2nd Time Around: Music Boxes

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Lately I’ve been running across music boxes while out shopping for my booths and for my Etsy store. I seem to be attracted to them, and may keep some of them and start a collection!

Here are some of my favorites. This first one is Red Riding Hood and the wolf. It plays a delightful version of “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf”. As a former teacher I couldn’t resisit it! This one came from a Tuscaloosa, Al estate sale.

The second one is a nativity and plays a crystal clear version of silent night. It is made in Italy and may be Fontanni. It came from an estate sale in York, Ala.

 

This last one from a Meridian estate sale features a carousel with horses that move up and down. This one has special meaning to my grandkids because we have a historic carousel in Meridian that we visit occasionally with them. I’m not sure of the tune. It is made by the San Francisco Music Company.

 

 

 

So, which one do you like best? Do you collect anything? Thanks for stopping by, and please link your Second Time Around Post below.

2nd Time Around: Shopping for Inspiration

 

 

 

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I just returned from a trip to Lookout Mountain with some of my teacher friends. While there, some of us rode over to Scottsboro, Al. to Unclaimed Baggage. Didn’t find any bargains there! The prices were almost as much as retail, and much of the merchandise was new!

On the way back we did find an antique/consignment shop that provided lots of inspiration! Although the prices were high, the antiques and painted furniture was beautiful like the chest in this picture!

I would love to try out something like this and just see how well it would sell here!

 

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2nd Time Around: Quick Paint Job-Quick Sale!

 

 

 

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This library table was a bargain I found at the same house that had the mirror I bought a couple of weeks ago that I blogged about. It was already painted white, but had been decoupaged with family photos on the top. I used my sander and a paint thinner to remove all the residue from the decoupage. I gave it a quick coat of paint, and distressed the edges with my sander. Then instead of using polyurethane, I finished the piece with paste wax-so easy to do, and I really loved the results!

This piece sold within a week – and provided the motivation needed to get busy painting some more!

It’s just that it is so hot here!

 

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2nd Time Around: A Chair Planter

 

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Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! This week I would like to share a chair that has been upcycled into a planter! It was given a fresh coat of orange paint, distressed, and had the bottom of the chair removed.

I think this is a great way to use these old chairs! I have two of these I’ve been hanging onto…now just need to pick out a color!

 

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