Spooky Spider

Just a simple little post for Halloween. Yep, I did it myself. Well, I found the idea in a magazine. Which one?.... I can't remember. Let me spend 15 minutes looking for it so I can give credit where credit is due. 1 minute - 2 minutes - 3 minutes - - - - 15 minutes. No such luck! Well, anyway, this was easy. Fred sprayed the wreath black and I glued the mini pumpkin on. The spider is foam with a sticky dot and then I had some fun with the cobweb. I'm pleased with how real(to me anyway)the spider looks. I was going to take it to work to hang by my desk but it never made it. I've hung it on the front door.

The love affair begins..

with spraypaint!!! This is my absolute first time use of the product. I found this lamp over the summer at a yard sale. The flowers are what caught my eye. The round base was brass that was dirty and in bad condition. A little sanding, washing and spraying---with Rustoleum hammered bronze(see it in use again in the next post down)made it pretty again. The new bell shade added the final touch. It sits in my living room, along with some more of my "fake" family. Since the picture was taken I have added some real family pictures Leslie.

Flea Market Before and After

Just a short post showing my cast iron magazine holder I bought at the Stormville Flea Market. I think it was a deal. I paid $10 for it, brought it home, sanded it a bit to clean it up and sprayed it with Rustoleum hammered bronze. I like the look it creates. Feels nice when a project has been completed! It now holds my stash of magazines.

The Hudson Valley's Best Kept Secret....

So what is it? It could be many things or places but someone decided this made the grade. I agree. It's the Stormville Airport Flea Market. It started out small but has become huge with so many vendors. Check out the photos on the link. Leslie and her family went with us recently and did we ever have fun! We both picked up a number of things, some of which I will post here later. This is where Fred bought my kitchen table. Leslie scored a beautiful old Singer sewing machine which you can see here and some quilts. If you are ever in the area, you need to check this out. The last one for the year is coming up and it will be a smaller one. The antiques will be located on one side of the runway and the newer vendors on the other. I'll be there!


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Birthday Gift From My Husband

This is the metal top table(I think it's also called enamel) Fred bought me at the Stormville Flea Market a few weeks ago. It's black and white with a little red showing under the dings and chips on the base. It has 2 leaves that slide out. I have one pulled out here. We're guessing it's from the 30's or 40's. I love the detail. That's why I have a closeup so you can see it too. The woman at the booth where we bought it said this is the most detailed one she has seen. This table is smaller than the one that it replaced so it makes for a little more room in my kitchen. Now I have to replace the chairs. As you can see, the brown ones just don't go!

My first redo

I've been bitten!! I read blogs and see how creative other women are out there in "blogland" So, I just have to try being creative myself. This is a simple project. I bought this jewelry box quite a while ago to hold the myriad of 'jewels' that I own. This is the front that opens like a door and it is supposed to hang on the wall. Each of the compartments held a fake family picture. I was going to put real family pics in but I think that would have taken longer than doing this. I went and bought some scrapbook papers that to my eye seemed to go together, cut and taped, and here it is! I'm pleased with it. Now, I just have to get it on the wall. What do you think? (can you tell, I'm fishing for comments?)

Back in the Saddle Again

My title refers to blogging...nothing horse related(but maybe you can see that Bronco in the mirror. Does that count?) Our main computer crashed so I haven't been able to access my pictures until Kate loaded them on another computer upstairs today. So now I can blog! Yea! Haven't you all been waiting with bated breath for this? Seriously, I bought this armoire off of Craigslist last weekend. It's not as old as I thought it looked in the ad but that's ok. It's not staying like this. It also has 2 drawers on top that I forgot to put back in when I took the picture. Behind the door are a couple of shelves. I'm going to put this in the bedroom for use as a linen closet. This old house has the bare minimum of closet space so I have nowhere to put towels and sheets except in plastic tubs. Yuck! I'm tired of that. I picked out my paint today and have it almost done(with Fred's help). The faster I get it out of HIS garage the better. He really has to clean it up in order for it to hold a car when the snow begins to fly. When my youngest computer geek has more time I'll have her upload the rest of the pictures so you can see the work in progress. Any guesses on what color I chose? Leslie, you can't guess.