White Wednesday~Just For Me

Several weeks ago I spied a cute little white cabinet with vintage glass knobs at Monticello where I have my booth.  I looked at it a couple times and left. After I got home I was still thinking about it.  Now, if you could see my house, you would know that I don’t need anything in the way of little cabinets, but I just adore them.  Can’t help it. So the next week I went back and bought that little cabinet. 

 

Haven’t decided what I’m going to do with it or where I’ll put it, but I know it’s a keeper.  Most of the stuff I buy is for re-sale, but every once in awhile (okay, if I’m being honest, lots of times) I will find something just for me. 

Yesterday after I finished fluffing my booth at Monticello, I took a few minutes to look around.  So glad I did because I found this (Okay, I know it’s not white, but clear is close, right?)

I just knew it would have to come home with me.  No hesitation this time. It was a great price too. After my dealer discount, only $30.  It’s a murano glass mirror in perfect condition.  I know that because I first saw one in Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic Home book. 

 

Her’s is a bit bigger than mine and so gorgeous.

I did a little checking and found one on ebay for sale with a buy it now price of $475, so I’m thinking I got a great deal!

Speaking of Rachel Ashwell, I may have mentioned before how much I love her and her design esthetic. Discovering her first book was like an epiphany and a beginning to my own decorating adventures. Recently Ms. Ashwell was at a show in Northern California signing copies of her newest book, (which of course I have and love) and I toyed with the idea of driving down there just so I could meet her.  A little stalkerish, I admit, but I am seriously hoping that she will deem us Pacific Northwesterners worthy of a visit someday soon.  Can you imagine how awesome it would be if she graced us with an appearance at Farm Chicks next year?  I, for one, would be thrilled!

Hope you enjoyed my little White Wednesday post! Have an awesome rest of the week!

New at Monticello and Stars

I know I’ve been neglecting my blog lately.  Honestly, I just haven’t been doing anything blog worthy.  Now that show season is over for me, I have been really lazy.  Not even shopping very much which is unusual for me.  I did go to a few thrift stores and hit a few estate sales last weekend, but didn’t find very much.  Today I made a little trip to both  of my mall spaces and spruced, fluffed, and brought in a few new things.

At Monticello I had sold a cute desk, so things were looking a little messy.  A good time to completely rearrange everything, which is exactly what I did. I brought in this cute and shabby vanity which you may remember from a recent post.

Also brought in an adorable vintage aqua fan

cute pink hat

sweet vintage cottage style chair (love the white paint with a little green showing in some of the chippy spots)

I absolutely adore this embroidered pillow!  I can’t imagine the time it took someone to make it.  It depicts one of my most favorite things: a quaint cottage by the water.

I brought a few things into my Stars booth as well, but unfortunately forgot to take a picture of some of them.  Here’s what I remembered to shoot.

Little shabby black shelf

great chippy vintage vanity mirror frame (would make a great chalkboard!)

Cute little handmade chair/shelf.  Would be adorable in a child’s room holding some vintage kids books.

I also brought in that little funky hanging light fixture on the right.

and finally, a cute vintage bell.  This is the kind that would go over a door in a store so the proprietor would know when people are coming or going.

It reminds me of the movie, “You’ve got Mail,” because there is a scene where Meg Ryan’s character is closing her adorable little children’s book store and the last thing she does before she leaves the store for good, is remove the door bell like this one. 

That’s it for me for now.  I hope to come back again with a White Wednesday post as I have a couple things to share.  TTFN!

Girls Night Out

Last night I got together with my college roommates.  It had been years since we were all together and we had so much fun getting caught up.  We all brought pictures to look through and let me say that there was a lot of laughing going on.  Picture 80’s hair and fashion.  Here’s what we looked like 25 years ago.

That’s me on the left, Yvette in the middle and Pavla on the right. I had just cut my hair short.  We used to love to get dressed up and go out to parties or dancing at the Beaver Hut together.  We made a lot of memories in that apartment.

Here we are now.

Did I mention I’m a red head now?  Wow!  What a difference 25 years makes! Notice how I have a beverage in my hand in both pictures? ha ha  These girls and I have history.  They know lots of embarrassing stories about me, and I them, and we still all love each other.  Reminds me of the song I learned in Girl Scouts.  “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.”  These girls are definitely golden!

More Finds

My Mom called me the other day wondering if I was okay.  She said that I haven’t been blogging much lately and she was worried about me.  My Mom lives less than 5 minutes from me and keeps up with what I’m doing by reading my blog.  I’m such a bad daughter .  I guess I should call my Mom more often. 

I have been busy doing lots of things.  Had so much fun last Saturday at the Barn House sale.  It was great seeing everyone, and so fun to see the show from the working side, as opposed to the shopping side.  The weather was so beautiful and customers came and shopped like crazy. I didn’t take one picture, but of course, lovely Isabel did.  You can see them here.

I have been doing a little shopping myself and have picked up a few things here and there.

Got this cute pink cabinet at a church sale last week.

Found this cabinet

 

and this one

and this one

from a sweet gal on craigslist.

This project vanity was found at a garage sale I just happened by while out shoe shopping with my number one girl. The little end table on top I found at a thrift store, and the box with the drawer (actually an older cash box) was found at a Monday garage sale.  I also got a bunch of furniture casters there too for cheap.

Here’s what else I’ve been doing.

*bringing new finds into my mall spaces

*golfing and lunch with a good friend to celebrate her birthday

*attempting to clean house and tackle the giant pile of laundry that never seems to go down

*helping hubby paint the almost finished garden shed

*playing hours of jewels on my droid phone (my hubby got me addicted to it)

I can’t believe it’s Friday already, Wow! I hope you all have a great weekend.  I’ll be continuing the cleaning house thing and hopefully will squeeze in a little time to work on some projects. TTFN!

Weekend Finds

On my last post I mentioned that I was going to do the Coburg Antique Faire.  Well, that show has come and gone and I didn’t get to show any of my projects and the few pictures I did take, didn’t turn out too great.  That said. it was a really good sale for me as I doubled the amount I sold last year which is always a good thing. It was fun to see friends old and new and I want to send a big shout out thank you to Jill for providing me and Isabel with a place to rest our weary heads. Thanks also to those of you who stopped by to tell me how much you enjoy reading my blog.  It really means the world to me to hear such sweet comments.

The weather has changed here in the PNW and we are now in full on rainy Fall mode.  But the weather didn’t dampen my spirits (pun intended) enough to keep me from hitting some sales this weekend.  The first few sales I went to were duds and I was losing a little hope that I would find anything good, but I ventured on and found a couple good sales.  Here is the loot I scored over the weekend along with a couple items I found earlier in the week at a thrift store.

The table with with the drawer and no top, the center cabinet, white cart, carved mirror, vintage blue and cream ticking curtains and pink bedspread with pom pom trim all came from one sale. The other mirror, wicker, glass and wood tray, typewriter table and pink rose sheet came from the thrift store and the hard to see wood cubby cabinet on the left, I actually pulled off the wall in the garage at an estate sale.

I am super excited about all my finds, but the find of the weekend has to be this

I got this cute (not old) wood and glass display case at a neighborhood garage sale today for a steal.  Just had to add the glass knob and supports for the glass shelves and it is good as new.  Still trying to decide if I will keep or sell this one.  If I keep it, I’ll have to trade out another cabinet I have.  Decisions, decisions.  What’s a cabinet loving girl to do?

Tomorrow and the coming days will be spent working on projects and getting my much neglected house cleaned up a bit.  So glad shows are over for me for the year.  Now I can concentrate on getting my mall spaces stocked up.  I made visits to both spaces last week and they are looking a bit better, but there is definitely room for more goodies.

Next weekend is the season finale sale at Barn House.  Isabel and I will be there helping out, so I hope you will come out and say hi and check out all the fabulous goodies Joe, Jermonne and Cindy are putting together. Rain or shine, it’s sure to be a fabulous sale. Hope to see some of you there!  Have a lovely rest of the weekend!

Flea Finds, Back to School Kids and a Show You Won’t Want to Miss

I thought I would have a lot of great pictures of completed projects to show you.  Fact is, I have a lot of projects that are almost done.  I am so good at starting projects, not so great at finishing them.  But, I have a deadline, so I really need to get my rear in gear and get busy.  Coburg is on Sunday (we leave Saturday night) and I’m starting to get excited about my final show of the year. 

Since I don’t have any completed projects to show, I thought I would show you my finds from the flea market last Sunday.

Cute wicker basket, a big bag of watches including these, some buttons, jewelry and a little glass knob.

Little shabby shelf.

Two little boxes with drawers. The top one is getting the white paint treatment.  These are so great for holding lots of little bits and pieces.

Gorgeous antique nightgown.  Love the lace and ribbon on this larger sized beauty.

 

Not the best picture, but I was thrilled to find this adorable vintage petticoat.

Another not great picture, but I always love finding little girl’s petticoat slip with crinoline.

This week was back to school and we have a tradition in our family to take a back to school picture.  My son started yesterday and as you can see, not too thrilled to have his picture taken.

My daughter, had several potential first day of school outfits, and this is one she decided on.

I like this picture better though.

If you are in the greater Portland area this weekend, Monticello is having their Fall Premier Show.

It starts on Friday with lots of really great guest vendors and continues through the 26th with vendors restocking their spaces frequently.  This is always a really great show.  See the Monticello blog for more details.

That’s it for me for now.  I’m off to sew a couple more shopping cart liners as well as hopefully finishing up a few of those other projects I mentioned at the beginning of this post.  I hope you are all having a lovely week.

White Wednesday and Some Recent Finds

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a White Wednesday post, and since a lot of my recent finds are white, I thought I would give it another go.

Two vintage white dressers!  Love them! 

Adorable old children’s cafeteria bench found last weekend at a sale in my neighborhood.  There were three, I only bought one.  Now I’m kicking myself for not buying them all.  So cute!

Two vintage white lace edged towels found at the Camas Antique Faire.  Keepers!

I also got this adorable slipcovered broom from my good buddy, Joe!  Now sweeping will be so much more fun!

My newest bling buckle.  Love all the whites and sparkles!

Not white, but will be, extra long table. The top will be stained, but the legs and apron will get the shabby white treatment.  I got this one at Melanie’s sale last Friday.

More weekend finds, the little lamp, drop leaf table, curtain rings, wicker basket and bingo cards also came from Melanie’s sale.  I also got a cute vintage market cart which will be getting a cute liner and will be headed to the Coburg antique faire. The McCoy roses vase, hankies and crochet purse all came from garage sales in my neighborhood.

 

This cute sewing cabinet was a thrift store find.  I’m going to add a couple rose decals to the lids and it’ll be perfect!

And finally,

My hunt for vintage bling was successful.  If you can believe it, all of these buttons  came off  of a bracelet Isabel found at the Oregon City Antique Faire for me.  More button charm bracelets will be coming soon!

Lots to do: bracelets, shopping cart liners, painting, ironing.  What to do first?  Well, I made some chocolate chip muffins for the kids this morning, I think I’ll go have one while I decide.  Hopefully will be back soon with some completed projects. Have a very happy Wednesday!