A Chandelier Tale ~

Does Smoochie look like he has a secret?

Doesn't every treasure have a story...

Well, I found an Italian Tole chandelier with white porcelain roses in the little antique shop downtown, that I of course fell in love with. It was so out of the ordinary that she would have something like this. I went in several times over the last couple of months to visit it, but could not justify purchasing it. I did let everyone know of my love for it though. When the shop owner moved it to the front window I knew she really wanted to sell it! Every time we'd pass the shop I'd say to the girls "there's my chandelier!" A couple of days before Christmas I went to a friends to help decorate her house and when I was heading home it was gone! I came home and announced that my chandelier was gone, even called everyone who cared to listen to let them know that it was gone...


Christmas morning was truly wonderful, made especially extra wonderful because my sister and her hubby came out! My hubby had talked of it being a "practical" Christmas (for he and I it generally is) and he was true to his word ~ I got a salad spinner, I needed that!, even though I had told him a salad spinner was not a real gift. Then the kids were directing me to look behind the tree - look outside - and there it was, my chandelier hanging in the sun room.

Me ~ the happy camper

I got a little teary and everyone else did too. Little did I know that it hung in the window of the shop with a sold tag on it for the last month. That hubby ~ he's a keeper! Although he really shouldn't have, I'm very happy that he did!

My tall brother-in-law holding it up where it will go.

It will be a while before it's hung, but as soon as it is you know I'll post the big reveal!

Happy New Years to all ~
xo Heidi