Tried and ???

These past three days, my cousins and I tried something very different for us...

We bought a booth at our local flea market, and sold the crafts we've been working on for months.

We had a cute booth with great stuff if I do say so myself!  And our display rocked!

BUT, Memorial Day, which was supposed to be the busiest day of the year...turned out to be terrible.  It rained the ENTIRE DAY and hardly even made it to 60 degrees.

We didn't sell much.  It was a bummer.

I had to go back to work for the next two days, so my cousin ran the booth herself, and the second day turned out to be not much greater than the first.  Again, rain, and slow traffic.

But just look at how cute everything is!  We had a mix of things we made ourselves, and antique vintage things, and adorable onesies that my cousin with a brand new baby made.

I would've bought everything in our booth if I was the one visiting it.

We had the best "booth" neighbors too...a retired couple who were very interesting and super nice.

It made the VERY SLOW day on Monday go quicker with them beside us to talk to.

As it is, we will be at the same flea market for 3 days in July, 3 days in Aug, and 3 days in Sept.

I hope it is better...I hope we sell out...that would be an accomplishment.

The things I have left over will go in my etsy shop...except for the larger things that would be very expensive to ship.

We gave it a try...I guess we can slap ourselves on the back for that!

A new lamp

I've always wondered what exactly I would label my decorating style. Is it eclectic? Is it quirky? (Grace's new favorite word) Is it country? What IS it exactly?

To me, it's just me, but often, and I know I shouldn't do this, I fall into the trap of looking at other's much more expensive furniture, their designer bedding, and I just have to wonder...what do people think of my sense of taste?


I have a friend whose home could've walked right out of a Pottery Barn magazine. I LOVE it, but it's just not quite me. Truth be told, it's a little cold. (However, I get LOTS of inspiration out of the Pottery Barn magazine I very religiously peruse when it comes in the mail.)

Most of my furniture is used. We did buy a new bed when we got married, and of course the appliances are new, but as for the other stuff, most of it is borrowed or used. I'm ok with that. It's comfy and it fits us and our budget.

I guess you could say I love to "repurpose" things. For example, I came across this lamp the other day when Grace and I went to Goodwill.



It was marked $10, but with my 1/2 off coupon, I only paid $5. Not bad. I made sure it worked before I brought it home, and I should've taken some before pics but I didn't. This is what it looked like AFTER I spray painted it with the wonderful espresso paint I had left over from a project I did for Grace's room.

Smoothest spray paint I've ever used!

Anyway, as soon as I saw it in the store I thought of an old fashioned street lamp.




AND since our living room has no ceiling lighting whatsoever, I need all the lamps I can get in there.

I think it looks adorable, and it gives off pretty good light.




It's nestled on an end table (which between you and me, really should be repainted, I just can't decide on a color) between Brent's recliner and the couch.

I realize many posts ago I told you all how I was looking at repainting the living room, and for weeks I've been carrying paint samples around in my purse. I need to get on the stick, I know, but the weekends just fly right past. Surely this is a problem for alot of people!

Anyway, I'm glad I introduced you to the newest furniture piece I acquired. It fits right into my style, and my life.