Monthly Archive for: ‘August, 2008’
Hand Painted Rose Lamp
2I’ve mentioned before that I’m a crazy magazine lady. Well, I also collect lamps — the fancier and more unique the better. The cherub lamp has been featured before. This gorgeous vintage hand-painted rose lamp is also one of my favorites. The original shade is [...]
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Closets and Cherubs
It all started with the aforementioned antique booth remodel. An oak bookcase came home and needed a spot to live. The loft was designated … which meant the yarn storage units needed to move to the closet in the home office … which meant the [...]
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Antique Mall Space — Done …
… well, done for now A space like this is kind of like laundry, never ever ending! The guy across the aisle from me specializies in western gear — authentic western gear which I know NOTHING about. But, I do stock a few “cutesy” items [...]
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Butterfly Pavilion
Part of our weekend jaunt about Colorado last weekend included the Butterfly Pavilion. What a magical place it is! Colorful, fluttery winged creatures have the perfect home, which is very, very, VERY humid. If you go for a visit, wear something that feels good sticking [...]
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Space Redesign
In the que for next week is a complete and total redesign on the space at the antique mall. I commissioned a wonderful Etsy shopkeeper, Heather to make these glittered letters that spell out my logo. I had looked high and low for chipboard letters to [...]
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Magazine Fiend
Have I mentioned that I’m a magazine fiend? It’s true. I collect magazines — and keep them for a long, long, LONG time. Here’s my bedside stack. It rotates as I get bored with leafing through the same old stuff. A blue basket holds a few issues on [...]
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I Don’t Cook
Much to my husband’s chagrin, I don’t cook … very well. Hey, he shoulda figured that out before he married me. Oh I’ve tried over the years, and thrown out a dried-out, burnt pot roast or two in my time — such a waste of [...]
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The first Annual Christmas in July Winner!
First, the system — I printed out all the comments left in July (124) and numbered them. Imputting 124 into Mrs. Glosser’s Math Goodies (which looks like a great site for the little ones, BTW) random number generator — we got #71, which is Pedal [...]
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