Antiquing In Arkansas

Well after much ado I have some pictures ready to show you of some of the items I bought in Arkansas. 

I lost the cord to my camera that downloads the pictures to my laptop. I’ve looked for hours and finally found it in my laptop case! lol It wasn’t lost at all I was just looking in all the wrong places.

We had a great time in Arkansas viewing the beautiful foliage and stopping at all the flea markets and junk shops.  Most of the ones we stopped at were north of Little Rock on Highway 65.


Today I’m going to share some pictures of items I bought to sell in my booth at King’s Antiques.

First are these lovely 1950’s rhinestone earrings one pair that are clip on and one pair that screw on.  I bought these and a couple of other things from a nice couple who were closing their booth.





They still have a beautiful sparkle that you can't really see in these pictures.

I also picked up these rare Christmas bulbs from the same couple.



I must have silver on my mind because I bought several silver and silver plated items. Here are couple.




I just fell in love with this swan candle holder with bowl and frog top for floral arrangements. It certainly didn’t look this good when I found it but cleaned up beautifully.




Also this lovely silver server with Pyrex dish. It has pineapple designs along the bottom and floral and ribbon details along the edges.




What a beautiful piece for your holiday table. I also picked up a silver backed dresser set (comb, brush, mirror) and a large silver plate jewelry box with floral designs.



This mid-century tumbler set with carousel carrier brought back memories as soon as I saw it as  one of my aunts had the exact same set.  Great for those outdoor get to gathers. I love the colors and the faux wood grain sleeves.

I just love the overall look and colors of this ca. 1950 oil burning heater. Wouldn’t it look great in a den or on a porch?



Baskets are really in right now and I picked up a couple including this egg basket.




I bought a couple of gold plaster items that I intend to paint before taking them to the shop.  One is this fruit covered vase. The other is a lyre magazine holder.



I love the colors of this vintage trinket dish with handle made in Germany.

Also, a very hot item right now are the Napco vase heads. I already have a couple in the shop and I picked this lovely lady up to join them with her pearl necklace & earrings.





Isn’t she pretty? There are so many of these I’ve seen everything from babies to little girls all dressed up holding an umbrella. Such a great collectible. Prices on these run from $65 to $150.

As you can see I did not buy any furniture. I have so much right now that I need to finish I left with the intention of only buying collectibles.  I have to say that there were a couple of times I really regretted that and practically begged my husband to rent a U-Haul. LOL I do love vintage furniture. Luckily common sense prevailed--for now.

We met some great folks and one family in particular I will be sharing more about in the next day or two as I just loved their shop and all the great painted furniture! I just knew I had to write about them and share their great antique shop with you so get ready to be impressed.

Well, I’m a day late but..
Boooo! Ya’ll! From Texas and happy painting.

Liebster Blog Award

Sharon from the blog From Rags to Rainbows awarded me with the Liebster Blog Award!

The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.  Liebster is a German word meaning clean, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

Thanks so much Sharon I am so honored that I was one of 3

your choices for this award. If you have not been by  to check out Sharon's blog get over there asap! She is ASHM that used to sell jewelry, and then made quilts, and now she is made up her mind to paint every piece of shiny furniture in her home. A girl after my own heart and wait to you see her work just gorgeous! You go girl!

To keep this award going and pass it along to other new deserving blogs, the recipient must now recognize five other bloggers with less than 200 followers that have stood out in the crowd.

The rules for the Liebster Award are: 

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it  to you.

2.  Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

3.  Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4.  Have faith that your followers will spread the love too!

So, here are my 5  blogs, in no particular order:

Mad Tea Parties Dina is a lovely lady from Switzerland that now lives in Minnesota and loves finding and making treasures to share with her readers

Shabby Friends is an antique shop in Denison, TX they have beautiful antiques and share their recent additions and some lovely refurbished items.

Retired and Loving It Chis is a retired librarian that makes lovely jewelry and sells it at local craft shows.

The Accent Piece Suzie is a lovely lady and very talented young lady that enjoys sharing her design ideas, DIY,projects, and furniture redos.

The Salvage Collection Amy is a designer and SAHM who loves to paint furniture and share that and much more with her readers.

Congratulations ladies!

Be sure to visit their blogs and share the love!

I Love This Chair

I thought I would take a minute to share one of my favorite pieces of furniture in my home. It’s a beautiful carved antique chair someone gave my husband years ago.  When he came in with it I could not believe someone would give it away even with the upholstery rotting off and everything it was still gorgeous.

 (lol yes that's me in the mirror no makeup & hair a mess :0)

I recently recovered it in this pretty floral
fabric in keeping with the era of the chair with a blue that matched my bed linens. I think it came out okay considering I’m not an upholsterer. 

After I was finished I decided I didn’t like
the trim I used around the arms and legs its a little too light don’t you think?
Can you believe I’m sharing something I did not paint? Lol I wouldn’t touch this beautiful carved wood for anything.

The patina is beautiful. Chippy and worn in some areas all the way to the wood where hands have rubbed many, many times over the years.

I keep thinking about all the tales she could tell if only she could talk.

Many a foot has propped on this raised area. I (heart) the detailed carving! Sigh.

Sorry if your heart is fluttering too she’s staying in my bedroom I won’t be selling this one but I'll probably be changing out that trim.

If you look in the first pick above the chair you see this mirror. I found this at a thrift store for $4.00.

It was painted antiqued gold and was a little too gaudy for my taste but it had beautiful rose buds and I could see potential. I simply took some ASCP in “Versailles” and dry brushed it on leaving some of the gold to peek through.

I really like how it turned out and its going to my booth at King’s Antiques tomorrow along with this little metal wall art piece I stained with a brown acrylic then I also dry brushed with Versailles. (Loving me some Versailles and hey I don’t even like green).

Please let me know what you think of my chair I love to hear from ya’ll and I read every comment.

Happy weekend.


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