A Room, A Rug, and a Show

Today is the day we head down to Diane's to set up for tomorrow's Molly Mo's show. I still have a ton of stuff to do, but I'm not worried. As I have gotten older, I tend to worry less. What gets done, gets done and what doesn't...well, I guess it will get done some other day. That seems to be my philosophy lately. I used to stress out a lot more. I think I am a lot happier with this attitude. Anyway, yesterday I cleaned up my bedroom and took a few pictures of some of my collections so I thought I would share them.



This is on one wall of my bedroom. My collection of small rose oil paintings lives here along with a few treasured photos, some of my many tole trays, a bird cage and some other misc. nic naks. Also pictured is my maniquin who wears my necklaces and a vintage nightgown which I change periodically. Isn't she pretty? I apologize for my less than perfect pictures. Just got a new camera for my birthday and I'm still trying to figure out how to use it. The picture on the left is the same wall of my bedroom, just a little further down. Here I have a cute pink quilt rack with another collection of roses paintings, two quilts and a sweet vintage child's nightgown. The cabinet you see is one of my first vintage finds and I love it. It holds a lot of stuff (aka, clutter). My yellow and white corner cabinet holds lots more tole trays, a couple rose hat boxes, a vintage fan, my porcelain posy collection and some little ceramic baskets with roses.


Here is a closer up picture:


The other day I was dinking around on craigslist and I spotted a really cute floral vintage hooked rug for sale for $35.00! I have been looking for a replacement rug for the one I had to get rid of because it kept buckling and my husband would trip over it and complain about it at least once a day. So, I called the woman on the listing and she said I could come over right away and look at it which of course I did as she wasn't too far away. Very nice gal and the rug was wonderful! Here it is:



I just love it! I tried to get a picture of it showing where it is in my room, but the close up shows it off better.

Isabel and I are going to hit a barn sale in our town this morning. I know I should be getting ready for the sale, but how could I possibly pass up a barn sale. Treasures to be had, I'm sure.

Busy, busy me!

Wow, I sure got a lot done yesterday. Started my blog, made a shopping cart liner, recovered a vanity bench, recovered a crib cushion, painted a metal message rack thingy, and put cute vintage fabric on a denim jacket. Oh, I also found and bought a cute folding room divider on craigslist, made some vintage wallpaper tags and walked for an hour. Here is a picture of my projects.

Sounds like I am an over achiever, huh? Well, I don't usually whip out that many projects in one day. In fact, a lot of the time I am just a lazy bum watching movies all day in between fixing meals for my kids. Summer is a great time to be lazy, don't you agree? Kids are home, you don't have to rush out the door in the morning. I found if I don't get started early in the morning with projects though, not a lot gets done. My house, if you could see it now, is a total disaster. I keep joking with my husband that we need to have a big party just so I will clean the house. Today will be more of the same. I have another cart liner cut out and ready to sew and I would like to make another denim jacket if I have the time.

A Blog? Really?

Well, my good friend Joy just started her blog yesterday and since I've been toying with the idea of starting one myself, I decided to give it a try. I am not very computer savy so I will just try to muddle through and learn as I go. This week is a busy one getting ready for Molly Mo's Summer Antique Sale which is being held at my friend Diane's house in Sublimity, OR this Saturday. I am really excited about it as I know there will be lots of goodies to buy and hopefully I will sell some stuff too. My friend and biz partner, Isabel and I have a booth at a fabulous antique mall here in Oregon called, Monticello. Some of you may have heard of it. It was featured in the March issue of Romantic Homes Magazine. Anyway, it is our favorite place to shop for vintage treasures, so about a year ago we decided to set up shop there and sell some of our finds. We are both very crafty and love to give vintage items new life with paint and/or fabric. Our homes are filled to the brims with all of our finds and we are constantly working on projects to sell. I hope to be able to share some of my projects with you on this blog.