Friday, January 31, 2014

Your apothacary

I have been such a SLACKER with the free ideas posts!

Sorry friends!

So this month's free idea may seem pretty simple, but you would be surprised how many people wouldn't think of it!

Make your own apothecary!

If you have been in the shop you may have gravitated to the "apothecary tea shelf" full of glass jars filled with fun things, like lavender, jasmine, and other neat stuff with vintage labels.

You can take any old jar (think jelly, condiment, sauce jars) The fun part about these jars are the labels!
You can do a search online for "vintage labels" and type in on your computer or write in by hand whatever fun goodies you want in the jars.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=vintage+labels&FORM=HDRSC2

It really is so simple. You have several options. One is to laminate with packing tape or a laminating machine. or leave it on the paper you print it as is (depending on how much exposure your labels will be getting) We just use a heavy paper and leave the label as is.

Use rubber cement, double stick tape, or a sticker maker to adhere your labels to your jars.

Next is the fun part! What will you fill your jars with? Baking ingredients? Tea extras? Fun floral?

Try to decoupage  the lids, painting them, making a paper cover with cording or rubber band, or find a snug fitting cork! We have picked up corks of many sizes in the most random of places! Some how or another we have many which fit our variety of jars!

Yellow cake

Yellow cake ephemera and a golden table with hutch top!
Table is $105
Hutch top $95

Acrylic top extra. Ephemera not included.

Its fun to get some ideas, come on in and get inspired.

Use this idea in your kitchen or craft room!

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Sit a spell

Study and sit a spell. Fun re-finished antique desks and flash cards! Having fun painting.  Next color up light gold-mustard.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Classic.

Some of our new pieces! If you want to see them in person, hurry in! Before they were finished people already have tried to buy them!

Wonderful gray table $215 with 2 leaves.

Classy small desk $125

Small white gate leg table, perfect for storing away $48.

We use this antique school desk bench as a counter with benches. Will be painted this week! $398

Monday, January 27, 2014

A world of color

Just for furniture fun.

Carmen had fun this weekend picking out new paints and creating new styles!

We have been selling out of paint additive left and right and hope to make more up this week!

Stop by before we sell out again, and happy painting!

Monday, January 13, 2014

Old news!

If you haven't seen our old newspaper books from the 50's you're missing out!

Come in and see if the day you were born is still for sale!

Here is the list of volumes we have in stock as of today. Each book is compiled of 2 weeks of news. The first 2 weeks of the month, and second two weeks of the month. If it is listed as "Jan1" this would be the first 2 weeks of January. "Feb 15" would be the second two weeks of February.

1954
November 1

1955
Mar 1
June 16
July 1
Sep 16
Dec1

1956
Jan 16
Feb 1
Feb 16
Apr 1
May 16
June 1
June 16
July 1
Aug 1
Sep 1
Nov 16
Dec 1
Dec 16

1957
Jan 1
May 16
June 1
June 16
July 1
July 16
Aug 1
Nov 1
Nov 16
Dec 1

1958
Feb 1
Feb 16
Mar 16
May 1
June 1
June 16
July 1
July 16
Aug 1
Aug 16
Sep 16
Sep 1
Nov 1
Nov 16
Dec 1
Dec 16

1959
Jan 1
Jan 16
Feb 15

Mar 1
Mar 16
Apr 1
Apr 16
May 1
May 16
June 1
June 16
July 1
July 16
Aug 16
Sep 1
Sep 16
Oct 1
Nov 16
Dec 1
Dec 16

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

January chilly

We are busy looking for a larger location! That means more great ideas and great deals!

We have sold much of what filled our crowded shop and are hoping to keep it a little less crazy while we prepare to relocate!

What we do have in are 2 new old desks which are in their original state, but may be painted soon!

Thursday, January 2, 2014

New year is here!

Reproduction flash cards $1 each
Neat blackboard hutch $199
Two new white round tables! Not priced yet.
Piano bench $82
Amazing piece of history! Rocky Mountain News 2 week books! $45 each from the 50's
New batch of Sari silk 5 yards for $4
Half tables! $64

Also we have an amazing collector item... the ORIGINAL flash cards from 1947 Alice and Jerry. We have all but #7 card; 551 cards total! In original box.

These are what we have gotten our reproduction cards from. The originals are 12 inches long.

We will be posting them on ebay for $1500 because it is a rare find to get them all together we don't have the heart to sell them seprate.