Wishing you all a year to celebrate!

As we bid adieu to 2011,  I reflect on a year I will always remember.  A year full of new beginnings, dreams come true, and the ups and downs of life and business that have made me feel stronger than ever.

  One of my greatest successes in my professional life is my new relationships that have developed throughout the year of 2011. Whether you're a new found friend, a fellow dealer, a blogger, or a customer; you have all made a significant difference in my world and I thank you for truly touching my life in 2011. 

When I think of the many possibilities that 2012 holds for us, I feel excitement for what's ahead. I believe that 2012 will be a year that strengthens our lives, despite our existing weaknesses.  A year of continued success for some, as well as newfound success for others.  A year where we no longer look back, we only face forward, where we tackle our fears and overcome our tribulations, whatever they may be.  Always remembering along the way to take the time to appreciate what we have and whom we share it with. 

Wishing you all, a year to celebrate.... Cheers to 2012!

xo

Kymberley

WEEK 6 WINNER & 3 FINE GRAINS HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY HOSTED BY WILLOW DECOR

The lucky winner of the "Amelia" art piece by The Junk Girls is 

Diane Lee!

Congratulations!!!!

 Be sure to email your information to abeautifulmessantiques@yahoo.com.

 The Junk Girls will get your piece out to you right away.

This is the end of A Beautiful Mess Antiques 6 week giveaway. 

 How quickly 6 weeks goes by!

Thank you to everyone that entered to win and have now become 

new followers on our Blog and Facebook! 

On another note: 

Every year for the past few years 3 Fine Grains has done a Holiday Giveaway hosted by Willow Decor. For those of you that don't know, Gina discovered me 4 years ago and brought me out into the blog world.  I didn't even know what a "Blog" was.... boy has that changed.  Her introduction grew my business in a way I would've never imagined. I will forever be grateful to her

 for her friendship and the role she has played in helping me to grow.

  

Gina called upon me this year to do another Givewaway through Willow Decor. 

 I was thrilled!

This year I'm offering a new piece from my Holiday Collection:

The 3 Fine Grains Tree Skirt

Be sure you head on over to Willow Decor and enter to win.

  You'll love her blog!  

I hope you all have a wonderful week

 and that you're nearing being ready for the Holidays!!

xo

Kymberley

WEEK 6 GIVEAWAY.....Hosted by The Junk Girls

The final week of our Giveaway is being hosted by two very talented women...

The Junk Girls

For those of you that don't know them. They are Jenny K and Melissa. 

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Jenny K, Melissa and I at the Grand Opening of A Beautiful Mess

This piece was created by Jenny K special for the lucky  Beautiful Mess  week 6 winner!

Here's what Jenny K has to say about her beautiful piece of art:

I call this piece "Amelia" and have done numerous iterations of it, as it's always a favorite for me. This piece is crafted using  an antique mahogany photo enlarger section as the frame, the back panel is recycled zinc with an amazing patina that reminds me of clouds in the sky. The little airplane is an antique cast metal toy and the quote is housed in a recycled ring and covered with an antique watch crystal from France.

Retail Value is $285.00

In order to enter this giveaway you must follow these guidelines:

 Leave a comment at the end of this post and or follow us.... For additional entries, add it to your sidebar, or you can post about the giveaway on blogger and to any social networking sites, twitter, facebook, and blogger!!! 

Please come back and leave a separate comment for each site you post about the giveaway too. Anonymous entries, please make sure you leave an email address with your entry, so we can get it to you if you win . 

Check back early Monday, December 12th for the announcement of the winner!

Until then, have a wonderful week ahead!!!

xo

Kymberley

SAVE THE DATE.....IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!!

We look forward to celebrating with all of you!

Be sure to R.S.V.P on our Facebook page
by Nov. 29th.


Thank you!!

A BEAUTIFUL MESS TURNS "ONE" TODAY & GIVEAWAY!!!

As the saying goes....."Time Flies When You're Having Fun."

It's hard to believe that a year ago today we were celebrating the Grand Opening of A Beautiful Mess  with over 200 family, friends, and customers from all over.

It was the end of ten very long and exhausting days of cleaning, tearing down, building and moving everything into what was evolving into a beautiful mess.  A journey I never would've dreamt could be so fulfilling and successful.  We have all basked in the love and support of our family and friends; which is wonderful, but we have truly been blessed with the support of our amazing followers and  customers.

Tina, Marilyn, Karen, Victoria, and The Junk Girls and I, have all learned so many valuable lessons this past year. A lesson that is changing my life is; life is too short not to make time for those you love and you must take chances in order to succeed. I am not sure where I read this, but the following quote resonates within me, "The days are long and the years are short..." Think about it.... Making time for our loved ones while pursuing our dreams is vital to all of our success.

Today is not just a day of celebrating our one year Anniversary, but a day of celebrating our individual successes, and our success together, working as a team. We're so looking forward to what's ahead and looking forward to an even more successful year two!!

We would like to say a very special thank you to all of our customers and followers, because without you, this year wouldn't have been what it was!  Thank you!

To Lu Tapp our friend and photographer, without your beautiful photography nothing would be the same!  You've graced the store with your talent and helped it to flourish through your art.  Love you.

In honor of our Anniversary we decided it would be great to offer all of our wonderful followers and customers a chance to win some of the merchandise offered in "The Mess" as a way of saying, "Thank You for a great year!"  So, we will be hosting a 6 week long giveaway (Yes, that's right 6 weeks filled with chances to win) featuring a different vendor in the store weekly and the item they will be offering for the weeks giveaway. The winner will be chosen every Sunday evening and their name will be announced with the "Giveaway item of the week" on our Blog and Facebook page on Monday mornings.  Be sure to check back every Monday, for not only your name, but the
 "Giveaway item of the week."
  

The first giveaway will start today and be announced on Monday November 7th.  This weeks giveaway is a set of my 3 Fine Grains pillows, created using authentic antique German grain sacks and French linen from the early 1800's.  These pieces feature very rare hand drawn horses and the initials M.B. which belonged to the farmer in Germany. They retail at $800.00 for the pair.

In order to enter this giveaway you must follow these guidelines:

 Leave a comment at the end of this post and or follow us.... For additional entries, add it to your sidebar, or you can post about the giveaway on blogger and to any social networking sites, twitter, facebook, and blogger!!! 


Please come back and leave a separate comment for each site you post about the giveaway too. Anonymous entries, please make sure you leave an email address with your entry, so we can get it to you ifyou win . Giveaway is open internationally as well!!

Good luck to you and have a wonderful weekend! 

 Cheers!!

xo

Kymberley 

Where to begin.....

If you don't follow us on Facebook, you may not know what we've all been up to and what has kept us running in all different directions.
Oh where to begin....

Marilyn's beautiful home was recently featured in the latest issue of Jean de Arc Magazine. If you haven't seen it already.... run out and buy it because you won't want to miss it!
 It's stunning!!

Karen has started up her own business within "The Mess" called L.A. Junk Antiques.  Karen is super excited about her new venture!  Be sure to follow L.A. Junk on Facebook for updates on events, sales and new pieces she's bringing into the store. We're all very excited for Karen, and can't wait to watch as her talents unfold on her site. 

Victoria has something exciting to share as well.  She has created a beautiful new website, blog and facebook page featuring her business within "The Mess"... Victoria Stoehr Designs!!  She did a wonderful job and we're all really happy for her!!  Be sure to visit her website featuring an online store filled with beautiful treasures.

Two weeks ago, you may have noticed we were closed, as we were Vendors at the famous and ever growing Remnants of the Past Show!!  What an amazing weekend, filled with friends, clients from near and far and so many talented dealers in one place.  Judy Watkins and her Team provided us all with an extraordinary show.  If you weren't able to attend this last show be sure to head over to her link and read all about it and receive updates on the next show tentatively planned for June 3rd and 4th at The Madonna Inn. 

A Beautiful Mess/3 Fine Grains 

Marilyn Thompson

Victoria Stoehr Designs

L.A Junk

After we all returned and settled back into the store the Winter Issue of Romantic Country Magazine hit the newsstands.  What an honor to have my story be told in this national publication!  If you haven't seen the article yet, be sure to grab a copy. It's on newsstands until January.

This Thursday marks the 1 Year Anniversary for A Beautiful Mess.  Please tune in to the Blog and Facebook page for a very special Anniversary post and a Giveaway you won't want to miss!

Until then...... Have a wonderful week!!

xo

Kymberley 

Be sure to follow us on Facebook under "A Beautiful Mess Antiques" for daily updates!

A Paint Brush's Perspective

What is it about a piece of artwork that speaks to you?

Is it the image itself?  It's age or beautiful patina? Does it remind you of times past?  Maybe it's a special place you've visited or hope to visit someday.  For some of you it may be your favorite animal or an animal that looks like a part of your family. 

We love  antique "Original" oil paintings here at A Beautiful Mess.  They speak to each of us differently; but one thing is for sure, we always have an abundance of them.  We have many customers that have a distinguished or educated "eye" for art. We are always grateful for their appreciation of our ever changing collection.

Landscapes are some of our most popular in beautiful muted earthy tones.  Many of our paintings are in their original frames or simply left unframed as they were originally created on canvas.

Paintings are the windows of the world.  Wether the strokes be bold and broad, detailed and precise or whimsical in nature; they all share the passion of the painter.

We would love to hear from you, so please comment below and tell us what speaks to you when hunting for that perfect piece of art for your home or office.

All paintings featured are all available for purchase.  Contact us for more information through our website or by phone.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook for daily updates and photos!

Have a lovely weekend!  If you're in Southern California we hope you're surviving "Carmageddon"!

xo

Kymberley