Today's Thought

"There's more than one way to live a life." (unknown)

MORE UPSTYLING

Hey, check out my new items on www.SheerFab.etsy.com. I have so much fun upstyling ordinary clothing items turning them into super-chic, off the wall creations that you'll never find on the rack! I love recycling, but I also do designs from unusual fabrics..or if I don't have a fabric that works..I can make it different by shredding, fringing, dyeing, painting or bleaching. Check the denim jacket on Etsy.

My BeadBasket on Etsy! Check it out!

THOUGHTS

ALL DAYS ARE HAPPY.....IF YOU LET THEM BE. (webster)

EXPRESS YOUR OPINION THURSDAY

I think Thursdays should be " express your opinion day". And today my opinion is (ta-da):..I AM SO OVER ANYTHING MADE IN CHINA! Nothing I see that has that label makes my heart sing. Maybe that's why I love vintage things so much. It's comforting to know that the things one loves have been loved down thru the years by so many other people. Vintage items have developed a soul because they have been loved so much and they never lose their ability to make one's days just a little bit happier. Some people have never experienced the thrill of discovering some precious object in a dusty thrift store or yard sale and have their heart beat just a little bit faster..expecially if the found object is pink! I think it's sad that the throw-away merchandise that stacks store shelves in all it's plastic glory can't even begin to cause even a slight flutter. The same happy feelings belong to hand made also...anything handmade has a special quality that mass produced can't touch. So, vintage or handmade...it's sooo much better.

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

I've always loved Wednesdays...middle of the week...and not far from the weekend and another chance to go looking for more pretty vintage stuff...or maybe I'll find a great sweater to turn into a sweet jacket with trims, buttons, and extra special touches to make it delicious. Right now, I'm making my little posh rose pins to fill an order from one of the stores that carry my SheerFab clothing. These are made from muslin that I hand dye into sherbert colors for spring and summer and jewel tones for fall and winter. Yesterday was sale day at one of the local thrift stores and I found a wonderful old mirror that works perfectly in my bathroom...and an old chalkboard that we'll use as an information board at our shop this weekend. Come visit with us under the shadetrees at The House on Gunter...we'll have lots of goodies and "junk" for you to pick thru for your own great finds! Happy junkin'!!!

Another Junkin' Trip

We all four went junking yesterday and it was so exciting...we found lots and lots of great junk for my trunk. I've posted some of it on SheerFab.Etsy.com, so check it out. And I've got lots more to post in the next few days, so visit often. Also, thank you icandy for your nice post. On your blog you mention your son's birthday...congratulations to him!! And you're so right about how wonderful children are..they're the best things that ever happen to anyone. But just wait until you have grandchildren!! They're two times great...I have 6. One is married...three are in college, one is a senior in high school and one is a seventh grader in middle school. Three of them are traveling to France later this month for a tour
of Paris! It's soooo exciting for them..but a little scary for me after last week's Air France disaster. I'll be so relieved when they get back home in early July. In the meantime, I'll just have to keep on junkin' to keep my mind occupied so not to worry.

O.K. I have to correct something. There are actually four of us that operate our shop and boutique...I left out our most enthusiastic member....our Darling Clementine...which is actually our Shih Tzu..but she insists on being counted as a full fleged member of our group. She always goes junkin' with us..and actually picks out her own treasures and brings them home. But we have yet to convince her to sell any of her loot. Also, I'm working on pictures to let some of my junk out of the trunk so all can see. Bear with me..they're coming..I promise.

I THINK I'M GETTING THE HANG OF IT NOW

It's Wednesday, and it's taken me since Sunday to get started on blogging. This is the first time I've blogged and everything is new to me. But I'm getting braver and think I can handle it. So, let me tell you something about me. I work at two radio stations that my family owns in our home town, but after work is done...I'm free to go thrifting..or junkin' as my granddaughter calls our trips. It's the most exciting part of our day...it's sooo much fun when we find really neat stuff! The three of us, me, my daughter and granddaughter, also have a shop that we stock with our best items for retail. This is so much fun! We don't have to feel guilty about our shopping trips because we sell everything except the items we just can't bear to part with. I also search for vintage and recyclable clothing that I can upstyle for our clothing boutique. These are cut, re-sewn, painted, appliqued, fringed, or just really cute-ed up into off-the-wall creations that are soooo different!

Hey! Look What I Found!

I listed and sold this cute birdcage in less than a day!