The ones that got away

hello all!  We went to the flea last weekend before the germies set in and I left pretty empty handed.  When I go to the flea, I always have these grand notions of all the treasures I will find.  What I bought, I really like (and it is all for me... bonus!) It got me thinking about all the things that I have sold and now I am sort of kicking myself about the ones I let get away. Here are a few off the top of my head that I remembered and actually took photos of.

This piece I named Carol after the sweet friend that turned it over to me to transform. I loved the curves and angles of this piece and its stylish simplicity.  And those little drawers!  I love little drawers!

This one had little drawers too!  Harriet was sweet and simple too.  I think I am drawn to clean lines with just a bit of embellishment for my personal home.  I love the French-y details to paint and pieces with gorgeous hardware, but for my personal space this one is one that I think about often.  And, it is even white and my go to is definitely in the grey family.  This piece had a taller chest that matched it that I painted aqua and I adored it as well.  I really wish this one was in my bedroom though.

I remember rounding the corner and seeing this beauty at the flea one day.  I fell in love immediately!  There is something about old paint and it was so close to my own yellow that I created for my line.  Anyhow, I don't know that I ever planned on selling it, but I had a busy weekend that really emptied out the shoppe and I needed something. It sold almost immediately.  I have since been on the search for a piece, any piece with old yellow paint.

These dark slides.  I started out with about 50 of them.  Maybe I am exaggerating.  All I remember is that I wanted to do a little wall of these at home in a grid like fashion and one day I realized I had 3 left. 

I always try to have a place for something and when I bought this, I didn't have the perfect place for it.  But, I knew that it needed to come home with me.  I listed this awesome bowler hat form and the sweetest lady that is now a friend bought it.  I still love it and I am so happy it went to a good home!

This piece was the second piece I painted for my first booth.  But, it didn't go right to the booth until I didn't have another piece ready to go one after a busy week.  So, I had to fill it up with something and totally planned on switching it out once I had another piece ready, but it didn't work out that way.  Those pulls haunt me sometimes.

This birdcage was one of those things that I just adored and I even remember the gentleman that I bought it from.  This one also went to a dear, sweet, lovely friend! I have a new birdcage though that may soothe the pain though once I get it finished.

I am sure there are many other pieces and small treasures that I have let go and I know there are things the Mr. questions why I I let go.  I mean, I can't keep it all and I do love to share the vintage goodness!

Okay, back to trying to remove 2 layers of paint from a bird cage, but leaving one layer....

ps. I posted a fun little project I am working on in May over at Thimbled

New Items!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  The boy is sick. Again.  And, this time I think it has caught up with me.  So, I am thinking today may be a rest in day and postpone the week one day.

I have added some new designs and new vintage to the etsy shoppe and plan on adding more this week too.

I have been pretty busy custom painting for clients and will share some befores and afters and add more to my gallery.  I am woefully inept at taking befores and almost as bad as taking afters, so my portfolio is lacking.  Okay, I am off to drink some hot tea with honey... does the power of positive thinking come into play here?  I am not getting sick... I am not getting sick...

Nature

 This time of year always finds us outside.  Suddenly, bubbles are a priority along with weeding and mulching and adding color to the flower pots.  I currently have a peony bush with at least 30 buds on it.  And that is just one of them... I can't wait to bring fresh flowers from our garden inside to enjoy.

This is the time of year that I green up the house (and if I am being entirely truthful, sentence some plants to death.) But, while they are here they are glorious!  I have pretty good luck with terrariums though... I made a few a couple of years ago and I still have one of them.

baby hughes and I (gosh.... he will be 5 this year... how much longer can I possibly get away with "baby?"  don't answer that *wink*) Anyhow, we put these together the other day with some mini plants that we bought from Yarrow Acres in Franklin and some moss that we scraped off some brick edging.  We put them with some little fun things from around house.  A little fawn and some little clay or ceramic dolls.  I added an ironstone egg cup to mine with a little flag and bottle.  The mushrooms looked darling for a day... until they started getting some fuzzy white mold on them.  They were made from spun cotton, so I guess they weren't terrarium friendly.  So, I am in the process of making some clay ones to paint and replace them.

And, outdoors we have been just as busy.  We planted some poppies... one of my favorites!  The mr and the boy planted some vegetables and some watermelons.  Which is pretty exciting for the little man.  I think he expected them to grow overnight!

And, we have babies!  This robin had 2 babies hatch in a little vine-y area of our deck and we have another bird that has built a mossy type cave in a big planter.  I can't see the babies, but I can hear them *smiles* and the momma and papa bird are busy coming back and forth.  This year we have so many birds in our yard... like all different kinds and I think I am totally turning into a Bird Nerd!

Hope you have a lovely weekend!  We haven't figured out how we are going to spend ours yet... we have quite a few options.

Getting Some Things Done

So I took a little break this week from most social media.  I checked in here and there. I had scheduled some posts last week for this week, but mostly, I stayed off of it.  It isn't that I think it is BAD or that I had anything dramatic going on, but I felt a little break was in order.  I read a couple of books suggested by my personal literary advisor.  Seriously, I have a close friend that has my exact taste in books.  This is an important friend to have if you like to read like I do.  She also has many other great qualities and if she is reading this, I am super happy that she is on Instagram now, but I am still pulling for a blog from her.  Sister has great taste in decor too!  Anyhow, with my new found time, I went and filled up my Winchester booth in Franklin.  AND, I finally, finally got organized enough to post some new finds in my etsy shop.

I have been knitting quite a bit lately too and I finished my 2nd scarf that I blogged about on my alter ego, Thimbled.  I am steadily working on my 3rd scarf.  I am pretty sure everyone is getting a scarf for Christmas.  I know... doesn't that sound cliche like a tie on Father's Day?  We never buy our Mr. ties... he rarely wears one.  Anyhow, I can't buy yummy yarns and just have them sit in happy little yarn balls forever... they need to be something.

The good news is, that I have excellent taste in yarn, so the people who receive these scarves should be pleased.  I also have the best taste in music.

Well, I am off to finish some pieces and meet some clients for pickups!  Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Art for My Gallery Wall

hellooooo!  We are all finally well (as of right now) We always try to contain the germies to our home, so as to not infect everyone else.  We do get a little stir crazy and apparently I don't remember to blog when I am stuck at home.  Odd, really.

So, now that I have my gallery wall and am adding here and there, I thought I would show you some art that I am loving on etsy.  This is the sort of thing that I would normally reserve for a Friday Favorites, but let's mix things up a bit.

found~ the wheatfield by katie daisy

found~ elsa jinx

 found~ poor dog farm

found~ shellie mitchell

 found~ janet hill studio

found~ old tyme marketplace

found~ draggy art

found~ verdigreen 

found~ britt hermann


I like throwing bits of vintage in with prints and originals.  I wish I could always buy originals that I love, but most of the time, prints will have to suffice.  I think I am always drawn to bare landscapes and simple houses.  I always love pen and ink drawings too.  It has been fun putting together our gallery and we will keep adding to it.... hopefully with some of these beauties!