NEW FINDS

 a cute coffee grinder,  a couple of nice pictures Winnie the poo.

a little french blue book, (garage sale .25)

Love this TV table, I need one that will look antique kind of, when I saw this at Funky Junk interiors I loved it, what a great idea. now I have to find one, right now my tv is on an antique child's school desk, the kind that has a nook inside and it looks like a table, I will take a picture after I finished painting it.

an old blue old light  cover

new blue coral ????

more winnie

Easter, a time to celebrate Christ

HAPPY EASTER MY FRIENDS


Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simple in terms of things, but in terms of ideals."


                Charles Cross

A freebie oh how we love them

GO GREEN CELEBRATE EARTH WEEK AT LOWES, THEY ARE GIVING A FREE TREE,JUST SWEET, SAVE THE RECEIPT IF IT DIES, THEY WILL REPLACE IT.

HAPPY EARTH WEEK

And now back to Easter, the table setting, the easter baskets for the kids, the dinner, and, I'm sure you are all anticipating the BIG DAY, with Kate and William.what a week... fun, fun, fun,

The table:
I love Martha Stewart's table setting, look:

Spring Centerpieces and Table Decorations

Spring Centerpieces and Table Decorations

HAPPY EASTER

Easter inspirations.

Love the inspiration vignette.

Happy Easter to all of you,

martha

GOOD MORNING OUR EGG COLLECTION

LOVE MY EGG COLLECTION, I ONLY BRING THEM OUT ON EASTER.

I"M SURE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN COLLECTIONS, I SAW DECOUPAGE MUSIC SHEET EGGS, ANTIQUE BOOK PAGE EGGS, AND MORE.

HOW ABOUT SENDING ME A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE EASTER EGGS AND I WILL POST THEM WITH YOUR NAME ON MY BLOG.

ENJOY

martha

Spring inspiration feeling blue, really!

I love this color, I found this turquoise coral and I made the vignette in my living room. Isn't this just lovely, the book is a little french book titled Servante Du Notaire. I don't know french but I love the cover (again the pretty blue).  Not a good day here, the skies are grey and its raining. Thank God I found my blog friends, such an encouraging community of crafty loving people who give you encouragement when you are feeling blue,how do you battle when you feel blue?? Please comment. I usually do a craft, like this morning, I put together the vignette, please comment.

martha

NEW FINDS

A sweet coffee grinder or for spices.

A great suitcase with green crockle trim.

Sesame Street puzzles, great find

this are sweet memories of a great program, kids love Big Bird, Cookie monster, Ernie and Burt.

 

 

We have a winner!!!!

THE Old Block House blog won the antique paper wreath, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Thank you to all my new friends and followers, I appreciate all of you and now we have 28 followers, I'm so excited.  I'm sure you feel like I do when you look at some blogs that have thousands of followers, I feel so discourage, however, now I'm feeling much better and motivated to write more for all of you MY NEW FRIENDS.

Speaking of writing here are the NEW FINDS

CHALK PAINT FINISHED FRAMED

I finished the frame, I used the light wax ( I'm waiting for the dark wax from the co.)

Please tell me what you think....

I found a new paint, mini tutorial

I am in love with this paint. I'm not an expert at painting furniture, however, I'm trying this new hobby.  I painted this frame, then, I distressed it by hand, (I need the little cute sander...birthday??)
anyway, after the "distressing"  I rubbed ( with a lot of fear) a little light wax, I waited and then, buffed it.
Let me know what you think, I like it for my first attempt, do you???

Beautiful painting, more news

I cann't stop admiring this painting.  In the back it says that it was painted by an artist, she adapted the painting from an original poster from 1894   for the "Century magazine" that is kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York city, in the "Vintage original posters"  can you believe it.  I have to visit New York soon.  It is just beautiful, well it was given to me by a couple who got tired of the painting,I say  thank you very much, I'll take it. I love art, I don't have any real paintings, just photos, so this was very good.

From trash to treasures? garage sales, and moving sales.

THE STASH

cedar chest

"Meghan"  I named her Meghan, she is so cute, she sits in your garden with flowers, she is all rusty, but wears cute shoes, this is for a deck, or a garden.

straight from the lobster boats, they are so rustic, and with the original ropes, great to decorate the deck.

this is a great mirror already painted and distressed, GREAT

look  at the flowers, I couldn't believe they were moving and this was very late in the evening, last minute sales.

This is an oil painting, great frame, its going in my office, I love it.  It was free, love that