Bailey Bros Window

This is a "hurry up and post" post cause I should be cleaning, baking and such.  I'm waiting til house gets quiet and start at it again~~I love the holidays so much, even with the to~do~list a mile long!   Are you ready?

Quick picture of a few items I took to the booths earlier today; finished up my second old window~~painted up some candle stands~~and made some snow~jars~~

~this big old jar was my favorite; on the very top glued on burlap and little vintage votive holder~~

Recently bought some old chair rungs and painted them up; added silver snowflakes and wire to the tops to hang on a tree (or maybe an old door)~~

Excuse the tags~~these are priced and ready to go out the door when I took last minute pictures!

oh~~I added a little silver/white sprig balls to the cone I made~~making more of these next week and show you the paper cones too that are selling very well at the booths.  The shop owner called me and said I needed to make more~~well that made me feel pretty darn good!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving; sweet blessings to you and your family!

~Patty~

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://vintageonadime.blogspot.com/

Old Window Projects

Good Monday Everyone~~

Me, too, getting into the Christmas Spirit of things and in the middle of the night I think of too many projects, the Thanksgiving List, extra house~cleaning~~etc~~

I'm working on two of the old windows I bought late summer; with a Christmas theme of my favorite old movie~~

My kids used to hate it when this old movie would come around for the holidays; I'd make them watch it with me~~

I still believe it bestows human goodness at it's best (and worst, thanks to 'ol Mr. Potter!)~~

But~~now that they are older~~I know they adore it too, and maybe it has become one of their favorites~~

~~"and everytime a bell rings"~~~~~

Well, had to do the Building and Loan window also~~not finished with this one yet~~I'm thinking some white frosted spray paint to the back side of the window for more "wintery" effect; some garland and burlap bow~~

I pick up silly little this and that at the junk shops (for an example~~;)

Little knack birdies to glue onto cones~~

Used some vintage linen placemats; cut and wrapped around the cones; added some "vintage~looking" trims; snow and glitter to the top~~

These are quick and easy and so sweet~~taking them to the booths at the shop.

Have an inspiring week and hoping your Thanksgiving holiday will be wonderful and full of Grace!

There's a party going on here:

Some Christmas Thoughts

Well, the above isn't Christmas thoughts~~I've been forever getting to post and feel waaaay behind.  This was the last project I finished for one of my booths at the shop;  a free plant stand with big metal pot; (sorry, no before pic).  I added the label found on Graphic Fairy~~using an aqua print sheet of paper so that the black label would show up~~so now I'm concentrating on Christmas things~~

Our house not quite finished yet~~she's over 120 years old!  We are going to finish the porch railings between the posts this spring~~now we are working on the inside projects for the winter~~

My door header hasn't come in yet; looks rather generic as is, but I love the quaintness the old door gives~~can't wait til the header is on and the side trim pieces~~

I so love burning bush~~have several in the backyard also.  Perfect fall specimen and a little for Christmas color too~~

It's been raining here; very chilly and windy today!  It feels like it could snow ;)

Geeze; look at these two HUGE wooden hoops~~each for $2.00~~(little thrift shopping)~~

my plan to stencil on fabric after I've painted the hoops~~a soon-to-be-project (right);

well, I'm working on it anyway~~

Got these little things at the dollar store for making ornaments for the booths;  I discovered those round cardboard cake plates (for weddings) are perfect to hot glue paper cones;  below are some embellishing ideas;

12-pack glitter snowflakes for under 3.00 from Walmart~~

Birdies and little trees for "snow jars" and paper cones too~~

Ahh--feels good to post again!  I have been keeping up with all your lovely, creative ideas and beautiful, cozy homes~~you just wouldn't realize how comforting a cup of Earl Grey tea and your blog makes me feel!

~patty~

Gonna start at this party here:

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

Junk Finds & Paintin' Faux Pumpkins

They're everywhere right now.  Those poor cast off plastic pumpkins.  I bought a box of them for 25c each~~with a plan in mind to paint them and decorate my booths at the shop~~

~~Below: bought all three of these items for practically pennies~~painted them all a shiny black for a Halloween/fall theme~~

Below~~two large cake pans 1.50 each and an old wooden cow for 2.00~~

Spray painted the inside and out (the plastic pumpkins) with a "cheap" can of white spray paint from the Dollar Store~~then hand brushed on some thicker white paint~~

~~added a wooden "handle" with wire~~

~~and this big, orange 1976 Watkins tin (50c) has just the perfect fall colors!

There's that old wooden cow!  White~washed with a little paint and had to add a stencil effect~~

~~below the orange raffia type pumpkins (bought 3 of them) for 50c each at Salvation Army~~I like to tuck them in with my autumn arrangements~~

~~and you can't beat Walmart sunflowers by the bundles; a good deal for the money.

I'm off to see what you've been up to; thanks for stopping by~~

~patty~

Party going on here:

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

Industrial Little Pantry

                                                
A few weeks ago I bought this metal file cabinet for under $2.00; it was tan colored with a dented hinged top; my original plan was to remove the lid, make a wooden tray to fit over the top~~

I already had painted it an aqua color and then~~

~~changed my mind and decided to add big stencil "pantry" to both sides and add some chunky metal handles painted dark brown to match the painted stencil and old metal rollers~~

I paid less than $2.00 for this cabinet at the Resale shop here locally~~

~~a great way to store potatoes, cutting boards, liters of soda, etc~~

~~and I'm so tempted to keep this one, but it's going to the booths for resale this week; I don't really have the kitchen space for it.

I'm off to junk shop today (pickin' out of town on the way to do an errand)~~I hope to find some awesome bargains to show off this week. 

Have a great day!  ~patty~

Here's some parties to go to:



http://www.primpjunktion.com/

$5.00 Ottoman ReMake

Hey; good Monday to everyone!  I just finished up this ottoman that I had bought earlier this spring at CC~~for under $5.00~~

Below is the before picture in her Tapestry glory~~

I purchased some awesome script fabric on-line that has a lovely dark gray background with all white alpha/numerical characters~~

I used some leftover Ben. Moore Paint for the base~~added some silver upholstery tacks~~

Absolutely no sewing involved~~sweet and easy!

Thanks for stopping by; I'm off to see what you've been up to.

Have a great week!

~patty~