Flea Market Re-Wind

I think most of these things are from the July fm, but a few pieces are from May.

I skipped June to go to the beach.

This was the temperature according to my car at some point on day one.



Granted, my car could probably qualify for social security, but this is one thing on it that does actually work.

This antique fan was a man magnet.


I didn't know it was a man magnet when I bought it, I have a perfectly good man already.

I put it out front, and I think every man at the flea market stopped to look at it.

They would get a little giddy and glance at their wives (...and often life partners...) when I told them that it worked.

The cord was a little iffy, but it worked.

It was used in a factory, and the cage was around it was for obvious reasons.

It sold for my asking price - to a woman. Ha.


A king sized headboard in blue.



A couple of shabby chic sconces on top of a rustic blue bench.



A cool old school chair from the 50's ( I have more of these!), and a wooden box.






Side table in blue.

A girls desk/vanity, and a lamp I made.

A simple little rocking chair in white.

Pink gingham memo board, and a small chalkboard.

A mission oak buffet.

This thing was a beast to move.

A vintage blue highchair. I painted the tray with appliance paint so it would be really durable.

Twin size, soft pink bed.

I don't have a lot of flea critter pictures.

It was really hot.

Cindy and I were a bit lethargic. I wasn't up for much of a chase, so I had to wait for some to come to me.

I wasn't disappointed.

I remember seeing these in a cheesy little catalog full of junk my grandmother used to get.

Can you see it on the lady that looks like she's asking for directions?

Aaaah, yes.

The umbrella hat.

I will never be that desperate for shade.

And I have hands.

I did not use the "mirror image" tool in photoshop for this next one...

That is 2 grown women in matching dresses and hair-do's.

You may not be able to see in the picture, but their bra straps were even the same.

I don't know if they were twins, I was too lazy to chase them down to find out.

Not that being twins would make it any less weird...

And, just when I thought I had seen the only woman in town with the guts to pull this look off...

...here came another umbrella hat.

Kim

Baby Canvases and Ugly Clothes

I started this post WEEKS ago, so before posting anything new, I wanted to publish this one. The pictures are a little out of order, but I'm too lazy to change them. I had an order for a few canvases for a baby girl's nursery. The mom-to-be wanted to keep it pretty classic and simple with a large monogram.


She also expressed her love for sheep, so I put them on the two smaller ones.





I have this thing for scallops. (The shape, not the seafood). I think they are so sweet without being too fussy.



Can you see the 'feathery' details in the sky behind the 3 sheep?



Thankfully, my customer was thrilled, and sent me pictures after they were hung.



The bedding doesn't realy show up in this picture, but it is adorable. A couple of different shabby chic cotton prints.





Last year I posted about a weekend trip to Cincinnati here.
I wanted to post some pictures from this years trip.
We went to Gabriel's, my favorite place for cheap clothes. The catch at Gabriel's is that you have to look through some crazy stuff.
The crazy stuff is much more fun to blog about.
Mom found a t-shirt with an enormous Icee. Slurpee? Slush Puppy?



Whatever it is, it's 'yummy'.



Aaaawwww. Look at the little baby one on the back.....



These cannot qualify as shorts. They're more like denim underwear. Daisy Duke would blush.



Not sure what Nike was thinking. Gold + velcro?



Nothing says classy like a yellow cheetah print shoe with a four inch heel and zipper.



I considered this shirt.
My 11 year old told me once that I am so short, it's a little embarrassing to him in front of his friends.
I'll show him embarrassed when I show up in the lunchroom wearing this....

Cindy, my super -secret, never before revealed in pictures friend from my flea market posts (here, here, and here) found the worst item of the trip.
The ugliest leggings I've ever seen.
She was kind enough to try them on.

But , due to some holes in strategic places, she wasn't really ready to step out and model. You will have to settle for a peek of her leg.



Next, we went to Ikea. (My mom is taking the picture.) Her photography skills have improved significanty from last year's post. I love Ikea.
I found this wool blanket I love.


While I'm not crazy about this pillow, I like the color combination for Jackson's room. In the spirit of my beloved flea critters, we had a sighting at Gabriel's. Here is Michelle. Michelle is hoding up a totally normal shirt. It's a decoy. The real action is the lady in the background.



At first, we thought maybe she was trying the glasses on and looking for a mirror. But, after she shopped, and shopped wearing them, we figured something else must be up.

I really enjoyed the group we had this year.
Cindy can find a Goodwill store better than my TomTom.
Natalie gets carsick just like me.
Michelle and I like to swap recipes.
Paula reallllly doesn't like Skyline Chili.
My mom is as awesome as ever.

Sadly, as we checked out at Ikea, Cindy got a phone call that her mother-in-law had suddeny passed away. We headed home right away.
We are planning on going again next year, and, hopefully, it won't take me six weeks to write about it...

Wordless Wednesday

(all photos courtesy of Awkward Family Photos)

Pillows on your bed or your head.

I'm smack in the middle of a big ole mess. Baker is moving into Lilly's old room, Lillyis moving into Baker's old room, and all of the 'decor' (I hate that word), from Jackson's room is being moved to Baker's new room.

Confused??
Me too.

I do know that I'm painting Jackson's room gray. He wants it to be "cool", so that seemed like a good place to start.


I'm thinking grays, some brown, creamy white, and pops of color in the pillows, etc.




I'm leaning toward some orange, and maybe a little bit of blue.



I'm in love with pillows from Jonathan Adler.

I'm hoping to mimic them, not pay $98 - $165 a pillow.



They're graphic and simple. Jackson even gave me his approval.
This one was his favorite.


We both liked the peace pillow too.



While looking through the images brought up in my google search for "Jonathan Adler Pillows", I noticed this lady with her pillow on her head. I thought it was odd, but I moved along.





Then I saw these.

Ummm, Did I miss some sort of running joke?
Is putting a Jonathan Adler pillow on your head sort of like taking your picture in front of the Eiffel Tower so that it looks like a hat?



But, brace yourself, this last one was the worst.


This photo was titled "Meditation" . Not what I would have named it....

Yes. That guy is totally nekkid.
(I threw up in my mouth a little while photo shopping over his "personal space"...)

Yes. He has a big fat guy in suspenders and an untied shoes as his spotter.

Yes. That's a Jonathan Adler pillow under his head.

Google Search with care my friends...




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