yard sales today ...

hit some yard sales this morning. found some cool stuff. mostly a great old metal full size bed. i posted it on craigslist, here. i love the way the footboard kind of curves and wraps around the end. also found some linens, crocheted and dishes and a some wrought iron candle sconces and two big old prints of flowers.

found a stash of 80s era halloween pins while cleaning out a storage unit. put them on our website, here.

gotta run .. later.

pieces ...

we had the bottom to a french provincial china cabinet - the top part gone long ago - my partner took pieces of wood - that he painted in pastel colors of pink, cream, green, blue and butter - and cut them and glued them down as a top, since it had none before. i wish i had gotten a before pic - but here are some pics of the finished product - we took it to uptown country home in dallas.

we have done this to other pieces of furniture that might otherwise end up in the wood pile - also some large mirrors.

i took strips of fabric and tied a bow to act as handles, that way the new owner can choose the handles of their choice. i think it is kind of cute. i have been doing that for six or seven years now. started doing it at warrenton after seeing it in an issue of country home.

from this to that ...

the box of wallpaper scraps sold to a sweet lady from the dallas area named, susie - i just know she will do some great things with them and am anxious to see some of the completed projects.

secondly, the storage biz is rolling right along - renting lots, cleaning out lots. haven't really found much of anything to speak of in the last few weeks - odd change, lost marbles, lone dominoes and the like.

i rented a storage unit myself to store the things that i find. i have a pretty good gathering of stuff that was too good to throw away. thinking about loading into the van and taking it to the arlington area for a garage sale at my middle sis' house.

we went to uptown country home in dallas/highland park on sat morning and took some things to jenny there - here is a pic of a lampshade i made -


love the knowledge that fall is around the corner. this time of year always gets me geared up wanting to create. guess it comes from doing antique shows and flea markets for so many years. esp. the warrenton show. there is a great post about fall complete with pics on garden antqs, here. love her pics.




i found this chandelier lampshade ...








... and had the sleeve from this old beaded chiffon evening gown ...







and with some trim from walmart that i tea dyed - i made this chandelier shade ...








i have another sleeve and another shade frame, so am going to be able to have a pair - i am taking them to jenny next sat - if they don't sell before then. i think they will look great on a pair of wall sconces.

well, theres sewing and cleaning to be done - so ... later.

the box

here are some pics of the vintage wallpapers i spoke about in my last post -
there is a pretty big mix of large and small pieces - bits of past projects - i just couldn't/can't bring myself to throw them away - so i save them - and i guess it is time to pass them on - i know someone will enjoy them -


i love the pink roses in this one and the blue swirls - i have used this in numerous projects and have 2 or 3 full rolls that i use on different projects - i think it is from the 40s -




the green in this one always reminds me of martha stewart for some reason - i did a large folding screen with this on one side 2 falls ago for the warrenton show - it sold pretty quickly -

returning -

it's been so long and i feel somewhat like a sailor returning from a voyage at sea - a lot has happened since my last post - mostly we have been busy 'de-cluttering' and cleaning - we have cleaned out over 40 abandoned and trashed storage units - found some cool stuff - mostly trash - other peoples trash is often just that - trash - really working hard on NOT hoarding things - it sounds better when we call them 'collections', doesn't it? - well i have collections of dice, marbles, keys, golf balls - yeah, i know - baseballs, footballs and the list goes on and on - oh, and seashells and rocks - and that is just stuff i find here and there - left behind. all neatly - or somewhat neatly corralled into jars and glass containers and trays of silverplate and looking glass.



i took some things to my fav shop in dallas last weekend - if you are ever in the area of snider plaza near SMU - check it out - wonderful shop -








if you know anyone who likes using old scrap vintage wallpaper for craft or art projects i have a box full that measures 17" by 17" by 14" i would like to sell for $10 plus shipping. let me know if you are interested and i will post a pic.

we are thinking we might try and do the october canton - have been listing some things on craigslist - here is a link to the most recent thing i listed - it's 3 pieces of patio furniture - a round metal table and cool metal chairs with vinyl straps.