The Wizard has a new home

So recently I told you about a hutch top we bought for $9.99 here. We also had an end table we picked up on the side of the road somewhere (that I cannot find a picture of) that we used for this project. My fabulous husband built a base, added the legs and TaDa!

 

It's my new Hutch to hold all of my Wizard of Oz Memorabilia! Well ok, it still doesn't all fit, but more of it fits in this one than the last one!

I had acquired a toddler size pair of ruby slippers somewhere along the line and took those out, added them to a frame I had painted and TaDa, I have a new wall hanging!

I adore those hanging shoes! The only problem I encountered was how to cover up the insides of the shoes. Of course my head jumped to paint and stuck there so I had to call my Mommy who suggested stuffing them, Genius! I added the birdhouse sign above it that says "There's no place like home" to tie in all the birdhouses that I also have in my sun room.

I hung this poster up only to have to move it to another wall so I could fit my other two pictures up. My walls are mostly windows and I'm running out of room!

And since one thing leads to another and I moved my Wizard of Oz stuff out of the entry hall, I had to move a few other things around to dress my entry hall which is still a work in progress.

Yep, a lot of empty frames while working on placement. I'll work on filling them later ;)

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The Little Kitchen

Last April was big trash pick up week in a town near us. Read that as FREE garage sale week for me. We picked up several items you can see here. I finally finished and photographed one of those finds I did for my granddaughter.

 You can see it was covered in stickers, crayons, markers, and it was dirty!

I scraped off all the stickers and went to cleaning the crayons and markers. They wouldn't come off! So I thought I'd try a little oops, but ummm, oops, it took the original design off too. *sigh* Oh well, who needs a pink and blue and green kitchen anyway, right?

 So I went about painting the entire kitchen. I wasn't sure what to do about the "burners" but since I was out in the garage, I noticed one of those mosquito coil things and knew that would be perfect! I glued a cork on one side of it, dipped it in paint, and voila! New Burners!

I think she now has a kitchen any 2 year old would be proud to own, don't you?

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I finally found a chair

 

And it was only FIVE dollars!

Can you believe it?

Me either

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Recent Finds and Treasures

I love going to garage sales and thrift stores, but who doesn't? I'm out at least once a week, usually visiting my favorites and occasionally checking out a new one if I happen to stumble upon one. I've been on the search lately for certain items though. Sometimes I find them, sometimes I don't, but I almost always find something else I MUST have!

 Kitchen Cart........half price........only $20!

 Spring Wreath $1! Oval Rug $15!

 Blue glass jars 50 cents each! And I made that entire tier for $1.60!

 Shelf 25 cents holding books gifted to me from a friend (thank you Nita)

Basket 50 cents........cute right? Now what to do with it.........

Hutch top $9.99........I've added pieces from a freebie end table to this and I'm in the process of painting it, wait till you see it!

 "Old Bags" holder 50 cents!

 Bird Cage $2!

 Breakfast in Bed Tray $3 (you can see it on the guest room bed above)

Column free........planter bottom.........free...........voila! bird feeder or plant stand, I haven't decided yet :)

Now, I'm in the process of getting ready for my own garage sale. The entire city is participating this weekend, should be fun!

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And the Yard tour continues

Can you see it over there? Let me take you a little closer

This is my favorite seating area. You can see the fencing we put up behind it (we're practically pros now). I can't wait to get the fencing painted white because I think it would make a lovely background for this area. Another must have will be something growing and climbing (and hiding the ugliness) on the fence line. The wicker is only temporary though. Not inviting to yard care, yanno? I have visions of lovely iron furniture here and the wicker will be moved to the gazebo when it's completed.

 This rocker was one we picked up for free. I haven't found the right material to cover it with yet, so it's temporarily covered with an old tshirt I was going to throw out anyway. The little gazebo is one I had that I just glued to a candlestick we had recently picked up for $1.

 This is one of the free windows we picked up. The sconce was in the house when we moved in and was horrid brass. Have I mentioned I hate brass? Anyway, it's a lovely color now and I've painted the light covers with glow in the dark paint. No, it doesn't glow for long. *sigh*  I think I'll use candles in them for any REAL outdoor lighting needs.

 This beat up rusty serving tray was something we picked up from a garage sale for $1. It's cute! But extremely rusty. It's also black (did ya notice?) and I'm not sure that all fits in with the area. I might paint it, I might not, jury is still out.

My favorite new piece is this chandelier! I have been looking for one for a project like this but unable to find one at a reasonable price (aka cheap!). We were out at a garage sale (with a pushy little woman) who was pointing out her lighting for sale. This was marked $15. I explained to her that I wanted one for outdoors and didn't want to pay much. She says "How much did you want to pay?" I say "$5" SOLD!

I hope the birds eat the bird food out of the globes evenly so it doesn't tip :)

Meanwhile, the wheelbarrow is looking pretty this year.


I guess I should also say something nice about the pushy woman (karma and all yanno). She must have seen my interest in old and vintage while I was eyeballing an adorable apron and mentioned she had some vintage tablecloths she put up. She got them out and was showing them off when I spied the perfect one for my sun room.

Isn't it gorgeous? She also threw in some handy tips for the care of them. Did you know that soaking them in either lemon juice or oxy clean and laying on a sheet on the lawn in the sun will remove almost everything? Hmmm, well I didn't, but I do now.

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