Sometimes you need a kick in the pants.....

For the last 18 months  or so, I have been struggling to be creative and keep my little blog and micro business going. A super busy, high stress job and long difficult commute were the biggest drain on my time and energy, really wore me down and made it difficult for me to spend time working on new product and ideas, I would get spurts of energy, but could not seem to keep the momentum going. But now one month into the new job with a much shorter commute, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. But I still have not been creative. I sometimes need a kick in the pants to get me moving. Well, I got that kick, decided to go ahead and participate in the Home for the Holidays show in November, will be my fourth year and I am pretty excited about it.

 

It will be back on our usual weekend (November 10th) my mom and my friend Kim, (who makes amazing concrete planters and wine chillers) along with several other crafters are going to join me in the booth.  Should be a fun event, and it was just what I needed to get me going again.

 

So when I hit the Nashville _Flea Market this weekend, you know what I came home with!

 

 

And not much more!

 

August is a toss up month for me, If I did not need the flatware in my stash, I may not have bothered, There was not much to be found. Other than the spoons, I only came home with a couple treasures.

 

I almost passed on these salt and pepper shakers because the vendor was beyond rude, So rude in fact that I will not shop his booth again.

 

 

And this scrapbook (empty) probably circa 1940's caught my attention. I will probably use for some of our own family photos.

 

 

I totally forgot to show you this Nashville flea market find from a couple months ago. This has been on my wish list for a long time. Love it! It is very old and has obviously been used a lot! I love that as well.

 

 

I have had some luck at the local thrifts lately. Like this Turkey platter, old and beat up, but I still like it!

 

 

And this darling gravy separator.

 

 

And a random green Pyrex casserole.

 

 

Huh....I must have Thanksgiving on the brain already.

 

Next months Flea Market should be a really good one! But I will be hitting the thrifts until then!

 

So off I go into a new week with a bunch of new projects and ideas swimming around in my head for the Home for the Holidays show, I think it was just the kick in the pants I needed to get back in the groove!

 

I will check in with you soon hopefully with some new ideas to show you!

 

Hope you have a great week!

Catching up and getting back into the groove.....

It has been another busy week happily training at my new job but now it is time to start getting back into the blogging groove!

 

These finds were from the July Nashville Flea Market, I have also had a couple successful trips to the thrifts that I hit during my lunch hour, but we will get to that next week!

 

July and August are always a toss up for me and the Flea Market, again, not a full market, lots of vendors do the mile long garage sales, but I still found plenty of treasures to make it worth my while!

 

My favorite find of the day? The Hazel Atlas Robin Hood glass. Spotted it from a few tables away and immediately made a bee line for it! So happy I did!

 

 

Now of course I need to find the plate that goes with it! Always love a new addition to the flea market thrift list!

My son loves the Fire King Game Birds dishes, I found these two dinner plates for 2.00 each to add to his collection!

 

 

I grabbed this medium sized yellow Pyrex bowl.

I grabbed two of these Woodland pattern Pyrex custard bowls, we already use them constantly!

Ok, confession time. I have always had a thing for these goofy frog sponge holders, but I never found one that I really loved, they were usually just too creepy, goofy or hippy chick for me. But this guy is perfect for me,  a pretty deep green glaze, I really liked him.

 

 

Sales are going well at the Basement, some fun events are coming up there in the next month, I will let you know more as we get a little closer. I will definitely be doing some more hammering to get some new, fun products out there before the sale events. And I will most definitely be doing some more lunch hour thrifting!

 

Will be back to show you some of my recent lunch time flea market run finds next time!

 

Hope you have a great week!

 

 

Another hiatus seems to have occurred.....

I honestly had no intention of taking so long in between posts!

 

It is not that I have not been hammering or buying more flatware (I have) and not that I have not been hitting the thrifts or the flea market, I certainly have, and it is not that I have not been working on any  projects, I sure have, but I guess things just kind of got away from me.

 

First off, I started a new job. It was time, between the long commute and the increasing work load, it was burning me out, with no chance of anything changing in the future of that job, I decided it was time to go. I was thrilled to find a position back on my side of town doing a job I really enjoy. Plus, with the location of my new office, I am right back near my favorite thrift shops! Now I can hit them on my lunch hour again! Woot!

 

I still need to get some pictures of my recent thrift and flea market finds, hopefully I can get to that this week. So, what can I share? I have been working on a project for my Mothers "reading room" at her house, basically a big collage of snapshots of some fun vintage books that we have collected over the years. I have the pictures taken and printed, now we just have to assemble.

 

I enjoyed taking pictures of some of my favorite books, and am excited to see the project all put together!

 

I have also been on a mission to get a decent picture of a hummingbird this year, getting closer! This beautiful boy comes to visit my feeder often! He is gorgeous!

 

So now that I am bouncing back from the brink of exhaustion and working close to home again, I will be making it a priority to get caught up on getting pictures of the new stock I am bringing to the Basement, and all my thrifting treasures from the last couple months! Also, it certainly is not too early to start thinking about the holiday craft shows! And I sure need to get hammering for that!

 

Talk again soon! I promise!!