http://www.2chic4shabby.com/Blog feed for 2 Chic 4 ShabbyCopyright 2012 2 Chic 4 Shabbyhttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=24Yesterday I proudly took the oath of office as the Town of Campbell, NY historian.  I am very happy to have reached this appointment as it is something that I have dreamed of since a young girl.  This desire first came about as I stood on the banks of the Cohocton River and listened to one of the best historians to ever come out of New York State, tell the story of the Presbyterian Church's move on this very same river.  Mrs. Marie Cornell at that moment inspired me so much with h…Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=23It has really been crazy this last month getting the Swimsuit Retrospective set up at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY and two other exhibit at the Elm Cottage Museum in Bath, NY.   The two exhibits in Bath have been fun to create, one is on vintage hats and on is on Shirley Temple.  She is a fascinating woman!  My next blog I will have photos from the Swimsuit Exhibit.  Have a great day!Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=22Well, I am getting there slowly!  Here are some new pictures of how my new office is shaping up.  The first one shows the "barn" from the outside.  The second is the view from the inner door and then on up the stairs and so on.  This is as far as I have gotten.  I ordered and received the magazine "Where Women Create"  WOW!, very inspiring!  Will I ever get there?  I guess I will reread Psalms: 121      Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=21Just a quick note to let you all know that I am photographing and loading everyday some great truly vintage Christmas decorations.  Here are just two pictures that I wanted to share with you.  I have tons of 1950's little paper mache snow covered house to list too!Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=19  I hope that everyone is looking forward to Make Mine Pink's 12 Days of Christmas as much as I am!  As you visit my website please take the time to sign in on my guest book and sign up for newsletters if you would like to receive them from 2 Chic 4 Shabby.  I will not swamp you with newsletters that fill up your in boxes, but I will occasionally share with you my latest finds from auctions and estates sales.  In the new year I will be working very hard to bring to you litera…Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=17It has been a Very, Very Long Process, this making of a new office where I can store all my items, photograph my mannequins dressed in their best, scrapbook, sew (and store all my fabric stash), have internet service, have peace and quiet (from the newly retired husband's constant Fox News watch), have a writing area, prepare for upcoming museum exhibits, store my research books openly so I can access them....etc.... well you get the picture!  So here are a few of the pictures I have taken …Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=14  I spend a lot of time in my office everyday...as do so many of you.  I know how important it is to me that I feel happy while being there.  Nothing makes me happier than surrounding myself with my favorite things.  I know, I know this sounds like a song from "The Sound of Music", but isn't it true that having your favorite things around you makes you feel good.This Friday is Pink Friday at Make Mine Pink with the theme of "Office Chic".  In my Pink Friday category this…Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=11Last night I was off again to my favorite auction house and brought home some great new items to photograph and get listed on 2 Chic 4 Shabby.  China, vintage magazines (as in Ladies Home Journal with wonderful color advertisments), vintage umbrellas with the greatest early plastic handles (I believe they are from the 1920's and 1930's) two great wall pockets and a silver Whiting and Davis tiny purse are just a few of the great items I will be placing on 2 Chic 4 Shabby this week. &nbs…Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=9This weekend my youngest son and I worked with many other adults at a fundraiser for our local SPCA.  The SPCA is a cause very close to my heart.  In these hard economic times the first line of funraising to loose their donors is animal welfare.  Our local shelter is housed in it's original building that was contructed in the 1940's.  It is a sad little building that is full of very wonderful people on the front lines everyday trying to recue animals from terrible conditions.…Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMThttp://www.2chic4shabby.com/articles/view/?article=7Last night I was off to Hayes Auction Barn with anticipation, that excited knot in my stomach.  What is it about auctions that just get me going?  I hadn't been to Haye's in several years, but I happily found that nothing has changed.  You still have to get there early to put your number on one of the good seats, so you can see around the old post and beams.  Margaret the auctioneer hasn't changed she still yells at her employees to keep things moving.  She is just one o…Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:11 GMT