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Breakfast Nook: A work in progress

Good Morning! Today I thought I'd show a little peek of our breakfast nook. Every single thing is vintage and thrifted, but of course!

Gingham curtains: I love gingham and find it to be so charming, especially with ruffles! Not sure they really belong in a spanish style home, but for now I like them!

I am in love with vintage tablecloths and enamelware. I can't get enough of either and they are the two main things I am always on the look out for. The table is old and pretty cheep-o, but until I get my dream formica 40's table, this does the job.


Shot of my thrifted shelf, lined up with some pyrex fridgies, pitchers and pots.

This cake carrier is a recent find. I was soooo excited when I saw it!

Some daisies to match the tablecloth. I love daisies because they are sweet, simple and last a long time!

Today I am going to work on cleaning and organizing my little craft/sewing/laundry room! What are your plans for the day?

A Few Thrifty Finds!

I thought I'd share of few of my recent thrift finds with you today!

This old Cosco chair/step stool was $5.95. I slapped some faux oil cloth on the seat for now and will probably paint it at some point. It has already come in handy when Sophie wants to help make dinner.

I never thought I'd find a Pyrex dot bowl! Finally! And for $2.95, who could pass it up?

I bought this box full of old metal flower frogs yesterday for $4.95. Some have already been put to work and this is the rest of the bunch.

How appropriate! A "Thrift" bank so I can save my pennies for more thrift outings! Too bad I can't figure out how to open it! Still, I love that it is all rusty and worn and it looks cute on my desk.

Have you been thrifting lately?

Thrifty Spring Projects!

Ahhhh, long time no blog! Hopefully I will be making up for that from now on! I wanted to share my recent thrifty projects with you!


This stool was quite hideous when I spied it at the thrift store, but for $5.00 I knew it was worth taking a chance on and could probably be transformed into something a bit nicer! A little bit of paint and some fabric (from a thrifted sheet, of course) and done!


Love those shabby wheels!

Next up I used 2 ladders I found at the Habitat Re-Store for $3.99 each! I love that place! The wood top was behind my washer and dryer when we moved in so I hung on to it, thinking it might find a purpose someday.

I painted everything a lovely pale gray (its almost white but with a touch of gray), rubbed some glazing medium that I mixed with brown on, wiped off and then sealed with a glossy sealer. Screwed it all together and voila!


Added a few accessories and flowers from the yard...
...and now I have the perfect little table for my bay window!

Our house epitomizes "work in progress". We moved in a year ago this month and I have been taking some time letting this 1928 spanish style home "speak to me" so I can figure out which way it wants to be decorated. Not to mention, I am on a tight, tight budget. I will be posting more photos and projects on a regular basis. I've been working on the kitchen and master bedroom so look for those photos next!

I am linking up to some great blogs!

Apron Thrift Girl
Southern Hospitality
Common Ground

Time to start thinking about Christmas!

Is anyone starting to think about Christmas already? There is always so much to do that I am trying to get a leg up on it this year. I love making homemade gifts for my family and doing lots of crafty things around the holidays. I pulled out the vintage Christmas tablecloths I have collected since last year to see if I could get any inspiration from them.

It did give me some ideas but I can't post them here since my family does read here from time to time. Wink wink. I do need to get started soon if I am going to pull it off!

But first we have Halloween and Thanksgiving to enjoy! Don't you love this time of year? It's the best! Have a Happy Halloween, everyone!

Winner of "Name My Shop" Announced!

Wow, thank you for joining in my little contest! I was so impressed by all of the very clever names you came up with! It was actually a tough choice because they were all so good! I was mulling them all over and over and kept coming back to this one:

Drum Roll............."Yesterdaisy" submitted by Megan!

Yay Megan! Email me at amysumrall@gmail.com, the size and color choices for your custom skirt along with your address!

By the way, Megan also happens to be the owner of Shabby Blogs, which I used to design my little bloggy. Be sure to check her site out, it's free!

The random winner of a market bag is...... Nikki! Yay! Please email me your address, Nikki!

Thanks again to all of you who played along, you guys rock!

Name My Shop and Win!

I've been busy, busy sewing up some new skirts and market bags! I am preparing to sell them at our local crafts and antique market and also on etsy. Problem is, I need a catchy name for both! Here's a sampling of the goods:

Small Market Bag

Apron Ruffle Skirt Front

Apron Ruffle Skirt Back

Apron Ruffle Skirt Detail

Yellow Apron & Bow Skirt Front

Apron & Bow Skirt Back

I need to get some more items photographed when it's not raining!

All of the items I will be selling will be made from vintage fabrics, mostly sheets and hankies. Therefore, I was thinking something along the lines of The Vintage Linen Closet... but "meh"... some thing better than that. Cute, Whimsical, Vintage, Handmade are all ideas I want to express in the name.

Here's where you come in! Would you like to win a skirt like one of these, but custom made for your child, grandchild, little friend, or heck, I can even make one for YOU to wear! You pick the style (ruffle apron or bow apron) and post your clever name for my shop here! I will make one of these skirts for you in your choice of colors and size if your name is chosen! (Allow two weeks.)

It get's better!!! I will also take ALL of the comments and randomly choose one winner to receive a vintage sheet market bag! You may post one comment for each of the following:

1. submit a name idea
2. become a follower
3. post a link to this contest on your blog
4. tweet about it
5. Face Book about it

Just provide a link to the mention in your comment!

Thanks for playing and good luck!

My First Auction

I went to my first auction Saturday night and let me tell you, it was quite the experience. We had a great time and I was just mesmerized by the whole thing. My friend Karen is an auction guru and has been to hundreds and she was surprised they didn't have more stuff, but this is a new auction house, just starting out. I saw a few things I wouldn't mind owning, so I was very excited!

Everything was going dirt cheap as there were not a lot of people there. I won a couple cool things for 5 dollars each. Unfortunately, I can't post pictures till I get a new camera. Ever since I dropped my Rebel, it is taking crap photos. I am going to start shopping for a nice point and shoot, that thing was too bulky anyways. I had been admiring this long drop- leaf farm table with 6 chairs but I had pretty much decided it was going to be too expensive. When it came up, no one bid on it. The auctioneer said "80 is the lowest I will go, or pass". My arm flew up in the air, all on it's own. I was really excited but nervous about how I would get it home since I live an hour from the auction house. The auctioneer told me I could pick it up Monday morning. Shortly after that I was getting ready to pay for everything and this big lot of silver platters (not real) came up which no one wanted. Then he threw in a zip lock bag of jewelry I had looked at and was interested in. I really didnt know what was inside the bag, but I could see some rhinestone stuff in there, which I am a sucker for. I won the whole lot for $10.00.

Fast forward to Monday morning. I get my husband to drive the little one to preschool so I can drive the hour to pick up my new dining room set. Of course I get there and no one is there. keeping in mind I had to pick up my daughter by 11:30 an hour away, I was a bit nervous. I get the guy on the phone and 5 minutes later he arrives.

We walk in and he tells me he is very, very sorry but the old lady who consigned the table came in yesterday and was so mad that it only sold for 80 dollars as it is worth thousands. She screamed and yelled and DEMANDED the table returned to her. Mind you, she did not have a reserve price on it, but anyways, she threw such a fit he felt he had no choice but to give it back to her. WHAT????!!! I was soooooo mad! First of all, that is ridiculous. Secondly, why didn't he call me? I just drove an hour! Ugh! He refunded my money and offered me $50 off anything if I come back.

But then I got home and a bad first auction experience turned great. Remember that bag of jewelry? I started sorting through it and inside was a vintage ladies Omega Deville watch. I am sure the auctioneer did not know because it's worth 2 grand according to my jeweler.

I think it's a pretty good example of karma.

New Toy!

I was able to finally purchase a serger yesterday and man, oh man, do I love that thing! It makes everything go so much faster and produces much more professional results. I am seriously in love with it!

Our local Green Market opened for the season today. We have been waiting all the long summer for this day. The best organic veggies, flowers, amazing lobster bisque soup and our very favorite cheese vendor are all there in one spot! Not to mention the cider donuts (yum!) In anticipation, I whipped up this market bag last night with the new serger.

It was very comfy to carry around at the market and I fit a ton of stuff in it! I actually had a compliment on it which made me happy!

You can get two out of one pillow case. I just used coordinating sheet scraps I had for the straps and of course I had to add a ruffle. I completed two in a half hour! One is for me and one is for my thrifting buddy, Karen. She is taking me to my first auction tonight and I am very excited!

I will be back to tell you what I scored at the auction (if anything).

Have a great weekend!