The Magic Of Rembering Christmas Event

Hello Everyone,
We just finished our first Christmas event and I am pleased because I finally received the carriage I deserve. How else is a princess supposed to travel!?! We also had a special guest, Heather Bullard from Flea Market Style Magazine. She came to take pictures. Of course, she was mostly interested in taking pictures of me! She took other pictures too, because she didn't want my Mom and the other girls to feel bad, but we know who was the STAR!! The show was so pretty, so much pink and green and shinny ornaments! We had a huge European drying rack that was covered with the vintage ornaments! There was also a beautiful velvet sofa with lots of carvings. There was an amazing huge pink mirror that everyone wanted! One of the girls, Gale, made a bunch of wonderful pillows and stockings and showed them on her awesome bed. Alexa, had an amazing mini conservatory and lots of awesome mirrors! Karen brought in lots of fantastic antique religious items and made some darling Christmas decorations. All in all it was just wonderful! I'm sorry if you missed the event and were unable to see me. Don't worry though, I'll be front and center for our next great event, our famous White Christmas Event, Dec. 11, 12, 13 from 10-5. Also, for all of you that love coming to the Betty Crocker Estate, it is now for sale. I know it is sad, and how badly you will miss me but my parents want to be "near the grand kids". I personally think that is wierd because after all...... they do have me!!!

Wickedly Wonderful

Everything is sooooo spooky! We just had our Halloween event and I was dressed as "Dr Matildastein" and I looked so important and wonderful! But, other than me, everything else was very creepy! There were mice and rats, bats and crows, and all types of things that go bump in the night!! We took a group picture, and yes I know, I look the most amazing of anybody! There was also an amazing European day bed that I sat on, but then some scary spiders crawled on, too! Also, there was furniture floating in the air and body parts everywhere. I'm glad that I'm so brave, so nothing in the barn scared me at all, not even that evil witch........and the dancing skeleton.........or that horrible ape head!!

Anyway, I did like the pumpkins and the chocolate candy here and there!!!!! At the end, it's just plain old hard work entertaining the masses. I think I'll take a nap on the fabulous bed! Oh, I almost forgot, our next event is Nov. 13,14,15 and yes, it's the beginning of Christmas

Harvest Moon Event

WELL FINALLY!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for what seems like forever to write to my fans!!!!! But as you know, I must wait for my human underlings to get the pictures of me and the shop on the web before I can create the masterpiece that goes with them! Anyway, I guess all the photos from our "Dot Show", in August, were lost. I know how disappointed you must be because, yes, there were a ton of darling pictures of me!!! Well, our dot show and flea market was a great success, but I still didn't see any flea's!?!? Tons of people came and I added so many new friends to my invitation list.

Well, enough about last show. This show was our Harvest Moon show and the barn looked so fun. There was straw all over the floors, a bunch of tumble weeds had rolled in and found their way on top of several cupboards and hutches. As usual, I was the center of attraction. I was in a large metal bin marked "straw" on the out side and I sat a top a bale of straw, but I was covered in corn husks and had little bits of corn in my fine curls too. There was corn on the cob sitting all around me, but not one person cooked it up and slathered butter all over it so I could eat! Sometimes you just have to spell everything out.

We had another great honor (besides me) at the show. We had our first customer that came from Japan so they could shop at Matilda's! Hiro Yakmoto is an antique wholesaler who had found out about us. So, he came to buy antiques to take back to Japan. Well, I'm sure he also came to see the "the great Matilda" because really, I don't think someone would travel thousands of miles just to look at antiques! Anyway, we had a picture taken of Hiro and my mom in the shop and she gave him one of our Matilda's canvas shopping bags for being the person who had come the furthest.

Well, everything is all in a scurry as the girls start getting ready for our Halloween event! Wow, what a lot of great stuff has come into the barn! Can't wait to see you, and I know you can't wait to see me, too! I'm sure I will look spooktacular!!!!

Kisses to all,

Matilda

Going Green With Antiques!

Wow, we just finished another great event! We are being very responsible by promoting antiques so that NO new resources were used! Of course a lot of energy was used by everyone petting me,
adoring me, kissing me and in general excitement for being able to see me! I was all covered in green leaves, like I had been running through the garden, but really my mom just used hair glue to cover me with little leaves. We did lots of fun things to promote recycling. We made a dress out of trash bags and newspapers, we also used old newspaper to make a dust ruffle around the bed and pillows. My mom lined some cupboards with old player piano music to give a fun look. She also turned an old wooden toilet seat into a frame! One of the "Matilda's girls", Sandra, cut up old license plates to make

magnets! Also, my mom put lots of bright green "reindeer"moss inside of practically everything, but I never saw any reindeer!?? Everyone was having fun

seeing all the ultimate recycling projects......Antiques!!! I was up front in an old European goat wagon with tons of old quilts for me to lay on because I deserve to lay on soft and cushy surfaces! Perhaps you remember the old fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", well I'm quite the PRINCESS! Next month I am going to be in

an article of "Vintage" magazine. It is a

California

antique guide and I'm sure with pictures of me in it they will probably have to print extra issues! Hey, I hope everyone will recycle the magazine when they are finished reading it......all of it except the pictures of me because most people will certainly want to frame them. Bring them in next month if you would like an autograph.

Kisses,

Matilda

Sea to Shining Sea

Hello Everyone,

We just finished our "Sea to Shining Sea" event. We had a "beach" and lots of seashells and patriotic treasures! I wore a vintage sunsuit and laid on the beach for much of the show and sometimes I sat in a vintage child's glider. But, no matter where I was, I looked SO CUTE!!!
We also had a beautiful big mermaid out front and a 1958 airstream trailer that was all decorated inside. The entire shop looked absolutely beautiful!
We also had so many of our friends and customers come even though it was quite hot. Also so many new fans came to see and pet and adore me! [Who could blame them!!] All the girls were so busy carrying out furniture and redoing the vignettes! We had such a wonderful time.

The next bit of news is not so good. I have been very sick and in the hospital for several days. First I had a bladder and kidney infection and my kidneys became compromised because of the infections. I just got feeling better, except that I had to eat really crummy food that was a special "kidney diet".
Then I noticed that my brother Alexander was still getting to eat the good food with ground beef mixed in. Well, I

thought that didn't seem fair, so when no one was watching I ate his whole big bowl of food! I looked like a "stuffed sausage" and didn't feel so good that night. The next day I felt even worse and my mom got very worried and took me to the dog doctor. I had to be put in the hospital and have my stomach pumped. After I went home it appeared that I was getting better and then all of the sudden I started feeling really bad again. I had to go back to the hospital and spend some more time and have x-rays and tests and an ultrasound. They finally realized that I had pancreatitis!
So I had to spend more time in the hospital and rest and have antibiotics. I finally got to come home where I am resting but not back to normal yet. My mom and dad are very worried because I am very precious and important and no one could every take my place!!
Please keep me in your prayers, I'm looking forward to seeing you all next month. I'm sure I'll be all better and looking as adorable as ever. Our next event is July 24,25,25 from 10-5. See you then!

Enchanted Garden

Well we just had another wonderful event. I, of course, was the center of attention! My Mom covered me with flowers and I was just adorable!!
There was a cool old fountain with a naked baby that was inside a beautiful gazebo that my Dad built out of old architectural elements!
Also there was a neat old cubby thingy that had old french seed packets on it and cool stuff in the little cubbies. There was a very silly Italian made white pig that tried to steal some attention away from me, but really, it was definitely barking up the wrong tree!! After all who's name is on the front of the building: MATILDA!!! Anyway we had such a good time. The girls from "The Tattered House", in Roseville Calif., came to visit and they were so delighted to meet me in person! I have also included a picture of my assistant , Lynnea, she is sooo amazing and beautiful and takes really good care of me and my shop! Well my mom and all the "Matilda Girls" are getting ready for our next event. "From Sea to Shining Sea". They have found some amazing treasures that everyone is sure to enjoy. Of course, you won't want to miss seeing me, I don't know what I will be wearing yet, but I'm sure I will be adorable!!!!! See you at our next event: June 26,27,28 from 10-5.
Ta Ta,
Matilda

Our "Queen For A Day " Event !!

Well, what a wonderful event we just had, with ME as the center of attention!!!! I spent the days laying in the middle of a CROWN bed! Where else would I be!?! Everything looked so "royal". We had a 1920's mannnequin wearing a pink velvet robe, encrusted with huge rhinestones. Of course, I should be the one wearing it but it was just too big!

We also had an enormous church window with a cross birdhouse in the middle. An old wooden medical cabinet and a old mercantile cabinet filled with lots of treasures! One of my favorite things was an old black board that my mom wrote on about shopping at Matilda's being the correct answer!
Sadly, the last day of the event, my parents let my brother, Alexander, be on the bed with me. Well as you know, that's just WRONG!!! Everyone knows that nobody cares about a 220lb Great Dane, he's just my body guard and I certainly didn't need him at that time! Only because he is so big, does anyone even notice him.
Well in the end, we really wanted to honor mothers and I think we did a pretty good job. I want to wish all mothers out they a very special day, and if you ever need a litttle "lift", just look at the pictures of me and you're sure to feel happy!
Our next event is May, 29,30,31. There are some wonderful surprises that your sure to love! I already have my outfit and will be looking ADORABLE!!!
Can't wait for you to see me, and I will enjoy seeing all of you too!