Thursday, July 19, 2012


We had a great turnout for our Vintage Faire.
People were lined up before the opening;  
 friendly and enthusiastic.

After all the hard work, 
it was wonderful to have this great response.

It's hard to believe 5 days have passed already.  
I'll post more pictures when I get them from the others...
because I got distracted and didn't get pictures of everything..
and personally I think we had some very cute displays!

I only have one picture to share tonight...

 This is Greg & Don on Don's Wedding Day.

Greg was our cousin 
who lost his battle with Lymphoma several years ago.
Don participates in this climb every spring in Greg's honor; 
raising money to help find a cure.

Don now has a nice 'chunk of change' toward his next climb.

I appreciate all the vendors who participated:

Old Buckley Mercantile:  Brenda & Ed
Porter Antiques & Trading Company: Sharon & Glenlyn
The Quiet Nest: Ella
Sweat Pea:  Ann (Space at Porter Antiques)
 Bonnie Ugland (Space at Old Buckly Mercantile)

         
My greatest appreciation is for all the folks who stopped in, 
buying 'treasure',
eating snacks,
drinking lemonade,
taking pictures,
making donations,
visiting, laughing, giggling,
sharing & supporting.

Sending you all a very sincere 
Thank You!





Friday, July 13, 2012

Time

Too much if you're bored...
Painful if you're doing something you don't like...
Too little if you're busy...
Joyous when you're having 'the time of your life' ...
Passing too slowly if you're waiting for Christmas...
Passing too quickly when you're watching children grow...

All contributing to my inspiration for "Father Time's Sidekick"

A little 'side' table that I'm sure Father Time would luv to have beside his favorite chair; holding his reading light and the perfect place for setting the clock that he uses to manage World Time.  A little drawer to keep any spare minutes he happens to find.

Here are few pix of this little table...all dressed up and waiting for our Vintage Faire tomorrow.
            
 
                 Wonderful corners...A few decorations on top...

And a few decorations for inside the drawer. 



 The perfect knob...


The perfect stencil...


 And the overall piece after distressing and waxing...
 giving the impression of having been around for a long time.





 

Monday, July 9, 2012




I've seen several Union Jack dressers, 
all of them skillfully painted.

But this year, we're in London for the Olympics...
(The only city where I could actually live in the city, and did...another story!)
We'll be competing with the Brits and the rest of the world, 
so I just couldn't paint a Union Jack.
Then I chanced upon a garage sale 
where a tired lass kept whispering
 "Old Glory"!

I didn't listen at first...
but I was drawn back at the end of the day.
They had 'closed' and yet she was still in the driveway...
still whispering...
"Old Glory".

I went to the door...and she was mine.
The only problem being, I didn't have room!
It took me 2 more days to get a space cleared...
Thank Heaven the previous 'care-takers' were patient...
space was made...and home she came!

I don't have a picture of her in her tired state but here 
she's got her 'drawers' spread out,  drying in the sun.

 

A little water and TSP Substitute 
and the years faded away from her tired finish.

My brother Brian sanded her top to a silky touch
and then I added walnut stain.
It was the first time I've used the water based stain. 
 It came in a tube and was the consistency of pudding 
which applied smoothly with a rag. 
It seemed to require a little more than  the liquid
but the consistency would work well on things like chair spindles.
(I'll have to try it.)
  Since there were 4 colors, 
it was nice to be able to get samples.
I used Behr from HD.  They will even color matches their samples 
and these are about twice the size of the premixed brands I've found.

I used a little detail brush for the stars...
 Here she is in her fresh new paint...
However, fresh is never the look I'm after...
so sandpaper...
clear wax...
dark wax...
more clear wax...
and...of course it took longer than I thought it would!

And finally...I finished just after dark last night.
This morning I pulled her out and 
had some fun staging Red, White & Blue

Can't pass a chance to display my 58!

 

You'll notice the morning  we 
still had a little marine air obscuring the sun,
so I had to take a couple more shots after the sun came out!




 The fine lady was interestingly assymetrical. 
 The left drawers divided by frame work, with a   
groove under the bottom front edge for pulling instead of any knobs.
The right drawers without the framework, all nesting together
 and there were brass & wood handles...
(Currently rusting in a bucket out front!)

The left side has 4 point star cut-outs and vertical grain...
 

The right side without stars and horizontal grain...

 

...and her whispered "Old Glory" was exactly right!
  

                     Remember my Inspiration Photo?...Do you think it's a match? 


....long  may  she  wave!

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The lovely "Old Glory" 
and all the wonderful staging pieces
will all be on sale at the 
Vintage Faire.

Here's a new picture of my driveway...
the display is blooming...(pun intended)
They don't call me "CorneeDee" for nothin'.

I'll be moving
 "Old Glory" 
& all her accoutrements 
to Pioneer Street 
tonight...

and if you're in the area.
remember to stop by Porter Antiques on Cole Street 
check out the Vintage Washers on Silent Auction...
Gotta take some new pix...they are both planted and looking great!

Hope to see you Saturday....I'm getting excited!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Vintage Faire - One Week from Today!

 Oh My....I've got some paintin' to do!
For the full effect, that should be said with 
Ricky Ricardo's Cuban accent;
you know, when he says...
Lucy, You've got some 'splainin' to do! 

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Hope you all had a wonderful 
Independence Day!


 
From my Summer Pinboard:  sundayinbed.tumblr.com
  




From my Summer Pinboard:  countrygirlsworldd.tumblr.com
  
These photos are my inspiration...Reveal to follow later today!
but before committing, I have to say that things always seem
to take me longer than I think they should!
Am I the only one with that problem?


 Stop by again to see the inspired piece! 

It will be for sale at Vintage Faire!

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And...Remember to Mark your Calendars:

 Bring you pocket money along with bags and boxes
for all the treasure you will find.






Sunday, July 1, 2012



 the diamond that is
Grace

Yesterday I included a picture of an old rocking chair. 
 I've had her for awhile;  
standing outside,  patiently awaiting my inspiration.  

Definitely a 'she'; petite and showing
 signs of her lingering grace that was abundant in her youth.
Hmmm...Grace seems the perfect name for her!

I knew from looking at Grace that she had once been 
beautiful as well as functional.
 Much of her construction is held with wood pegs. 
 I have to admit, that I didn't check out all her  nooks & crannies
(One doesn't look under all the folds of a ladies skirt)
 so can't make any statements to her overall construction.  


Either way, Grace was a glorious piece that had seen better days. 
 She had greyed with age,
her wood was cracked and she'd lost her caning..  
The ages had left Grace as little more than a frame;
a frame that wouldn't allow her to ever again hold someone in her lap. 

Grace definitely needed a day at the spa! 
A good scrub and a rub down with deep walnut stain 
remedied the dull grey color she had been reduced to wearing. 



A little chicken wire-n-burlap and her lap will
continue with bountiful purpose as she cradles petunia blooms,
the soft cascade of lobelia, 
 and the promise of future
that whispers from the little bird nest which snuggles under the foliage.




The jute lacing accentuates Grace's tall and regal back, 
giving support the the treasure she holds and nurtures. 
And she wears a flower on her lapel, 
reminding us of the beauty she once displayed in her very structure. 


Not all furniture remains furniture 
but if we look closely we may find
the beauty and 'Grace' they still have to share. 


PS~Remember to mark your calendar for:
 Vintage Faire,
Enumclaw, WA
 July 14th, 10A-eP