MONDAY'S FUN FINDS....

BEFORE!!!
AFTER~

I HAVE NEVER RUN ACROSS ONE OF THESE FANS BEFORE, BUT I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW USED IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN INSPIRATIONS AND HAVE BEEN FASCINATED WITH THEM. SO WHEN I CAME AROUND THE CORNER AT ONE OF THE THRIFT STORES AND SPOTTED THIS-I WAS QUITE GIDDY AND COULD NOT WAIT TO GET IT HOME! IT WAS QUITE THE CONVERSATION PIECE THAT NIGHT AT DINNER, WELL, ACTUALLY IT WAS THE OBJECT OF TEASING ME BY MY BELOVED FAMILY-HOW RUDE. YES, I SUPPOSE I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR ECCENTRICITY. BUT IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY WHEN MY HUSBAND CAME HOME AND FOUND IT PRETTY IN PINK ON MY DRESSER, HE SAID HE THOUGHT I WAS JOKING WHEN I SAID I WAS GOING TO PAINT IT PINK. SEE, I AM GOING THROUGH A SORT OF PINK STAGE RIGHT NOW AND ANYTHING NEEDING A MAKEOVER IS IN DANGER OF THE PINK SPRAY PAINT CAN.

ON A SIDE NOTE, THE FAN ACTUALLY DID STILL WORK~BUT IT WAS PRETTY DARN SCARY TO THINK OF THE LITTLE FINGERS AND THE WIDE OPEN GRATES! YIKES, NO WONDER THEY DON'T MAKE UM LIKE THAT ANYMORE! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING! I WAS AFRAID I WOULD CUT MY FINGERS OFF! I RESTRAINED MYSELF FROM TAKING A SCISSORS TO THE CORD, BUT I AM SURE THE PRETTY PINK PAINT TOOK CARE OF IT WORKING ANYMORE:)

AND THEN THERE IS A NEW SET OF DRAPES FOR OUR LIVING ROOM. REMEMBER I HAD TRIED USING THE QUILT ON THE WINDOWS AND IT ENDED UP WORKING BETTER IN MY ROOM....

WELL, LAST WEEK, I CAME ACROSS A WHOLE BUNCH OF VINTAGE DRAPERIES WHICH MUST HAVE COME FROM AN ESTATE. MOST OF THEM WHERE NOT IN USEABLE CONDITION BUT WILL BE FANTASTIC FOR FABRIC (AND WILL BE SHOWING UP IN THE STORE SOON:))BUT I HAD SET THIS SET ASIDE BECUASE THEY WERE IN SUCH FABULOUS CONDITION. I HAD INTENDED ON PUTTING THEM IN THE SHOP, BUT I WAS READING THROUGH A FRIENDS BLOG(EAGERHANDS) AND SHE HAD SHARED SOME INSPIRATIONAL DESIGN PHOTOS. ONE OF THEM STRUCK ME AND I REALIZED I WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THIS SET FOR MY LIVINGROOM! FINALLY! I HAVE CURTAINS UP ON MY FRONT WINDOW! THEY ARE PRETTY WILD-BUT I JUST LOVE THE DESIGN AND THE WARMTH THEY GIVE THE ROOM WITH MAYBE A SIDE OF FUNKY FUN!
AHH! VINTAGE....

I WILL TRY TO GET A PICTURE UP SOON OF THE OTHER FABRICS THAT I TOOK FORM DRAPES. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING THEM WASHED AND CUT. I PROBABLY WILL NOT HAVE THEM IN THE SHOP UNTIL NEXT WEEK THOUGH.