Welcome to the 26th Knick of Time Tuesday party. I’m coming to you today from Springfield, MO,where the 2012 National ChristianHomeschool Basketball Championship is being held, which my son’s team is participating in.It’s a HUGE event, that draws homeschoolersfrom all over the nation.  We’re a small town teamfacing some great big-city teams, so wish us luck!In between games, I plan to hit as manythrift and antique stores as I can.If I’m lucky, I’ll get to connect withDebra from Common Groundwhen I visit {Read More}

Visiting some of my favorite blogs tonight, it was a real treat to find that my Ladies Room had been featured by WhisperWood Cottage for their Talent Scouting Party for Cottages & Bungalows Magazine.   The theme for this talent scouting party was, “Flea Market Transformations”, so the actual photo I linked up from my Ladies Room was of my cast iron spigot that I repurposed as a faucet.  If you are new here, you can read about the transformation {Read More}

Old photo frames are plentiful in thrift stores, so I always keep my eye out for frames with nice details that I think would sell well, if painted and distressed.  One thing I’ve discovered is that frames seem to sell better without the glass.  I have no idea why!  If you search “photo frames” on Etsy, you’ll see loads of painted frames grouped together, without the glass.  I’ve sold many sets myself like that and I’m always glad not to {Read More}

It’s Party Time!!! You can share as many projectsas you like in the following 5 categories: Furniture Makeovers Vintage “Junk” Creations Sewing Handmade Home Decor Homemade Food(no shops, other parties or giveaways, please)Your entry will appear on 4 blogs hosted by myself and my 3 fantastic co-hosts!  And what’s a party without prizes, right?We’ve lined up some special giveaways to kick off this event.  Love Vintage?I sure hope so, because I’m giving away a fantastic collection of it!The winner will receive:  old wooden {Read More}

I’ve got a Prize Package full of  Vintage Goodies to give away.I’ll be putting names on the backs of LOTS of tickets and I hope to put your name on some too! I can’t wait to see what everyone shares at the party and I’m thrilled to be teaming up with 3 other gals for this big Blog Hop Link Party!   Here’s the Vintage Collection Package I’ll be giving away at the party: old wooden shoe last little chalkboard on {Read More}

We’re getting fabulous weather here in Illinois, and after our recent rain, the grass in our yard is turning green.  It’s a welcome splash of color while waiting for the trees to get their leaves and the wildflowers to start blooming.The home improvement centers don’t have many flowers out yet, but I found these pretty little potted flowers at Walmart and brought them home so I could bring a little springtime indoors. I’m so glad God created flowers.They are just a bunch of happy, in a {Read More}

Hey Everybody!  Welcome back to this week’s party. As you can see, the look of my blog is slowly undergoing some changes, but not without a fair amount of agony on my part.  I spent a ridiculous amount of time working on it,Googled myself silly trying to figure out how in the world to make it fit correctly, photographed, re-photographed and re-re-photographed,and then Googled some more.  I want to thank Vicki @ Ranger 911 for pointing me toward a blog that was very {Read More}