I think I may have whined about this once (or a hundred) times before, but as much as I love having my online Etsy shop, I detest shipping the things I sell. Yeah, I know detest is a pretty strong word, but I pretty strongly dislike the whole process. Several years ago, I had lofty plans to really make my packaging look “branded” and special. I wanted that “brown paper packages, tied up in strings kind of look, so {Read More}
Galvanized Metal Pitchers and a Surprise Encounter { It’s a Small World After All }
November 5, 2014 by 9 Comments
Last weekend, I went to a business estate auction. It was held at the same tiny little town I went to photograph my little lace embellished chair, and that’s when I spotted the auction sign. The auction was mainly really large equipmentand tools, and I only spotted a few things I was interested in, but since we were already there, I decided to stick around and see if I could win on those things that caught my eye. I didn’t {Read More}
A New Sign, a Bread Pan, a Lunch Box and more
July 17, 2014 by 5 Comments
I always have visions of summer being such a relaxing, laid-back time, but it never seems to work out that way. It’s been a very fun summer, but busy enough that I’ve done very little work. Over the last month, I’ve brought home quite a few neat things, but most of them have been sitting in a corner of my living room, I’m just now getting around to taking photos of them. I found this bread pan at an antique {Read More}
Repurposed Milk Crate Padded Storage Stool
March 7, 2014 by 10 Comments
Repurposed Milk Crate Padded Storage Stool I’ve always loved old metal milk crates, because they make useful storage containers that look great, so I brought another one home a few weeks ago from an auction. This one had been well-used and is super rusty and some of the metal slats on the bottom were broke, so I thought it needed some attention to make it look special again. Of course, the perfect thing to use on it was the Milk {Read More}
Grain Sack Wall Pockets on Barn Wood
February 21, 2014 by 13 Comments
I know that there are tons of fellow grain sack lovers out there, so I hope you won’t groan that I’m sharing another grain sack style project again today. After making a seat cover for an antique chair, I still had lots of fabric left over, and I was itching to come up with more projects to use it on. I whipped up these little pockets, and added the same typography that I used on the chair (printable here). I wasn’t {Read More}
Antique Wooden Worktable
November 15, 2013 by 23 Comments
Yesterday, I showed you some of the auction finds that I’m selling, but here’s the swoon-worthy guy I’m keeping. I really wasn’t looking to buy any large items at the auction, because my house is maxed out and big pieces are too difficult to ship, but I couldn’t pass this worktable up. It is definitely work-worn, and well-weathered…and that’s the way I like it. He was coated in years worth of dirt when I brought him home, but he cleaned {Read More}
Decor Steals Typography Bamboo Floor Mat Knock-Off
August 19, 2013 by 27 Comments
Decor Steals Knock-Off : Typography Bamboo Floor Mat The Typography Bamboo Floor Mat sold by Decor Steals is wildly popular, and though they recently offered it for a great price of $119.50, that still isn’t affordable for everyone, so I decided to try creating my own version for less money. I ordered a bamboo floor mat runner, sized 24″ x 72″ on Amazon and paid $27.99 (including shipping fees). Here’s my version. I selected fonts and created a vinyl stencil {Read More}
Grain Sack Wicker Sofa … Before, During & After
July 17, 2013 by 76 Comments
There is something really rewarding about tackling a project you’ve never attempted before, and this antique sofa was definitely a first for me. Let me preface this post by saying that my grandfather was a professional upholsterer…I am not. My mother is a retired professional drapery seamstress…I am not. I have marginal sewing skills and no upholstery skills, other than recovering a few chair seat cushions. I’m not a restorer of antique furniture. I’m more of a “try to make it {Read More}
