I love shopping for old things with a past, so I enjoy going to auctions, resale shops, consignment stores, and antique venues. Recently I attended an auction, blogged about here, and this was my exciting find, a lovely antique pine chest of drawers. It needs some clear wax, but I am too busy with a painting job to […]
Ranch Chicken Salad
Recently Mr. CH has been clearing a path through the woods to the creek. He had been working hard and requested I make homemade chicken salad for lunch. Lunch on the back porch I thought that was a great idea and wanted to share it with you. I wish you could come for a visit so we […]
10 Tips for Auction Newbies
You’ve seen it before, the character in the movie is waving to a friend, then swatting a fly away, and then scratching his nose, only to find that he has been bidding on a $10,000 painting at an auction. Although I have witnessed people inadvertently bidding at auctions, it rarely occurs and when it does, the auctioner […]
Porch Redo Part Deux
The porch revamp continues. I have working on my porch for a few weeks now, and although I am not finished, I wanted to give you an update on where I am. Close up of rocker You see, I have been in love with the porch on Between Naps on the Porch for some […]
A Shelf like Caroline’s
First off, I know that you are sick of hearing me whine about how much I want Caroline’s shelf. Caroline is a friend of mine, and her home was featured here. But look at it. Isn’t it beautiful? I just wanted the shelf and wasn’t even looking at the white ironstone. She had mentioned that […]
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – French Bistro Set
I finally made it to the paint store to purchase my Annie Sloan chalk paint. Many bloggers are already in love with it. When I learned of this paint on Miss Mustard Seed’s Blog. I was very excited to try it. I did some research to determine where I could purchase the paint and wax, only […]
Silver with a Past
Yes, I have been saying tarnished silver is in, but I think some of you didn’t believe me. Well, I took the advice of Carolyn at Leftovers (Click here) and got a tarnished piece of silver, that I don’t plan to polish. (Don’t tell my mother-in-law!!) I admit that I will still be polishing some of my […]
LAZY MARTHA project Vintage Feedsack Pillows
I promised to show how I made the daybed cover and pillows in Dreamy Daybed Redo click here, and here is the “how to” for the pillows. I made four different types of pillows (all from vintage feedsacks) and the daybed cover. This post is about the large pillows with the single blue stripe, shown below. Feedsack pillow on […]