When I attend antique markets as a vendor, I try to keep blinders on for the most part, so I don't end up bringing home a van load of stuff! I think Jeff would be less than pleased if I did that!...
workbench & walls
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get your beautyrest
As I'm sure you've noticed, there's been a lot of shuffling going on in the guest room. I hand painted a bed in a Bavarian style and started decorating the entire room around it. Then, after I had...
autumn table & more glittered pumpkins
A couple of weeks ago, I showed a more traditional, spooky black & orange fall table with black glass glitter on pumpkins, crows, pinecones and a paper bat bunting. In this setting, I wanted to...
transferware, a ring mold & more
We are back safe & sound from The Chapel Market, which is quite an accomplishment given our high-mileage van. It's very reliable, but it might've decided at 202,000 miles as it's hauling a very...
slipcovered ottoman
Last Friday I was working in the studio on some last minute pieces for the Chapel Market. I usually leave the sewing projects until everything else is done, mainly because it's not my favorite...
bunny pull-toy
I know...again with the kid's stuff, but this bunny pull-toy was just too cute to pass up! I got it at a good price, because it didn't have its original paint and, unfortunately, someone who wasn't...
The Chapel Market Preview
Here we are! Right on the brink of the Chapel Market, which happens this Saturday, October 25, 2014. It starts at 9:00 am and admission is $3.00. (The address is 24 Ring Around Rd, Pike Road,...
cha-ching
I keep a running list in the back of my mind of antiques I'd like to buy if ever the piece, price and timing are right. Through the years, I've found some of those pieces...an industrial cart, a...
Pine Cone Hill 20th Anniversary Bed & Giveaway
I mentioned earlier this week that a big giveaway was coming up...the biggest one I've ever had on my blog. Well, this is it. I started working with Pine Cone Hill and Dash & Albert a few years...
black glittered pumpkins & more
Today in the studio, Kriste and I worked creating two very different Halloween/fall tables. In the one I'm showing today, we went with a black/orange/spooky classic Halloween theme. Neither of us...