What I've been up to this week

My hubby has been home from work this week. Well, not so much at home as off of work. He's been fishing a little, diddling in the garage a little, going to the gun club, you know, guy stuff. I did manage to get him to fix a few things for me this week which is always greatly appreciated.

Hit a few thrift stores this week on my way to Monticello. Here's what I found.

Worked on some projects for both Monticello and Farm Chicks. Here's one.

I found these sewing cabinet drawers. They were pretty sorry looking. I painted them, gave them a good sanding, added the glass knobs and put in some of my pretty wallpaper scraps left over from previous projects and I'm loving how they turned out. These will be added to my growing pile of goodies that will be heading to Spokane with me for Farm Chicks.

I took a few things to Monticello this week, but unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of them. If they are still there next week, I'll try to remember to take their pictures. I did get a picture of this though.

This was something I sold several years ago. I forget where, maybe a flea market. I had found the folding chair frame and put on the fabric. A simple project. Funny to see it again. That happens sometimes. Someone will buy something of mine and then years later I see it at another sale.

The other day I went grocery shopping at my favorite Fred Meyers and decided I needed a spring fix so I bought some flowers to put in some of my long neglected pots. I am no green thumb, but it did feel good to get my hands dirty and now I have something pretty to look at when I step outside. Trust me though, there is so much more to do in the yard.

I even planted up a mini herb garden to put on my patio table. We'll see how long these survive.

Yesterday I found a great seller on ebay. Her name is Mechelle and she has a blog too. It's called Pink*Daisys. She sells great vintage fabric and other cool stuff. She even has an etsy store as well where she sells some lovely hand crafted items. I was lucky enough to find a couple "bin" items on her ebay listings that were so cute and a great price.

Love this cute little pair of vintage barkcloth era curtain panels.

I also got a long piece of quilted rose covered fabric. This would make an adorable liner for one of my vintage shopping carts, cute pillows or a fun vintage tote. Maybe all three. I hope Mechelle doesn't mind that I borrowed her pictures as I am a really impatient person and can't wait to actually get the fabrics and take my own pictures.

I also went shopping with my Mom yesterday to a little town nearby called Aurora. Lots of cute antique shops there, but again, pretty expensive. I did manage to find a few items which I'll share on my next post.

Well, that's what my week has been looking like. It's suppose to be a really nice weekend here with some sunshine and much warmer temperatures. Good for painting furniture and I have a lot of that to do. Wish me luck!