CHAIRS

This was the day to pick up a bunch of chairs I obtained from a Auction/Consignment business that is depleting their inventory. Lucky for me....28 old, vintage and antique chairs including 2 wing backs. I'm talking OLD. Several ladder back, some with seats intact, various seat materials, and several without seats. One very old rocker that is assembled with wood pegs, the seat is woven out of some kind of bark. One of the neatest is a vanity chair, soooo cute. Can't wait to re-do it. A little paint, some new fabric and it will be gorgeous! Pictures coming soon, I hope.

Hard to believe Jan. is half over. I have put a couple of my items on craig's list for sale that I handpainted a while back. A vintage chair with a rooster painted on the seat and a stool with my Funky Chicken. I have several more stools to paint and will probably do some more with fish or beach themes. These are the type of items I can put on consignment in Morehead. I did get some 5x7 canvas boards painted with flip flop designs and some with my Funky Chicken. Now just need to find simple black frames for them.

Tues. will find me focused mostly on getting Joan's dogs to vet for rabies shots. Maybe there will be some time later in the day that I can finish painting some more beachy items. I'm trying to not focus so much on just what I like but what will possibly sell.

Hope this finds all of you healthy....thanks be to God for good health, friends and family!

A dreary damp wet day as Ben, Phyllis (my good friend) and I ventured to Morehead City to check on our consignment items in several shops there. Phyllis is doing quite well with her items although this time of year is kinda slow. I had items in 2 shops of which I retrieved all but one item that actually sold. It was a wooden stool that had a whimsical fish painted on the seat. I'm not crazy about selling on consignment the items that I handpaint. Never get your investment out of them. We did find a new shop that seems promising to place some items. In fact, Phyllis was able to leave 3 vases today that she had brought to put in another shop. If they sell for what the shopowner priced them at Phyllis will be doing good!. Even though it rained the whole day we had a good time. Even Ben was okay with the ride. And Honey was a sweetheart today.

Can't believe it's 1/7 already and I've not been very productive. Although today I seen some new and some old ideas that I want to try to do shortly. A friend and I went to our local Farmer's market early this a.m.. I love going there on Saturdays, and would love it even more if I could get my act together and make and take some of my own creations there to sell. The first booth we visited displayed one of the items that I have been wanting to do for a few months now. Recycled wool sweaters. Cute scarfs, flowers and cell phone pouches. Then we visited the ladies who knit hats and scarfs, felt and embellish them. Superior craftmanship. I would buy one but they are a little pricey, and I guess one of the ladies felt sorry for me so she said she would teach me how to make one for myself. What a neat lady! All I have to do is bring my needles and yarn and $5.oo for 3 hrs of instruction. You can't beat that! So, that will be a 2-3 wk goal. Next booth we watch a gentleman airbrush a stenciled design on a shopping bag using a Sharpie marker. He attached the marker to the airbrush ya'll and you wouldn't believe how neat it looked!Oh my gosh! You learn something new everyday! Then I revisited a lady who always makes neat and unusual items that I want to have her out to my shop to do some projects with my buddies. She is game to come as soon as I get a head count. The for the highlight of the day, my alpaca friend who is always at the market had brought her pet alpaca "Buddy". He is absolutely adorable. He is white with blue eyes, and I learned something new, that if they have blue eyes they can't be bred. The blue eyes are a sign of abnormalties. I knew this was true with white cats with blue eyes are always deaf. Like I said, you can learn something new everyday. They also had 2 llamas (which were huge) and a little lamb. The alpaca lady is holding a workshop next week, hope I can go. We also talked with a lady who weaves on a loom. So wonderful to see a heritage art still thriving. I had a great morning but alas had to return to reality before noon.
January 7, 2012 8:13 PM

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