Archive | September, 2009
Back To Etsy and Paris+
I am back on Etsy. Sure their photo system makes me scream, but what’s a girl to do? Fancy a cast iron footstool with Ralph Lauren upholstery? Available on Etsy. Hoping to get 6 more items listed this week including custom pillows and some jewelry. You know who’s awesome? THIS GIRL. Lunch with Laura today and she brought me [...]
Continue reading...Granny Chic Apple
27. September 2009
All the design blogs keep harping on about the Granny Chic trend. I looked around my place the other day and burst out laughing. I think I’ve been Granny Chic since the day I was born. I’ve never felt comfortable stuck in one style – mid century, hollywood regency, modern, English, Victorian, Contemporary, etc. Granny [...]
Continue reading...Then & Now.
24. September 2009
Sometimes it’s helpful to look back. Scare yourself. See how far you’ve come. Maybe even beat yourself up a little over bad choices – but hopefully learn from them (or not). If you’ve recently bought an old house or a period house or just a house-house you’re probably overwhelmed with the list of things you [...]
Continue reading...Jiggety Jig & Nutella Pound Cake.
23. September 2009
My Mom used to sing “Home again, home again, jiggety jig” when we were on a long drive and finally headed home. I never knew the proper spelling for Jiggety till the other day when I ran across this puzzle in an antique store. Now I know. The blue plastic storage item is for hosiery. They [...]
Continue reading...Little Treasures.
22. September 2009
I found this tin at a flea market this weekend. It was too pretty to pass up. I’m sucker for pretty tins. Inside the tin I have a smorgasbord of new little treasures…fancy buttons, not-so-fancy buttons, old clip-on earrings, French ribbon, eagle tin pins, etc. Little tin full of treasures. Also on my travels last weekend [...]
Continue reading...French Recipe Mayhem.
21. September 2009
I found this super old cookbook (really, it’s more of a pamphlet than a book) at the junk store this weekend for a quarter. It was falling apart but I hobgoblin’d it back together with some tape, staples and a high powered scanner (Hello, Hewlett Packard, are you getting this? My birthday is coming up!) which I [...]
Continue reading...Flour
20. September 2009
Several years ago my Mom found part of a Purinton canister set. Since she only had the flour canister, she used it to store wooden spoons and other kitchen items. For years I’ve been scouring flea markets and whatnot looking for the complete set for her. I’ve run across it from time to time but [...]
Continue reading...I Mowed The Chair.
17. September 2009
I don’t think I’ll win any re-upholstery awards (check out that lump on the front right corner) but mohair is super hard to work with because it’s so thick…and because I’m just making it up as I go along and because that seat was as hard as a rock. Want a few more excuses? There she [...]
Continue reading...Scan. Brrrrm. Scan.
17. September 2009
Remember that awful BRRRRM noise that the old scanners would make when…scanning? I love that noise. We have a new scanner at work that’s super-zippy-fast and feeds the pages like a photocopier. I am addicted to this machine. Really. OMG. Too fun. On my lunch hour I scanned some vintage greeting cards. Hope nobody kicks my butt for that. Cause [...]
Continue reading...Moe Hair.
16. September 2009
I love mohair. I mean really love mohair. Like, if I don’t own a mohair chesterfield by the time I’m 50 I will consider my life a failure. That level of love. Oh wait, I did have that pink mohair chesterfield for a few weeks! Remember that whole adventure? LOL Anyhoo… It’s dark when I get home [...]
Continue reading...Baldwin’s Book Barn
15. September 2009
We’re home! Did you miss me? I love Pennsylvania but after 4 days – it’s good to be home! This morning we went to Baldwin’s Book Barn which has been around since the 1930’s and has more than 300,000 books in stock. You must go. You must. BBB is an enormous old barn in West Chester, [...]
Continue reading...Cranston Fabric Palooza
13. September 2009
We snuck off to Pennsylvania Saturday night and spent today wandering around tag/yard/garage sales (whatever you want to call them…). One of the tag sales had an entire garage full of awesome Cranston calico fabric. The host had owned a fabric/quilting store and was retiring. You should have heard the groan the Fiance made when [...]
Continue reading...Halloween…
12. September 2009
Halloween is just around the corner. It’s their first Halloween so the kitties are super crazy excited. Tucker asked for a shopping cart to carry his candy (big-big-big expectations). Penny and Tucker have tried on numerous costumes but like any other kids, they change their mind on a daily basis. It started with Penny wanting to [...]
Continue reading...Yellow Doors…
10. September 2009
My house has a red door. I love the red door. Part of me wishes I had painted it kelly green instead of red. Green like the door on the cover of the first issue of Blueprint. I keep seeing yellow doors everywhere. So pretty. Red. Green. Yellow. So many choices. Maybe green…
Continue reading...Connecticut
8. September 2009
Hit at least 6 thrift stores in Connecticut. Finally remembered to take notes on which stores were good and which ones I can ignore next time around. Meant to do this last time I went on a Connecticut bender. Anyhoo…how could I not get this adorable vanity chair for $10? I like the fabric (vintage tablecloth?) [...]
Continue reading...Hodge Podge & Sparkles
7. September 2009
Tucker added another bowl to his growing collection. He spent half his allowance on this at the flea market. Seriously, this cat is a bit egotistical. Penny just rolls her eyes at him. Tucker would also like to show you the Yves Saint Laurent pillowcases he found at the Salvation Army for 50cents each. They just came back [...]
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29. September 2009
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