Recycled Relics and Antique Chic: shopping

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Appetizers then Dessert!!

While shopping at my favorite place, Sickles Market, the other day,

I made my way over to the Greenhouse section, and boy did I get a wonderful surprise!!

Being a customer of Sickles for over 20 years, I was certainly familiar with their Christmas Dept. and Displays. I have been buying antique ornaments for the past several years, and have not really looked at any of the newer ornaments. I hadn't realized all the wonderful new varieties now available until I walked through those doors!! OMG!!

A girl could go crazy broke!!

I felt like I was at a cocktail party!!
I started off with some Wine, Cheese and Bread!!

OR MAYBE A SCOTCH on the ROCKS!!

After the Appetizers, I strolled on over to the

DESSERT SECTION!!

HMMMM!!!

CHAMPAGNE and TRUFFLES ANYONE!!

ESPRESSO and TIRAMISU...

SOME DECADENT CHOCOLATE CAKE

BLUEBERRY PIE!!

Aren't they so cool! I couldn't believe it!! They look soooo real!!

Now if that wasn't enough, I looked over and I couldn't believe it!!
Sickles is now carrying Wendy Addison Ornaments!!

I usually have to go to Tinsel Trading in NY for these!!

This was certainly my lucky day!!!

IF YOU LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TYPE OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT THIS YEAR, YOU SHOULD STOP IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR SELECTION. THEY HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU COULD THINK OF... I JUST COULD NOT STOP LOOKING AT ALL THE WONDERFUL TREE'S THEY HAD SET UP...

EACH WITH A DIFFERENT THEME!!

CHECK THIS WHITE TREE OUT!!

HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE A

HAPPY FACE AFTER THAT!!

Well, how about a tree with Asian inspired ornaments!!!

There were so many others.. an UPSIDE DOWN TREE, A SEASIDE THEMED TREE, A HUGE assortment of PETS, and just about anything else you can think of..

I absolutely love Sickles Market!! As I mentioned, I have been shopping there for over 20 years,

it is such a wonderful experience every time I go!!

They always have such a festive display of decorative

items for the home.

I do not know of anywhere else that has such a

unique selection of scents for the home!!

Their floral dept. has the freshest and most beautiful selection of flowers. They also do some pretty spectacular centerpieces.

Thank you Sickles for providing me a wonderful shopping experience for the past 20 years!

SICKLES MARKET

1 HARRISON AVE

LITTLE SILVER, NJ 07739

732-741-9563

http://sicklesmarket.com/

Thursday, November 17, 2011

On a Rainy Day......

Yesterday started out as a typical rainy dreary day!! I had planned on staying home and bringing up all my Christmas decor...

but then it all changed....

I met my very good friends, Marni and Nancy for an early lunch, which actually turned into a later lunch.. By the time we were done catching up it was already 2:00. At this point, I felt it was too late to start with hauling boxes of Christmas stuff upstairs, so I decided to head over to one of my favorite shops...

SHUTTERS!!

I absolutely love this store, and have been long overdue for a visit...

Well, I was not disappointed... as usual!!

From the moment I walked in the front door, I felt the Christmas Magic!!

They are in full Christmas mode! Although Christine, (the shop owner) kept apologizing for not having the shop in order. I kept giggling inside...The shop looked beautiful!! If you are not sure how to display things, they do it for you... It's great!! They have little vignettes set up everywhere with different Christmas themes.

Not only do they give you great decorating idea's with their displays.... It is such a pleasure to shop there. Christine and her mom, Kathleen, are so friendly. I feel like I am shopping with friends. You laugh and cry and everything in between!!. I always have so much fun!! And I always leave with something wonderful!!!

I do !! I do !!!

I bought only a couple of treasures for home this time around.. I will wait until I take out my Christmas stuff, to see what I really "need".. I can not wait to go back..