tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542053209599302362024-03-13T22:24:16.554-05:00lost in a bookamberlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16993565459746336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154205320959930236.post-58836104216474687852009-08-16T15:42:00.003-05:002009-08-16T15:49:02.726-05:00before and after<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">A few shots of my headboard re-do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn-232WydYSfbZofDNVpdpkeSs6FQK0JiAKwbaOGaJmLPgkIJXzjtzPUf6zS7IQd8QNjVCEAmEoPvJ6KVP9-riLb8tp0xXtaWuTWwKfICQG9NTedcMXxnbrgPahlKrCjJySof_TJP6STz/s1600-h/P3070521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn-232WydYSfbZofDNVpdpkeSs6FQK0JiAKwbaOGaJmLPgkIJXzjtzPUf6zS7IQd8QNjVCEAmEoPvJ6KVP9-riLb8tp0xXtaWuTWwKfICQG9NTedcMXxnbrgPahlKrCjJySof_TJP6STz/s200/P3070521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370665397499870002" border="0" /></a>Before: old headboard scavenged from my grandmother's basement<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzEcqnj72XipT5lLWYAB-Qli93tBwGv0hHo9pwooIytd_sbzOXMEw7ESeyfHBRdG0LETcsV_ROBM7js467uFGu-BcbkDO9P1HkQdrQGkKVpK8MB6-6CbALMAPZipg2LB95UrdQLHW-Bg6/s1600-h/P3080523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzEcqnj72XipT5lLWYAB-Qli93tBwGv0hHo9pwooIytd_sbzOXMEw7ESeyfHBRdG0LETcsV_ROBM7js467uFGu-BcbkDO9P1HkQdrQGkKVpK8MB6-6CbALMAPZipg2LB95UrdQLHW-Bg6/s200/P3080523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370665406947179314" border="0" /></a>After: a quick coat of ballerina pink spray paint and it's officially girly!<br /></div>amberlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16993565459746336791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154205320959930236.post-86000543044400624152009-08-16T14:31:00.000-05:002009-08-16T15:14:15.225-05:00rainy day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPBd-rYqhFhCskI6e2FdIDCSXuOOKPcSx6N4nJbYRQe97BZqO3-ki51tab16E3knKeLB06WtwLkxVv_H4FZBwc0Y7ksVZUcwioOlr57fkx1MD2tdVI3P3m4czKnKgQ817GOn2XY4Fq-lC/s1600-h/P5030556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPBd-rYqhFhCskI6e2FdIDCSXuOOKPcSx6N4nJbYRQe97BZqO3-ki51tab16E3knKeLB06WtwLkxVv_H4FZBwc0Y7ksVZUcwioOlr57fkx1MD2tdVI3P3m4czKnKgQ817GOn2XY4Fq-lC/s200/P5030556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370650260112549874" border="0" /></a>It's a lovely, gloomy rainy day today. Perfect for finishing laundry and curling up with a book. Unfortunately Bogey (my lovely parrot) doesn't believe I should do any of these things alone, so he's been along for the ride. Something about the clothes dryer just puts him a foul mood. Luckily he does enjoying folding clothes and helps inspect along the way.<br /><br />The current book of the moment is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fixer-Upper-Mary-Kay-Andrews/dp/0060837381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250452157&sr=8-1">the latest Mary Kay Andrews novel</a> called <span style="font-style: italic;">Fixer Upper</span>. I haven't found a single book of hers that I haven't loved and this is no exception. All of her tid bits about junking and antiques are just fabulous. It really gets you in the mood for vintage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.85277331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 228px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.85277331.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Speaking of junking, my mom and I had lovely day visiting antique malls yesterday. My favorite find was at the Midway Flea Market/Antique Mall. Everything was on sale just for the weekend, with many items being marked down 20% (and most had pretty reasonable prices to begin with). I scored two complete 8 piece Federal Glass patio snack sets in original box for only about $14 a set. They appear to have never been used. I'm quite excited to throw a party just to use them. Similar items are selling online for at least twice what I paid. Don't you just love items from the 1950's?<br /><br />Other scores included a yellow milk glass cereal bowl to complete a set of 3 that I use and love, a Jadeite bowl, and some candlesicks for my mom. It was a good day for bargains. We also hit up Marketplace Antiques...to find a whole lot of nothing. We're saving <a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Artichoke.Annies.Antique.Mall.573-474-2056">Artichoke Annies</a> (by far the best antique mall I have ever shopped) for our next expedition.amberlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16993565459746336791noreply@blogger.com0