Baby It's Cold Outside!

Home Renovations

Old guest bedroom window

The work has started on the house.
Before it is finished, we will have new windows, insulation and siding.

Living room in disarray

Pictures had to come down from all the outside walls.
Too bad it is a wet, cold, dreary day or they would have gotten more done.

Front of house

Back of house

That door has been replaced.
For right now the two new doors will be white.
We can't do anything about that until warm weather.

From the craft sale...

Isn't this the cutest little angel?
I may make some of these!

This star is made from antique venetian blind slats.
Not sure where I will put it yet. I wish there was room on the front porch, but there isn't.

SUNNY DAY!

It had been so rainy all week starting on Tuesday,
so the sun on Saturday looked beautiful!

THE HOUSE...THE ANTIQUES...THE ART WORK!

This is the house we visited
connected with the little cottage/craft shop mentioned in the previous posts.
It is quite obvious that the house and cottage go together.

That is holly growing by the front door.
It is beautiful, gorgeous and inspired me the first time I saw it last January.
We now have a holly plant (tree, shrub, bush? guess I have to look that up) growing by our front porch. It has red berries on it too! Of course this holly was planted years ago.

The holly as seen from inside the house

Remember hearing about the traveling muralists?
This artist does her own work in her own house.
This particular painting is of "The Peaceable Kingdom."

Notice the paintings and the shell work around the stairway.

The house is FULL of antiques!

Patriotic Christmas tree

A view of the kitchen

Another kitchen view

Craft/Antique Sale

This is a cute cottage.
You can spend the night here in the summer
or go to the craft/antique sale before Christmas!

Shell decorated dresser
There was also a bed decorated the same way.
Notice the painted roses. The owner/proprietor is quite the artist!

A cozy little bedroom
and a shell decorated trunk at the end of the bed

Painted corner cabinet

Ladies' Day Out

Today three ladies and I went to a craft/antique sale.
There were many interesting items to see and buy.
I did buy a few things which I will show you tomorrow.

Antique egg cartons

These are angels made from pine cones
and the photo does not do them justice at all.
I will have a close-up pic of the one I bought.

Antique Christmas trees

Mirrors for sale displayed on old doors

Tiny Christmas tree - not for sale

Vintage kitchen utensils

Dolls and kitties

More dolls

Kitties and dolls!

Painted buoys

The cutest bird house - not for sale!

Old stove with vintage Christmas decorations

More vintage decorations and toys

Antique toys