Monday, October 20, 2014

X marks the spot…

So, on a thrift haunt

I came across an old wooden Surveyors measuring stick.

Couldn’t leave it. you know how that goes.

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15 feet in length…with three slides of five feet each.

NOW what does one do with it?

Relegate it to the once boys room/office?

But there are already funky long sticks hanging in the hallway. Loitering, more like.

{Painted bamboo….you can do your own at a workshop here.}

So they are clearly not letting him join in their tropical fun.

Hate cliques

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So plop him over on the other side…looking sad and forlorn

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Above the shutters? In the kitchen?

Where o where will X mark his spot.

Shoot me your ideas…

A couple I found on pinterest…

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Help a once hard working Measuring stick out

would’ja? Could’ja?

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Permission to eat candy corn…

There are certain things that ring in

the change of the seasons

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In our corner of the world the change is subtle

leaves fall….

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weeds happily grow

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Chandeliers get turned on

for another season…

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Yep…fall is in the still warm

but kinda cool air.

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Soakin’ it in.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Chair project…yet another.

So
When you see a made in ‘Merica Lee industry chair
at your local habitat store
You tend to buy it
I do anyway
Particularly when said chair was all of 30 clams.
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Yeah…it has a few stains. It was 30 bucks.
THEN
You uncover a steal of a deal…like under 6 dollahs for 4 yards
of a beautifully woven cotton  fabric
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That has a fun little tribal vibe.
It has one Big..big black dog big…stripe down the middle in pewter.
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So then you head to your magic closet
you know the one….lippin full with textiles and fabric and tablecloths
‘cause you might have a leeeetle problem not buying said items
and you find Henry….The Thomas Paul whale who was swimming away in there…
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and you think
Hmmmmm.
Then you pull out an old Swiss army blanket
and you say
umhmm.
 * the colors actually work well together...cannot get the camera to prove it though

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Then you see this….
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Sigh.
Playing around on a Sunday
Wanna join?
:: All thoughts and ideas gratefully accepted ::

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Steampunk light gets punked…

Yeah….so there it was sitting there looking forlorn. Élan-less.

Once a fairly expensive $450 dollar floor lamp

now reduced to less than 100 clams.

But it HAD élan. I could tell.

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Aged brass and bronze arms and legs. The ability to hold a painting…small or large.

Why relegated to the back of the dusty SALE wing?

It’s cord had been cut. No plug. No life. the drama

C’mon….really? 80% off because of that?

I can buy a dollar fifty plug. I can. And I can read the directions

with help of a magnifying glass.

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and I can put on a new plug.

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Punked.

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Yeah…I know.

Now let us hope the punkin’ house doesn’t burn down.

Ya think I kid?

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