Shop Talk

Can you stand a few more pics of my booth?

Hope so!

Like I told y'all on Monday's post, I had a red-letter day
and sold an obscene amount of merchandise
to one very spendy Austin dealer. Thank you, spendy dealer! :-)

So yesterday, me and the hardworking Mr. headed down
to my booth to re-stock and re-arrange a bit.
No big changes here, just a few new things.
And a roadside desk I found last year, re-painted and
re-knobbed and set in a place of honor in my booth yesterday afternoon.

Just a quick disclaimer first...due to the über busy nature of my life right now,
I cannot ship things from my booth.
I so appreciate when someone shows interest
and makes an inquiry, but it just isn't possible now.
But if you like what you see, check back in the Fall when my
Etsy Shop re-opens. There will LOTS more of the same,
and you'll be able to grab a little piece of F&T for yourself.

Here we go!

Here's the rescued desk, which takes the place
of the antique crib I sold last week.
This was one my very first painting jobs,
I don't think it turned out too shabby!

I'm going to bring this sweet little wicker shelf back home
and paper it with old sheet music or ledger paper.
Why didn't I think of that before???

I'm so glad I grabbed a handful {groan!} of these industrial glove molds
when I was in Warrenton in the Spring,
as I've already sold several.

So that's it.

I think it looks pretty good, but I always feel it could look way better.

If I only had the time.

All things considered, it'll do for now.

I have some big decisions coming up regarding this booth...
along the lines of, do I keep it or let it go?

I already tried doing the booth and the Etsy Shop simultaneously,
and it's just too much work, especially when you factor in
that I have a full-time job, too.

Lots to think and pray about.

Thanks for taking the tour.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

THOSE Days

Well, today was one of THOSE days...

I got a call from the Antique Mall where I have my booth,
and found out that I had one of 

THOSE days, the kind I had only ever heard about. 

I thought they were a myth,
something that only happened to other dealers.
Until it happened to me.

Turns out a dealer from Austin came in, s
aw my booth, fell in love, and pretty much cleaned me out!

I sold as much in ONE DAY today
as I've been averaging in a GOOD month of sales!

Since this picture was taken a couple of months ago,
pretty much everything either white or silver is gone.
Out the door.
SOLD.

And the dealer today grabbed my charming
1910 white iron and wicker baby crib...

Along with about 25 other items.

I danced the happy jig right there in the shop!

Even though it's changed a good bit since these photos were snapped,
I'd love for y'all to head over and take a peek at how my booth
has evolved over the past few months.

Click HERE for the tour!

And just in case you're jonesing for another taste of what was in my last post,
here ya go, ya big bunch of hussies!  ;-)

Have a GREAT week!

Off to watch The Bachelorette Finale now.

{the shame!}

300

 Just a little sumpin' sumpin' for all of you on this,

my 300th post.

You're welcome.

And because it bears repeating...

You're welcome again.

{grin}

( images from the movie "300" starring the insanely lovely Gerard Butler )

Enough

My blog isn't as pretty
as hers is

I don't have as many followers
as she does

My house isn't as ( clean, fancy, fabulous )
as hers is

My kids aren't as cute
as hers are

I don't have it all together
like she does

I haven't been published
like she has

I don't get as many comments
as she does

I haven't been to ( Paris, Italy, Hawaii )
like she has

I can't ( sew, paint, write, photograph, craft ) as well
as she can.

I'm not as good

I am lacking

I'm not enough.

And to that, I say....

HORSE PUCKEY!!!!!

I see and sense this all the time in blogging,
and I know that I've felt it on occasion myself.

The truth is

No one else out there can be you as well as you!

You are special and one-of-a-kind
and blogging is so much richer having you as a part of it.

We can't all be Martha
or The Pioneer Woman...

but do we really want to be?
How much fun would that be, hmmm?

Be yourself.

Embrace it!

And know that you have one cheerleader

right here
  

no matter what !

You are enough.

linking with Tricia for

photo feature friday

Houses We Didn't Buy

As you all know, we just bought a new house,
and we're due to close on August 11th.

Yay!

But the road to the house we did  buy wasn't a straight path,
it was circuitous, as most house hunts tend to be.

I thought I'd share with you some photos I snapped
of a few other properties we looked at along the way.

Today I'll be featuring one that almost  made the cut,
but due to a few variables, lost out in the end.

It's still a lovely home, and I could easily have seen myself there.

Enjoy the tour!
And don't forget to click twice on all pics to super-size them!

Another great front door.

And yep, this house is also located
in my new hometown, Fredericksburg, Texas.

I didn't get a really good, head-on shot of the house,
so here's a screen capture of the listing to give you an idea...

It's a darling Victorian, just like the other two,
and has some serious charm happening inside.

Let's take a look.

The owners definitely have a funky decorating vibe going on here,
just look at the Craftsman tool chest being used as a TV stand on the left. Love it!

Charming country kitchen.

Door leading to large covered porch just off the kitchen.

Heading upstairs....

There are two bedrooms upstairs, but I absolutely
fell head over heels in love with the master bedroom....

Get a load of that fabulous exposed brick!

I mean, you can hardly call this just a bedroom....it's like a suite!

And the outside spaces are every bit as charming
as what we've seen indoors...

But the pièce de résistance of the outdoor spaces was this...

An utterly amazing outdoor shower!!!

So there you have it, the house we didn't choose.

I have no doubt that this will make someone a fantastic home,
but there were just certain factors that made it less than a perfect fit for us.

I hope you enjoyed the tour!

Have a beautiful Friday!