Operation "Save A Rack"

Just 17 days and counting til the Funky Junk Sisters Vintage Flea Market Show!!!!!

This is the flyer for the Operation Save A Rack fundraiser Friday night. It is going to be a fab party!! And for a very worthwhile cause. I have friends and family that have been affected by this awful disease and I encourage everyone to join us for this event.

I'm back!!!

It's been awhile since I posted anything.....have been painting like crazy and hunting for treasures, getting ready for the Funky Junk Sisters sale. Yikes, it is less than three weeks away!!!

These are a few new things I finished.....the candlesticks are a set I found, and just "primmed up" a bit. The USA sign is a pattern by Kim Klassen----you can never go wrong with Americana or sheep!! The Come and Sit sign may just find a home on my porch........

My daughter moved out recently, and I am going to convert her room to a dedicated painting room.....no more sharing space in the family room!! Now the challenge is just to make everything fit in there.....It will have to wait until after Funky Junk, then I can start the renovating!!

Looking forward to the Country Chicks show in Littlerock this weekend.....I'm playing hooky from work on Friday, so I can get there early and check out all the goodies!!

See you soon!!

A few new projects......

A couple of new things I just finished. Both are garage sale finds that have been "repurposed"!! The swan is painted on a great old wooden bowl. The cake cover is something I picked up several years ago, but never got around to painting.......has a beautiful crystal cake plate to go with it.

Weather is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow so I will probably be out and about, searching for new treasures!!!Even though I have more stuff than I can possibly paint in a year, I can't resist the search for new goodies......some kind of obsession, I guess!!

The Funky Junk Sisters Vintage Flea Market is coming up in just over a month!!!! Yikes, I am sooooo far behind!!! But, I will be painting like a demon in the coming weeks to have plenty of goodies for sale. See you there!!

Back in a few days.

Cyndy

Happy Easter...a little early!!!

Happy Easter!!

The pics for today are not really Easter-y, but cute none the less. The first is a fall design by Terrye French, a little crow and pumpkin. Second design is a little saltbox scene, taken from a pattern by my fave designer, Kim Klassen. Love the sentiment.

Back in a day or two!!

Where has spring gone??

We had such nice weather a couple of weeks ago....what happened??? It is soooo dreary outside today. My rhodies and daffodils are blooming, but not a bit of blue sky to be seen. I don't mind the cool weather, but I would sure like to be done with the grey skies....... I guess it could be worse----they are still getting snow in other places!!

Here is another of the vintage-y signboards I just finished. Like I posted before, this one is quite a bit larger.....it's done on an old cupboard door that I picked up at the ReHarvest Center. (Thank you Lizbeth for pointing me their direction!!)

No goodies from garage sales this weekend-----had to work Saturday morning and then visit another bridal store with Chrissie in the afternoon. (Thank God the bridal gown drama is over and she made a choice!! David's Bridal rocks!!)
Lots of other projects in the works------an older Kim Klassen sampler on canvas, another sampler with a saltbox house and sheep on an old cupboard door, a swan on an old wood bowl....lots of goodies. If the weather would co-operate, I could spray-prime some coffee and tea pots and get those painted ;)

Mulling over the idea of doing a flea market or farmers market or two this summer....I've always loved wandering around those kind of sales....just not sure about the outdoor venues.....

Countdown to Funky Junk is 45 days!!! If you like the vintage-y flea market sales, check out "apartmenttherapy.com".....they have a list of the area shows with dates, admission prices, etc.

More again soon!!

More "vintage-y" signboards

Back again with another vintage-y signboard. I love this kind of stuff for decorating the kitchen!! You don't even have to like coffee.....personally, I can't stand the stuff, but I really like the look of these "coffee house" style signs.

I recently got another stash of wood wine crates, so I have lots of signboard material. I am sure my neighbors think I am nuts, out there with a hammer tearing apart these perfectly good wood boxes, but you gotta do what you gotta do!!

I also finished another signboard, this time on an old cupboard door. A little larger than usual, but it turned out really cool. Will post pics of that tomorrow. (I tried tonight but somehow it got lost........)

If you are in the area this weekend, you have to check out the "Junky Friends" sale in Yelm. They had some fab deals the last time....got a great prim shelf to use as a booth display and a bunch of other cute things. Hope I can scoot out early from work tomorrow and get in on the Friday deals this time!!

Fifty days and counting to the Funky Junk Sisters Vintage Flea Market in Puyallup!! You gotta check this one out, wonderful old "stuff" from a great group of vendors!!

Back soon!!!

Cyndy

Beautiful spring day........

Weather is absolutely gorgeous today!!! Not too warm, not too cool. Had to go out and check out the sales, but didn't find much. Guess that is a sign that I should be home painting :)

Finished this fab wooden bread box several days ago. I am really happy with how it turned out. Stocking up for Funky Junk!! 55 days and counting!!

Just got a new "stock" of wood wine crates to repurpose. Some will be painted as is, some to be disassembled for sign boards. Nice to know someone who knows someone who has access to cool stuff......

Am working on a couple of vintage-y signboards now. Just need to antique them up a bit. Hope to have them finished later today. So I guess it is back to the paintin' cave for me!!!

Cyndy