Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I'm probably the queen of second hand style.  I have it in every room of my house, and also at the lake house.  I recently walked through the house snapping photos to share with you of how I use my "second hand" goodies to decorate. Five fingered vase, found at GW.  It's the second one I've found there, and the first one I've seen in solid white.  Sweet blue bird vase (Good Will)  Notice the crazing?  It's unmarked, but I believe it to be very old. I'm a sucker for old stools, doilies, and books.  second hand book and bowl second hand candle sticks~ I've been finding these everywhere, but mostly Good Will.  second hand bottles, frame, shutters  Second hand pillow, chair, and desk  Second hand, everything here, except supplies and calculator Every item you see here is second hand except the pink roses in the vintage bowl. Second hand throw, pillows.  Adding the throw (...

You might already know how to make fabric pumpkins, but if you don't, this is how I made some for this year's fall decor. First gather your materials: 1.  fabric remnants in colors you want to use.   2.  scissors 3.  A plate or other round object 4.  Sharpie 5.  glue gun 6.  glue sticks 7.  bits & bobs ie., leaves, flowers or other ornamental items to decorate your pumpkins 8.  brown craft paper or brown paper  for making pumpkin stems 9.  batting or plastic bags to stuff pumpkins 10. needle and thread Steps: 1.  Lay your fabric face down on cutting surface.   2.  Place your plate face down on the fabric 3.  Draw around the plate with the sharpie making a circle 4.  Cut the circle of fabric out, using the sharpie line to guide you. 5.  Thread needle, and run a basting stitch all the way around the edge of the fabric circle 6.  Once you have the bastin...

I recently found the worst looking wooden cake stand you can imagine at Good Will for 1.76, after my discount.  I was so excited, I failed to take a photo of it, because I couldn't wait to make it pretty. I have an area in the basement where I do my little projects, so I hurried down there and painted it with Waverly Chalk paint in white.  Next, I printed off a beautiful graphic that Ann from On Sutton Place had on her site. I painted, let it dry overnight, then cut the graphic as close to the design as I could, and using Mod Podge, I attached it to the top of the stand.  I left that overnight then using a spray bottle of water, I misted it and then rubbed off as much of the paper as I could safely remove without tearing the graphic. Once I was satisfied with the look, I put on another coat of Mod Podge to protect the graphic.  Thanks for the graphic, Ann!!  I'm really loving this piece. Cute, don't you think??  I think the white paint makes the sta...