One of my Birthday Presents and Another Shopping Spree

I have to warn you. This is a big post so if you don't want to see or hear anything about my shopping obsession, you may be excused right now, lol! But if you are curious of what I bought, you are more than welcome to stick around. Anyway, Anita of http://bridalblooms4u.blogspot.com/ is hosting this fun event, at least it's really fun for us shopaholics. Anybody out there just like me?

Last Wed, I went to Monroe with 2 friends. Monroe is a 2 hr drive from here but we enjoy shopping there, so whenever we are all available, we organize a shopping trip. We went to Ross, TJ Maxx and Dillard's. Below are dining stuff that I bought from Ross: 2 sets of 24 % crystal wine stemware made in Tuscany, Italy by Royal Crystal Rock. The prices were so reasonable, $12 for a set of 6 and they are really pretty. Have you ever been to Italy? Gosh, it is very hard for me to shop there because everything is so expensive. I don't know how Ross could sell these so cheap. I also bought a set of crystal expresso set for $9.99. The little pitcher and egg cups were bought from TJ Maxx, also the 2 Spode Emma's Garland saucers.
More shoes...LOL! I don't have enough! These 2 pairs are from Ross.
The 14 carat gold hoop earrings were on clearance sale at TJ Maxx. I like the clasp and they are pretty big. I think $69 is really a good price.
I bought the 2 tops below at Dillards. The jacket is 40% off and the yellow top is 70% off.
This white sheer top is from Ross.
and the skirt and blouse set is also from Ross. I just love the pleats on it and I bought the skirt especially because it made me look slim when I tried it on. LOL!

The placemats below are from TJ Maxx. You saw me use the green one on my peacock tablescape. I bought a set of 4, which was all they had. They were on clearance, $2 for the whole set. The animal printed placemats were also from TJ Maxx. Some of them were marked $2 each, some $5 and some $3 so I asked the manager if I can buy them all for $2 each and she told me to just tell the cashier to scan the barcode of the $2 one on all of them. I bought 10. They are really nice and thick. I cannot think of the material but it's sort of woven. I have been wanting to create a wild safari tablescape but I just have not found the right dishes that I like but when I do, I have the placemats.

Lastly, I bought this orchid for $5 from Ross.

I was happy with my purchases. Hope you enjoyed seeing them. Thank you so much for visiting and thanks, Anita for hosting this.

I originally posted this one below on April 20, but I would like to share it again for Sunday Favorites, a meme hosted by our most gracious Chari at http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/. It is not only one of my favorite posts but it also shows one of my favorite furniture. Please check everybody's "Oldies but Goodies" by following the links from her blog.

It's Tuesday and it's time to search around the house for any vintage finds or anything you inherited or bought used. This event is sponsored b Diane of A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words. Visit her at http://diane1876.blogspot.com/ and check out everybody's precious vintage finds.

For now, I would like to share with you one of my birthday presents. John and I have the same birthday this year (and every year...LOL!). I was in an antique shop and I spotted this . I love the full length beveled mirror and the ornate carvings. The owner said she will work with me on the price (since they were moving to another store) if I was interested on this antique Victorian French piece.

Of course, I was interested! I called John right away and told him I had spotted what I wanted for my birthday. And he told me to go ahead and buy it. Yipee! Hey! I only made it easier for him, didn't I? Sorry I could not take a picture from the front cause I would be in the mirror if I did.

Do you see where I placed it? I tell ya, I have been moving a lot of furniture around. It's been quite busy in our household since we arrived from the Caribbean. I had a plaid chair and ottoman in that corner of the master bedroom. I moved it to the guest room designated for my mom. I had a leather chair and ottoman in my mom's bedroom which I moved to the other guest room. I had another plaid chair and ottoman in that guest room which I moved to my mom's bedroom so now she has 2 matching ones. LOL!

Don't you just love the detail of the crowning?
Here's another view. Go ahead and enlarge to see the details.

I love the bottom too.
I love how it has a little piece of history. The past owner wrote on the door, how she organized the shelves. I cannot read what it says cause I think it is in French. If you can read French, would you please click and enlarge and let me know what it says?
It's perfect for my purses. I think I have just as much purses as I have shoes, LOL! I did not finish organizing cause a friend called and asked if I wanted to go to a plant nursery. Of course I did! But I am almost done. Unfortunately, not all my purses fit in it but I was able to free up a lot of shelves in our walk in closet.

Now all I do is open the door and I can view my purses. Maybe I should take them off their dust bags? What do you think?

I hope you enjoyed seeing my antique French armoire.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Laura of http://tomariescabin.blogspot.com/for presenting me the "I'm a Fan of Your Site Award". I was so flattered when I got this, especially because it came from a very special and talented person. Thank you so much, Laura! Imagine, she is my fan? Well, I am her fan too and I wish I could give this back to her. April is a "Fan" month so I would like to pass this along to my favorite bloggers, which means all the blogs that I follow. If you see me as one of your followers, please take this award. I follow you because I am your fan.