Thrift Store Finds

It's the little things in life....

I found this at the thrift store a week ago:) It was hiding on a bottom shelf, and if I hadn't of seen the red in it, I might of walked right by it.

But for 99 cents.... I just had to have it! And it's a table- perfect for when I want to lay in bed and craft!

On my Birthday, my bff asked if I wanted to go walk around the thrift store by his house, and I couldn't say no, lol.... I swear when you have No money, You find everything... and when you actually have money, there's never anything good. ((Well I don't know if I should say never... there's always something that can be found:)) Anyways.... the bff found this:

I have a Mickey and a Minnie in the same style from my childhood- mine are 25+ years old..... They are music boxes.... and it still works. So do my Mickey and Minnie ones too. I do realize he is missing a drumstick..... But for $1.25.... it was mine!

The bff also bought me this plate- and if you look under Snow White's foot you will see the wind up key, Cause this one plays 'Hi Ho, Hi Ho... It's off to work we go' :) In case you don't know- I love Anything Disney!!! And I love plates:)

Thanks again bff! You made my Birthday a good day:)

OK...

Until Next Time..

How Collections Begin!

OMG! I feel like I've been gone forever! I knew I shouldn't of opened my big mouth about how Great things were! LOL.... Let's see the car died... well its been trying to die, and last week she wouldn't start....Today, she started right up?? I wanted to kick her, lol! But I was nice, and told her what a good girl she was! Sometime this week she's got to get a check up, cause I need my car! Then the phone got turned off, completely my fault, and I'll leave it at that... and without the phone , there's no Internet... So I've been going through blog withdrawals. And.... I know there's some kind of bug in my computer.... Just can't figure out where. So that's another thing on my list of stuff to do... It just keeps getting longer and longer.

However! There is always light at the end of the tunnel.... I still have a smile on my face! And my mind is still in create mood....

So.... Here's a couple of pictures to tied you over:) First is the cabinet I made not to long ago..... All decorated with my 'white' collection. This is a collection I didn't realize I 'needed' until here recently.... And it's perfect in this cabinet! There's a horse from my farm set, one that I loved dearly as a child. There's pitchers that we all were making here recently.... The ones on the 3rd shelf were used with beads as the bases. On the second shelf there a ceramic pitcher that I have had in my belongings for a long time! I bought the dishes recently from a seller on Etsy..... And I'm hoping she puts more out:) I originally bought them because I had an idea for a project, but when I got them in my hands, they reminded me too much of my own dishes, and I realized I couldn't let them go. Then there's the doll heads! You can find more of them here (and a little history about them).... There was just something about them that attracted me to them.... I have one more head, but I need to sand the bottom of it down so it will sit properly. I'm sure over time, I will rearrange everything! I want this cabinet full!

This next pic is just a teaser..... It's a little something something I've been working on this weekend:)

I will be back soon, Armed with pictures.... I have lots of things to show you:)

Until Next Time:)

To All My Friends!

Well..... It's time time of year...... Today is my Birthday! And that means it's time for a giveaway:) It's time to celebrate! Let's see?!

*I've been blogging since Febuary 2008... A little over 3 years now. I started this blog to share my polymer clay creations, and along the way stumbled across miniatures. Blogging has been my way to the outside world, I'm homebound most days, And it so awesome to know that I have so many wonderful friends a finger type away!

*I'm doing really good with Etsy! I've had over 100 sales:) Thanks to all my 'friends'! Who knew I would have to change my life like I did, and in the end, end up doing something I love everyday!

*And..... the best part! I've haven't had to deal with 'surgeries' for almost 2 years now..... And I've manazged to gain the weight back that I lost when I first got sick. My heart surgeon the other day was picking with me the other day about it.... Told me he normally has to get on people about losing the weight...But now that I had gained it back that he could see why I was trying so hard. And believe me, when you don't even want to eat, it is hard to gain weight. I think it's the medicine I'm on now, but whatever! I'm doing a lot better than I was! That's for sure:) I will have ups and downs, but I think the worst is over?! ...knock on wood...

So.... with so many good things happening~ I want to do a giveaway! First we have a Shabby Chic sign that reads friends! Thought it fit perfectly!

And then there's this:

We'll call it a sampler from my Etsy store..... There's 2 birdhouses, 1 little worn down white house... A painted chess piece to use as a decoration.... a tiny shelf.... 3 small signs.... And one pink 'nesting doll'!

So.... What do you have to do to enter?

It's really easy:) Just leave me a comment on this post and tell me what your favorite color is! Easy enough, huh?! So you have until Easter Sunday (April 24) to enter, I will do the drawing in the Morning that day:) Sound Good??

OK.... I promised myself I would stay away from the computer today... I will be back soon with what I got for my Birthday:)

Until Next Time

What does a Saint and pig and a cow have in common?

Nothing really, Just that they've all been treated to one of my paint jobs:) lol

I bought these little Saints from Etsy last week..... I've aged them a little, and sealed them. Perfect for The Painted Lady! I have a few to go in Etsy.... But once they're gone, They're gone! Looks really good next to the church!

And then I thought I'd tease you a little with the plastic animals! I LOVE the pink Cow!! Looks so elegant sitting next to Jody's hydrangea!

Or what about a green pig? Isn't he just so cute?!

I'm still working on these... Everytime I think I've painted the whole thing, I'll find a spot on a hoof or something! And then there diferent things I want to do to them. Bought a big pig last night that I can't decide if I want to crackle it or spray it with stone spray?!~ Oh, decisions! Decisions! Don't forget to pop in here tomorrow.... I'll be posting about my Annual giveaway!

Until Next Time!

Have you ever painted a Rhino's Butt?

No? What do you mean No?! LOL... You can blame it on Casey if you'd like... If I hadn't of seen the bottle of Gesso on her blog, I wouldn't of had to take mine out! So.... I've been squirreling away all these plastic animals for a long time now so I could one day paint them.... I want to turn them into rocks, statues and pieces of art! Here they are getting their first coat of Gesso.

So... the elephant and the rhino became bronze statues... I still have to work on that paint job:)

And then I got thirsty for more. So I pulled out my son's (which was once mine- about 25 years ago) farm set.... and 'borrowed' a few of those. Cause who doesn't need a purple pig or a pink cow on their dresser?? You'll have to wait till I get them painted and in place to see what I mean:) Then today I ran into the thrift store to see of I could find any more animals.... and I found 1 woolly mammoth.... and he's getting a coat of pink, too!

I also found a bag of porcelain ducks..... Thought they'd be cute turned into stone....

....but also debating if I want to paint them a solid. Oh, who knows what I'll do???

I do know I need some patience! I had no desire to watch paint dry!!

Oh... and I got the Last of the birdhouses listed. I don't think I'll be making anymore of this kind any time soon- I have other ideas I want to explore right now :) Like painting plastic animals' butts, LMAO!

....I haven't forgotten the Giveaway! I'm thinking Tuesday will be a good day to post it.....

so you'll have to wait till then:)

Until Next Time....

2 Posts in One!

First! Let me start with my surprise that came in the mail Wednesday! I've been waiting on supplies to come, so when Cora handed me this little box, I was surprised to see that it was from 'Lataina'... One of our blog readers! She doesn't have a blog yet, But I'm working on that;)

Isn't it ALL just beautiful? From right to left..... That's a Mossy K! How smart.... and how Pretty! I Love moss.... then there is this little jug with a bird on a branch- I just love that little image! Next is the cake stand plate! I love the 'crystal' stand it's on! And then there was more moss- Moss Balls!!:) And she made this rusty holder that I decide to put it in! There's another one of those crystals! It all looks Fabulous to me!

And, as if that wasn't enough?! She made this cute little green bag! Perfect for my Beach inspired brain right now:) More on that later.........

You just don't know how surprised I was to receive such a special gift! Thank-You so much Lataina!

I also wanted to drop off some pictures of The Painted Lady... The Glass House... I rearranged some things so you could get a better look of how the shadow boxes would fit into a room....

Do you see how small some of those shells are.... in the bottom left corner, that yellow one is about the same size as the handle on the drawer. They were a pain to glue in. And Yes! Casey I tried tweezers.... I kept plinging the shells right out of its grip! Terrible! So I had use a tooth pick and a Lot of patience! Please excuse that gold bed post behind the turquoise candle... Looks silly in the pic if you ask me!

Also put my London sign in my shop.... One day it will go on the wall, but for now, I thought it was kinda fun it put it here..

And then stepping back... A full shot.... This is the house that will one day be in a fish tank... I need more room, and I want to hang those birdhouses and signs on the wall! And I need a place to put all those cabinets I've recently painted. One day I hope to put some of those kind of pieces in my Etsy shop too....

But not today.....

Today I must 'get to work'! I found a few pieces of molding so I am going to go see what I can make today............ Later, maybe tommorrow I will get to the Giveaway, and maybe a few other ideas I have....

....until next time

One thing leads to another...

Just got done listing a few Sea Shells Shadow Boxes on Etsy... say that 3 times fast... And thought I'd share a few pics:) This one's my favorite. I normally gravitate towards the pinks, but I really like the dark shells in this one!!

It all started last night... I decided to glue together some beads so I can make myself some containers..... I need some small ones for Marshmallow Manor- and just made some extras.

Then this morning... After I let the glue Dry- I say that with improtance because I normally don't wait for that, and then things are fallen apart on me. So... Everything got a coat of white..... And while I ahd the white paint out, I went ahead and dry-brushed the Shadow Boxes...

Then I decided to make that one more project to check of my todo List! And... Ta-da!

Aren't they pretty! Don't forget to click on them so you can see the details in the shells, too!

This time, I went with the light colors in the light boxes, and the dark in the dark.... I think they turned out really good!!

So, Now that I'm done working today.... I can go get pictures of my surprise gifts that arrived yesterday!!

Until Next Time......