Whew!

October 16, 2011 By 2 Comments

In case you missed what I said....whew!! Boy am I tuckered! The Porch Sale was a huge success...I hope you didn't miss it. Sold off almost all the furniture and people are emailing me about pieces I have left. The good news is NOW I GET TO FIND MORE FURNITURE! Yay! I Love, Love, Love helping people fill their homes with beautiful things. And I … [Read more...]

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Porch Sale Day One

October 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Je suis tres fatigue mais tres heureux.......( I am very tired but very happy). Happy day one is over! But also so happy with the wonderful support I received. Thanks to everyone who came, even if only to browse. This is only the second Porch Sale of my new adventure and it has been so much fun! I have so enjoyed repurposing old furniture into new … [Read more...]

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Fall Porch Sale

October 13, 2011 By 3 Comments

Continuing my posts leading up to my 2011 Fall Porch Sale... Goodness....it's 8:30 pm and I am just posting! I put in a 13 hour day today...painting a china cabinet and a tall five drawer chest, making another paper cone wreath, making 40 paper flowers for a wall hanging, glazing the spool bed and glazing the china cabinet. One run to Home … [Read more...]

Filed Under: crafting, decorating, fall, french, Furniture Makeovers, Home Decor

Paper Cone Wreath Tutorial

October 11, 2011 By 7 Comments

I promised to finish the paper cone wreath tutorial....and you thought I forgot!  I have been working all day on the upcoming sale  but one of the things I needed to make was a paper cone wreath  so I took pictures along the way for you.  I did you a disservice yesterday with a raggedy quasi-tutorial so we'll do it right today.  These wreaths … [Read more...]

Filed Under: christmas, crafting, decorating, french, Home Decor, how-to

Countdown to the Porch Sale

October 10, 2011 By 1 Comment

The title says it all....I am working hard here finishing furniture and creating other goodies for the Fall Porch Sale. I felt the need for Christmasy things so I am making a few paper cone wreaths with both French Christmas and English Christmas music. They are not hard to do and you should make one (or buy it from me!) Keep reading for a … [Read more...]

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15 Minute Fall Decorating

October 7, 2011 By 2 Comments

I (used to) love spending hours decorating my house for different seasons. I have a pile of stuff that I have accumulated over the years to draw from. Unfortunately the changes we have had to make here have sent all my stuff out of my nice walk in attic (SO easy to grab a few things quickly) to another attic only accessible by a drop down staircase … [Read more...]

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Vintage Spool Bed Bench

October 2, 2011 By 8 Comments

A recent find at a thrift store was a twin sized, vintage spool headboard and footboard. Because there were no side rails it was really cheap. I've had it in the garage for about a month.... (found it the same day as the wonderful dress form)  but wasn't able to get to it until this weekend. I have two weeks until the next Porch Sale and it's … [Read more...]

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Wireless Purgatory

September 10, 2011 By 2 Comments

Have I mentioned that I have a love/hate relationship with computers? I love what they can do and how much information I can find whenever I want to....night or day. But I hate when they are acting up. I do not know enough to fix problems I encounter and no one living in this house does either. Oh now, I have a couple over confident young people … [Read more...]

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