Feedsack Lampshade

A small strip of feedsack leftover from a project~~

to recover a lamp that " did.not.sell. " at my booth~~

(below is said lamp:  I loved it, had a really good price on it, but it just never sold).    I'm not giving up or giving in~~just gonna change out the shade for something more "today"~~

I found this sweet, vintage oval shade for $3.00~~

And some vintage striped sheeting to use for the back portion~~

Much better, don't you think?  I loved the blue toile, but I think the feedsack shade looks trendy.  I can see this tacked on a ledge of bookcase or surrounded by several vintage mirrors~~

On a good note; I made the decision to take home some other items from my booths that had been there for awhile~~but, to my suprise most had sold!  That was just the boost I needed; that inspired me to get busy creating and painting.  

I'm off to see what you've been up to; there's where my ultimate inspiration comes from and gets me all fired up!  Thanks for stopping by~~
                                          
    patty
 

Someone's Paint 50c

Better than the "clearance" tag indicated on the above can of paint~~I bought some 50c leftover's from the Habitat Resale Shop~~

~~and love getting someone else's decor paints to experiment with baskets or furniture~~sometimes adding a bit of white or black to "customize" the color I want for a project~~

~~a fabulous way to cut expenses without buying a brand new can of paint; this color was the perfect aqua~~

~~so for 50c; I could paint up a storm on a few little projects for my booths at the antique mall~~this color always sells well with customers~~

~~but, I'm really liking this metal basket for storage; so it may hang out here at home for awhile~~

Have a great weekend!

~patty~

Mod Podge French Boxes

Hey; I just figured out home-made chalk paint works beautifully on "cardboard boxes" too!

Got a great little deal on 3-nesting-boxes at GW for $1.00; painted each one in a black, white and gray~~

Hobby and Michels sell cardboard boxes of all descriptions really cheap too (better on half-price week!)~~

I used some vintage "naturally aged" paper bought for label projects and cut them 8x11 for my printer~~copied my images right onto the aged paper~~

Above~~the "Paris" image I decided to tear along the edges to look worn.

~~and simply mod-podged the cut outs (labels) onto my painted boxes~~then mod-podge over to protect the image~~

Brown paper sacks (cut to 8x11) for printer paper would work sweetly too; would give a project that old, natural look in vintage labels~~

Off to see what you're up to this week and start (finishing-up) some delayed projects.

Thanks for stopping by; I love it when you peek in!  Have an awesome day~~

~~patty~~

Bistro Vintage ~a gift~

My son and his fiance came home yesterday for the holiday.  And look at this sweet wooden bistro set that my future DIL gave me!

They live near Chicago; she told me her neighbor was having a yardsale and this was $10.00!  ~~and she thought it would look sweet on our porch.

I love it.    Thank you Brandie so much for thinking of me~~(she knows my style well).

Have a great 4th of July; America, the Beautiful~~yes she is.  Aren't we fortunate to love and live so freely.

~patty~

Jelly Glasses and Wire

Hey!  How's everyone today?  HOT?  yes~~very much so here today.

I found two old parts from sewing machine; the wooden drawer holders I believe; and added some wire hardware to the back~~(here's a pic. of the before "parts")~~

Love, love wire hardware cloth~~sort of makes these look "chic industrial"~~

~~and added my 25c jelly glasses with some wire; see the cute little lock and key added to one of them~~

So cute to hold cuttings from the garden, vines, herbs, flowers~~

Have a fabulous weekend~~I'm off to paint some more furniture for the booths~~and, oh my gosh~~I got this old cabinet for $5.00 and making it into a cute little kitchen island~~I can't wait to get started on it!

Stay cool and hydrated!  ~patty~

Thrifty Stool Makeover

Here's my $1.75 "what was I thinking" rolling ottoman/shelf thing~~

Below is the before:

I used home~made chalk paint; added decorative trim to the front; padding; and a

vintage feed sack for the top.

I bought two of those metal/wire baskets; I love it tucked into the shelving area:

A big wicker basket looks kinda cute too~~

Sorry for the bad pics; too hot to be outside and my lighting is terrible in this room today~~

Oh, when I brought this home dear husband thought I'd lost my mind; his comment was something to the effect that $1.75 was too much.  Ha!

I love a project (or twenty), don't you?

~patty~

Thrifts

It's 100 degrees here today!  Hauled in my loot from yesterday's thrifting and decided to take pictures in my junk room. 

See that chair in above pic?  They're rather small and very outdated~~but, for $4.00 each I bought two of them; they'll get a sweet paint job in the near future.

Two metal baskets also $4.00 each; two 25c wooden sewing machine drawer "parts", a metal wreath~~

and this poor looking rolling stool that is my next project (tonight)~~

and looky~~one of those baskets fits sweetly in there!  I bought the stool for $1.75.

Already painted this cute wicker basket my shade of aqua~~and some faux foilage for displays at my booths~~(love that coleus)~~

Those chairs are marked Ethan Allen on the bottom; needs a little wood glue to one of the rungs~~

I fell in love with these green/white/blue placemats; $4.00 for 4~~

But my favorite project are these sweet jelly glasses (25c each)~~

Using some wire for part of the project like this~~

I'll post later this week after I've painted up my stuff to show off those cute little glasses; aka vases.

Did you get out and find any bargains this week?  I'm off to see what you've been up to; then I'm painting up some stuff this evening.  Indoors!

Have a great week~~

patty