Last Saturday my husband and I decided to go to a few garage sales. I truly have maxed out my scrapbook room space, however, you know me and my love of vintage findings I couldn’t resist a few more terrific bargains. Needless to say, I was back at it again painting and distressing my newly found treasures. Now I am forced stick to laces and ribbons and buttons and etc. for my future garage sale, thrift store ventures, absolutely, positively no room, for anything else.
BEFORE:
Left to right, paper towel holder, basket (cutlery and napkin basket), wooden spindle rack,coca cola wooden box, old shoe shine box.
Close up views of basket and rack
Close up views of vintage shoe shine box.
*** I don’t plan to re-do the coca cola box, due to the resale value if I choose not to hold on to it.
After:
Also, same day at different garage sales I found these jewelry findings to use for my mini scrapbooks for charms to hang from the rings or just decorate ribbons and charms to hang from flower embellishments, etc.
Below is a picture of a pin cushion I made using a recycled tin can, for the topper I inverted two ball jar rings and inserted the pin cushion it lifts off to hold pins and needles and a small pair of scissors.
I also found a nice wooden Windsor style rolling chair for my scrap room, I really like it. The price was right $15.00, how could I pass that up…….Now I will have to make a trip to “Calico Corners” to find fabric to make a chair cushion. I see another project on the horizon! Hopefully, I can replace that old ugly teal carpet soon, however, I will have to be content for now. This would be a major project to move everything out to put down new carpet I need to purchase a vinyl mat now that I have casters on my chair, it doesn’t roll that smoothly on the carpet.
