Things I am Selling at The Third Monday Trade Days in March

Posted by on Mar 13, 2013 in Blog, Living & Design, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments Here are a couple of items I will have in my booth this month at the Third Monday Trade Days in McKinney, TX. I’ve been busy curb-shopping, upcycling, cutting, sanding, painting and creating. I hope I can make it all fit into my booth! This month, I have: coffee tables, kitchen & dining tables, school chair, newly upholstered chairs, pillows, frames, framed potato sacks, pallet...
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Refurbished Bassett Dresser

Posted by on Mar 10, 2013 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 2 comments I just picked up this beautiful dresser made from Bassett at the curb! I was so excited when I found the imprint inside and seen that it’s solid wood and needed only a little fixing. Just glued one drawer, painted a coat of white on top, replaced the knobs and sanded it a little, to have the black shine through for the distressed look. And then I added an image, the fleur de lis. I googled...
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Crocheted Summer Blouse & Pattern

Posted by on Feb 22, 2013 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 2 comments After rediscovering crocheting (which I learned partially in elementary school and from my mom decades ago…) last October -I made christmas ornaments and little things. Then I made bigger items like doilies, bracelets and headbands and then I got even more ambitious and decided to crochet a summer shirt just to see if I could do it. I found a pattern on pinterest which lead me to a Russian...
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Turquoise Chalk Paint Table with Chevron Pattern

Posted by on Jan 16, 2013 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 3 comments I got this not-so-beautiful coffee table from my mother-in-law that she’s been using for years as a bench to sit on. A while ago, I asked her if I could store my finished furniture in her empty garage, which would be a relief for me because I am running out of space!! I am selling my furniture on a monthly basis at the Third Monday Trade Days in McKinney since I don’t have a...
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Crocheted Headbands, Belts, Collars….

Posted by on Jan 14, 2013 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 5 comments For some reason I got back into crocheting which I haven’t done in (oh man, am I that old already?!?) more than 20 years… I don’t even remember really when and what I made back then. All I remember is that I once learned it either from my Mom or in elementary school, or from both. Never finished anything really but I still know how to do the basics. While I was at home with my...
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Diy Wooden Candle Holders Pottery Barn Style (just nicer!)

Posted by on Jan 12, 2013 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments I wish I still had a photo from those two church pews that I picked at the curb a couple of months ago. All I have is a picture I took after I turned them into two wall tables; I had them in my booth at the antique market in McKinney last month. They didn’t really grab anyone’s attention -if I don’t sell an item one month then I’d usually bring it back the next month, but...
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Taking Down our Christmas Decoration

Posted by on Jan 10, 2013 in Green Stuff, Living & Design, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments So sad, another christmas is over! Yesterday, I took everything down and stored it in our attic for our next christmas which will be in Portland!! Leaving Texas in October for good, woohoo. So I had to think what should go into the boxes and what I can donate or put on the curb. I decided that all the reds needed to go. When I was little, bright red was my favorite color (my first bike was dark...
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DIY Burlap Pillows, Ruffled Pillows, Pillows from T-Shirts…

Posted by on Jan 6, 2013 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments As I am going through my stash of collected fabrics (old bedsheets, T-shirts, old clothes, burlap, old chef’s jackets, and much more) and I look at the pillows I currently have on the sofa, I started mixing and matching colors and began to think outside the box a little more. So, I am combining all kinds of fabrics with one another but I am keeping in mind that I they need to be washable...
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My This Year’s Christmas Booth

Posted by on Dec 19, 2012 in Blog, Living & Design | 0 comments How I missed the Third Monday Trade Days! After not setting up my booth in October and November, I am finally back. I wanted my booth to be extra festive, so I brought our christmas tree and decorated it with my crocheted stars and snowflakes, glittery light bulb ornaments, sewn fabric stars from leftovers and other cute items. Here’s some of the other stuff I had in my both: burlap...
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Christmas Star Ornaments from Scrap Fabric

Posted by on Dec 13, 2012 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments Two months in Germany, taking care of my Dad who was in hospital with brain surgery! Between hospital visits, I helped my Mom getting work done in their house and she asked me if she should get rid of their sofa but I suggested that I could re-upholster it for them, so we went to look for fabric… Which was a trip itself already. We went to IKEA on a rainy Saturday morning when fall break...
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German Season’s Traditions: The Advent Wreath

Posted by on Dec 10, 2012 in Blog, Living & Design | 0 comments In Germany, we have the tradition of celebrating the 4 weeks of advent. It’s the 4 Sundays before Christmas Eve. Every Sunday, we light another candle, those candles are typically on a wreath called “Adventskranz” (advent wreath). The christmas tree isn’t up before December 24. These four weeks are filled with all kinds of different events and celebrations. So for the...
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Great New Items in My Booth This Weekend!

Posted by on Sep 12, 2012 in Blog, Green Stuff, Living & Design, Upcycling & DIY | 1 comment I’ve been working hard to get all my items finished that I’ll be selling at the Third Monday Trade Days this month. It’s been a busy summer and I enjoyed fixing, repairing, upcycling, dumpster-diving and street-shopping a lot. My schedule has been filled with markets throughout every single weekend and restoring during the weeks. In between, I took some graphic design jobs and...
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Burlap Potato Bags turned into Pretty Artwork

Posted by on Aug 20, 2012 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments I am always sad when the Third Monday Trade Days are over It’s the largest flea market next to Canton here in Northern Texas. In October it’s already a year when I started setting up my booth there. About 6 months ago, I moved my booth and my neighbors are simply awesome! To the right I have “Out on a Wing & a Prayer”, two sisters, and to the right “Now &...
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How to Build Rustic Wood Frames

Posted by on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 2 comments Here’s some more projects I do with all the deck and fence wood I gather from the street. I think it’s one of my best-sellers: rustic picture frames. Some of my piled wood inside my garage, waiting to be transformed or upcycled: I just cut 4 pieces with each 2 sides the same length at a 45º angle, then I glue them together and staple them on both sides: A coat of white paint (I get...
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Upcycling Old Bed Sheets To Curtains

Posted by on Jul 28, 2012 in Blog, Green Stuff, Living & Design, Upcycling & DIY | 2 comments I am so glad my family is the type “hunters and collectors”! My Mom gave me all those beautiful old bed sheets from my great-grandparents, or maybe even from their parents? They are really beautiful and they were made to last because they had to be passed on to the next generation. And they do! You know how much I preach about recycling and upcycling -these are fairly new terms but...
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How to turn a Bed Frame into a Bench

Posted by on Jun 19, 2012 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 6 comments It’s been a couple of busy weeks since I came back from Germany and meanwhile my blog went to sleep, I hope you missed me I have worked on quite a few projects, so today, I will take my time to do some blog updates and share what I have been up to. Last weekend, I had a show at the Third Monday Trade Days in McKinney. We brought 6 car loads of beautiful furniture, artwork, home décor and...
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Upholstering a Small Bench

Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Blog, Upcycling & DIY | 0 comments Amazing things are happening and as you can see I have been very busy (by the minimal number of blog posts…). Weekends are stuffed with shows and fairs; means getting up at 6 driving down to Dallas, and then all the time throughout the week, getting prepared, selling online, lining up at the post office and all the awesome street finds along the way (and restoring them)!! Taught two...
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Days Like These…

Posted by on Jan 19, 2012 in Blog, Food, Living & Design | 1 comment Today’s one of those days when nothing exciting seemed to happen. But when I look back, a ton of stuff happened, why not share? Thursdays and Fridays are my hubby’s days off and so am I -thank goodness I am self-employed! In the morning the best news in a long time came in: my parents are coming to visit in March, woohoooo!! First time since I moved here from Germany 4 years ago....
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