Thankful for the sweet, persistent kindness and generosity of friends!
This may be the best cider I've ever tasted.
hard to explain
This collection of mine
is difficult
to explain
at almost every level.
So I won't try.
I can't remember how it started
and have no idea when it will end.
All I know is that it has cost me little
and leaves me a little speechless...
idea harvesting
I spent a couple of hours "idea harvesting"
at Barnes and Noble this afternoon.
I was pleasantly surprised by the number of new magazines on the stands, and
(though I shouldn't have been)
by how many Christmas issues there were already.
I was attracted to the first photo because of the layers of color,
textures, and patterns. The room is full and interesting, in my opinion.
The last photo was attractive to me because of its simplicity.
If I remember correctly, it appeared in an article about
savoring silence and "alone" time during the holiday season.
As usual, I returned home with fresh ideas
and enthusiasm to tweak my personal surroundings.
With many decorating blogs becoming so cluttered
and many resorting to advertising,
I found the current magazines an enjoyable alternative today!
for a quarter...
In spite of its flaws I couldn't pass it up for a quarter.
I've tried to find another like it on Google images.
So far, no luck.
It's heavy. I thought ironstone perhaps.
It's blue and white. That's a winning combination in MY opinion.
Additional information welcomed!
Changing the subject a bit,
we sold the second of two "sofa tables" my husband constructed out of an old dinner table.
They really DID turn out beautifully with their pale grey painted "body"
and natural wood tops.
I wonder what project he'll work on next????
smitten
From the bare-bones bookcase purchased for $5 at a garage sale...
...to this sweet beauty, fashioned by my husband.
It is painted a very pale baby blue, slightly distressed and waxed to a smooth finish,
I'm smitten!
a stop at the shop
On the way to spend the afternoon with my mother last week,
I stopped at my Favorite Thrift Store to select a birthday card for a friend.
(For $.45 I find some very beautiful and appropriate greeting cards!)
Then I made my quick pass through the store. I was happy to add the blue and white tin
to my blue tin collection ($.10),
and how could I pass up this sweet, unmarked pottery dachshund ($.25)?
I found this puppy on ebay with a pincushion on its back! What do YOU think?
I found this puppy on ebay with a pincushion on its back! What do YOU think?
And you! What unexpected "treasures" have you stumbled on recently?
the magic of framing
Yesterday morning, my husband and I took a walk in a local nature preserve.
(You can see some photos here...)
(You can see some photos here...)
While transferring the photos to my computer, I noticed
how much THIS one reminded me of an amateur painting I'd bought a long time ago
(probably at a thrift store).
I took it out of the small, nondescript brown frame it was in
and painted the frame black.
It fit beautifully into another frame I had on hand - again purchased
either at a thrift store or garage sale.
By the time I returned home this afternoon from a pleasant lunch and visit with a friend,
the inner frame was dry and the whole deal ready to be assembled.
Ta Dah!
What a difference framing makes..
moody blue
We brought it home from the thrift store with a plan to repaint and sell it,
but the longer I looked at it, the more I fell in love with its "moody blue" color.
And so after removing the paint from the top, the rest was sanded gently,
covered with wax and buffed to a soft, smooth finish.
A part of my heart is hoping no one answers the ad I placed offering it for sale..
the pleasure of pottery
I was content to wander in and out of quaint shops in the attractive town
of Grand Rapids, OH yesterday.
"Just looking," I responded cheerfully to the proprietors' offers to help.
Honestly, I don't need ANOTHER thing.
Unique pieces of pottery always catch my eye. Yesterday was no exception.
And though the prices there were fair, they were too high for my budget.
So imagine my pleasure to find two pieces at one of my favorite thrift stores this morning!
For less than $1.00, I got BOTH of them.
The colors on this "pocket" caught my eye immediately!
It's a heavy little piece with a charming copper hanger.
I couldn't resist it.
that was all
We should have checked what time this thrift store opened.
Arrived an hour too early, so we went to a Goodwill.
Then back to THIS one where a line had formed.
I exited a few minutes later with a dozen of these mid-century plates
in fantastic condition.
That was all.
price-less
Priceless!
That's right - no price.
That's right - no price.
FREE!
Found curbside on what was apparently Big Trash Day
in a neighboring town.
If my husband had been in the car with me,
we would also have a chest of drawers.
Sigh.
finders/keepers
We did our share of finding last Friday!
This lamp (1/2 the marked price of $1.50) is a keeper!
One day I'll find a whiter lamp shade.
Until then, it sits beside my chair "as is". Just the right size to keep chair-side clutter to a minimum.
This incredible vintage white stand with wheels that turn (!)
is too large to keep. It has already been spoken for.
The glass on this lovely vintage print has been cleaned,
and it will hang with other vintage prints on my bathroom wall.
Another keeper--along with a glass pitcher, a picture frame and a couple other miscellaneous pieces.
The outing was an inexpensive and satisfying way to enjoy time with my husband.
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