2nd Time Around: Nativity

 

 

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This time of the year is so busy, and I still don’t have up all the usual decorations that I normally get put up. Last night Connor spent the night and helped me set up this nativity. I’ve had this one for  awhile, and can’t remember where it came from…but it was either a yard sale or thrift store. I like it because the pieces are so big! It has a few nicks and so on, but I’m still going to  hang on to it! Hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas. I will start back with 2nd Time Around in Jan of 2012!

 

2nd Time Around: Facelift for 1950’s Furniture

 

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This retro dresser from the 1950’s has been given a cheery coat of red and distressed. This piece is at the Flea Market where I have one of my booths. I’m especially interested in keeping note of it-the dresser was from the estate of my late mother in law! The vendor who bought it does a wonderful job with her painted furniture.  This would make an awesome piece to use with a flat screen TV!

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2nd Time Around: Our Christmas Tree

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These pictures below are of my tree! It is more than the 2nd time around for it and all the ornaments, but I felt like it qualified for the post!

Sometimes I would love to redo and go for a different look, but storage space would be difficult!

Anyway, I love my tree, and always enjoy the lights especially late at night!

 

 

 

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2nd Time Around: A Vintage Watercolor

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I really am not a big fan of auctions, but this past Sat. I decided to go to one. There was not much else going on, and I planned to go to the preview and then leave if there wasn’t anything that was worth my time.

I ended up running into an old friend, and while we were catching up, this watercolor of parrots came up and I decided to jump in. I don’t have much confidence in myself at auctions, but I ended up with this work of art! I really love it, and had a couple of vendors who have had much more experience than I have take a look at it, and they both priced it much higher that I did!  So, I marked it up! It may not sell, and if it doesn’t that’s okay! It may get a turn coming home with me in the spring! I think it would look great on my porch. I thought about painting the frame…what do you think? And what color??

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2nd Time Around: Christmas Angels

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As I have mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do while traveling to visit my student interns is to shop all the thrift stores along the routes. This semester, I have a student placed at a school in Reform, Ala. In the past couple of years, I have made contacts and become friends with Joan, who has a resale shop that is run for charity. When she knows that I’m coming, she will gather up some things that she thinks I might like.

Recently, I bought a whole box of these hand made ceramic angels! They came in really handy this past weekend. We had an open house at the flea market, and I used these pretty little angels to decorate my tree! I wish I knew who made them, and why they ended up in the thrift store! I love them…actually they are much prettier than the pictures show!

 

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2nd Time Around: An Inherited Cabinet

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Recently, my mother in law passed away. She had been at an assisted living apartment for several years, and had already sold many of her household items so there was not much furniture left to sell or divide.

My husband had always liked this cabinet, and wanted to make room for it. I had barrister bookcases in this corner, and have moved them somewhere else.

I wasn’t sure I would like the piece in our living room, but plan to use it as a curio cabinet or bookcase.  As it turned out, I’m very pleased with how well the piece fit in our room. It is a perfect fit for this corner, and gives us lots of extra space. And, the cabinet is a sweet reminder of my mother in law!

This will be our first holiday season without her, and she will be missed! She died one day before her 90th birthday! We are thankful  that she did not suffer for long, and was able to stay in her small assisted living apartment rather than go to the nursing home.

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2nd Time Around: Chalkboards from Vintage Frames

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Last week I made this chalkboard for one of my booths, and was glad to hear that it sold the same day I brought it in! This frame was an ugly gold color with a floral print. I painted the frame and used a stain to antique it and painted over the picture with chalkboard paint. Selling this inspired me to get busy today!

These will be added to my booths this week. We'll see if I get as lucky with these as I did with the first one!


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2nd Time Around: Dumpster Diving in NOLA

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I don’t normally go around dumpster diving, but couldn’t help my self this past weekend in New Orleans, La.  After eating a wonderful brunch at Commanders Palace, my friends and I walked down the street to see this house.

 Do you know who owns the house? Sandra Bullock! It didn’t appear that she was home, so we didn’t get invited in! But right by her driveway laying right on top of a big trash can were some great pieces of fabric!
 
This first piece is Brecon from England. I think my daughter may use this piece to cover some chairs in her dining room!

I’m not sure what this piece is called, but it is the largest piece. Don’t know what it will be used for yet…maybe some pillows…or I may cover a bulletin board with it! Anyway, we just couldn’t leave it laying there could we? LOL


 And while I showing you Sandra’s house, I thought you might like to see the home where Benjamin Button was filmed…which is on the opposite corner! Thanks for stopping by, and please add your 2nd Time Around link below!

2nd Time Around: New to me table and chairs

 

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Have you ever bought a piece of furniture and within a short period of time realized that you didn’t really like it or that it didn’t fit your space? That is what happened to me with my kitchen table and chairs. So, that set (which was not too old) was taken to my flea market booth, and replaced with this oak table and four chairs. I bought the table from another vendor, and a friend from our church sold me these four chairs. This set takes up so much less space, and ‘fits’ the small space I have so much better! I really love the syle of these chairs!

I would love to paint the set, but am a little unsure about it! What do you think? Give me some ideas!!!

 

 

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2nd Time Around: Shopping in Unexpected Places

 

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One of my favorite things to do when I am traveling to visit my student teachers is to stop in all the little thrift stores and resell shops along the route. I have two student teachers this semester that are in the Reform, Ala. area, and I have had a wonderful time discovering these tiny hidden places! There are actually five places along the route from my home in Meridian that sell the kind of treasures I look for. Most of them look pretty junky when you first walk in, but I’ve gotten good at scouting the area pretty quickly and gathering up the things I’m interested in.

Recently I found this mirror at one of the shops. When I asked the price I was expecting a larger amount than $3, but that is what she sold it to me for! I bought lots of costume jewelry from her too for a total of around $7.00. I was tempted to keep this one for my porch. But, I put this in one of my booths, and it sold within a matter of days. 

 

 

I will be headed back up to Reform next week, and am hoping to find more treasures! I love finding things for my booths and sometimes for myself  in unexpected places!

2nd Time Around: Bird Cage

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Last week I decided to stop by a church rummage sale before I set out to visit one of my student teachers. When I got there a line began to form, and I new that I would have to be quick because all the good stuff would go fast. As soon as I walked in the door, I saw a this bird cage and two iron plant stands that were near each other. I managed to reach the bird cage before another lady, and she managed to reach the iron plant stands before me! We both just laughed about it. She happens to buy for a small resell store, and I knew I could buy the plant stands from her for a good price, but was not able to get to her store before they were sold.

But I do love this birdcage….it is different, and for now it is in one of my booths!

 

And as my friend Jeanne from Backyard Neighbor says, “It is the thrill of the hunt!”

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2nd Time Around: Italian Pottery

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Last week my son and I went to Columbus, Ms. to an estate sale that we found on estatesales.net.

We were a little disappointed because all the prices were really high! The man in charge said that the merchandise was purchased from three different New York estates. I could have walked out empty handed, but did find this made in Italy compote on the 75% off table. I know it is not worth much, but I love Italian pottery!

Our trip was not in vain, I found a vintage music box at a thrift store, and several great pieces of vintage jewelry from a vendor at one of the antique malls. And, I enjoyed seeing the sites of Columbus! Lots of great old homes there!

 

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2nd Time Around: Vintage Oil Painting

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Sorry this post is late getting up, but we’ve had a power outage, and I thought my computer would not come back on. But it finally did!

Recently I found this vintage oil painting at an estate sale in Livingston, Ala. I love it, and wish I had somewhere to hang it here! I may have to take something down and make space. Currently it is in one of my booths hanging on an old piece of fencing I got for practically nothing!

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2nd Time Around: Shelves Made from Old Fencing

 

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I found this adorable shelf this week at the Antique Mall in Meridian. It was bought by the owner from an old store and estate that had been shut up for over 25 years! They said that the shelf was hand made from an old fence. For now I’m enjoying it on my screened porch. Later, I may use it as display at one of my booths!

 

 

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2nd Time Around: Estate Sale Wicker for the Front Porch!

 

 

 

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Last weekend I went to an estate sale held by a lady that has a booth at one of the flea markets I’m associated with. She was having a sale on her mother’s estate, and had these fabulous wicker chairs and rockers. I bought all four for a great price! They are in mint condition….but they are grayish in color. I am going to spray paint them either white or possibly black so they will blend in better on the front porch. Then I plan to look for fabric and have the cushions recovered. We have a long narrow front porch, and they fit perfectly!

 

We did have wood rockers on the front porch, and sold them over a year ago, and I’ve been on the lookout for porch furniture since then.  Hopefully this new purchase will inspire me to fix up the porch so we can enjoy our beautiful lake view!

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