I Have Missed You!

 

 

A lot has happened since I last posted.  Almost a month ago I moved in with

 my dad in Florida.  He had several mini strokes and now needs full time care. 

 

I feel so blessed to be able to have this special time with dad.

 

Last week Steve drove from Richmond to bring my car and other

things I could not bring when I flew here.  He is staying a couple of

weeks and then returning home to try and get our home sold.  I have

the best husband ever and I could not do this without his total support.

 

I now have internet access thanks to this new gadget. 

 

 

I was looking for internet service without having to sign a two year contract and

this mobile hotspot does just that.  It's portable so I take it to the doctors office

 and can even use it in the car.

 

I missed all of you and hope to get back to blogging on a regular schedule soon.

Dad was an antique dealer for many years and there are lots of pretty things to

share with you.

 

Thank you for your continued prayers for my dad and I truly appreciate

the kind comments left on my previous post.

 

xoxo,

Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Cog, A Pulley What is it?

Some of you may remember a house tour post I did recently of the gorgeous home of Les and Bill Stinson.  I absolutely fell in love with their home and some of the unique items they used as decorative accessories.  If you missed seeing this home you can click here.  

I love the use of mill antiques such as this wood cog Les has in her design studio

and these metal wheels she has hanging in the butlers pantry.

While at Lucketts Antique Market I spotted a  large wooden vintage cog.  Now, I must have the most wonderful husband in the world!  He knows how much I like to use quirky things in my decorating and he actually "gets it".  Right away he said for me to buy it but I was the one that hesitated. We had already spent a good bit of money at the show for things for my shop and I was hesitant to spend money on something for myself.  Plus it was not cheap.   After twisting my arm...yeah right, I am the new owner of this wonderful old mill artifact.

See the little metal tag on the wine bottle? I also got four of these tags from the same dealer.

I think this cog may be the start of a new collection of  industrial antiques.  Right now hubby is probably holding his chest and saying  OH NO !. You see this thing weighs a ton and he has to do all the heavy carrying  for me. This will teach him to complain about my dish collection...

I am linking to the following parties. Thanks ladies for hosting!

House In The Roses

A Stroll Thru Life

Colorado Lady

My Romantic Home

Hugs,

Sherry

Crusty, Rusty DIY

This is a DIY project where you can take almost anything and give it a old, crusty, rusty appearance. I chose a $2.00 lamp to experiment on.  This is what I was going for:

This was a make it up as I go project. First I started with a shiny brass lamp I found for $2.00 at a junk store. Of course, I started painting before I  remembered the camera.

First I spray painted the lamp two coats of white.

Next I took craft paint in Burnt Umber and Brick Red and dry brushed these colors on the lamp. I was trying to achieve a rusty appearance. You want to leave some of the white showing.

At this point I am thinking this is the ugliest thing and I should just abandon this project!  It could not look any worse so I decided to persevere. Next I took wall Spackle and randomly applied it to the lamp. I started out using a small trowel but found out it worked better using my fingers. Leave areas of the dark paint showing.

Just play with the Spackle until you get a look you are happy with.  Below is the final result.

And another close up.

If you wanted a smoother appearance use your dampened  finger to smooth while the Spackle is still wet. You can also lightly sand when dry.

I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day. We celebrated yesterday with our son and family. Our community pool opened this weekend and the grandchildren had so much fun swimming. Afterwards we had a cookout at our house.  It was a fun time and good food.

Drop by the following parties and look at all the projects and goodies for this week.

The DIY Showoff

Coastal Charm

Faded Charm Cottage

Life As Lori

Silly Little Sparrow

Between Naps On The Porch

Somewhat Simple

Romantic Home

Hugs,

Sherry

Luckett's Here We Come

Good evening ladies.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Luckett's Antique Market. This is my first visit to this show and I am excited to see what I can find for the shop...and maybe a little something for myself. Who am I kidding! For everything I buy for the shop I normally buy two things for me. I know Miss Mustard Seed is a vendor there as well as several other bloggers. It should be a lot of fun and I hope I will have lots of goodies to show you next week.

An Award and Giveaway #2!

I got a big surprise a couple of days ago when Melinda at  Alabaster Rose Designs  presented me with a Happy 101 Blogger Award. . What an honor to be passed this award from Melinda. If you are not familiar with Alabaster Rose Designs you must check it out. Not only is her blog full of the most amazing pictures she also creates absolutely gorgeous jewelry !  I love all her jewelry but the soldered glass pendants are so unique and beautiful.

 

 

 

Part of accepting the award is to list 10 things that make me happy.  Wow, that is an easy one! 

1. Sharing time with my family and friends
2. Quite time with Hubby
3. Junk shops, yard sales and flea markets
4. A really great chocolate dessert
5. Not gaining weight from the chocolate desserts
6. When my grandchildren tell me they love me
7. Traveling to new places
8. Swimming in the ocean and hiking in the mountains
9. This blog and all the wonderful friends that visit
10. Finding the perfect piece for our home at an amazing price

Thank you again Melinda for not only this award but for the sweet comments you have left on my blog and for all your support. Now it is my turn to pass the Happy 101 Blogger Award on to five lovely ladies.

1. Delores @ Vignette Design   She has the most gorgeous homes and gardens.
2. Nancy   @ Nancys Daily Dish  Showcases her 3000 pieces of beautiful transferware.
3. Melissa  @ The Inspired Room  Beautiful and inspiring design blog
4. Debbie  @ Confessions Of A Plate Addict The most adorable staff and I love her style
5. Laura    @ 52 Flea Gorgeous collections of unique vintage items

Now for giveaway #1
If you haven't entered giveaway #1  for the flatware caddy and silver plate you can enter here. Please remember to come back to enter giveaway #2 below.

Now for giveaway #2

I am excited to offer another giveaway as part of  Cottage Charm Giveaway  at Twice Remembered Cottage.

You know the drill:  1.To enter Giveaway #2 Leave a comment on this post.  2. For an addition entry leave a separate comment that you are a follower.  3. Giveaway is open worldwide. 4. You do not have to have a blog to enter. Just leave an email address so I can contact you should you win.  5. Giveaway ends 5/28/10.


Stamped jewelry seems to be all the rage now and I could not pass up the opportunity to join in the fun. The winner will receive this pretty stamped pendant with pearls and an antique finish silver chain.

Good luck to everyone and don't forget to check out all the other giveaways going on at Twice Remembered Cottage.

Hugs,

Sherry

We Have A Winner

We have a winner .....

The winner is #27

Congratulations Anita @ IowaJunk Gypsies.   I will be emailing you shortly.

I am taking the leap!

10/6/09

I have been lurking around blogs for some time now and decided that creating my own blog would give me an opportunity to join in the fun. I love the creativity found in the wonderful blogs on decorating and crafting. The best part of blogging seems to be the kind people you meet and the friendships that are born. I am so excited about this new adventure and I hope you will laugh with me (or laugh at me-that's okay too), possibly learn something new, and share all
your decorating ideas with me.