A "Betty" Just for Me

I have a new "Betty" and she's all mine!

We sold original Betty back in August. 

She was a July project.

  She was a prairie dove.

  Dan found her abandoned on the road and we fixed her up and sold her off.

  I had seller's remorse pretty bad.

  I wanted her back desperately.

  I vowed that if I found another Betty, I would keep her.

Well, find her I DID.  For $50!!!

Frequent searches paid off with an add on EBAY classifieds.

She had some minor damage that was easily repairable.

The makeover didn't start until November.  Because I knew she was a keeper, she was on the back burner for awhile.  But now, she's all styled up and pretty for you.

We made her over the exact same way as original Betty.

She's just lovin' bein' full of vintage curiosities.

Some of my Depression glass.

Vintage newsprint for Emily at Lovely Beasts (Hello BBFF!!)

The shoe stretchers were my grandmother's. 

The equestrian hat was a Christmas gift from Dan...found for $3 at a flea.

My dad found these chandy prisms years ago and told me to make some earrings out of them.  Uhhh...Dad....they are REALLY heavy.

Vintage science specimans...saved from the trash bin.

Corral..Christmas gift from a few years ago.

An antique sugar and creamer that was a gift.

Vintage love...

And the winter north light pouring in on our family room.

PROCEED TO PARTY!!:

Sunday's Best at My 1929 Charmer
Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A-Z

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

{PRIMP} Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Piece of Work Wednesday at Primitive and Proper

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage
It's a Party Thursday at Creative Princess

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Inspiration Friday At the Picket Fence

Feather Your Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

(SOLO CUP!!)

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(SOLO CUP!!)

When the Kings Come

Christmas Day has past, but Christmas isn't over until the kings come.

Anyone out there have these guys?  Or am I an isolated entity? 

My kings stand 14" tall.  I believe they are from the 60's.  They were my grandmother's and I know they were purchaased at a church bazaar.  The heads are manufactured, but the bodies are wooden, the arms and hands painted papier mache, and the garments sewn.  My mother has a matching set and so does my aunt.  Everyone was snatching them up.

Back then, there were many Christmas crafters, just as there are now.  I've seen these heads in other places, on ebay and such, but I have not seen Magi as handsome as mine.

A very merry vintage epiphany!

I will be sharing this week at

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

White Delight

We found a jewel on Craigslist this past summer.  I loved the mirror so much I decided to keep her.  The dresser and mirror together were a $75 bundle.

She sat in the garage for all of autumn, because I just didn't have time for her.  Once I had decided to keep her, I had to get other jobs done first.  Isn't that how it always goes? 

The mirror is utter romance.  Just look at it.

I love my metal bench reflected in the mirror here.

The age and crackle of the mirror is what sold me.  I have not ever seen a mirror on a piece of furniture like this that was this far gone.  Infact, it looks even older in person.  My photos really don't do her justice to her beauty.

Originally, I purchased the dresser with an oak finish.  It was nice and clean, but I'm not that into oak right now, so I whitewashed her in more of a rustic style to blend with my front room decor.

The top trim on the mirror.

And here, reflecting my front room again.

She's going to be the perfect spot for collections and seasonal displays.

Sharing this week with:

Nifty Thrifty Tueday at Coastal Charm

Piece of Work Wednesday at Primitive and Proper

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

{PRIMP} Primp Your Stuff Wednesday

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Inspiration Friday at the Picket Fence

Feather Your Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Thank you all for joining!!

Sharkey's New Year's Resolutions

I will get control over myself.  I will keep my tongue in my mouth so I don't look so sloppy.  My mom says it just emphasizes the fact that I'm crazy.

My mom is pretty sure I've got ape parts in me, that's how crazy I get.

If you're reading this, you probably heard about the window.  Yeah, Ruby and me were playin' under the table and that chair got knocked over and broke the window... but I heard the guy is finally coming to replace it this Wednesday. 

So that's getting taken care of.

I will not steal veggies from my dad's garden this summer.  I wrecked a lot of good tomatoes and onions!  Did you know they make tasty toys?!  I couldn't help myself!  I stole some corn stalks off the chicken coop and dragged those around the yard, too!  It was soooo exhilarating!!

I will not chew cables and wires anymore, either.  I knocked out my mom and dad's cable and internet for three whole days his past week before they even figured out what I did (hee hee)  Yes, I did.  I ripped it out of the house and then pulled it out the ground and I shredded it!  I LOVE to dig, dig, dig!!  I still can't believe they didn't know I did it until Dad had that Twilight Zone dream that I did something bad outside. 

They had to have a man come out and trench a whole new line out to the box.  Dad barracaded the connection to the house now with some of Mom's milk cans so I can't find it.  They are so lucky the ground wasn't frozen, or he wouldn't have been able to do it and then they would've had to get a dish.  I did not like that cable man.  He smelled like beef and cheese. 

I'll be seein' you around the block when I make my rounds with my dad!

Did you get those cookies shaped like the mailman for Christmas, too? 

They were sooooo good!!