Monthly Archives: September 2009
I know I’ve been a bad blogger lately. I’ve been so focused on the shop (and my other endeavors) that I haven’t had time to take pictures for myself. Well today I made time. I wanted to “show and tell” a few of the items I’ve been picking up lately and decorating my house with. (There are some advantages to a husband whose out of town a lot… no one to complain about what I choose to decorate with!). I pretty much have free reign of the house when it comes to decor… I just have to “consult” him on any big purchases. So I have been decorating away, and loving every minute of it! Here are a few of my newest treasures:
This round suitcase I picked up at IVC, I was so excited at how clean it was inside! A super fun piece to use for photo props, and just sitting pretty on display. I piled in some of my smaller finds, a clock face, old photographs, vintage postcards, an old painters tray, a record book filed with vintage stamps, and a few smaller silver pieces.
The clock face and photographs sit in an old iron planter in my front room, and I threw a few of my other treasures into the picture… some old lace, and old garter, a vintage scale… the hardware I picked up on Saturday at another small flea market in the Orange Circle. And as for the books, I have been book crazy lately, I can’t seem to pass them up, so I have piles of them everywhere! These few are some that I wanted to keep for myself. I love the tattered edges, and soft colors of them. A vintage photo I picked up finishes off the display.
I also bought a few vintage umbrellas, to hang by my front door. I change the objects out for each season, and I’m loving the end of summer, pre-fall look here. :o) This last photo was something that made my heart skip a beat! It’s a very old photo album (1800′s) with brass latch and worn velvet cover in the dreamiest shade of teal. I’m so in love with it!
That’s all for now. But I hope to share more soon! I’m off to have some lunch!
Well my first flea market booth was a success! I had lots of fun, although it did take me about two days to get to feeling normal again after I worked all day on only three hours sleep. I was so anxious the night before I just couldn’t fall asleep, and I ended up hardly sleeping at all. I actually didn’t even feel how tired I was until I came home that afternoon, and then it hit me. Even with a full nights sleep on Monday, I was still terribly groggy on both Monday and Tuesday! But I feel refreshed now, and we are so happy with how things went, we decided to do it again! I’m not sure how long our excitement will last (it is a TON of work), but we for sure plan on doing at least October and November at IVC.
I know I promised to take pictures, but I have to admit I didn’t get any worth sharing. I snapped a few at one point, but the bright sun was out and our booth was full of shoppers, and the pictures didn’t really even come out. It’s silly, but I don’t think I can bring myself to share bad photos on my blog after calling myself a photographer… :o) So you will just have to settle for pictures of my own junk collection.
I have been buying, buying and more buying all things silver lately. I can’t get enough of the pretty, delicate, and tarnished silver ware. I think there is something so beautiful about it. I actually decided I had too much of it, and listed a few of my pieces on etsy. Visit the shop by clicking here.
I have many new treasures I need to photograph and share on the blog with all of you. But if you could see the sad state my house is in right now… it’s certainly not pretty. Once I clean up and get organized I promise to share more.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Well, I decided my vintage treasures needed a new home… on etsy!
I set up shop yesterday and am now open for business! (Don’t be fooled – this is a screen shot below, so you can’t click on the items).
Head on over to my new shop and take a peek at the treasures in store. I am excited to have had a few sales happening already! I may have to close up shop on Sunday (since some of these items may make their way to the local flea market when I sell at IVC on September 6th) so don’t wait to act if you have your eye on something! I hope to see some of you there in person! (You’ll have to forgive me if I’m not too chatty, I am shy in person, and I will have also have been up since 4:30 am by the time I see you!) I’ll drink some coffee, and put on my best smile for you though!