metal shoe pincushion}

{lithographed puzzle blocks}

{Fairy's Garden}

These last two photos show this little fairy garden we came upon ~ it was at the base of the gnarled tree at left. I'm pretty sure that the little girls I saw helping out at the food stand were behind this charming little fairy garden ~ I'm glad I noticed it amongst all of the antiques ~ it would have been easy to miss! It's nice to see that some children still have an imagination and enjoy nature!

In the end it will be OK. If it's not OK it's not the end.

Too Much Su Su Su Su Su Su Too Much Watchie What You Are

I'm WATCHing

Tips when choose your watch :

1. If you are tall, choose big scale of watch to suits you.
2. Dark colour watch will look smaller than the actual size but the bright colour  will show the actual size.
3. If your wrist is too small, wear watch that have large diameter can cause uncomfortable in a long duration and make your wrist look smaller.
4. Tall women or have huge frame, suitable to wear large diameter watch in fact can wear men's watch.
5. diameter of watch can expose the sports character and looks nice on the right wrist. But that kind of watch can't wear with gown or jacket.
6. If you need easy to look at watch, wear large diameter is more practical.

When you buy a watch :

Measurement
Suit your watch diameter with your wrist.  Negligence if the trend glamorous with large diameter watch. If you still want to choose large diameter watch instead of your small wrist, you must looks like you wear a clock! Haha.

Watch string
Choose string made from leather or silver aluminium. Leather string easy to match up with any clothes. If silver, it presents people that always follow technology development.

Suitability
The most important thing is you wear a suitable watch according to situation. If you wants to attend formal event or to office, style with your suitable watch . Also to recreation activity like sports, swimming and exercise.

Companionable
If you want to buy a watch, you are encourage to bring a friend. At least, your friend can give an opinion or comment either the watch is suitable or not. But, make sure your friend have some knowledge about watch so that he/she can help you.

Is it TRUE your skin can also STRESS???

Have you ever think that your skin can also be stress?? It's weird but it is the truth. Eventhough skins can't talk but you can guess when it stress. What does it mean by stress skin? Come, let's check it out...

If you often do skin treatment, your skins will be more relaxing, healthy and smooth. But the more activities everyday makes you forget to do any treatment or pamper your skin. Before your skin makes any problem, let's avoid it before too late!

Stress Factor :

OIL
T-zone oil of course is the main problem to every women. Skin is the most part that produce oil since you step on to adulthood. Maybe, this can cause to stress skin. If it's not treat, The oil on the face can cause pimples and face looks oily.

The Solution!
Find out how many oils on your face so that you can find the suitable product. Now, there's a lot of product which can let go the oil on the face. It includes waxcleaner (which always use in saloon), anti-oils masker or scrub. The easiest way, just use oil paper when you feel there is too much oil on your face (you can get from Watson or Guardian)