A New Esty Shop....a women named Charlotte and a Winner!!

It all started last week when I did a quick stop at our local thrift store....

I frequent this particular shop because they have a huge blown up

Statue of Liberty on it's roof and you all know how I feel about the Lady in the Harbor...

As soon as I walked in a saw a table filled with old china...

"Quick....go get a cart and start filling it"...was my first thought!!

Horribly overpriced considering it's a thrift shop I picked the prettiest pieces....

A covered butter dish....a gravy boat and tray....a sugar bowl and creamer...

I winced as the cashier gave me the total....

As soon as I got to the car I thought to myself.....Why did you just buy all this stuff that you have no use for because fancy china does not go with Moose and Deer Heads.... So what to do??

Well....at lunch last week with the ladies Linda was telling us that she was opening an

Etsy Shop to sell vintage items....

Or as I like to call it..."Other People's Crap"....

How hard could it be.....although not being computer savvy....I always found it a hassle to list on

E-Bay....

Not wanting to bother the Boss with lots of questions I consulted with daughter since she also has an Etsy Shop...

Convincing me how easy it was to set up a shop I gave it a try.....

So I am now a budding entrepreneur of

Charlotte Kirk Vintage

Or as I formally bill myself

"Purveyor of Vintage China....Souvenirs and Mementos"....

Isn't this covered butter dish beautiful....

It's by Edwin Knowles and after some research it's Art Deco from the 20's....

Love the gravy boat.....all the pieces are in beautiful condition....
So who in the world is my new alter ego Charlotte Kirk???
Well....Charlotte was the Truant Officer for the school system in Newark N.J. back in the
20's...30's and 40's.....
Part of the Irish Kirk clan there was also brother George and sister Maude...
They were teachers in the Newark schools....They never married..
They befriended my father when he was in Boy's Town....the orphanage in Kearney N.J.
they would take out the children from the orphanage for weekend trips and
they remained life long family friends....
It was their vacation home at the Jersey Shore that we would go to every summer
and Charlotte and Maude had the most magnificent china collection.

Housed in a big old oak china cabinet I still remember the pieces to this day...
When I bought my treasures I thought of Charlotte...
where Maude was the quiet reserved sister
Charlotte was a pistol....
Even in her 70's and 80's she was feisty...
So that is how I came upon my new persona....




And now for my giveaway winner.....
Being technically challenged...... after all it took me two years to figure out how to do a link...
I had to pick a winner the old fashion way...
I called in the help of the Boss.....

All the names went inside the teapot!!


He claims he didn't want human hands to interfere with picking a name so.....

He showed up in the kitchen with his favorite gadget....

And he picked a winner!

Man Hands......

and the winner is....

Peg from Bloomfield Farm!!!

Peg....give me a holler with your address at the farm and I'll get your tea pots and some other

goodies sent right out to you....

And thank you all for playing along....

The Boss has too much time on his hands....

And what is this???......

It would be a gift from my good friend Flour Power Joyce
We were leaving for IKEA yesterday when the mailman delivered it....

It's the cutest apron I have ever seen....

And where did Joyce get it?

IKEA ofcourse!!

I looked high and low.....in every nook and cranny of the store and I couldn't find

any more....I was very sad....I wanted to get one for daughter

and Nunze in Jersey.....

Thank you Joyce....I love it and thank you for always thinking of me!

and stay tuned for my next post....

What's New at IKEA....