Those of you who get it, get it.  There is an addiction to the thrill of thrifting.  The joy of junking!  The awesomeness of auctions! It is a drug and it’s my drug of choice.  Hook me up to an IV and open the line.  I love hunting for treasures.  I set out for a morning of hitting yard sales and I don’t know what will be in my van when I come home (much to the dismay of my husband.)  Maybe nothing.  Maybe something I’ve been longing after for ten years…and it was only five bucks.  You just never know.  I have admired these industrial shoe carts for a long time, now.  Gail has one in her space at Wild Rose and I’ve admired that one as well.  I’ve never found them at a reasonable price, so when I spotted one on the porch of a local antique shop, I was

I bought a French chair at a yard sale a few weeks ago and the gentleman I bought it from mentioned having an entire storage unit full of his mother’s furniture, much of it French provincial in style.  HELLO!  I handed him a business card and held my breath.  He called and we scheduled a time to meet at the storage facility to see if we could make a deal.  We had to reschedule twice due to rain, but we finally met last Thursday.  I was not disappointed.  I bought this beautiful French settee… …an antique chest of drawers… …a small Bombay chest… …a pair of French chairs (Don’t even ask to buy these chairs.  They are mine.)  …and a small empire shelf, a pair of nightstands, and a couple of luggage racks. I didn’t drive off with any crazy steals (like a truck load of antique doors and furniture for

Here’s the reveal on the pedestal I made yesterday.  Oh, I can’t wait to refinish my orange speckled dining room table.  All of my clients and retail spaces are keeping me way to busy for that!  Anyway, I simply used some super glue to affix a silver candlestick to a small plate.  I’ve had these two pieces for sale on their own, but they really weren’t special and they weren’t selling.  Putting them together makes them special.  If you’re making one of these, give the glue plenty of time to cure.  The glass cloche just happened to fit perfectly and I love it!  I’m tempted to keep it, but I won’t.  I can always make another one down the road.  I spent the afternoon with a friend at the Apple Harvest Festival.  I live in orchard country, so it’s a huge deal and I’ve never been before.  I did find

It was one of those nights.  My three year old came downstairs crying and burning up.  He was up throughout the night with a crazy high fever and was delirious at times.  This morning, my hubby took the sick boy to the doctor’s office and we decided it would be best to get our healthy boy out of the house, which was my job.  What’s a girl to do when trying to get out of the house, but go hit some yard sales?  (On a side note, the doctors were pretty worried about my son, but he is doing much better this afternoon  We’re making sure he drinks his “get better juice” and uses his “get better blanket” and he’s being a real trooper.) It just so happens that this is the weekend of Pippin Fest, a yard sale/craft show kind of event in Fairfield, PA.  Most of the town sets up their yard

Today was a great shopping day…and I love those.  I’m a girl.  What can I say?  It started out early.  My MIL and youngest boy set out to one of my favorite bi-annual community yard sales.  Right off the bat, I spotted a house that had loads of antiques for sale.  Most of it was a little too expensive for me (for resale purposes), but I did buy a few old books, a huge frame, and a folding wooden chair.  All for $4.00.  Then, we were off and running.  We had walked through most of the neighborhood and I hadn’t bought another thing (except puzzles for my 3 1/2 year old, cookies for the boy and a brownie for me.)  This day was going to be a bummer.  Then, I spotted a Frenchy chest of drawers with great hardware (and stickers and a nasty paint job.)  It was very sturdy, solid