2nd Time Around: Navtivity

 

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Since I’ve opened my booth at the antique mall, I’m always seeing things I would love to have as you might suspect! This large nativity was a recent purchase from a booth next to ours. The lady that operates this booth works in the store every Monday, and often that is the day I drop by to add new things.

I’ve always wanted a big nativity and this one was 1/2 price. What is it about those words that make us think we are getting a bargain? This set was priced at $34 and I got 1/2 off-so I don’t think it was much of a bargain, but every now and then we have to splurge-right???

Here are some closeups that feature the details. This year I think it will be on the sideboard! Thanks for stopping by!

2nd Time Around: Another Chalkboard

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Recently I wrote about my booth at the Antique Mall. Since I’ve been buying so much to go in it, and creating crafts with Karen, a friend of mine, we decided to try an Etsy store. The picture below is one of the chalkboards I’ve made-from a repurposed picture frame.

 So far we’ve had 4 sales in the store, which is not bad considering that we just started it on Thursday! You can view our other vintage items and crafts by clicking on the link to the left. We have lots more to add….just got to have the time!

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2nd Time Around: Old planters

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Since I’ve started shopping for my booth at the Antique Mall, I’ve really started going to lots more estate sales etc. And as would be expected, I often find things that I would really like to keep!

Recently I found these two cast iron vintage planters for $5.00 a piece at a sale! My son said they would bring a lot more than that at the Antique Mall!

We had beautiful weather here on Monday-temperature in the seventies-so I spent the day planting some pansies and ornamental cabbages in my pots in front of the porch.

The only thing I had to do to them was drill a few holes for drainage, fill with potting soil and plant! And the black and white is a perfect compliment to our house with white siding and black shutters!

 

I was lucky that there were 2 of them! You can also see in this picture an old fireplace grate that I’ve lined with a mat and planted. Sorry the sidewalk is so dirty-guess that means we’ll have to drag out the pressure washer!

I ran out of pansies before I got to the pots on the back porch, but I did have a few that I tucked in among the impatiens in this old log planter. I moved my steps that were in the post for Halloween back to the back porch and love the added height that they give to this old planter!

 I’m glad I got all this done today, cause tomorrow it will be cloudy and in the fifties!

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Pink Saturday and an Art Auction

Today I’m joining Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday after taking an extended break. Thank you Beverly for hosting-you have stuck with this and I know it has to be a lot of work!

This art work in the post was created by a local artist, Julie Lee,  to be auctioned off to benefit breast cancer patients in our hometown.

Julie is an up and coming artist with so much talent! She did this work to illustrate how breast cancer touches women from all walks of life regardless of age, race, or income. The pink blanket wrapped around the women unites them in their battle against breast cancer.

It is hard to get a good picture of art –so I made two-one with the flash and one without so that you can see the details.

The concert on Oct 31 was dedicated to breast cancer patients and the painting was auctioned during a pre concert event.  I can’t think of a better cause for October!

I have visited Julie’s studio a time or two, and one of my friends and I are considering taking art lessons from her  after the first of the year. Maybe then I can do a post and show more of her talent.

Thanks for stopping by!

Connor and the Doughboy Monument

Thank you Veterans for all you have done for our country! Without your sacrifices, we would not have the freedoms that we have today!

In my hometown, there will be a memorial service in front of our Doughboy monument and a parade downtown.

Connor has always been fascinated with the monument, and often we will stop when driving by so he can examine it up close. I let him take this picture one day…it is one of my favorites!

Here is his in front of the monument. He is growing up but still loves to stop by the monument, and I have the opportunity to explain to him about those that have fought for the freedoms we so often take for granted.

I’m linking this to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for outdoor Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by.

2nd Time Around: My booth at the antique mall

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This week I would like to share some 2nd Time Around Pictures from a booth that I am spending a lot of time in…my booth at a local antique mall in my home town. A few weeks ago my son and I were looking through some stuff in the garage that I had bought at estate or garage sales and never really gotten around to doing anything with. One of the things he picked up was a tiny painting of a parrot. He suggested that I let him put it in his booth that he had started. I paid 10 cents for the unsigned oil painting-and it sold within a matter of days for $12.00! So…guess you can say that now I’m hooked! Actually, I had bought the painting for the cute little frame and would have never guessed that I could actually make money on it.

So for the past month or so, I have been adding to the booth, and now have my own ‘number.’ Today I will share a few pics of things that I’ve bought. These cute little set of cows all match and came from 2 different garage sales. The sugar and creamer came from a sale in Bay St. Louis, and the salt and pepper came from a local sale. The total investment is $1.00, or 25 cents for each piece. They are not old of course, but lots of the things in this mall aren’t-just cute little flea market type stuff.

The mahogany cabinet is almost like one I found last year and bought for my house. I found it less than 2 weeks ago, and it was sold within a week! They picked it up on Monday, so I had to spend the day finding a way to arrange the stuff inside it. It was my first big sale!!

The mall owner really doesn’t like crafts, but she has agreed to let me put some of my chalkboards I’ve made with recycled picture frames in the booth. You would think by now I would know to take a before picture, but I didn’t! You will have to take my word for it-this frame and picture were UGLY!! I spray painted it with a sage green, and put a heavy glaze of antique white over it. It’s been hanging there a week-still no buyer! :(

Some stuff I’m finding at the Hope Village Thrift store like this milk bottle vase with a sunflower and little silver clock.

I also found the cutest ‘Hugging Geese’ salt and pepper shakers there the same day, but they sold before I made these pics.

Every now and then I find a real bargain like this American Fostoria vase at a garage sale. I paid only a dollar for it…and wasn’t sure if it was real or not, but the mall owner examined it, looked it up in her reference book, and her verdict-worth $22! Now I just have to wait for the right buyer!

And of course there are the estate sales. Recently I bought quite a few items from an estate sale here in town. In fact, I went to the sale 3 times total! I thought this little hen salt and pepper for only 50 cents was a great buy!

I’m learning alot, selling stuff here and there, and getting more selective in what I buy as I learn. Most importantly, I’m having lots of fun!

I'm also linking this to Kimba's DIY day!

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2nd Time Around: A new coffee table (at least to me!)

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One day last week I had a chance to preview some stuff that a friend of a friend was selling. I have been looking for a coffee table for our bonus room with a shelf that could be used for a TV table. The ceilings are a funny shape, and I need something not too tall. I found this little mahogany coffee table for 20 dollars! So…..I decided to try it out in the living area for now. We have always thought we didn’t want one because of space, but I really like the way it looks. It needs some of the scratches and nicks fixed…but you can get the general idea. Not bad piece for 20 bucks!

The coffee table belong to the girl’s mother, and she was remodeling her home and decided to part with it.  I think she was glad the table went to a good home! Thanks for stopping by!