Sale Starts TODAY at Antiques Downtown...take a peek around with me...

So you probably already know that my friend Joan and I recently started a booth at Antiques Downtown in Elk River, MN.

And I recently showed you some pictures of our booth all decked out for Christmas HERE.

We are just one little booth in a 3 level antique store.  And I thought maybe you'd like to take a little stroll around the store with me...so let me show you some of the other fun booths and things that caught my eye...

So what do you think?  Want to shop?? 

Well, you are in luck...because there is a sale going on this weekend :)

20-50% off...storewide!!

Antiques Downtown

309 Jackson Ave.

Elk River, MN 55330

763-441-1818

November 16, 17th and 18th...

Extended sale hours

Friday 10:00-8:00

Saturday and Sunday 10:00-6:00

Chat soon,

Christmas Signs...brought to you by the letter "O"...

Ready for another Christmas idea?

I guess this idea was sort of inspired by the "O Happy Day" wreath I made a while back for my daughter's room...

A couple of weeks ago I scooped up a bunch of these plastic sign letters..."O" what a find ;)

And grabbed my trusty stamps and white acrylic paint...

...then tried to think of all my favorite "O" Christmas songs.

They perch nicely on a metal hinge as an easel.

A little star ornament tied on with ribbon is the finishing touch.

And there you have it...Christmas idea #2 for 2012. 

LOTS more to come...it's probably good I'm getting started early this year!!

Sharing this idea at...

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thirfty Tues

Knick of Time Interiors for Knick of Time Tues

Beyond the Picket Fence for Under $100 Linky Party

 Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special

Twelve days of Christmas at Beyond the Picket Fence

Have a great week!!

Chat soon, 

Ready, Set...Christmas!!! Our booth at Antiques Downtown...2012

Well, we finished our "first round" of Christmas decorating at Antiques Downtown yesterday.  We went with a "Joy to the World" theme.  Here are a "few" photos of our space...

We "crammed" a lot of stuff into our little space...but we've heard "the more you have the more you sell".  So here's hoping ;)

Spring-y Angels

And still a "bit" of fall for Thanksgiving...we are so very thankful :)

Junky Napkin Rings

So there we go...lots of pictures of our chippy little space.  And all that "Christmas creating" just got me started!!  My head is spinning with festive "junk" ideas.  So here we go...I'll be back with more soon...

Thanks for visiting!!

Chat again soon,

"O Stove Grate Christmas Tree, O Stove Grate Christmas Tree"...a "challenge"...

First of all I will say I'm sorry...I'm one of "those"...I can't wait to start Christmas decorating!!  But I do usually wait until after thanksgiving...but this is an exception...

I was given these "tree like" stove grates by my friends Larry and Cindy from the Country Junk Sale...and issued the "challenge" of what to do with them :) 

Here's what I came up with...

The hardest ones first...what would you have done??

First I used my "Amazing Goop" to add some chippy hardware to cover up the "antenna" like opening at the top...

...and then, I just happened to have a couple matching planters.  The base of the grate/burner fit right inside...meant to be??  I used a little "Amazing Goop" to hold it in place too.

I added some rocks...because they were a little "top-heavy".

Some "greens" and a little embellishing...which you know I love :)

Finished...OK, 2 down 1 to go...

This one came a little easier for me...

More crusty hardware...placed "like so"...to complete the "tree-like" look.

And some more "do dad's" :)

and "Challenge Complete"!

What do you think?? 

And yes, they are already displayed proudly in my home.  Don't judge me...I can't help myself!!

Sharing this at...

Beyond the Picket Fence for Under $100 Linky Party

The Style Sisters for Centerpiece Wed.

Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tues

Knick of Time Interiors for Knick of Time Tues

Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special...trees

Funky Junk Interiors...Christmas Junk Decor

12 Days of Christmas Link Party at Beyond the Picket Fence

Christmas in July at My Salvaged Treasures, Knick of Time and Bliss Ranch

My thoughts and prayers go out to those of you struggling with cleanup after Hurricane Sandy!!  I have been literally "speechless" about the whole thing...so hard to imagine.  Know that my family joins others across the country and around the world in prayer for YOU!!

Blessings,

Door Plate and Twine Handles...a compromise...

You might have noticed that my sweet husband is pretty "flexible" with the decorating around here.  I mean really...would most husbands be "OK" with an old ladder over their bed?  Or how about a broom top on your dining room table?  Just to name a couple ;)

But when I talked about painting and changing these end tables...he made them himself a while back...I experienced some "resistance".  We used them for many years as our night stands and then when we re-did our room they moved to our sons room...so when they lost their spot in there we brought them down to the Great Room and stacked them in a corner "for now".  I'm finding they work great for odds and ends...and we always need a little more storage right? But they didn't quite "fit in" with my "style".

So instead of pushing the "issue"...I decided to compromise and try to find a way to make us both happy.

And I think these door plates tied on with twine will work...at least until he changes his mind ;)

Sharing this idea at...

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tues.

Knick of Time for Knick of Time Tues.

Thanks for stopping...Joan (aka Signs of the Times) and I are getting ready to set up for Christmas in our booth this week!!  So excited...have I told you how much I LOVE decorating for Christmas??  So I'll be back in a bit to show you what I've been "dreaming" up...

Until then,