tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393568884512572302024-03-13T07:59:40.198-05:00Annie MasonI love perusing vintage boutiques and blogs...it's a wonderful community of people whom I love and enjoy their company. Decorating fascinates me and I'm always trying to figure out the next trends.Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-25001717038891905072014-11-06T08:00:00.002-06:002014-11-06T08:00:34.921-06:00Using a Vintage Toboggan for a Tablescape<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What can be done with an 8-foot toboggan? Find an 8 1/2-foot table, remove the pad, and use it for display! </div>
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... Just a Few Things...<br />
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Blogging has never been much more than a pastime. For some people, they've built a huge following, with a business to follow.<br />
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With the popularity of Facebook pages for businesses, I've neglected to not only update to my small-but-oh-so-important group of followers but I've neglected to catch up on reading blogs. <br />
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As a vendor in the West Bottoms vintage market scene in Kansas City, I stay very busy. I'm fortunate to be a vendor in Restoration Emporium. Our building houses 3 stories of vendors - nearly 50 vendors total. I am a lucky girl to be on the main level!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I had fun painting this Broyhill hutch. I used Amy Howard paint, mixing equal parts Charm School and Shaw Red. This color was the brain child of my friend, Steven. #amyhoward</span></div>
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Here at home! I haven't moved. But life has gotten a tad more complicated lately. And my business is growing. Therefore I'm working harder and have less free time. But I love to work, so no complaints here. <br />
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Restoration Emporium is home to my business. It's this weekend in the West Bottoms of KC. <br />
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It's almost February...have you set your goals for the year? It's time to nail them down. We know that Scriptures in Habakkuk tell us to write the vision...truth is there...obedience should follow. <br />
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I'm loving the new lamps I have in my River Market Antique Mall booth. (Third floor, #518). </div>
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Now, it's time to go paint furniture for Restoration Emporium. It's the 1st Friday weekend in the West Bottoms. </div>
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I will be painting a child's dresser and 2 side tables with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Florence. Pics to follow!</div>
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Remember to "like" my facebook page - Annie Mason.</div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-41031889256745804992012-06-07T19:41:00.000-05:002012-06-07T19:42:27.898-05:00It's Been Awhile...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So much has been going on these last few months! Good stuff!<br />
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My daughter is engaged, I've lost a few pounds, my youngest was home from college only to go out of state for the summer to work at a camp. The list could go on!<br />
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No blogging for me! <br />
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I'm still junking! Took a road trip with two girlfriends to the Junk Jubilee in Des Moines. <br />
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Currently, I sell at Restoration Emporium in the Cellar - West Bottoms of KC on the First-Friday-Weekends. And I still sell at River Market Antique Mall in Kansas City. <br />
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Please find my facebook page - Annie Mason - and "like" it! It's where I'll post daily in regards to all things vintage!</div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-4031010120241330892012-02-27T09:46:00.001-06:002012-02-29T12:20:26.780-06:00A Challenge to Antique Dealers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I call myself an antique dealer, loosely, apologetically. <br />
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Truthfully, most of what I try to sell falls in the "vintage" category. Not 100 years old. Yet at least 20 years old.<br />
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We are all trying to sell the same stuff, the same junk, the same. All across my city, Kansas City, there are hundreds of dealers. We are all competing for a very small piece of the pie. We run 30% off sales in our booth, only to have the dealer around the corner having a 50% off sale. Competition drives down prices. That's why Kansas City is probably the best city for finding vintage/antique items at the cheapest prices. <br />
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My point is, we've lost our creativity. When a dealer uses a different technique and comes up with a new twist on, let's say painting a dresser, then within the month, that technique is copied around our city at rapid pace, springing up in the West Bottom's famous First Friday Weekend sales. Each shop is offering the same stuff the shop around the corner offers.<br />
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I am talking to myself here - preaching at myself. Because I'm as guilty as anybody. In the quest for increased sales, we feel this is necessary. <br />
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I don't know how to solve this problem, except to do something different than others. But be assured, the "bubble will burst" when you are shortly thereafter copied, time and time again. <br />
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Part of the answer sounds harsh, but dealers who are hobbyists, who don't have the true need to make money for their household, are competing and adding to the pool of dealers. Consequently, we have to sell goods at lower prices. <br />
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Another answer is to NOT GIVE IN TO THE GREEDY DEMAND FOR CHEAPER GOODS! I mean, who really wants to fill up their house with $19 side tables? We've gotta face it - we wind up with lesser quality. <br />
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I had an antique dresser in my booth at River Market Antique Mall for 8 months. It's very old - unique dovetailing, and the woman who sold it to me said that it came through the wagon trains. No one would pay me $395 for it. Everyone wants an $89 dresser that has white paint on it. I was told to paint it to get it noticed. What did I do? I brought it home to keep for myself and hauled to the mall a painted antique, which I had in my entry but grew tired off - not the best quality but it will probably sell soon because it's not as expensive. <br />
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Yes, I'm ranting. And I value comments. </div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-89523710687083305422012-02-25T09:01:00.000-06:002012-02-25T09:01:52.550-06:00A Project using my Homemade Chalk Paint<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WszVLo1RR8I/T0j0dZPisnI/AAAAAAAAA3E/x23Jc8vCJfE/s1600/DSCN8218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WszVLo1RR8I/T0j0dZPisnI/AAAAAAAAA3E/x23Jc8vCJfE/s320/DSCN8218.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Using homemade chalk paint, this is the project I painted. And I could kick myself for not getting a "before" shot of this piece. Let me describe the original: using regular paint, it would have needed sanding because there was a lot of gloss on the veneer. So...<br />
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I happened upon a blog at <a href="http://deannario.com/">deannario.com</a> called "It's Just Me" and saw her fabulous work. I emailed her and asked questions and she shared that she mixes plaster of paris with water and adds it to paint. More plaster or paris means more of a chalky appearance.<br />
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So, I had a can of light blue paint in a satin latex and put about 3/4 cup in a container. I added about 1/4 cup of a plaster/water solution. (I added enough water to the plaster of paris to make it like runny yogurt.) <br />
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That's all! I waited a day, then sanded it down before applying urethane to the top and paste wax to all the other parts. I'm happy with the results. I didn't pay much for this piece and it's so lightweight - I knew not to invest a lot of time in it with sanding and priming. It won't sell for a lot of money! <br />
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Mixing the chalk paint took less than 5 minutes. Love the results!</div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-62357112793102464372012-02-22T10:49:00.000-06:002012-02-22T10:49:30.273-06:00Making My Own Chalk Paint<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I have been reading all over about people using the oh-so-expensive chalk paint. It's hard to find! <br />
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But from what I read, so EASY to make. And cheaper! No sanding or priming!<br />
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I have no pics because I haven't decided which piece to try it on. <br />
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You just use the paint of your choice, mixing it with Plaster of Paris. I've seen this on numerous blogs. ( I will post the links later on - I want to get permission.)<br />
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Let me know if your try it.<br />
So...I think I'll try it on a frame first! </div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-49846504268094541342012-02-19T07:48:00.000-06:002012-02-19T07:48:41.510-06:00Pinterest and Blogging - Time for a Pinkie Match<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D2EyNnJXoD4/T0D8jmYEGJI/AAAAAAAAA20/3HK7FYP8Cek/s1600/decorating1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D2EyNnJXoD4/T0D8jmYEGJI/AAAAAAAAA20/3HK7FYP8Cek/s1600/decorating1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pinterest has been more interesting to me than blogging lately. Time to square off! I've neglected my "tiny blog". It's not that I don't like blogs; it's just that pinterest is so easy and I get more ideas. It's quick and I like that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...which has nothing to do with these fab pics of interiors, which I pulled off Pinterest. My style...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After beginning to paint this sweet dressing table, I realized I had failed, once again, to take a before shot. Let's just say it was dull, tired, and dinged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using ProClassics from Sherwin Williams in Roman Column, I painted away...then once the top was perfectly painted I took a dough scraper and scraped off the paint, revealing authentic crackling and imperfections. I love the look. The framed mirror is also finished in the same manner. Three coats of polyurethane topped it off nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I moved this to my booth at River Market Antique Mall. Hope it sells this weekend!</div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-14113541358514448602012-01-24T07:47:00.000-06:002012-01-24T07:47:46.170-06:00Antique Booth Re-Vamp!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iJPxNQAlauE/Tx6zg18FRQI/AAAAAAAAA1U/rZvMnPWcIMs/s1600/DSCN7914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iJPxNQAlauE/Tx6zg18FRQI/AAAAAAAAA1U/rZvMnPWcIMs/s320/DSCN7914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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River Market Antique Mall, in the heart of Kansas City, has 4 stories of wonderful spaces full of antiques and vintage finds. <br />
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My booth is on the 3rd level, along the west wall. It's a large booth, so I took 3 old doors and attached brackets to the bottoms, fastening those brackets to the floor. I created a "wall" which divides my 8-by-16 foot space into 2 spaces. <br />
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Today I will add a beautiful dressing table, with attached mirror. I painted it and SO regret not taking "before" pics. It was old, dinged, and tired. Next post, I'll feature it, along with a little chest which I did take a "before" shot.<br />
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Notice the antique baby bathtub made of graniteware! I wanted to keep this and if it hasn't sold by Spring, it's coming home.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage jewelry is addicting. I love this owl pendant; I embellished it with a bauble and added a jumpring. All of these pieces are on etsy. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually, I've gotten my vintage jewelry stash quite organized.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am prepping for 2 shows this spring - the Fleeting Flea in Overland Park, Kansas, and Gypsy Chicks in Parkville, Missouri. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I plan on taking all sorts of vintage finds, my jewelry in particular. </div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-57575870575555442872012-01-17T07:03:00.000-06:002012-01-17T07:03:34.817-06:00A Yearling Poses...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My husband has a new hobby - photography. In November, he looked outside our bedroom window and saw this yearling by my flower cart. Or dried flower cart, that is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think these are some of my favorite photos...</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our family has two generations in the printing industry. My late father-in-law gave me these printers' blocks and the drawer years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remember having printers' drawers years ago and I, like everyone else, used it to display junk of all sorts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, it has a place in our dining room, full of various fonts and sizes of blocks. How weird to think that this was the method for printing, and not that long ago. When I was Single-working-girl, I worked at a printing company and, yes, they "set type". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How times have changed...</div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-72981974033797668062011-12-31T09:31:00.000-06:002011-12-31T09:31:56.172-06:00Ring It In!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7HqrrS1H7o0/Tv8pqwAMvFI/AAAAAAAAAzc/nfQDuV_XYcc/s1600/winterscene1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7HqrrS1H7o0/Tv8pqwAMvFI/AAAAAAAAAzc/nfQDuV_XYcc/s320/winterscene1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
It's that time....ring it in! <br />
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<em>"Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him." </em>Oswald Chambers<br />
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So what if the above picture has nothing to do with goals! I just loved it and found it on Tumblr.<br />
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Getting back to goals, I've written down goals for the past few years. While many goals go unmet, several are partially met. At least I'm striving to attain, even if the improvements are small.<br />
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One of my friends, who is Latino, made it a goal for 2011 to get more involved in the Latino community here in Kansas City. Specifically, she set a goal to find Latino friends. <br />
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One day, at a yard sale, she met a woman who was also Latino, they "hit it off" and became friends. Through this friend, she has since gotten involved with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and worked on fundraising projects for the group. <br />
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What's interesting is we had a discussion before 2011 started, regarding friendships and whether at our age - 50 - if it's possible to really, genuinely make new friends. I say "Why not?!" I shared with her that some of my current closest friends are friends I've only had for 5 years or less, but I feel as though they have been in my life for 5 decades. It's our spiritual connection - Jesus - that's really binds us. <br />
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So, yes, I believe in setting all sorts of goals. Even beyond the typical - lose weight, start running, get out of debt, etc....<br />
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Like making new best friends....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Years ago, I had the privilege of hearing Meadowlark Lemon speak at a church. He used to the most famous of Harlem Globetrotters. They're an amazing group of athletes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What Meadowlark taught was to write down your goals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...and then God answered</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">"Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It aches for the coming - it can hardly wait!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And it doesn't lie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If it seems slow in coming, wait.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's on its way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It will come rignt on time."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Message, Habakkuk 2 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's the time of year to reflect on the 2011, but more importantly to set goals for the 2012 and write them down. It's not that ALL of our goals will always come to pass, but if we write down our goals, there's a chance that some of them will come to pass. </span></div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-4599549461291170562011-12-12T08:56:00.001-06:002011-12-12T08:58:14.029-06:00Accumulation and Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iDyCGA9P4ec/TuYT_gU3AgI/AAAAAAAAAx4/WHuwHetbFHE/s1600/DSCN7333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iDyCGA9P4ec/TuYT_gU3AgI/AAAAAAAAAx4/WHuwHetbFHE/s320/DSCN7333.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jewelry made from vintage baubles and finds are what I'm into lately. Here are a few pieces and they are also in my etsy shop - <a href="http://anniemason.etsy.com/">anniemason.etsy.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Assembling the pieces is not what takes so much time; it's getting the inspiration to creat these pieces after digging through all my finds that I've stashed away over the years. </div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-30864192795134145192011-12-10T09:12:00.000-06:002011-12-10T09:12:52.725-06:00Every Season is for Giving<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ksz4vqrWF3E/TuN1ZI1u1-I/AAAAAAAAAxw/MMRGF0G0ttw/s1600/wisemen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ksz4vqrWF3E/TuN1ZI1u1-I/AAAAAAAAAxw/MMRGF0G0ttw/s320/wisemen1.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wise people give themselves away...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All year long...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't been posting on my tiny-blog. Between life, etsy, Facebook and Pinterest, I am sort of divided. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to show you some of what I've been doing. Like everyone, I've been making jewelry and painting furniture. While I maintain my space at River Market Antique Mall, I am exiting Good Company at the end of this month. I want to focus more on the mall, which is open full-time, and on etsy, which is paying off a little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I am going to get a part-time job after the holidays, that is, look for a part-time job. So...I need to focus on putting my time where there is the most potential, financially speaking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'll still shop at Good Company on their sale weekends. I love Kelley and the girls! It's a terrific boutique!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-4565655755074689202011-11-25T10:20:00.000-06:002011-11-25T10:20:00.092-06:00A Santos at Christmastime<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rYEdUxOpNI/Ts--wmjGFxI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/WOOWQHnymmI/s1600/DSCN7363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rYEdUxOpNI/Ts--wmjGFxI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/WOOWQHnymmI/s320/DSCN7363.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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May your holidays be filled with tons of blessings....<br />
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(Did you find my Santos? I found him at a yard sale for a few bucks - there's a sticker on the bottom that says it was made in Guatamela.)<br />
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Love and peace,<br />
Diane</div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-77036837117817070152011-11-16T08:08:00.000-06:002011-11-16T08:08:02.027-06:00Frugal Re-do for the Kitchen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DlG1WEAYtw/TsPAJkBBAnI/AAAAAAAAAwY/QTsh9L5jspw/s1600/DSCN7288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DlG1WEAYtw/TsPAJkBBAnI/AAAAAAAAAwY/QTsh9L5jspw/s320/DSCN7288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How I love the new look I gave to my kitchen hardware! Sorry, but I forgot to take a "before" shot in my kitchen. So the picture below shows my laundry room counter, with the pulls before I painted them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you love the shiny brass!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I removed all pulls and hinges in my kitchen. Then using Rustoleum Primer (heavy duty) and Rustoleum Metallic Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint, I went to town. They look great, and I saved a lot of money. My concern is with the hinges. When I opened them, the paint scraped off a 1/4" section. So...black Sharpie to the rescue. We'll see how they hold up. I might have to go buy new hinges. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a 16-hour project. I am pleased with the results, though.</div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-53255841874506238402011-10-27T17:00:00.000-05:002011-10-27T17:00:41.508-05:00The Fall Facelift for Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7_6Wu9UEBxI/TqnPhxvkAsI/AAAAAAAAAtg/G_mRoA-NEm4/s1600/DSCN7169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7_6Wu9UEBxI/TqnPhxvkAsI/AAAAAAAAAtg/G_mRoA-NEm4/s320/DSCN7169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been busy with washing windows in these possibly-last-days of sunny and warm weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My living room was looking sad, so...I got out my sewing machine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New drapes have given my living room a facelift. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made them! Hobby Lobby: I LOVE YOU!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rods I found at a garage sale - $1 for 5! Plus a huge sack of drapery rings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After cleaning my windows, I decided it was time. The Pier 1 curtains had been up for 15 years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And always painting furniture for sales, I never enjoy it in my own home, until now. I found this darling antique table at a yard sale, paying $10, which is a lot for me to pay for a table. But I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I dressed up my boring crystal lamps. They went from this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xz51QFd8xbE/TqnTK9dJIDI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/hqzISPDiqng/s1600/DSCN7180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xz51QFd8xbE/TqnTK9dJIDI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/hqzISPDiqng/s320/DSCN7180.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, it's a different lamp, but both cute, but dull little crystal lamps. It just takes craft paint on the base. I dressed up this lamp with a vintage fiberglass shade. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a quick transformation. And orange is my new favorite color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the curb during a neighborhood yard sale, I rescued four chairs - free. The owner even helped load them into my truck. They turned out to be as free as a Saint Bernard pup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pics above are the "after" shots. I must say, the finish is now terrific. I am happy with the outcome. But they were a lot of work, more than any chair I have re-done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>They required lots of sanding, which I do by hand. I went thru a lot of sandpaper! Then I painted using a semi-gloss paint. After a few days of curing, I sanded and distressed the finish, following up with Bri Wax in Light Brown.<br />
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Painting and finishing the wood frames was the easy part. <br />
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I used a double layer of burlap, which is inexpensive. However, the tedious process of finishing the backs was time-consuming. I went through 18 yards of Chinese braid. <br />
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While I like the finished product, I wouldn't attempt these again. Typically, people don't want to pay very much for chairs at local venues and I feel like I should get $80 to $90 each. We'll see what happens - they're at Good Company for this weekend's sale. <br />
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Here's the before picture - they were covered in a polyester fabric. They are solid chairs - Salem House Furniture pieces. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this darling French Provincial child's chair at Good Company. The bones are great - the fabric was shot! So...I mod-podged the fabric to keep it from tearing further, and covered it with burlap. Of course, the terrific legs must show! </div></div>Annie Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377589611470186959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639356888451257230.post-67850171984314007152011-10-05T23:08:00.000-05:002011-10-05T23:08:57.368-05:00Heywood Wakefield - Is It Wrong to Paint It?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EDesHT6Gf8s/To0n2NRPO8I/AAAAAAAAAsw/oBJRBrwc1UQ/s1600/DSCN7069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EDesHT6Gf8s/To0n2NRPO8I/AAAAAAAAAsw/oBJRBrwc1UQ/s320/DSCN7069.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I may have been impatient. But, this hutch top was abused by its previous owner - scratches, ink, water damage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing that a coat of paint can't solve, I thought. So I painted it with a gallon of "oops" paint from Lowe's. Then after distressing lightly, I used Briwax with a light brown tint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never think to take a "before" photo! But you can see what the design is like. I love it! It is now at Good Company in Merriam, setting on a harvest table. Kudos to Kelley, the owner, for recommending such a piece of furniture to anchor the space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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