Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I just made a short trip to my fave consignment shop, and of course bought some pretty items.  I spent around $20.00, and thought that was a good price for the three items. $4.99 for this sweet handmade table square made in the 1950's.  It's not perfect, but I loved the strawberries.  The yellow trim has come loose in one place, but I will repair that. I have it in the sunroom on my vintage oval shaped table. I think it would probably look better turned on the diagonal, so I will do that. Sweet green frame for $5.99, which was a steal.  It is distressed.  The picture is my own work.  I added the barn, tire swing, walkway to barn, a couple trees, and benches in the front yard to the painting today.  The frame is a perfect fit!! This colorful cushion was $7.99, which is also a great price.  I love the spring look of the daffodils.  All three pieces found today came to rest in the sun room.  I knew the cloth and ...

I've had this vanity bench since we built the house.  I bought it at Kirkland's (13 years ago). The base is all swirly, and was a goldish color that had darkened in places over the years making it look a little grungy. The silky cushion cover is still in great condition, but has a few spots on it. (I didn't take this photo until I had it on its side on my bed, getting ready to take the cushion off, sorry). I had planned to cover it for some time, so I had picked up a yard of fabric at JoAnn's, on sale, so the fabric used to cover the cushion was about 1/2 yard, so $3.00 total to cover it. I simply laid the cushion on the fabric, cut around it, and stapled it to the board underneath the cushion.  Really easy and fast! Here it is covered, with the goldish color frame.  That's snow on the frame......(the dust fairy came through and sprinkled it).... uhh, I haven't dusted it in 13 years???  (Take your pick of these excuses!!!)    I wasn't...

I've recently been on a painting spree.  Acryllic painting, that is.  I'm still trying to teach myself to paint, but I am seeing some improvement and that's encouraging!  Since I've had no formal training, I guess you would say that what I do is folk art. folk art:   self-taught art, art indigenous to the area/community; not fine art. That would definitely describe the type of art I do.  My first cousin has made a name for herself in our area for her folk art.  She paints more primitive objects that tell a story, and are very often humorus.  Mine leans more toward land scapes, and still life type paintings. I am still enjoying trying my hand at this.  After spending the day today with my cousin, I feel very encouraged.  She took me to a shop where her paintings are sold, so I could see more of her work.  It was very interesting.  Another difference in our styles is that she uses very bold colors where mine tend not to be as bo...

I've been seeing some of the prettiest crafts being done with the small peat pots available at garden centers, and had been wanting to get some.  Finally, I did just that.  I got a package of 18 at Tractor Supply for $3.52.  That's about 20 cents each. Thrifty enough to suit my frugal nature.  From there I went across the way to Dollar Tree to see what I could find to use with the peat pots to make some cute decor. At Dollar Tree, I bought 2 packages of various mosses, 3 bunches of white tulips, several rabbit figurines, and some styrofoam blocks, for a total of about $12.00. As soon as I returned home, I got busy with crafting something from these items. First I used white craft paint, and some gesso to lighten the peat pots. You can see that I wasn't concerned with complete coverage.  I would rather they look a little 'used'.   So the steps to do this are:  1) paint the pot with whatever paint you have on hand, 2) next, I stamped this crown...

I've been Spring tweaking in the sun room where I framed my burlap wreath!! Have you used the monkey hooks to hang heavy objects in sheetrock?  They are wonderful.  You only have a hole the size of a straight pin, and they hold really well.  The ones I bought hold up to 35 pounds.  This heavy frame is no problem for the hook. This is hanging above the jelly cupboard that belonged to my MIL. On top of the cabinet, I used this awesome Wielunder table cloth that I stole  found at a yard sale a couple years back.  The owner obviously didn't know what she had.  I gave either 2 or 4 dollars, and they sell for much, much more on ebay. The Spring sunshine looks so pretty streaming through the windows, and the grass outside is getting rather green! My plants that have wintered inside in the sunroom are doing well. I later added some rabbits to the decor to bring in some Easter. I've also switched to this pi...

Do you have "sister" parties??  My sister lives 2 hours away, and we don't see each other a lot.  I decided to go over and spend the night with her and do some thrifting and antiquing.  She has a wonderful antique mall within a mile of her house.  It looks like a tiny place, but once we got inside, we were amazed!! That place was much bigger than we thought, and had some gorgeous things!!  So much that we wanted, but we were good, and didn't buy anything.  Next we went to a community thrift shop where  I spent a total of $8.25, but got some amazing deals!! For a quarter, I bought this Johnson Brothers Plate, England 1883, Gala Creme. It is perfect. Guess what it is priced on EBay?? $21.00 !!! I bought for 25c y'all!! I knew it was worth something, and couldn't wait to check.  I just love the pattern!! My next treasure was this fabulous picture of a mandolin. $2.00 The frame was a little worse for the wear, bu...

Recent visits to a few favorite shops yielded some fabulous treasures. Don't you just love this  wonderful, colorful, faded table cloth?  ($6.99). Seen here on the entry table. Gorgeous colors!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have been wanting a new picture above my loveseat. This was only $14.99, and perfect for a Spring display. I kept the shelf I had there, and added some other items to the wall, including these DT rabbits for a nod to Easter. I hung a basin and decanter set alongside, and filled it with bird nests with eggs, bought at Michael's a couple years ago. I picked up this small plate for $2.00 at the second shop I visited.  I knew it would look good with the picture. Final Display ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  These 2 pillow covers were a total of $12.00, so I bought them for the office.   You can see the recent office makeover   here . I love the fabric, and though it doesn't have the exact same...