RE: Cupid's Revenge: Market Friday

I love when they decorate with him! I wasn't going to put him as the thumbnail, but why not? He was all (un)dressed in a different way. This store is my happy place. I Love going there and getting ideas or filling up my eyes when my pockets are empty.

I loved those dandelion heads that were hanging too. I think it is that childhood dream of closing my eyes and making a wish as I blow it all away. It is all part of the magic. The sun head is just another one of those happy little moments you come across in this store. It is metal and must be new or not let to rust yet. I like the metal ones. I am not sure the paper mache would last as long. Or perhaps I shuffle the house around so much, it is me. This is only three rooms. It has about 25 or 28, I cannot remember which. They change the setup every two or three months. They just changed this again and they will change it again in September bringing in the Autumn along with a room started with Christmas Trees! Oh, yes! Heaven!

The mirror is not meant to have the wreath, I think it was just another place to hang something. They like filling up all the spaces, I think. I just had that conversation with someone else about how plain our doors and windows are. Funny because if you have ever been to New England or many older Victorian houses, the trim they use is stunning. Cutouts, flowers, all sorts of angles. The Victorian era was all about the pretty. Plus, they had just gotten off the boat from Europe is my guess. The shore house has gingerbread trim on the rooflines as do most of the houses on the street, it once was the county seat, so there was a row of houses that still remain.

The doors and windows trim have long been fascinating. The Caribbean Islands represent many different countries and it is an excellent way to really get a quick fix on beauty. The island of Curacao is Dutch and it is like being in Holland, with all the fancy trims and the way they build. There are some places here that go all German or Dutch or French... but, it feels so Disney. (forgive me! I just like real!) The window definitely looked handcrafted but I did save one from the Shore that is an old window with 9x9 wavy glass. I used it down in my craft room, hanging on the wall. That is one of the ways they age the houses out there. Most have their original windows and the railroad came there in the 1860s bringing in the glass. I thought that was interesting. There are all types of ways they have.

Darn girl, I almost wrote you a post. 🤣 I hope you are having a great day! Thanks for stopping by and reading the post!

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