Friday, May 2, 2014

Thrifty Life Thursday #16 and Features from Last Week! (Finally)


Since I do not enjoy the company of whiners, I will not to BE one. We are all busy, and this time of year seems to be even busier than most...though I don't have a clue why. Anyway, I am late...and lacking in content. I hope to get back in the groove soon...

I will show you a future project I found a while back at a garage sale - an aluminum chair was $3. 


It has some chipping paint, which I plan to strip when it gets a bit warmer and I get caught up on other things around the house. 

It also is missing a strap that holds a cushion, which might possibly work without replacement, but maybe I can figure out a way to replace them all. It might even be used inside...hmmm. 

Last week was one of those weeks I could have featured twice as many amazing bloggers! 

Feast your eyes on some clever, beautiful, inspiring posts...

Surprise...Audrey from Timeless Treasures is back with a collection of some of the most creative cloche ideas ever! You will feel the urge to head to your favorite thrift store ASAP after visiting this post! This bird cage cloche is one of my favorite ideas: 


Another frequent flyer at this party is Terry from Forever Decorating. She found a lovely French hutch for an amazing price, revised it and displayed her grandmother's china (along with photos of her grandmother). That is so sweet and it looks great! Visit Terry to see photos of before and after - it's in the perfect niche. 


Joy from A Vintage Green has a post that will make all you rust-lovers drool...I seriously needed a tissue to get through this post. :) If you love great patina, you simply MUST visit.


THRIFTY LIFE THURSDAY #16

Gathering Guidelines:

This is a gathering for people who enjoy hunting for treasures 
that may have previous experience or lived a former life elsewhere. 
Please share items that are second-hand or are composed of second-hand materials.

Types of Posts to Share:
    • Home decor, furniture, collectibles, garden items and even wearables are welcome, as long as they have a second-hand element.
    • Please, no food items, new pieces from "real" stores, or crafts, unless made with upcycled, thrifty finds.
    • Hand-me-downs and curbside finds are welcome, as are items found in thrift stores, garage sales, antique shops, flea markets and other interesting places.
    • Treasures may be listed as you found them, or with your updates, tweaks, and re-purposes; befores and afters are both welcome.
    • Items need not be "vintage" but must be pre-owned or second hand.
    • Posts including Etsy and other shop links are welcome! For visitor enjoyment, please link to your blog post, not directly to your Etsy shop. 
    Etiquette:
      • Though it is not a requirement, it would be lovely if you would follow Revisionary Life some way - via Blogger, Pinterest or Facebook or subscribe via email. Links are located in my sidebar to the right.
      • Please link your post (not your blog address) back to Revisionary Life.             
      • Please visit at least one other party friend.
      • I'd love for you to comment and introduce yourself if we've never met before. :) Otherwise, don't feel obligated to leave a comment. 
      Features:
      • Featured items must meet the criteria above. 
      • Only posts that link back may be featured.
      • I will try to email you and let you know if you were featured!

      Word for the Day:
      Hebrews 10:24-25
      24
       And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.





      Thursday, April 24, 2014

      Funky Poodle, Thrifty Life Thursday #15 and Features from Last Week!


      She caught my eye. I imagined her in a fabulous extreme poodle makeover of glossy white or pale pink spray paint...
      But still, she sits in an unpainted basket, waiting patiently for me to get back in my "groove."



      She might be from the island of misfit poodles or honey crates or wooden platters or embroidered pillow cases...in any event, she's keeping company with all my projects in waiting. Staring me down...mocking me.

      I have been absentee from blogging. AWOL.

      Meanwhile, I find comfort in looking through other people's posts about their cool thrift store finds, finished projects and clever exploits. 

      It's not that I've been sitting on my duff watching a season of Bomb Girls Netflix, but that DOES sound good...(OK, I ONLY watched a few episodes while working at Hannah's house.) And we DID work...but by the time we finished anything worth showing, it was raining, and too dark to photograph. Hannah promises she'll send me photos soon...

      Not everyone has been an absentee blogger, though! Check out these amazing blogs from last week's Thrifty Life Thursday:

      Penny from Penny's Vintage Home found the perfect Victorian settee and painted it! It looks like it has lived in her feminine environment all along. 



      Susan from Must Love Junk rearranged, tweaked and made the perfect spot for a new chair she recently found. Even her kitty loves it.



      Ann Marie from Musings of a Vintage Junky not only found a ton of cool things herself, but she cleverly enlisted the help of a friend to "pick" for her! I need to copy that one. :)
      Love the cool mustache cup!



      Now then...garage sales have begun, spring cleaning is in full-force, and I KNOW 
      you must have found a few treasures this week to keep or sell or send your friend Revi...

      THRIFTY LIFE THURSDAY #15

      Gathering Guidelines:

      This is a gathering for people who enjoy hunting for treasures 
      that may have previous experience or lived a former life elsewhere. 
      Please share items that are second-hand or are composed of second-hand materials.

      Types of Posts to Share:
        • Home decor, furniture, collectibles, garden items and even wearables are welcome, as long as they have a second-hand element.
        • Please, no food items, new pieces from "real" stores, or crafts, unless made with upcycled, thrifty finds.
        • Hand-me-downs and curbside finds are welcome, as are items found in thrift stores, garage sales, antique shops, flea markets and other interesting places.
        • Treasures may be listed as you found them, or with your updates, tweaks, and re-purposes; befores and afters are both welcome.
        • Items need not be "vintage" but must be pre-owned or second hand.
        • Posts including Etsy and other shop links are welcome! For visitor enjoyment, please link to your blog post, not directly to your Etsy shop. 
        Etiquette:
          • Though it is not a requirement, it would be lovely if you would follow Revisionary Life some way - via Blogger, Pinterest or Facebook or subscribe via email. Links are located in my sidebar to the right.
          • Please link your post (not your blog address) back to Revisionary Life.             
          • Please visit at least one other party friend.
          • I'd love for you to comment and introduce yourself if we've never met before. :) Otherwise, don't feel obligated to leave a comment. 
          Features:
          • Featured items must meet the criteria above. 
          • Only posts that link back may be featured.
          • I will try to email you and let you know if you were featured!

          Word for the Day:
          Hebrews 10:24-25
          24
           And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.




          Wednesday, April 16, 2014

          57c Art for an All White Room and Thrifty Life Thursday #14


          Yes, it was .57c. See it on the bottom of the piece? You can read a price upside down, I know you can. 



          It is embossed paper...lovely. I will frame it in a lovely thrift store frame, painted white, of course. It will probably cost $2 or something like that. That's just the way it goes here.

          Then I can hang it in my all-white bedroom...or wherever.

          You'll be the first to see it when it is finished!

          Meanwhile, for all you kind, forgiving, grace-filled 
          blog friends, show us your latest thrifty finds!

          THRIFTY LIFE THURSDAY #14

          Gathering Guidelines:

          This is a gathering for people who enjoy hunting for treasures 
          that may have previous experience or lived a former life elsewhere. 
          Please share items that are second-hand or are composed of second-hand materials.

          Types of Posts to Share:
            • Home decor, furniture, collectibles, garden items and even wearables are welcome, as long as they have a second-hand element.
            • Please, no food items, new pieces from "real" stores, or crafts, unless made with upcycled, thrifty finds.
            • Hand-me-downs and curbside finds are welcome, as are items found in thrift stores, garage sales, antique shops, flea markets and other interesting places.
            • Treasures may be listed as you found them, or with your updates, tweaks, and re-purposes; befores and afters are both welcome.
            • Items need not be "vintage" but must be pre-owned or second hand.
            • Posts including Etsy and other shop links are welcome! For visitor enjoyment, please link to your blog post, not directly to your Etsy shop. 
            Etiquette:
              • Though it is not a requirement, it would be lovely if you would follow Revisionary Life some way - via Blogger, Pinterest or Facebook or subscribe via email. Links are located in my sidebar to the right.
              • Please link your post (not your blog address) back to Revisionary Life.             
              • Please visit at least one other party friend.
              • I'd love for you to comment and introduce yourself if we've never met before. :) Otherwise, don't feel obligated to leave a comment. 
              Features:
              • Featured items must meet the criteria above. 
              • Only posts that link back may be featured.
              • I will try to email you and let you know if you were featured!

              Word for the Day:
              Hebrews 10:24-25
              24
               And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

              Possibly Linking With:
              Sunday
              Sunday Show-off Link Party
              Nifty Thrifty Sunday
              Sundays at Home
              Monday
              Mod Mix Monday
              Revival Monday
              Masterpiece Monday
              Make it Pretty Monday
              Tuesday
              Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
              Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
              The Scoop
              Inspire Me Tuesday
              Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
              Wednesday
              Blissfully White Wednesday
              Wow Us Wednesday
              Show Me What Ya Got
              What’s it Wednesday
              Cottage Style Party
              Penny Pinching Party
              Thursday
              Under $100 Link Party
              Creative Inspirations
              Time Travel Thursday
              Share Your Cup Thursday
              Friday
              Feathered Nest Friday
              Furniture Feature Friday
              Friday Redoux Link Party
              Frugal Friday
              Vintage Inspiration Friday
              Fabulously Creative Friday
              Saturday
              Party Junk
              Get Schooled Saturday
              Show and Tell Saturday




              Sunday, April 13, 2014

              What in the World Is It? and a Missing Link


              First, SORRY about the missing link...to the Thrifty Life Thursday Link Party...I feel like such a ditz...even though my blonde hair is from a box.

              I thought I was doing ok getting it done late, but I forgot one of the most important parts...the link to the party. 

              Instead of doing it at this late date, I'm skipping this week until Wednesday night, and we'll have a redo of #14. That gives you a whole week to find new stuff, make it beautiful and finish whatever else you might be working on!


              Now, I'm calling on all my wise friends out there who know antique stuff much better than I do - like Linda and Donna, who identified a piece of Italian Tole I found at a thrift store without even being asked. 

              If you have any clues about the piece photographed in this post, I'd love to know! I found it at the same thrift store where I found the Italian Tole. 


              My limited knowledge base has guessed about it...but I may not be on target. Here's what I think:

              It is an art nouveau inspired candlestick. 


              It appears to be old, but it might be a reproduction. 


              It is not a mass-produced piece. It is cast of brass or bronze, probably in two or three parts, and joined together.


              I have not found any marks on it. I only found one of them (for .27c) which Hannah did not think was cool. I bought it anyway.

              So, tell me, any ideas? I love a mystery - especially one with a happy ending. Is it worth more than .27c?

              Word for the Day:
              1 Corinthians 15:50-52

              50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.

              Possibly Linking With:
              Sunday
              Sunday Show-off Link Party
              Nifty Thrifty Sunday
              Sundays at Home
              Monday
              Mod Mix Monday
              Revival Monday
              Masterpiece Monday
              Make it Pretty Monday
              Tuesday
              Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
              Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
              The Scoop
              Inspire Me Tuesday
              Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
              Wednesday
              Blissfully White Wednesday
              Wow Us Wednesday
              Show Me What Ya Got
              What’s it Wednesday
              Cottage Style Party
              Penny Pinching Party
              Thursday
              Under $100 Link Party
              Creative Inspirations
              Time Travel Thursday
              Share Your Cup Thursday
              Friday
              Feathered Nest Friday
              Furniture Feature Friday
              Friday Redoux Link Party
              Frugal Friday
              Vintage Inspiration Friday
              Fabulously Creative Friday
              Saturday
              Party Junk
              Get Schooled Saturday
              Show and Tell Saturday