Best find in Maine, stop back to see the finsihed product~~

This shabby but chic shutter screen will be to die for when it is completed

The yard before and after yard Sale

My buddy and I sell all kinds of antiques, collectibles, junque, etc, we use his yard or mine, this Yard sale was at his yard. I have to show pics of the yard before the yard sale and after, he is a neat-nik and would be upset to think people saw his yard only in a mess.

Antique furniture at the yard sale

We have several pieces of antique furniture, I don't think I got all of it, but here are a few, I just love the hugh yellow armoire/hutch, I want it but i already have one so this one is for sale. check out the pics.

Yard Sale Garden Section

We have so many things, I took several pictures, the garden and the archetectual sections are the best, although we have nice antique furniture also.

What a great yard sale, May 18 & 19

We were off to a great start early Sat morning, THEN...the rain came, very early, so we postponed until the next day Sunday AM. the best day for any yard sale is Sat. but around our neck of the woods, the weather is the boss. As with any yard sale it takes lots and lots of work to just get it started and outside, let alone pricing and tagging all. I wish all of you could have stopped by. We did well considering it was only a 1 day sale. Maybe we'll do another one soon, if only I could depend on the weather men, they seem to be guessing as I am. Check out the pictures.

Blast from the Past!!!!!!!!! COOL MAN

I just love this VW Van how sweet is this and such a blast from the past, everybody was surfing and having a wonderful time on Mother's day...

This pretty Garden bucket is so useful either for flowers or a bottle of wine
with ice cubes, this could be used on a buffet table or just to enjoy a bottle
of wine and dinner for two!! Price is $19.99. Check it out on ebay.com

Marketing pros ????? Yes or No?

I got this marketing quiz in an email from a friend. Try it, its fun and will relieve a little stress, it also serves to remind us how advertising logos,and slogans etc influence us and how well or not well they work. Have fun!

cramersweeney.com/smartmarketing.html

Here is a little bit of information I wish I had months ago, try it you'll really like it, just go to the site and check it out, you will not be sorry trust me, and I think lots of you will be pleasantly surprised.

Mosaics so Shabby but CHIC

I really love the look of beautiful vintage bone china, unfortunately so many older pieces have chips and cracks, alas, a wonderful way to enjoy them is to use them for mosaicking. I started out with the chipped ones, then to the faded, eventually I was buying sets just to break up because I needed more than I had. It is surly a habit forming craft, the more you break the more you buy to break and it goes on and on. The outcome is a piece of art that is vintage, and will become an heirloom. Here are a few of my mosaic pieces.

Romantic Dream Bed

This is the most romantic bedroom I have seen, it is just what I love. Maybe someday!!! Talk about a canapy, what a beautiful swag effect and so high. It reminds me of a loft in an old brownstone in Boston or New York City.

What kind of flower are you???

Check out Kimberly Ryan's blog and find out what kind of flower you are!! Its fun and you'll be surprised to find out about yourself. Kim is paintarose or shabbyrosestudio.

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

I now have a .com I am so happy

Today I got a .com, I have been thinking of this for years, and finally I decided to go ahead and get it, ... it was so easy, I really didn't believe that I got it.
Now that I am a real person/business with a .com, I have to decide what to do with it, that'll take months of reading and studying, investigating etc, etc. to find out how, when why to go ahead and become a business/person with a .com/
Yes I believe I shoud tell everyone what my .com is... It is oceanfrontporch.com wow, that looks so professional. but if you go to it, it may not even show anything, or it may, but there will be nothing there except the oceanfrontporch.com Oh this is so great, I need about 3 days to figure it all out...

Altered ART

Cottage living is about the best of the best! I enjoy doing the collage type of art, using the old photos and pictures, adding the other embellishments just adds to the fun, this one is for sale on ebay. check it out.

Custom Order

This painting was a special order, it is a lot larger than the original one I did, I just love the way it turned out, so pretty with the ocean in the background.

Summertime is on its way!!!

I think my favorite type of painting is the seascape, i just love the beach, ocean, boats, and sand dunes. It brings back fond memories of wonderful summers spent at the beach in Ocean Bluff, MA. Here are a couple of recent paintings (sorry they are sold).

More photos by Rachel

Ocean, rocks, shells, all my favorite things.

Photo's by Rachel

my grand daughter Rachel has been studying photography for about 1 year, she is in her first year of collage. these were taken last year with my little nikon digital camera, I cannot make my photos look like these.!! boy she is good. check out her work.. Check this out, I got a picture of her getting a photo..

Picture of Jeep!!!

This was supposed to be with the picture of the surf boards...will try again!! Please notice the bird's nest in the first pic under the boat roof it is incrediable.

summertime is on its way!!!

This is one of the best sights in the world, especially if you live in the northeast, cannot wait until good old summer. This picture was taken in a little town called Duxbury, MA Check out the cute Jeep with the row boat for a roof, pretty cool huh??

So Far So Good,

Well, I have managed to get my post on my blog. That is an accomplishment. Now I have to conquer the picture and placement part. I know how boring this is, but I cannot think of anything other than getting this thing going. I promise once this part is conquered my blog will be one of the most interesting ones on blog heaven.