the hardest decision of the day was....

....where do I begin?

Where do I start?
In the fields at Warrenton, or the venue I had been aching to go to since the Fall show~Marburger Farm?

My mind raced, and then it landed.
Warrenton it is. Decision made.
Begin in Warrenton at Sandy Schor & Co., so I could pour through the boxes of vintage brass, rhinestones, buttons, chains, tassels and vintage montees to my heart's desire.My daughter would be arriving later that morning, so she wouldn't have to suffer thru the hours I would spend in that little house digging, pawing, looking and sifting.

It truly IS a hard job for me to find just the right pieces to stuff into my camo back pack (thanks dd) to come home with me.
I did find one of the most beautiful vintage rhinestone & baroque pearl necklace in one of Sandy's display boxes out front. And, a most beautiful and perfect vintage rhinestone dress clip I had ever laid my eyes upon.
Heaps of vintage clip bracelets dating from the 1940s were in a corner waiting for me to pick thru.
In the back room I found these rare vintage rose montees in lucious robin's egg blue, buttery yellow and sparkly crystal.
I brought home a small bag of vintage brass findings.
This was so HARD!
Sandy had three huge boxes of rhinestone bits & pieces by the front door.
Looking thru these..... like digging for buried treasure!
About 2-1/2 hours later my daughter walked in and thankfully gave me that look. We made our way 'outta there back to her car to drop my loot. Several years ago we found a great place to park, which is located right smack in the middle of where we like to shop in Warrenton, making it convenient to go back and forth....dropping off our stash. Whew!! Now it was time to visit with Jill Suzanne and see what all she had packed into her gorgeous booth.
I just love Jill and her husband. She is a beautiful person both inside and out. We make it a point to visit her first thing, as we always find something in her booth. And, she has the most delicious grungy things!

Next...onto Sweet Peas from Athens, Texas.
I can't say enough about what's inside this booth. Beautiful gorgeous bedding and home decor. I loved how her sheers blew in the soft breeze that day!

I scooped up some German glass glitter and a hand full of cool brooches.

Melanie and I had such a fabulous day together. It was perfect. Check out my slide show from Day One below.
You will likey =)