Wednesday, October 29, 2008

DESIGN FINDS



She is a little rough around the edges, but is FULL of POTENTIAL. This design find was $6.00 at a local consignment sale. I love the form of this chair! The floral pattern makes it interesting but I will turn it into a modern more subdued patterned chair, minus the lilac and neon greens.

Tip- If your looking for cheap, cheap, deals, never go the first day to a consignment sale, prices will significantly drop a day or so before the sale ends.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

83' Baby


Well folks its the time of year again, a little day called Halloween, aka dress like a goof and get away with it. I was tipped off by a co-worker that there was quite the dress at the local Salvation Army, thus birthed the idea of '83 Prom Queen. While excitingly shopping, the hub snubbed out two 80's Alabama tour jackets. One for himself and one for a friend who is married to my friend. I called her and she managed to snag a vintage looking Madonna dress and played the, "Prom Queen Runner Up." I also found a pair of blue vintage matching earrings. My Memaw, the "craft queen", found two bath back scrubbers, at the local Dollar Tree sewed them for me. She also helped me tediously glue each individual bead, lining the sash. She broke out some 1990's puff paint and we went to town.(Thanks for all the help Memaw, it was a blast!) For a good two hours I worked very hard on getting together old silk flower and making a grotesque corsage. I busted out the back comb, hair spray, and styled my hot hair do. All in all in it was a good night but I want to punch someone in the kidney for thinking sequence under the armpits was ever a good idea. More pics to come!!