VINTAGE BEDROOM CHANDELIER $5.00 !!!

I AM LINKING THIS POST UP WITH RHODA'S TODAY'S THRIFTY TREASURES AT /http://southernhospitalityblog.com/.
I AM ALSO LINKING THIS TO NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY AT http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/.

I AM SOOOOOOO EXCITED. I HAVE BEEN WANTING A CHANDELIER FOR MY BEDROOM, BUT WASN'T WILLING TO PAY THE BIG PRICES THAT WERE BEING ASKED. I WANTED SOMETHING SIMPLE AND GARDEN LIKE. I WENT TO A CHURCH SALE AND THERE SITTING ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF ME ASKING ME TO TAKE IT HOME WAS THIS GREEN TREASURE. AND THE PRICE $5.00. YES THAT IS RIGHT $5.00. IT HAD A BOX WITH IT WITH ALL THE MISSING BLING, SO WITH A LITTLE CLEAN UP AND MAYBE SOME WHITE PAINT, I HAVE MY CHANDELIER. SCORE!!!

HAVE A BLESSED SUNDAY

MY HANDMADE SEASHELL TOPIARIES

THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY BUFFET IN MY DINING ROOM. ON EACH END IS A SEASHELL TOPIARY THAT I MADE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. ALSO ON THE TABLE IS AN ORIGINAL SAILORS ART BOX. IT IS MY ONLY REAL SEA RELATED ANTIQUE THAT I HAVE. ALSO ON THE BUFFET IS A PICTURE THAT I TREASURE OF MY GRANDMOTHER AND DAD IN THE 1940'S NEAR THE END OF WW11. SHE AND MY GRANDFATHER WENT TO VISIT HIM WHERE HE WAS STATIONED.

I AM LINKING TODAYS POST TO CINDY'S SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY AT http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/ and FEATURE YOURSELF FRIDAY AT http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/ AND FAVORITE THINGS AT http://thehillsarelivin.blogspot.com/ .

PEARLS LACE AND SEASHELLS

I AM LINKING THIS POST UP WITH PEARLS AND LACE THURSDAY OVER AT http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com/.  I AM ALSO LINKING THIS UP WITH CINDY AT MY ROMANTIC HOMES SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY AT http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/. I LOVE COMBINING PEARLS WITH SHELLS. FROM WHINCE THEY CAME YOU KNOW!!! THE PEARL EMBEDDED PAPERWEIGHTS GIVE IT THAT MOONLIT SPARKLE AND THE LACE GIVES IT AN OLD WORLD FEEL. THE SUNLIGHT WAS COMING THRU MY LIVING ROOM WINDOW AND MADE THE PAPERWEIGHTS LOOK LIKE THEY WERE LIT. HAPPY PEARLS AND LACE THURSDAY.

CHIPPY WHITE PAINT WEDNESDAY

     I AM LINKING THIS POST UP WITH FADED CHARMS WHITE WEDNESDAY OVER AT http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/.com//. BE SURE AND CHECK OUT ALL THE GREAT WHITE POSTS THAT ARE THERE TODAY AND COTTAGE CHARM FOR NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY AT /http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/ and http://www.coloradolady.blogspot.com/ FOR VITAGE THINGIE THURSDAY.

I REALLY DO LIKE CHIPPY WHITE PAINT. I SPOTTED THE BIRDCAGE AT A FARM SALE WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD SET UP. I WENT DASHING TO IT HOPING IT WAS NOT ALREADY SOLD. THE PRICE WAS $30.00. I DO NOT NORMALLY PAY THAT MUCH AT A YARDSALE, BUT THIS WAS A MUST HAVE. I OFFERED HER $20.00 THINKING THERE IS NO WAY SHE IS GOING TO TAKE THAT THIS EARLY IN THE DAY. SHE SAID SURE. I DID NOT WANT TO HAUL THIS THING HOME.

THE NEXT  PLANTER SITS ON MY PORCH IN FRONT OF A CHIPPY PAINT SCREEN. IT WAS ALSO PURCHASED AT A YARDSALE FOR ABOUT $5.00.

THE BOWL WITH SHELLS IN IT ON MY COFFEE TABLE IS A NEW ITEM, BUT HAS THAT OLD CHIPPY PAINT LOOK TO IT. OF COURSE IT ALSO WAS FROM A YARDSALE FOR A COUPLE OF DOLLARS. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE YARDSALES. ENJOY YOUR WHITE WEDNESDAY AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!!

MY WINDOW OF BLUE BLUE AND MORE BLUE

     I AM LINKING THIS POST UP WITH RHODA'S THRIFTY TREASURES MONDAY AT http://southernhospitalityblog.com/ and Blue monday over at http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/. ALSO CHECK OUT CINDY'S SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY AT http://romantichome.blogspot.com/.  BE SURE AND GO AND CHECK OUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THRIFTY POST THERE.
     I LOVE BLUE. THERE IS NOT A ROOM IN MY HOME THAT DOES NOT HAVE BLUE IN IT. THIS WINDOW IS IN MY KITCHEN. IT WAS A WINDOW TO A PORCH THAT WAS OPENED UP AFTER THE PORCH WAS ENCLOSED.
     ON THE TOP ROW ARE MANY OF MY VINTAGE BOTTLES AND ROSE BOWLS. THE NEXT SHELF HAS FIDDLE BOTTLES, OIL LAMPS, A LARGE FLOAT AND TWO GLASS PEDESTALS THAT HAVE SEALS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE HOLDING UP THE LARGE ROSE BOWL. THESE WERE MY MOST RECENT THRIFTY TREASURES THAT I GOT AT A YARDSALE FOR $2.00 FOR EACH SET. THE NEXT SHELF HAS AN OLD AUSTRIAN CANNISTER SET WITH AN EDELWEISS DESIGN ON IT. I GOT THAT AT AN ESTATE AUCTION MANY YEARS AGO. THE LAST SHELF JUST HAS STORAGE JARS AND A VERY PRETTY VASE.
     I WILL SHOW MORE OF MY BLUE TREASURES ANOTHER TIME.  THIS WINDOW MAKES ME WANT TO WORK IN THE KITCHEN!!!

MY WALL POCKETS FROM OLD BOTTLES

. Here are two old bottles that I have transformed into wall pockets. The first one I have titled Lavender and old lace. The lace for both of these plaques was from an old wedding dress that I purchased remnats of from a lady that was a seamstress from the 1930's tru the 1960's. The one on the left has a stone heart dangling from the neck and lavender sprigs coming out of the bottle. There is a key attached to the end of the lace. The other one I named Keys to the pearls of the sea. It has the same lace and the bottle is filled with faux pearls and shells. There is a key dangling from the lace and I have drawn on a keyhole on the bottle. Both of these are attached to a plaque that I have distressed. These have been very popular in a local shop where I sell them and now I have some on etsy. So fun to make!!! Thanks for looking. I am linking this post to http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/ for transformation thursday, Finding fabulous http://decormamma.blogspot.com/ for Frugalicious Friday, http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com/ for Pearls and lace Thursday and http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/ for Feature yourself Friday. Be sure and go check out all the wonderful posts.