Stools and Chairs One of the most practical, yet decorative pieces of decor in our homes. Fiddleback, ladderback, wingback, pressback,step-stool, bar stool, camp stool, upholstered, caned, arm chair, side chair, gossip chair…ahhh….we love our chairs, don’t we? Here’s some I’veacquired over the last few months.Some of these are listed at Knick of Time on Etsy, many have sold, and some I’m keeping. All are wonderful, in their own unique ways. SOLD This one is MINE! SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD What kind of chair {Read More}

It’s always fun to see your products or shop featured, so I was honored when Helen of  Obsessionistas asked if she could feature my Milk Bottle Collection on her Etsy Picks: 6 Instant Collections feature.  Obsessionistas celebrates the act of collecting and the very individual stories behind personal collections. They are fascinated by the cultural and social history of objects and by the personal narratives of the people who collect them. Here are some other Instant Collections they featured.  Aren’t these great?! And {Read More}

Remember I said how much I love tattered, old books?Well, on Tuesday I hit the mother lodeat the auction house! I brought home 7 boxes FULL of antique books and magazines!!!  Loads of books from the late 1800’s & early 1900’s and a whole box full of German books, including these 2 little gems. They are very petite little books, which, according to Heidi, one of my favorite customers,are poetry books. The illustrations in them are really lovely. Don’t these 3 tattered {Read More}

Oops – my bidding finger is getting me in trouble again!This post wasn’t supposed to go liveuntil tomorrow, but I hit “publish post”so you have to hear from me twice today! Go check today’s REAL postwith graphics from 1881that make beautiful print and frame artwork. Good things come in small packages, right? I got these tiny little old treasures this week, and you guessed it – I’m keeping them and writing my name on them! I totally love how they {Read More}

Today’s Antique Graphics come from an 1881 German Piano Book. Perfect to print and frame for a music room or above a piano. Enjoy! See “Antique Graphics” on my sidebar for more lovely images from the past. Reminder – Come Link Up & Join the Party at Blessings, Due to unethical websites stealing content, I can no longer provide a full RSS feed. I work too hard to produce original and inspiring content to have it stolen by others. Thank {Read More}

Welcome back for the 3rd Yesterday, I showed you my love fortattered books and I’m going to share the loveby giving away a Tattered Book Stackto one lucky person!I’ll put together a special stack…just for you! How do you enter?Just link up {required}to this week’s Knick of Time Tuesday partyand leave a comment telling me your all-timefavorite book.That’s it…you are in!A winner will be randomly selectedand announced at next week’s party. Take a look at some of the wonderful submissions from last week’s {Read More}

I have an addiction to old books. The more tattered it is, the more I often love it. Because of their battered appearance, they are often viewed as a step above trash, so sometimes I’m able to get them at auctions, very inexpensively. One of my favorite things to do with tattered old books is to group them together in book stacks. The books by themselves are beautiful, but grouping them together really accentuates how the passage of time has affected each {Read More}

Boy, oh boy, do I have my work cut out for me. THIS… is the workshop I am so excited to have at our new home. but THIS… is the condition it is in right now. We still have to move all my shelf units from the old house, so right now everything is laying here, there and everywhere. I am making progress getting the office side of the building organized and decorated, but I could seriously use some elves {Read More}

Every so often I get a special customer who takes the time to photograph something they received from me and send me the photos. It’s such a blessing to see my “babies” leave my nest and land so beautifully elsewhere! Two sweet gals sent me photos recently. The first photos come fromMiranda of Blooming in Alaska.She was the giveaway winner of one of my handmade bannersand she selected the word, “Gather” on Bible pages. I love the fall “mantle” scene she created {Read More}