A Bit Excessive?

It is possible that I was a bit extreme in my shopping this morning.

Perhaps this is too much...

I only have two kids.

Just the two.

There should not be this much (particularly when one of them has ridiculously soft teeth like her mother and only has to look at candy to sprout cavities!).

It is too much. I know it.

But those pastel Reeses eggs are MINE, MINE, MINE (my dentist loves me)!

On another note did you see the leaves peeking up at the back?
Well look a bit closer here:

Aren't they gorgeous? I got them via WUSLU a few weeks back and they are done by jane joss the fabric florist. Simply stunning. Click on the link to view their etsy store. Such creativity.

Oh and those animal crackers...

Lilly Pulitzer?!!! I mean I had to buy those. Can't wait for the princess to open them!

Spring Has Arrived & Burlington Particulars

My husband walked by the stairs last night and said goodbye to the birdcage as he noticed a price tag on it. Then he told me, "Spring has arrived. The flowers are beginning to bloom and items in our house are sprouting price tags!" Ah yes, apparently show season marks the start of spring around here! Giggle, giggle, giggle...

Sunday is the first Burlington of the year and I am busy sorting, tagging, boxing and trying to find the ever elusive just right mix of what buyers want (and I'm willing to part with!).

For the moment the weather looks great and I'm hoping for a bang off start which will help to erase the horrors that were the March shows. You can find me and some of my junque (as if I could ever fit it all in my vehicle - hah!) at:

Burlington Antique Show

Boone County Fairgrounds

Burlington, KY

Sunday April 17 8AM-3PM (early buying 6AM)

Space #80 C (on concrete section around the ring) These photos are from the horror craft show. I'll have a mix of my repurposed Junque Magnet goodies and great vintage finds. My daughter had a mini meltdown the other night when she asked if she could come with me and I said no. Well how could I say yes, she needs a car seat and think how much less I would be able to fit in the car?!!! Such a mean mom am I!

A Tale of Two "Paintings"

I am a huge fan of thrift store art. I talk about it a fair bit and you might even be bored by now. Well here I go again. Found this one last weekend at the Goodwill.

Picking it up, something seemed ever so familiar about it. Couldn't put my finger on it and finally decided I was just referencing the very obvious similarity to French Impressionist paintings.

I like this one but it's not a keeper. I think the artist definitely had some talent. It's a rather good job and draws you in, just not so much our style of "ready to join the collection" art. Still it nagged at me. Images kept popping into my head and it was becoming a bit irksome. Tune in for part two in my tale of two paintings to find out why!

A Tale of Two "Paintings" Part Deux

If you happened to catch yesterday's post you know there was a painting I purchased here which was weighing on my mind. And if you've spent any time around here you know two other things about me. I worship (I mean love) glitter and I often times cannot leave something in the same state in which I found it!

So earlier this week I got the urge to create for a show coming up and headed into the garage where I knew I had two pictures from an auction several months back. They were bad. I knew they were bad but the frames had potential and I was ready to do some magic similar to the one here and/or here.

Off I trotted and grabbed one off the shelf. Brought it inside, flipped it over and lo and behold...

There it was. The VERY SAME IMAGE. Ha. I am not crazy (well that's actually an issue for another moment) and of course the GW painting seemed familiar. Now this is obviously not a real painting and has spent a long time cooped up in a house. It was surely whiter when it began life but I firmly believe these are salvageable.

So I ever so happily dug out my glitter, stash of vintage jewelry and lace bits to doll these ladies up. Voila!

What do you think? Glittered flowers on her hat and a brooch on her collar. It's almost done. I thought it was done but something else kept nagging me. So this afternoon I'm adding lace to her skirt and then sticking a price tag on her. Because if I don't price it I'll keep tinkering and NEVER be done. Linking to: Tuesdays Treasures

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Weekend Finds

Woo hoo. First estate sale of the year!!!!

Crafting junque, more fruit items, the biggest flower frog I've ever seen (although I think it is actually designed to sit in the mouth of a vase) and the Dark Tower game which is a HUGE score. And of course Christmas junque... The silver piece is a West Germany ornament (no, not a topper folks an actual ornament!) Flocked Santa figures in a row YIPPEE! What did you score this weekend? Linking to: Thrift Share Monday

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Grandma's Closet

Saturday was half-price day at GW. When I caught up to my husband by the jewelry section he took one look at my pile in the cart and said, "Somebody emptied Grandma's linen closet."

LUCKY FOR ME!!!!

Fruit. I love fruit stuff!!! Finally and at last. Vera napkins! Why, they're a fruit design!!!! A brooch like a bunch of grapes. A silverplate handled bowl and cherries on a cornucopia (which is set for a re-do later). I love theme days while thrifting!! Linking to: Rednesday Treasure Hunt Thursday No Minimalist Here

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Thrift Art on Vacation

Greetings lovely readers. Surely you all will understand this part of my vacation...

Yes!!! The thrift part of my trip. Everyone stops in at thrift stores as they drive back from the Florida Keys don't they?!!! We spotted three on the way down to Key West and I was itching until our return to Miami to collect the kids so I could stop in. One shop netted this sweet painting for $5. I looked at my husband and said, "I wish we weren't taking a plane so I could get this home." He informed me we could figure it out and luckily enough it just fit inside the confines of the suitcase. For a few moments at the airport there was fear the luggage was lost and my only concern was for this painting - never mind ALL the clothing and new shoes it also contained. Priorities people, priorities! I have a few other thrift store goodies to share once I get through the mountain of stuff that needs to be done around here. And soccer starts Sunday so... Linking to:

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