Christmas Past and New Blessings to all

Christmas slipped by me so fast I hardly knew it was there! I hope all had a grande time!
I had 3 weddings to go to in the last 3 weeks of December, in 3 different States,...Florida, Virginia and PA... so Christmas kinda got snuck in there.
But I couldn't resist posting a few pictures from this December 2012
A pretty snow filled drive to a wedding in Pennsylvania

Gorgeous Pennsylvania

A little bit of silver and blue at the Shop

It was lots of fun to decorate the shop in November in preps for the Holidays!!

The window above this was all silver, white and blue.

The mantle in my booth

The front window was all red and green.

A few vintage purses hung on our tree.

Thanks for stopping by! Now it's time to get back to work!  Time for some new displays!

Some of my favorite things!

I hope you all enjoy your New Year!

Fall Harvest Decor

I've been having a really lot of fun lately........working.
I am really blessed to have a job that I really enjoy and I am passionate about.
Working at an antique shop in Cape May gives me so many creative opportunities.
I love decorating the windows...

and I get a kick out of changing things up and bringing in new old things.
Amber glass is perfect this time of year.

This week I have created a fall theme booth with a few different dealers items.

Let's play a game.

See if you can find the 5 differences between the picture below and the very last picture

I used a old chippy white  mantle as my jumping off point. Added in some old stain glass windows and just hunted up an old washboard and a few galvanized buckets from around the store.

The old Gone with the Wind ad makes a nice substitute for the real flames!!!

  I had picked up some branches while walking on a crisp fall morning with my daughter, I knew I would use them in my display.

Isn't this wooden bowl with the wooden apples and artichoke just adorable?

I used shutters in another area of the room with an old crate and some enamelware.

I just added a wire plaque with birds to the shutters

People seem to enjoy the room's cozy atmosphere, and the chair in the first photo sold in only 4 days.

So you will notice a different chair in this last picture.

Enjoy the Harvest season!!

Answers
*Chair
*shutter
*Sachets on blackboard
*Center Table
*Items on side table
oops make that 6 ... The pumpkin garland also sold... replaced by a burlap and button DIY banner

 Simple fun and easy

Update .... Another chair sold from that booth, replaced by this cute and very Fall like peasant chair.

We officially are calling this the magic chair  booth now, because this chair also is sold... and the chair in 3rd photo top left. sold.         That is 4 chairs in 3 weeks!! It's a panic.

Now I just put 2 antique French chairs in there. Pictures of them later.
Visit a Fall Party!!
http://www.centsationalgirl.com
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com
Ten June Fall Party

Here's a bit of fun project I'd like to share with you on an old chair that I found.

It's very easy to change out the look of any dining chair. The seat usually is held on by 4 screws.
Once removed you can cover with whatever fabric you like.
2 and a half yards of 54 inch wide fabric will do 6 chairs.

I chose a french inspired fabric for my chair. After taking off the seat, I painted the body white.
While my paint dried I covered the old seat with my  new fabric by using a staple gun.
When dry I added my new covered seat.

I think it would look kind of nice next to the French end table

partying with these other fine bloggers:
Beyond the Picket fence
White Wendesday
Vintage Inspiration Friday
French country Cottage

Another boorh in another location

Now i have another spot for my sister's and my designs. It's at Cape May Antique center, just a minute away from my other booth at North End Antiques. My sis has been working alot with burlap, making some pretty table runners. And my daughter is also doing some painting. You can see her work on this cute little blue table with a birdie design.

The Mirror and the Magazine Rack

Sorry i haven't been doing much blogging or visiting, I've been busy with a new job.
I have been squeezing in some projects, and I do mean squeezing.
Thinking it was time to expand, I have   another space I rented at Cape May Antiques, on Laffeyette st. It's in the same general area as my first spot at the North End Garage in Cape May, and I've been busy filling it.
Here is a peak at a couple things I have recently re-done.
A Coastal Magazine rack

Which I had found like the pic below

 I wasn't sure what to do with the small trow at the top that I suspect was once used for knitting needles.
So since I haven't yet mastered the knitting thing, I filled with shells!!

Next up is a mirror that I really loved but wasn't crazo about the gold on it...Dont you just love the big carved rose??

Which I adore now in this creamy white!! I added just a small bit of distressing.

How do you like them??
Have fun this week with all your creations!!
Ahhh I gotta go to work!!

C U later alligator... thank you for stopping by!

I discovered a new place to make photo collages. Since Piknic isn't available anymore, I have been searching around. I like this site because it is pretty simple.
Photo collage .net

I uploaded some of my painted pieces and made a collage out of them. They are all sold pieces.

I really should make a collage of how these pieces looked before I painted them.

I also made a collage out of my most recent paint project which is done with Annie Sloan Loius Blue, which I added my own white chalk paint to to create a paler color.
I was trying to achieve an effect that reminded me of driftwood. Especially because my booth is in a coastal community.

I am happy with the result. The drawers slide beautifully for an old bureaux. I love this piece and it is hard to part with.
Can you guess which one of these pieces only cost me 12 dollars?
And which was a side of the road find?


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