Awesome Day for "Pickin"

Oh my gosh.. I had the BEST day ever pickin!!

I spent some the money I've been saving for

the Extravaganza Renningers Flea Market this weekend..

But ~ It was SO worth it!

Check out some of my finds:

 

 

 

 

 

Dresser mirror, small compact purse,

lace and a purple glass bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shabby floral planter..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wood framed beveled mirror

& dresser mirror..

 

 

 

 

Old books from the 1800's.

See the middle one?

Little Women!

 

 

 

 

Antique Chandelier

"Made in Italy"

 

 

Most favorite find of the day..

Really old ballerina dress..

 

*Sigh* & Adoration!

 

 

 

Painting of 3 ballerinas

 

 

 

 

Lovely old quilt

 

 

 

And, I finally found the antique buffet

I've been searching for!

 

I've been wanting to get rid of our

entertainment center and replace it

with one of these..

 

I've been searching and searching..

and, today.. finally!! YAY!

 

Everything you see above

except the buffet (of course.. LOL)

will be in my booth by the weekend,

if you're interested in purchasing.

 

What have you found on your pickin trips lately??

 

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

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Antique Buffet Before ~n~ After

A few days ago I showed you the

antique buffet I bought from a local

antique store...

I was so excited to get started transforming

her over to shabby goodness, I could barely

contain myself.. LOL

Here is the before picture:

Gorgeous, right?!

Well, wait till you see what

magical white paint can do!

We added a shelf to the bottom

so I can display my vintage

(and new) quilts.

I can't wait to go hunting for more

and fill it up!

I just love the antique mirror

that came with the buffet.

It's aged so beautifully!

It was pretty tough getting sandpaper

inbetween all those curves..

but, SO worth it!!

LOVE the key holes on the drawers!

From that..    To this!

~Sherri~

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Antique Buffet

Happy April Friends!

March was a great month for me..not only because I sold quite a bit in my booth at Traditions Antique Mall.. but, I received a phone call from a wonderful Lady who called to let me know she bought the antique vanity I had in my booth.

She was soooo sweet and encouraging, it was a such a nice thing for her to call me and let me know just how much she loved it.

That phone call made my week.. heck.. my entire month!

I'm so happy that there are other Shabby Chic lovers  out there,

and even better, like what I do! :-)

Thank you so much

to each and every one

of you who have encouraged

me along the way.

I am loving every minute of what I do,

and am so lucky to be able to share with others.

~

Yesterday I went out to the

Webster Flea Market to do

a little "shopping".. I didn't find much..

So, off I went to various thrift stores

and antique mall driving the hour + ride home.

I didn't have the greatest of luck,

until I arrived at the last antique mall of my day.

I shopped around for a bit, weaving up and down the isles..

then.. this.. in the WAY back.. there she was...

(Can you hear the angels singing - like I did?)

(Picture taken with my phone

inside the antique mall)

Standing all glorious and beautiful

like she was just begging me to take

her home.. so, that's just what I did!

Here she is in my garage.. YAY!

I took the drawers and the

fabulous patina'd antique mirror out..

(You'll have to wait until

it's all done to see the mirror.. sorry!)

As soon as I got her home, I couldn't

wait to start painting!!

Sneek peeks!

As soon as she's done

I promise to come back

and show ya'll!

~ Sherri ~

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Antique Buffet Makeover

I'm finally done with my antique buffet

I bought a few months ago..

Remember this?

Don't be scared!

I promise the pics get better.. :-)

She really put up a fight!

I had to chisel her peeling and warped

veneer top totally off..

Her backside was a damn shame to gaze upon,

so that had to come off and get replaced.

Along with more peeling veneer..

As I said, she put up a fight,

but, I think in the end..

I won!!

I stained the top, and used poly rub on to seal..

Her top got a few new knobs

from Hobby Lobby..

I dry brushed her bottom handles..

Distressed her up..

Lined all of her drawers with

vintage dictionary pages..

(She's a whole heck of alot smarter now!)

I just love her to pieces!!

From that...     to this!

Sherri

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