So Happy To Have You For Dinner...

" 'Tis now the very witching time of night,

When churchyards order yawn and hell itself breathes out

Contagion to this world"

~William Shakespeare~

Welcome! Today i'm linking up with A Fanciful Twist for a little spooky fun. Come join us at the table where you don't know WHO we're having for dinner! Boowhahaha!

The guest that never leaves
Would you like to sit at the 'head' of the table?




Our main course, mmmm



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Thanks for being our guest!

Suitcase Make-Over Revisited

Happy Friday! Today i'm joining Miss Mustard Seed Creations for her "Furniture Feature Friday"

I thought i would re-visit this suitcase that i turned into a table. This was probably one of my favorite projects and one of the easiest too!

I started with this big, boxy suitcase (if you're familiar with my suitcase obsession, you'll realize i had a few in my stash!)

Then painted the surface with Sherwin Williams 'Muslin' leaving the studded outside trim the color it was

I bought four unfinished legs, painted them and attached them at the corners with leg-hardware-attaching-thingies (gaww..i have no idea what their called!)

Ta Da! A loverly little table. I thought it would live in our bedroom, but it soon became a place for Sweet Man to pile his dirty clothes...uh, yeah-that wasn't working for me

So i tried it in the living room behind the love seat, and i love it there!

The perfect place for all my junkies ♡

I'll have to tell you about the train cases under the table later!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a relaxing and creative weekend!

The Garage Sale Gods Were Smiling

Just when you think the season is over, the garage sale gods smile upon you and send you an end of season wind fall of wonderful junk. This weekend i went to one sale (which for me is like only eating one bite of a cookie) and met the sweetest lady. Don't you find you met the nicest people at sales? This woman was cleaning out her late Aunts home and decided to have a last minute sale- i decided to take a last minute drive, and the garage sale gods smiled on us both!

I've been thinking of re-doing our powder room and adding a gallery of small prints-these horses will be perfect

(I know, another project)

Couldn't pass on this Pottery Barn drink carrier- it's useful, right? ; )

This little pile of wonderfulness was only $5.oo (little happy dance)

The wild flower book is filled with beautiful illustrations

I'm going to turn these into magnets-another winter project

And then there was the wall of metal boxes. I wish i had taken a picture at the sale-this was only a smidge of what she had for sale. I'm a sucker for storage boxes, especially when there this cute!LOVE this sweet girl. The marker came off pretty easily with a 'Magic Eraser' and some 'Goof Off '. I scrubbed them all up and now think i'm ready to re-organize my pantry. Yes, another project.

But the best find of all was an old wire laundry basket. I've been searching for one of these for.ev.ah. In my euphoria, i forget to snap a picture of it. Next time.

Now i'm off to start the re-do of Ms. A's bedroom. Yes, i know...another project!

I had a great time linking up with The Shabby Nest for 'Frugal Friday' and saw SO many beautiful blogs and amazing projects. Welcome to several new followers! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments ( you know how we love comments!) I can't wait to make a big cup of coffee and spend some time exploring your blogs!

What projects do you have planned for the winter?

Lamp Shade Make-Over

Hey! I'm linking up with The Shabby Nest for "Frugal Friday" Stop on over and play!

Have you ever bought something with a certain idea in mind only to have that something sit in your basement for three years? Yeah, me too...like all the time. I have such good intentions. Just not good follow through.

O.K. with that confession out of the way, years ago (maybe three) i bought a plain Pottery Barn lamp shade with the intent of covering it. Maybe a bold graphic! Maybe embellished in lace! Maybe gold leaf!...or maybe i'll store it in my basement for three years.

Here's what i ended up with-and of course, there's no before picture!

Imagine a plain white shade

I dug into my stash of sheet music and covered the whole thing using matte mod podge

I love the sheets with the teachers writing on them

I trimmed the edges with a tan cotton ribbon, and added a light kit

Used up all my supply of linen to make miles of cord cover

Shoved in the cord and scrunched like crazy

Using a medium sized cup hook in the ceiling, i hung the lamp ( here's where you stop and send up a prayer that it doesn't fall out of the ceiling and bonk your children in the head- they frown upon that)
Perfect over the piano! Now i can see what i'm playing and have no more excuses for all the mistakes ("No, it's the bad lighting, really!")

Now to tackle the 50 other projects waiting for me in the basement!

Have a great day!

Farmers Market Goodness

Hello, my name is Gaia and i'm a farmers market junkie (hello, Gaia)

I love our farmers market. Not enough people in my area take advantage of all the locally grown wonders there. Veggies, plants, hand made soaps and art work. It's one of our best kept secrets! I love bringing home big bunches of fresh flowers and yummy veggies. Last weekend i bought tons of corn, cut it all off the cob and froze it for later. And i got this colorful bunch of fall flowers. Remember this pitcher? It's perfect for big arraignments

The color and texture of cocks comb has always intrigued me

And look at the little friend i brought home!

I got six plants for $20.00. Six! I mixed mums and ornamental cabbages in this wagon i picked up this summer. Check out my pumpkins-we grew these babies!

Someone decided to take a little nibble out of the bottom of this guy-it reminds me of 'James and the Giant Peach' !

(and yes, the flowers are fake) gasp!

Go visit your local farmers market- you never know what you'll find!

Happy Blogiversary and Today's Finds

Today is my one year blogiversary!

A year later and i'm still bumbling my way around, not quite sure what a html really is, or how to make those awesome slide shows you see on other blogs, but i do know that blogging has been a big step outside of myself. This is a good thing!

I'm a pretty private, quiet person- not always the easiest to get to know, however, in blog land i have connected with the sweetest, most accepting people. (Sweet man calls them 'imaginary friends'-right. Just like those 'fantasy football' players are real-don't get me started!)

I started blogging simply to connect with other people who love junk, crafting, decorating, etc... and to look for inspiration, and wow, talk about hitting the mother load! Blog land has the best group of creative people in one cyber place that i've ever met. I love your pictures, your re-do's, your junky finds and all your amazing inspiration!

Before blogging i never understood what a 'follower' was, but now i get it. Thanks all 23 of you lovely people (even though 3 of you live in my house) for reading, looking at poorly shot pictures and just basically hanging in there with me. Big bloggy group ♥ hug ♥

And now for today's finds! You can tell estate and garage sale season is winding down around here- good sales are few and far between- lots of icky clothing and old sneakers-yeah.

I did manage to find a couple keepers, this train case will make a great carry-all for Ms. A's drawing supplies, and you gotta love you a cloche with a bottom. The picture frame and Halloween decoration go without saying.

But best yet, i came home to find these lov-er-ly windows on my porch!

It's like the junk fairy left tidings of junky love at my door! Really, it was my carpenter friend, Ryan. He had just finished a new window install on a historic house and saved these two beauties for me! Yay!

(can you see Rylee's fro in the reflection on the glass on the right? That doodle is everywhere!)

Here's to another year of blogging!

Rainy Day Comforts

A rainy day like today is the perfect excuse to stay indoors and do some 'me' time

O.K...so i've already run to the office, made a Target trip, threw in a couple loads of laundry, i have one hour till the bus comes and i wrote a post, but now it's 'me' time : )

My favorite spot to curl up. Comfy pillows and a cashmere throw.

A bit of candle light to ward off the gloomies

One of my favorite books. I re-read 'The Shell Seekers' every Fall. It's like catching up with an old friend.

Slippers are a must-i just picked these up at Target today, isn't the ruffle cute?

And the best part, a cup of hot tea with a little nom.

One hour of bliss.