I spent all day Saturday yard sailing in the rain....and then I still didn't quite get my fix so I went to my favorite thrift store. The one that had MY DINNING ROOM set for $250.00 back at the beginning of May. Yesterday was 50% off furniture so I got there when it opened never even thinking I'd see the table and chairs. I walked in and there it was. It had been reduced to $200.00 and still had not sold. So I got it for $100.00. I was quite happy. I'd thought about this set SO MUCH since the first of may...and here it is almost 45 days later
I plan on distressing this and painting it white. I wanted to start on it SO BAD today but I had to see my mom and have fathers day festivities at my house..so it has to wait. I picked up a huge bolt of grayish white linen at the thrift store a few weeks ago thinking I'd make a few pillows...now I have the perfect fabric for the seats. My daughter can not understand why I spent a few thousand dollars on a dinning room set five years ago...but now I want this shabby set from the 70's.......she longs for a Pottery Barn style home...but that's not my style anymore. Who knows...in five years I'll be wishing for ultra modern....(nah)
So after a wonderful visit with my mom and two sisters..it was back home to get ready for fathers day. My father in law came over and brought me my usual six pack of Corona...and treats for the dogs....
I went out into the yard and cut some pretty blooms....
My little $8.00 table (from the 50% off sale) and my kids' little silver baby cups....not stuck in a cabinet..but looked at and handled often.....
Their pop-pop ALWAYS brings them each a bag of treats (along with my Coronas) when he comes. This one kept doing random stunts all day hoping for more. Heidi is a little bored with it all (in the background) If we yell out "pop pops here!" the dogs go CRAZY! One time Sarah ran off like a wild woman and wouldn't come back...my daughter yelled at the top of her lungs....."POP POP's HERE!" and she turned around and made a bee line towards us at full force!
I also got to end the evening with this one......
apparently all day she was beyond excited about "the cook out at Robins" then she fell asleep...she had to be woken up to come. I showed her my new "art room" which looks NOTHING like the last picture.....I have totally trashed it. Can't even see the bed. She immediately wanted to do art......I felt bad because I had nothing planned for her to do and I was supposed to be out back cooking the steaks......so I showed her my Journal...since she has her own that I made way back when. She seemed pretty impressed....her favorite pages were the collage...with all kinds of random things. Watching her run her fingers over everything was so sweet. Kinda like how I felt when saw Hopes Journal
she was itching to get her hands on my journal. She found a page where I was not finished. A page I copied almost verbatim from "Journal Bliss" and she begged me to paint the bird. I'd spent quite a bit of time on it....but I felt so selfish for not indulging her in her creative mood. I quickly gathered up a few paints and let her have at it...
She quickly finished that and wanted to keep going (you can see her pink bird in the journal at the top of the photo) So i quickly drew her one of her own..that she could paint and take home....
My daughter came through and said "Uh...are we supposed to be cooking or what?" OOPS! I got so involved with Lily that I totally forgot about the steaks! I promised I'd be there in one more minute! She snapped a picture of Lily and I working....
Lily told me all about "don't forget the peek a boo spots" (that's areas that are not completely colored in) and she wanted orange...for the beak....I told her I didn't think I had orange...but her solution was "don't you have red and yellow?" DUH! She was great at mixing and knowing what made what colors....something we forget about 40 years later.....
Then it was out to walk in the woods to find mull berries......picked right off the tree....this little city girl as a little apprehensive to do that....but she saw me do it and guessed it was okay.
You are SO sweet to share with this little girl. How unselfish of you! I am not sure i could have done that. I should strive to be more like you. Thanks for inspiring!
Angie
Posted by: Angie | July 06, 2009 at 09:29 AM
That dining room set is just stunning...I can't wait to see what you do with it..The price was amazing..
That Lily is such a cutie..I bet she had fun working in the journal..
Your dogs are so cute...
Hope all is well...
STephenie
Posted by: Stephenie | June 27, 2009 at 08:14 AM
What a Sunday find -- please share your "new" dining room set when you wrap it all up with your fun style!
Posted by: pamelajane | June 25, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Lily is adorable:) what a sweet girl...she looks like she is loving those berries...your craft room is looking beautiful...i just LOVE the pink frame you have in there...stunning...great buy on the dining set...it will look SO pretty painted white!!!
Posted by: Lori | June 24, 2009 at 07:32 PM
beautiful post..
xoxo nita
Posted by: red tin heart | June 24, 2009 at 12:12 AM
what a great sunday! Lily is such a cute girl, I LOVE that she painted in your journal and love her little peek a boo spots. lol!
LOVE those new chairs. The linen and white paint will look wonderful!
xoxo heather
Posted by: Heather ~ Pretty Petals | June 23, 2009 at 02:55 PM
What a fun day!
I think maybe I need to come tag saling with you one day this summer! Oh wait, noone here says "tag" sale - I mean yard sale :)
Posted by: hope | paper relics | June 22, 2009 at 08:29 PM
What a great Sunday you had! Isn't it amazing when something you wanted so long is still available and, even better, you get a great deal on it???? Fantastic!
It sounds like your Fathers Day was fabulous.
xo
Claudia
Posted by: Claudia | June 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Congratulations on your dining room set - can't wait to see it finished! I need a Lily in my life, too bad you can't send her over.
Posted by: Mary | June 22, 2009 at 09:11 AM
Looks like u had a great day :-)
Posted by: Melinda | June 22, 2009 at 06:59 AM
What a wonderful Sunday and apparently that dining room set was meant to be! You can always sell your current one on Craig's List. xo, suzy
Posted by: georgiapeachez | June 22, 2009 at 06:33 AM