Good Stuff....

Hello & happy Sunday!  Today marks the

official end of my summer vacation!  Not that

summer is over here yet - by no means!

But is does mean no more

"Holiday Girl" in the house!

Mr. Biff and I hunted and gathered some

pretty cool stuff this past week.  Here's

just some of the good pickings. 

Look at all these great finds - a couple of

cloches, a silver latern, the great pottery

jug in my new livingroom colours - nothing

more than $2 here....

Picture this tray with a new coat of

paint and maybe some decoupage?



This 5x7 rug is brand new from Pier One

still has the 35.99 price tag on it!  Got it

for $4 - it is for my foyer - to bring it

a punch of teal!



Basket & some 49 cent fabric - below is a brand

new pillow - I have the perfect chair for it!

It was a steal at $2.



Mr. Biff made me this lovely fruit

salad with yogurt this aft for

a little break - we were working

our tails off!

We got this ugly beautiful waterfall

cabinet  for $20 - it's going to look amazing

when it's done - someone went a litte

wild on the colours tho - no?  Picture

it a lovely turquoise or pale minty green with

a hint of wax and a little distressing......YUM!

(and of course new knobs!)

I hope that you have had a great weekend

too!  Now, I owe, I owe...

so off to work

I go!

Linking up to:

Goats on the Roof (Whaaat?)

If you live in beautiful BC you

might have heard of the "Goats on

the Roof"....it's the name of the market

at Coombs.  Coombs is a little tiny

town just outside of Parksville on

Vancouver Island.

Mr. Biff and I decided today was

a lovely day for a little trip to Coombs....

apparently so did absolutely everyone

else on the Island!

We went to the new restaurant

Cuckoo for lunch - it was good - not

great but good.  Chef Fausto was

in the house. 

We continued on to my favourite

Rodeo Gypsies - a cool guy who

sells wickedly beautiful beads at an

equally wickedly awesome price.

The goats were no where to be seen

today (probably too hot even for them!)

But I did find these photos to show you....

yes, they really do stay on the roof

during the day!

Hope you had as great a Saturday as

I did!  Found a couple of really cool

chairs and a little waterfall cabinet on the

way home for next to nothin'!  I will post

all my finds from this week tomorrow....

it's quite a haul.

Short & Sweet....

TGIF!  I have had such an amazing

week of gathering and creating!  I

can't wait to show you photos of all the

stuff I found this week and what I am

working on.

In the meantime - check out this

sweet little salt & pepper set.  Still

in the box at my favourite thrift

store for $1. 

Hope you have had a good week

and for those of you in Irene's path

I will be saying a prayer or two

for you all.  Stay safe!

Ho, Ho, Hold On a Minute.....

Gosh I know it's only August but did you know

that Christmas is right around the corner?

It's 121 days and counting - it says so

right here.

If you are like me - my best crafty sales are

always made at Christmas and this Christmas

I intend to go big or go home (I won't really go

home, I mean I will never really

leave home, eh, hem....)

I am going to try to set up a Christmas

extravaganza the likes of which my little

city has never seen (that sounds

impressive doesn't it? Yikes!)

Seriously I want to try to round up another

6 or 8 different crafter, diy'ers and set up

a Christmas Fair.  I am thinking about a

banquet room or maybe an empty retail

space (any advice?) and just running it for

6 weekends in a row (the 12 Crafty Shopping

Days of Christmas!)  starting mid Oct thru

November.  What do you think?  This is the

part where I ask you for advice....and

really mean it.....please?

There are a few craft fairs around

town but they are kind of the same

old-same old and don't allow new

vendors...and that would be me,

a new vendor.  So being a

true-blue DIY'er - I am thinking

just do it myself!

Today Mr. Biff and I found this kind of

ugly lovely fireplace mantel, hearth and all.

It needs work but can't you see it as a

center piece in a hotel lobby or a restaurant?

(please excuse the sideways pics it is in the back

of my pickup truck)

It was a steal at $20

It's ready some lovely candles (metal

lined fire box)

Right now the fake bricks look hideous,

the oak isn't working for me and it has some

bumps and dings but it does come with it's

own hearth.  I am going to paint it

and the bricks.....

Wish me luck...I am on a quest to

launch and although I would love

to meet dreamy Mathew McConnaughy -

I don't want to be starring

in the next "Failure to Launch" movie....

Happy Holidays (oh silly me, I am

the one on holidays! for 3 more days *sigh*)