I'm Gonna Be a Vendor Again! (07-11-11)

Exciting news! I've been selected to be a vendor at the Plucky Maidens Junk Fest at Mc Mennamin's Edgefield in August! Be sure to stop by my booth and say hello!

I've started going through what I can sell, and I got so many great items, it's hard to envision what exactly I have: antique trunks, paintings, framed chalk boards, dressers, chairs, small breakables, clothing... and more.

Roses in Bloom (06-20-11)

...Yeah, and it looks like this will be another year when I am going to forget to cut them... so there will be fewer blooms altogether. Still, so lovely...

Climbing Cécile Brunner in the background

Lovely in Springtime (06-20-11)

Here are some photos of the house at its best, when everything around is in bloom...

SOLD! Practical Artist Easel (05-31-11)

This portable artist easel takes me back to a beautiful carefree summer day in college, when I went to Laurelhurst Park to paint the scenery... I loved how I could simply fold down the easel into a convenient case with a handle and a shoulder strap. I could set it down on a picnic table, or open it into a full-sized adjustable easel with ample storage space, -including a palette and drawer for my brushes and paints,- and paint the peaceful view...

SOLD! Darling Brocade Chaise (02-25-11)

The darling chaise / fainting couch is gone. It was such a cute little piece of furniture; I was a bit sad to see it go, but happy at the same time, since this will make room for other great and unique things to come my way...

SOLD! Lovely Swedish Folk Painting (02-19-11)

On one of my recent buying forays into the world of auctions, I discovered this very beautiful folk painting on burlap.

I knew it was special and wanted to know more about it. So I went to the an event organized by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation, met some very nice people, and was was pleased to learn that it was a relatively recent (Ahem! Over 50 years) example of Swedish Kurbits painting from the Dalarna region of Sweden.

Most exciting, I found a buyer! We agreed on a fair price and were both pleased, he because he told me that his father was from Dalarna, and I because this beautiful painting went to someone who clearly appreciated it.

Memories... (02-10-11)

Here is the photo taken with Gary's cell phone on the morning of the event... with some old-fashioned retouching.