Fireplace

This is my best yard sale find yet. The guy had this last year for $50.00 and I passed on it and I was kicking myself all year because of it. Well he never sold it and had it out at the yard sale again this past weekend for $30.00. I went home and got dh to see if we could get it home; (only have a little car) and we got it home. It needs some TLC and a new paint job but I love it. I can't wait to get it done so I can decorate it. It is not brown like the photo is showing, it is actually barn red.
So ladies, how should I paint it? Should I redo it red, or change to another color? Maybe white on the outside and red on the inside part? Ideas needed please.

Some Yard Sales Finds

Went to the community yard sale that my town and the next one was having this weekend. There was not as many sales as last year, so I didn't get much.

Some more shaker boxes to paint, think I have enough of these now..they were .5 & .10 cents
More candles, the jar candle was $1.00, smells good. The bag of votives were .25 each as well as the little candle holder with candle.
This pottery snowman was $1.50. He is cute.
An old flour sifter for .25
A wooden toolbox, needs a paint job bad.. for .50 and the picture frames were .25 each.
I have one more item to show you but I have to go out to the garage to take a picture of it, so maybe tomorrow.

New treasures

We went to New Hampshire for the holiday weekend and while there I found some new treasures. First picture is of some free stuff we picked up along side the road on the way home/ Someone had a yard sale and then put a free sign by the stuff that did not sell, so we did a u-turn and went back to check it out, besides the 3 items below I also got a bunch of kids books that I've put away. The shaker box had some flowers were the holes are, I pulled them off, will paint it and try to find some way to cover the holes.

The next 4 pictures are of some stuff I bought, love shopping in New Hampshire as there is no sale tax. The first picture I think will replace one that is in my bedroom and was $19.99. My flash was giving me problems so sorry for the bad picture.
This candle thing is so cute and was only $8.99
Dh picked this one out, American flag framed with a willow tree and crow. Was $17.99 with 20 % off.
And last but not least a metal flag for one of my flower beds.

New Rug

My new hooked rug from ebay.

Gardens

Was out watering this morning and thought I would grap my camera and show you a couple of my garden spots. Nothing special just some things thrown together. The wagon wheel we got at an auction last year, (we actually got 2, but I only have 1 out) the milk can was purchased at a another auction and I repainted it black and added the star. This is alongside the garage out back.

This is also alongside the garage, right by the door on the little (real little) deck we built to put the grill on for when we cook out.

Another great giveaway

Julie over at Country Girl at Heart
is having a drawing for this great Americana wall hanging. So stop by her blog and enter.

Redo

Remember this box? My Mom found this and a bunch of other stuff in the garbage and brought it up to me. I had no idea what to do with it, I was going to use it to hide the can opener but it wasn't big enough, so it just sat around for many months. Got it out the other day and painted it. I still don't know what I going to use it for but at least it looks more prim.


I may use it in the baby's rooms to hold small toys or ??? I can't get a good picture of it, it looks better then it's showing up.