take 2 gallons of Oops paint and a few hours.....

....and ta-da. It's the beginnings of a totally NEW room! So, pink and black are my 2 fave colors and definitely my choices for my new room re-do. But, the $35 per gallon x 2 was not to my liking. But, being the "ever happy to tag along with hubs to the Home Improvement stores" gal that I am.....I double scored. First I found a light pink gallon......well, ok....but really lighter than I wanted and definitely not enough for all 4 walls. So, I set it aside in the closet. Fast forward to last week when I was standing at the paint counter watching the paint man mix MY PERFECT shade of pink for a lady. When he finished, I ask where their Oops paint was. Before I leave I hear her say she does NOT like the most perfect shade of pink on the planet. Oky dokie says Mister Paint Man....and off he trots to retrieve a new gallon of tint base to try again. Do you SEE where this is going. Slyly I say, So, Mr. Paint Man, whatcha gonna do with that gallon of pink paint there. Put it in the Oops he says. No, sir, says I......you can just put that little puppy right here in me shopping basket and totally make my day!!  So, you might be thinking we are painting my walls 2 shades of pink, right? No way....we poured them into a clean 5 gallon bucket, stirred them up like I was making witches brew and we now had the best shade of pink a girl could ask for. In 3 hours, Wonder Husband had painted my walls and transformed my world. Regular cost: $70......total repurposing cost: $10. Woot! Woot! Oh and don't you LOVE how the black quarter round really sets off the 12' ceilings? Also yard sale fodder for less than $5.

Also in the pictures are my salvaged "hutch" painted with free sample black paint and my $1 dresser (yep yard sale price was $1). Found the drawers pulls at another sale with many more for $5. Total cost for the 2 pieces: $6. Now to find a nice piece of NOT brown or beige carpet......maybe some pink shag?

Also in the pics is my new quilt top. Sadly, NOT repurposed but still quite pretty if you ask me. It is my own pattern and my first made from scratch quilt. I am quite happy with it. Now I must begin the quilting process. On the bed are 5 of the 8 pillows I yard saled the other day for $2.

Soon I'll be able to share some of the repurposed ART I have in the works for the giant expanse of pink walls......stay tune.

New ART to share....heading to a show

Finally had a chance to make some new repurposed ART. Made about a dozen new pieces.....looking at them as a group it seems I was in a blue mood! LOL They are heading with us to Lakeridge Winery for a 2 day show tomorrow, December 11th. The show is a fundraiser for the Annual South Lake Animal League Arts & Crafts Show.  Here you go....for your viewing pleasure! :)

Birdbath

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Glass Plate Flower

Glass Plate Flower

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Bird Feeder or Cake Plate

Bird Feeder or Serving Dish

Glass Plate Flower

Some pics from the show.....

We enjoyed our beautiful weather yesterday in Bartow, FL. You really could not have hand picked a better forecast. We were lucky enough to be located under a big ole oak tree with a breeze. Attendance was great and the feedback was uber positive. Sales however were bleak....not even enough to pay for our booth rental! Seems this economy is really taking it's toll on folks everywhere. Hopefully it will balance out with more shows in December. :) We still LOVE what we do and believe in our ART so we shall persevere.....anywho here a few pics I snapped of our booth. :::smiles:::  

 Our booth

 Our booth

 Our booth - new chalkboard from a repurposed cabinet door

 Our booth

 Our booth - my fave window

 New plant hanger/bird feeder from a repurposed light fixture

  New plant hanger/bird feeder from a repurposed light fixture

 2 of my recent faves - mosaic bee stepping stone and the copper penny gazing ball

First show in Florida....

...is tomorrow! We've finally managed to relocate to my beloved Florida. It took me 25 years....but I'm FINALLY here and loving it! We are looking forward to moving ARTful Salvage into a whole new level now. It was sooo frustrating having the move take 6 months instead of 6 weeks!!  Ugh! But we are HERE!

So, I guess now you understand why there has been very little posting.....so sorry. :( But that is about to change. We are doing 3-4 shows before the end of this year and I have finally gotten my ART Studio and my Glass Studio unpacked and functional. Woot Woot! I cannot wait to get back to repurposing and making ART!

I wish you could have seen the poor packing people when they came. I am affectionately now know as the CRAZY glass lady. I had 30 Dish Packs of loose glass dishes (18 x 18 x 28), 15 DP with finished totems, not to mention probably 10 DP filled with stained glass. I doubt they will ever forget me!!  LOL

I will have many more pics to share after the show tomorrow but I can show you the new plate flowers I made. I finished up 12 and have snapped pics of a few that are heading out with us. Hubs needs to make some more copper stems before the next shows. Anywho.....here they are. (Do click on them to really see the details if you please).

New freebie goodies - hit the jackpot

We are in the middle of relocating to Central Florida. It's been a 6 month crazy process but I think we are finally moving. (At least the movers say they are coming Monday). That's positive right??  So, as you can imagine, we have been sorting, organizing and throwing away (GASP!) many items. We had local friends come over today to look through the discard piles for their garden. After she took home all the goodies she wanted she called and said she had some goodies for me to look through. LOL  So much for downsizing!!  She has a gorgeous "Secret Garden" brimming with pretties (statues, stepping stones, mosaics, totems, sculptures....you get the idea). She has decided she is finished making these and was offering me some of the glass ware and plates she didn't want. Okay, never turn down free ART materials, right? So I now have 3-4 boxes of plates and glasses and doodads. I am totally psyched!  While I am loading these in the truck, here come Hubs carrying what appears to be a VERY HEAVY tote. It is FILLED with stained glass pieces for mosaics!!  Woo Hoo!!  I am dancing around like I have ants in my pants. What??  You don't want these anymore?  Okay dokey.....come to me my little gems!!  Now how could this get better you ask?  There are 4 more totes of glass, about a dozen shoe boxes of sorted by color glass, a flat filled with vintage church window glass, stacks of gorgeously patterned tiles, 2 adorable small shutter sets and the cutest handmade glass doors. People I am so blessed. This is the repurposing freebie Motherlode!!  I am humbled by the gift, truly. Can you imagine what I can do with all of this??  Anywho.....here are pics of "some" of the haul!! Oh, and FYI, those are filled to the rim 5 gallon buckets.....very heavy!  :::smiles:::

This and that.....

Just popping in to share some goodies with you. Seems life has got us constantly on the move these days......more than you can imagine!!  :)  I've not had near enough studio (aka me) time lately. Here's whats just been completed and what's currently on the work table.

I shared this little unfinished stool last time in all it's naked glory. Well, here she is all glammed out with some new paint and shiny glass. I am happy with the results. I still may distress the stool a bit.....maybe......

I found these lovely cement insect stepping stones awhile back at my fave concrete place. I have completed the Bee and am working on the Dragonfly. I LOVE how the bee turned out. What do you think? I am trying to find good ways to use up all my glass scrap and he was a perfect example. I'm thinking the body of the dragonfly may be stones not mosaic pieces of glass.....still chewing on that.

In addition to the Dragonfly....this little guy is waiting for some bling to his shell. I simply adored him. He was a one-of-a-kind, sitting in the damaged pile. I fell in love with him and knew I could give him some new life. He has shiny blue iridized glass so far and is getting 2 styles of textured clear glass for his shell and bead for his eyes and antennae. I'll share when he is "dressed".

Guess that's enough for now....stay tuned for more stained glass windows......