Projects,Projects,Projects

It is a gorgeous day here in WNC!

I have so many projects that I want and need to get done today, that I actually skipped thrifting.

I hope that all of you that are thrifting today find lots of cool stuff.Be sure to share with us,I LOVE seeing what everyone finds!

I have some really cool things from this past week that I am dying to share with you.  It must wait another day or two as I have seeds to get in the ground,many pieces that I want to spray paint and the front porch needs some spring tlc.

  Enjoy today, it is a gift!

Vintage Eye Candy

Just a little vintage eye candy for you to enjoy!

I recently purchased some lovely vintage paper ephemera at an auction.

Some of these handwritten letters and documents date back as far as 1897. 

I love leafing through these items, it is like stepping back into time.

The penmanship is beautiful,I think I may scan a few of these pieces to use  on pillows and towels.

 Be sure to check my shop, as I will be listing a lot of  new vintage inventory.

 

Vintage Cherub Plaster Lamp

My husband and I absolutely love to go thrifting and junkin.

In fact,our younger daughter Taylor has grown to love it as well and she has a pretty good eye for things.

We were on our way home yesterday evening from having a wonderful meal at our favorite Cuban restaurant,when I suggested we buzz through a Goodwill that was on the same street.

Boy oh boy am I glad that we did!

As I turned the corner of one aisle and headed over to the lamps, this gorgeous lamp caught my eye. My stride sped up a bit.

Oh yeah, this is old, it is gorgeous,the detail is unbelievable.

I find myself just standing and gazing at this lamp. 

It has a few very minor chips and again paint that just adds to the vintage shabbiness of this piece,AND it works!

Mine. Mine. Mine.

I didn't dare try to lift it down from the upper shelf as it weighed a ton and I am on the shorter side. I stood there with my hand on it,as if I dared anyone to come closer..lol.

Finally my husband and daughter came into calling range."Hey Dave, come here.Check this out!"

Score!

In the buggy she went.

Now to find the perfect shade for her.
What would you suggest?

I am linking with

From Dumpster Bound to Hanging On The Wall

A few months ago, my husband came home toting a black garbage bag in hand.

He handed the bag to me and said" Here,check this out. The guy I am doing a remodel for said that that everything in the spare closet could just be tossed into the dumpster.I though you might like it".

Gasp.
I could not believe my eyes. I loved it,it was love at first sight!

 

There is just something about this painting that just intrigues me and draws me in,not to mention the colors were perfect for our master bedroom.

How could they toss this into the dumpster?

I suppose beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.

I have searched the internet trying to find out something about the artist without any luck.

It reads:

Jose' Gutierrez or Guilierrez M. 63
Time to invest in a magnifying glass.

If anyone knows anything about this painting or artist,I would love to know the history of it.
The customer told my husband that it had been in the closet for years and had been given to them by his wife's parents.

Wonder if she knows he trashed it?

I am linking with