Flea Market Finds and Makeovers

Hello, Dear Friends! 

My goodness, it is already June!

I know that I have not been around 

lately, and I apologize for my absence. 

I have been thinking of you, though. 

I wish I could say that I have been sun-bathing

on a tropical island, but no,

 that is wishful thinking! 

I have actually been hard at work. 

We finally had some hot and dry weather, 

here in western Washington State, 

which means that I have been catching up

on my outdoor painting chores. 

I've stained the deck, given all my deck chairs

a new coat, too, and have been having 

a bit of fun here and there on the side.  

I recently went to another flea-market with my daughter, 

Heather, and we had so much fun finding treasures! 

I have shown you a photo of my kitchen, 

because that is what I was searching for.....

all things 'kitchen' and all things 'green'. 

So without further ado, let me show you what I found! 

This was the first thing I spied as we walked

in the doors of the old field house at the local

fairgrounds where the sale was held. 

 Although.....it didn't look like this.....

It was bright blue! Although it was cute, 

it wouldn't fit in with my decor, 

and I wanted to try my hand at something 

I've wanted to do for a long time - stencil 

a doily pattern. 

I started out by spray-painting all three table surfaces 

a creamy white. 

When the paint was dry, I used some two-way tape to 

tack down some paper doilies with the middle one

'over the edge'. 

I then spray-painted the whole cart green. 

What do you think? 

I was happy with the outcome, 

although if I were to do it again, 

I would use a temporary spray adhesive

on the doilies, as some of the green paint 

sifted under, but not enough to spoil 

the effect. 

It is the perfect little piece for my kitchen, 

and can be wheeled out onto the deck, too. 

It would make the cutest dessert cart, wouldn't it?

Or a sweet drink cart.  

I also found some beautiful hand-crocheted pillow edgings. 

So much work went into them! 

Of course I had to make some pillows for them! 

I found four green-checked dish towels and made two 

pillow cases out of them. 

Before I hand-sewed the crochet lace to the edges, 

I wove a thin green ribbon along the flat edge
so I could gather them slightly to fit. 

A standard bed pillow fits inside each one perfectly. 

The dishtowels are thick and sturdy - 

resisting wrinkles. 

I think of all the work that went into 

the crochet lace and what they once were used for. 

Perhaps for a bride or a beloved family member. 

Maybe the pillow cases wore out and the lace 

was painstakingly removed and stored away, 

only to end up at a flea market for me to find :) 

Now they are loved once more. 

I found some green-handled vintage kitchen tools, too. 

An apple corer/peeler comes in handy sometimes. 

And who wouldn't like some fancy-cut 

 baked sweet potato 'fries'? 

  

I found some new pretties for my 

'kitchen queen' cupboard, too. 

A very cute green and cream sifter......

Two vintage vases......

Some green depression glass dessert cups.....

And a pair of lime juice glasses and a flower-edged pot-holder. 

I'm always looking to add to my pot-holder

collection and I found several little beauties. 

In green, of course! I love them for placing under 

serving dishes or to protect surfaces from scratches - 

never to use as actual pot-holders! 

They are too pretty for that. 

The tin holds cooking herbs. 

I found this heavy metal flower holder, too. 

It makes a perfect holder for my planning desk. 

My son and daughter-in-law gifted me 

with the window on Mother's Day. 

The panes open up in the back to insert 

photos or artwork.
xoxo

Kai is always photo-bombing :)

This sweet little needlework made it into 

my sitting area on one side of the glass door. 

The frame matches the 1950's pen and ink

watercolors on the other side. 

I hope that you enjoyed my flea-market finds 

and that I have inspired you to visit a 

flea-market near you!  

You never know what treasures you'll find. 

All that decorating made me hungry.....

Won't you join me for a bite? 

xoxo

Thank-you for stopping by, Dear Friends. 

xoxo