Friday Finds

Somehow this past week disappeared.

And I forgot to write about my Quickies project or a painted furniture project.

But suddenly it is Friday, and I do have a few finds.

My cousin is downsizing her Christmas angels so of course she gave them to me.  She also gave me an envelope filled with memories - I will share that later.

I have been sorting books for the book fair.

Trying to save some stuff from the recycling plant.

Like this box of Nat Geo's.

Chucks likes to read them.

And this box of Southern Living's.

Distressed Donna likes to read them.

I am working in special books where books with a connection to our area and state, old books, book sets, and new editions are priced differently than the general section.

I buy some of the discards like this French Reader's Digest Grand Atlas Mondial.

(Or World Atlas)

All in French - great addition to our atlas collection.

I had to save Simone, Louisette, and Julia - even though the book is in poor shape.

Two more cookbooks.

Novels with pretty covers.

Mostly Daphne Du Maurier.

Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.

Hardy Boys and Perry Mason.











In the general section there are thousands and thousands of books.  Paperbacks are fifty cents and hard backs are one dollar.

People travel for miles to attend the sale. 

If you are within a hundred miles and love books, it will be worth coming the first Friday and Saturday in March.

************WEEKEND UPDATE*************

I was outside painting when I dropped my camera. So the next few posts may have wacky half-camera/half-phone pics.

The camera was willing to let me transfer all my photos to the computer.

<WHEW!>

And it takes beautiful photos still.

However I cannot see the photos because the screen is blank white.

The poor thing has been dropped numerous times, painted more than I want to confess, and took a brief dip in a bucket of water over the past seven years.

I may have to purchase a new torture victim.

Back to sorting books and looking up prices.


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ETSY SHOP IS CLOSED

 I will accept reserved listings if you see something in the blog posts you want.

Country Blue Cupboard

Sometimes a blue cupboard needs to stay a blue cupboard with a little help from a sander.

Remember this country cupboard from Friday Finds (HERE)?

Bought at an estate sale.

Horrible paint job.

I started sanding it down to paint.

And discovered this primitive distressed beauty.

Layers of natural pine, dark brown, and white under all that blue. 

Chucks said to leave it alone.

My neighbor said to leave it alone.

The walkers who stopped to see what I was working on said to leave it alone.

So I left it alone.

And returned my can of dark blue paint to the paint cabinet.

Scrubbed out the bright white interior.

No wax or varnish in case the buyer wants to paint it.

Folk angel approved.

I was pretty close to keeping the blue cupboard, but sent it off to sell.

Until it sells, it is perfect for displays.








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Friday Finds

I know I feel 100% now that I have three junkin' trips under my belt.

Several sets of hand painted tissue boxes and waste bins.

Great deal on these because someone at GW thought they were canisters.

An old rattan bathroom cabinet, a Mexican Easter basket, a large market basket, covered white basket, brass heart wall pocket, and flash cards.

Two folding rulers and a Red Devil scraper.

Just because these two were sitting on a shelf like this - a funnel and a roll of wire.

Two black metal photo holders.

Large tin fleur-de-lis.

A wooden medicine cabinet and a shelf.

An artsy photo of a beveled mirror - probably once part of a dresser.

An artsy photo of a washtub and a large freezer basket.

Okay, okay.

Not so artsy.






Too tired to drag out the stuff and take photos.

Or too lazy.

I made it my mission to find some furniture to paint for the booths - getting too low on inventory.

The two MCM dressers are not the same size or color, but they do match in style. 

The country cupboard is 1970's - sturdy - practical - spray painted blue.

Very blue.

All will have makeovers.

On Wednesday I thought this would be the extent of my Friday Finds.

However I persevered.

Trudged forth to four thrift shops and one estate sale.



Happy hunting to all of you this weekend.


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Second Verse Same As The First

I felt the French Love Song washstand needed a companion piece.






So second verse same as the first!

Except this time it is a bookshelf.

Read about the French Love Song Washstand HERE! 

I bought the bookshelf on the same day as the washstand.

Hence the same blooming hydrangea behind it.

The paint was a bit scratched and lumpy. 

So I sanded the heck out of it.

Put it in the living room and used it for my ever-increasing book collection for several months.

After  completing the washstand I used the leftover Krylon Spray Chalky Finish in ivory.

Great coverage.

Used the same French Love Song stencil from Maison de Stencils as the washstand.

In the same French blue craft paint.

It is an easy stencil to use.

Then did the same to distress the song lyrics - sand the heck out of it.

Rather like this size bookshelf so I am already on the lookout for another victim, er, project piece. 

I'm Henry VIII

by

Herman's Hermits

I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
 
She's been married seven times before

And every one was an Henry (Henry)

She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am

Second verse same as the first

I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before

And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am

I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got… 

So maybe I need to complete eight of these!?!

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Vintage Charm #67