Thrifting & Yard sale Jackpot!

Wow! Did we ever have a great day on Saturday out and about, enjoying the Florida sunshine! We had great thrifting and mostly yard sale finds. Here are some of my highlights:

We have been searching for a wine rack to repurpose as a guest towel holder in the bathroom.....yesterday we bought 2! So, I think this one is staying with us and the other will get repurposed into something.....stay tuned!

Some shots of the many miscellaneous glass and doodads we picked up for repurposing. We loved the decanter that came from a church thrift store marked that is was "against Federal Law to resell or reuse this container." Yes and I tear off those mattress tags too.....I'm a W-I-L-D woman. :)

This little gem will get some TLC and then become a wonderful little accessory for near the sofa holding sewing projects or the like.

You just never know what you may find at a yard sale, do you? How about this amazingly cool chain maile drawstring pouch. And yes, it was only a quarter. I was over the moon. It will probably go in Wonder Boy's Birthday pile.

The 8 yards of fabric is the perfect shade for the PINK bedroom, even though it photographed red....Geesh! I'm thinking curtain wooshy things for the top (yes that IS the technical term for them....I'm quite sure). Also, it was the day of the flower looms.....always nab them little puppies when I see them. I was thrilled to find the book of 1000 flowers too! Guess what treasures are to be found lurking in the coffee can........if you guessed buttons you win......if not.....better luck next time! 

Okay, so by now we have established that I am, well, weird, right? Okay, so there is this "When Pigs Fly" saying that just means a lot to me. I have seen this print before and really wanted one, but of course refused to pay the $40 for it......but $3 worked just great. This thing is huge, probably at least 2x3 feet. I cannot wait to find a place for this in our home......it stays with me.

One of my other faves was this "Simplify" piece. It too is bog, maybe 24 inches or so.....I think it will be going with the pig....seems to work.

These gorgeous platter will become a multi-tiered dessert serving set. I have more pieces that match and will be making a 3 piece, interchangeable set.....more on that asap. The biggest piece measures nearly 16 inches across.

 This is a very nifty old it's future after Hubs tightens up the frame.....it is a tad loose and VERY heavy.
The vessel and balls was just cool. The vessel will become a gazing ball stand for sure....the balls, well....tbd.

Loved this flatish old bottle. It will become a picture frame me thinks.....again tbd.

My uncle is having an issue obsession with the squirrel at his house in Illinois. This is just a funny for him.....but serious, a squirrel caller? Who knew.....learn something every day. Same company makes a crow caller, a coyote caller among others. Be bad If you grabbed the wrong one in certain situations....

And the award for ugliest bowling ball ever goes to.......But hey, we can fix her right up! :)

Those are some of the highlights of our weekend shipping trip......more goodies headed for the show on Saturday later today or tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by.....

Gearing up for a new show.....

We were fortunate to be chosen to attend an upcoming ART show on April 16th. It is the ART and Soul Festival in Winter Haven, FL. It is hosted by Drops of Jupiter. Please come by and say hello if you are in the area! :)

I am feverishly working on some new ART for the show. Currently on the work table are some stained glass mosaic windows. I have 4 I'd like to get completed.....one is finished except for the grouting. (And that my friends is Hub's job) <---smiles. This one that I can share is an all-over multi-color pattern that has been popular. Each one is unique and bright and full of color.

Also on the "in my head creating" list are: a chevron Frank Lloyd Wright inspired window, a 9 pane flower garden explosion, a very geometric squares, and some happy flamingos. :) That should keep me busy this week, don't you think? My current windows for sale can be found in my Etsy shop. I will be adding more pieces as time permits over the next two weeks. I will happily design a custom window for you too......just let me know! :)

I was extremely blessed by a dear friend before I moved to FL with the contents of her glass studio. One of the best gifts I rec'd was a set of 5 Five Gallon Buckets worth of glass pieces......yes.....5 Five Gallon Buckets. So, my challenge now is to draw up designs that allow me to use up these wonderful and colorful snippets of glass.

Bucket 'O Glass

5 gallons of Heaven

As you can see by the pics the glass is very dirty and covered in glass dust......so before I could use it I gave it a bath. Isn't it pretty just laying there on the counter drying?

Like an unassembled rainbow

Shiny gems

Anywho....here are some shots of window number one in various stages of completion!

Bare naked window

Glass before chopping into usable sizes

Glass just waiting to glow

1/2 way done

Finished sans Grout

Let the light shine

Up close and personal

newly listed repurposed ART on Etsy

Finally had a few minutes to list 3 goodies for sale on Etsy. Please stop by and check them out. I'd LOVE to hear your feedback! :::Smiles:::

There is a repurposed garden mirror that has been lovingly etched with "The Garden is the Mirror of the Heart".

Also a stained glass mosaic stepping stone featuring a buzzing bee.

and finally a repurposed fish platter turned birdfeeder or serving stand.

Enjoy!

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