Cute Little Wood Sled

A cute little wood sled that was $2.00 at a garage sale.  Since I found one with the metal runners about three years ago back in New York, I made this one over for my booth.

I painted it up with Old White chalk paint.

I added a simple ribbon bow to the top and that was it!  Here is how it would look hanging on a front door.  Of course, you could do so much more to it like painting a design on it, using vinyl lettering, stencil it, but I decided to keep it simple for whoever buys it to add their own embellishment or personal touch.

I brought this to my booth already since they had a Christmas in July promotion going on last weekend.

Friendly Village ~ Piece By Piece

The day I found the set of dishes for my daughter, at the place where I have my booth space {Lebanon Peddlers Mall}, I also walked past some Friendly Village dishes at another booth on my way to the checkout.  They probably should put a back-up beeper on those carts, because back-up I did!  

Sandwich/dessert plates were sitting there with the same covered bridge on the teacups I found and one of the two dinner plates I picked up a few months ago at my local antique mart, so I had to get these.  I will look forward to using these once the cooler weather is back. 

My second dinner plate depicts a pretty church scene.  I really love the pattern on these dishes, as well as the scenes in the middle.

I don’t need a lot of pieces of this set, since it is just the two of us now.  I’m enjoying finding the pieces as surprises when I’m out and about, as opposed to actively searching for them.

   

 

The Creative Home & Garden Hop

 

Welcome to the New and Improved Blog Hop!

Formerly The Creative HomeAcre, this blog hop has undergone a few changes.    

The Creative Home & Garden Hop is hosted by me and,

Mary from Back to the Basics and Mary’s Kitchen

Alison from Mumtopia

and Lisa Lynn from The Little Homestead On The Hill

That means that when you link up your posts each week, they will be viewed by even more people! Each host will be sharing her own picks for Featured Bloggers. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured and increases your exposure to new readers. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured!

Folding chairs never looked so good after Patty at A Few Pennies More got a hold of some!

Karen at A Stylish Interior shared her stylish garage door makeover!

Don’t forget to visit the other co-hosts to see who they have featured.

If you were featured, feel free to grab the button and share it on your blog!

Now, on to your latest creations!

• Share up to 3 of your Creative Home and Garden posts. Etsy sellers are welcome to share here too.
• Please link back to the hop in your post. If you don’t take a couple of seconds to do this, you won’t be featured. You can grab our cute button or use a text link in your post. Thanks for sharing the hop with others!
• Pretty please, with cherries on top, go visit as many of the other bloggers posting as you can! The whole point of a hop is to build a community of like minded bloggers who share and support each other. We all love to hear from our visitors, so please leave thoughtful and kind comments when you visit!
• Link your posts once. Please do not link the same post you linked last week! Let’s keep it fresh and fun!
• By linking your posts here you are assuring us that all images and contents are your own, or you have permission to share them. You are also agreeing to let us share your post and images on social media and our blogs.
• Happy hopping!

I’m looking forward to seeing all your links!

Great Garage Sale Day

I found a community garage sale not far from me last week.  I love these things because I get to hit more garage sales in one area at one time.  Here are some of the great things I found.

I’ve been keeping an eye out for books.  I see a lot of paperbacks at most garage sales, but at this particular sale, this lady had out some nice looking books.

I picked up the four classics for either myself or my daughter {my daughter took them}. 

I bought the little red books for myself ~ Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales.  I love the bright red and their little size. 

At this same house, I also found this blue key plaque {which I’ve already started painting}.  At another house, I found lots of linens and bought these two sets of napkins.

I bought this little guy at a house where I purchased a counter stool and a vanity stool.  I showed you the counter stool makeover here and I’m working on the vanity stool now.

I also got a little wood sled that is also in the midst of being painted and I hope to show that soon, too.  All in all, a fantastic garage sale day with beautiful weather {before the heat wave hit} and lots of great things to buy! 

Christmas In July

Please don’t snort in disgust at me for that post title. Yes, thoughts of Christmas are way to early for me yet, but there was a “Christmas in July” weekend this past weekend at Lebanon Peddlers Mall, where I have my booth space.  I had a few things on hand to bring in, but this year I wanted to try making some stockings for my booth and my Etsy.  Today I’m sharing my first attempt at stockings.

I used some fabric I had that really didn’t have much yardage left to it. In fact, I’m surprised I was able to get two stockings cut from it.  I used the red and white French fabric for the front.

A quilted cream fabric for the back.

And a red and white stripe for the cuff.  I followed a pattern from Sew Like My Mom and modified the tutorial to work for me.  There are a lot of tutorials and patterns on Pinterest, too.

These still need to be ironed and have a ribbon loop added for hanging.

These are also good practice because I want to make two new stockings for me and the hubby in a black and white scheme to go with our living room, where the fireplace mantel is.  Chances are if I don’t start now, I won’t have them done in time for this Christmas {again}.

I recently ordered some toile and coordinating ticking stripe from Fabric.com to get started.  While I promise I won’t inundate you with posts about Christmas this early, I will share the stockings when I have them all done.   These two are headed to the booth and then I’ll alternate making them for my Etsy and the booth.  But, mine are up next!

 

Quick Stool Makeover

Last week I hit some garage sales on Thursday morning.  I got lucky and found a community garage sale not far from me, so I was actually able to hit more than I normally would, since they were all in this one area.  I found several things at the first one, which included this wood stool. 

The base was already white and I knew I could do a quick makeover just by painting the top.

I used what I had left in my Duck Egg sample, applying two coats to the seat portion.  Then I took my “No.” stencil and the number “1” and added that with white craft paint.

Some Johnson’s Paste Wax {since I ran out of Annie Sloan’s soft clear wax} and its got a whole new look and lease on life! 

I also found a vanity stool at this same garage sale, which will be done soon.  No rain last week for us, just lots of heat and humidity, so I was able to get it outside for some Heirloom White spray paint early one morning.  Now I just need to work on the seat fabric and I’ll be able to share her with you. 

The Creative Home & Garden Hop

 

 

Welcome to the New and Improved Blog Hop!

Formerly The Creative HomeAcre, this blog hop has undergone a few changes. We sadly say goodbye to two of our hosts, Manuela and Andrea. We wish them the best of luck with their wonderful blogs and hope you will continue to visit them.

The Creative Home & Garden Hop is hosted by me and,

Mary from Back to the Basics and Mary’s Kitchen

Alison from Mumtopia

and Lisa Lynn from The Little Homestead On The Hill 

That means that when you link up your posts each week, they will be viewed by even more people! Each host will be sharing her own picks for Featured Bloggers. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured and increases your exposure to new readers. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured!

This wonderful Welcome Sign from Ricki at The Questionable Homesteader. 

Butterfly and Bungalow’s Memo Board and Chalk Board projects.

Jessica at Polka Dot Poplars made a beautiful monogrammed upholstered headboard.

Don’t forget to visit the other co-hosts to see who they have featured.

If you were featured, feel free to grab the button and share it on your blog!

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Now, on to your latest creations!

• Share up to 3 of your Creative Home and Garden posts. Etsy sellers are welcome to share here too.
  
• Please link back to the hop in your post. If you don’t take a couple of seconds to do this, you won’t be featured. You can grab our cute button or use a text link in your post. Thanks for sharing the hop with others!
  
• Pretty please, with cherries on top, go visit as many of the other bloggers posting as you can! The whole point of a hop is to build a community of like minded bloggers who share and support each other. We all love to hear from our visitors, so please leave thoughtful and kind comments when you visit!
  
• Link your posts once. Please do not link the same post you linked last week! Let’s keep it fresh and fun!
  
• By linking your posts here you are assuring us that all images and contents are your own, or you have permission to share them. You are also agreeing to let us share your post and images on social media and our blogs.
  
• Happy hopping!

 

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I’m really looking forward to seeing all of your inspiring posts!

Look Who Followed Me Home!

I found this pretty lady while browsing through the Lebanon Peddlers Mall, where I have my booth.  If I have time after dropping stuff off to my booth, I like to walk around and look at the other vendors’ booths.  I do often find things, too. 

We locked gazes and time stood still.  I almost dreaded looking at the price tag.  I thought for sure we’d be looking at $50.00 at the least.

She was $12.00!  She is made of metal, and I couldn’t believe the tag said $12.00.  My son happened to be with me and I made him confirm the price since I didn’t have my reading glasses out.  She is almost 18 inches tall.  Am I wrong in thinking that these Santos or cage dolls are more money than that?

That was my bargain for the day and she now happily resides on top of the bookcases in our sunroom.  Have you ever found something for a lot less that you expected to cost more?