Fall wreaths going to bed!

I started making one for a friend!

One thing led to another and another ...and guess what?! Making wreaths is a great form of artistic expression. 

I began with Halloween and I loved this look! I found these online and I hand painted the pumpkins. I was inspired by Mackenzie Childs. I love everything she does so this is my homage to her! Thanks for the inspiration. If you look on Pinterest then you will see some fabulous wreaths with legs,hats etcetera. I changed things up with this beauty by having her kick up her foot. Do y'all remember the forties era practice of a girl lifting her foot as she was kissed.? This wreath is called first kiss. I love it! It is still for sale and is very large.

 Here is my mirror wall covered in Fall wreaths. The beauty with the rooster is oversized at 36 inches but one must always consider proportion as well as form and function. 

Here is the rooster wreath in a close up! 

                    Too much fun!!!

         A pair for your double doors!

Raffia is always a fun touch!

I absolutely love these wooden shoes!!

Refllections on the ART of Reupholstering

This Victorian needs a facelift!

It is in perfect condition, except for the pink velvet!

I was pondering whether to recover this myself...read up online, watched some You Tube videos, bought a comprehensive textbook. And.....

This fabric looks like a great abstract painting!

This paint does it all!

Started painting!!!

Using my cool collage app

White?? 

Progress?? Paralysis??

"There is nothing to fear except fear itself!"  F.D.R. 1933

I then started taking off the gimp or trim or welting or whatever you are suppossed to call it.  I need to review my upholstery vocab list again!

FYI, there is a lot more to this than buying the fabric and digging out the staple gun.  I really enjoy the creative part of buying the fabric and picking the paint.  I love, love, love the painting part.  I even love the studying part....it is the execution part that scares me.

This is a great sturdy sofa and this fabric is not to be found again as I bought all they had at a funky little fabric shop. No, of course they cannot order more.

What am I afraid of? The welting? a little, the springs? yes, but more than all that, it is the BUTTONS!

The next step may be to get some prices...

xxo,

Kim

New products coming in daily!

Let me introduce our new Old Flame candle line!

These are not Yankee Candles nor one of its knock offs!

Now, I'm not hating on Clean Cotton or Caribbean Breeze. I, also can be found getting overwhelmed at the ubiquitous Bed, Bath and the Masses from time to time. BUT NOW Is the Time to try something new!

Your home choices are a reflection of you so let's make yours unique. A quick easy way to accomplish this is through a great fragrant candle!

These candles combine uncommon scents into delightful blends that will make your home smell unlike everyone else's.

My new friend, Charles, in Savannah, Ga has spent an inordinate amount of time testing and combining essential oils to create these original scents. He uses 100% soy wax, the max amount of oils, and unique and reflective art on his heavy glass jars.

And here is the best part, it is 100% American made by Charles himself ! ( another bonus is he was born in Leesburg, Fl. And now lives in Sav.'h :).

c.k.cleghorns was his second order at market!

Hemingway fans will love his Absinthe candle! His Red Velvet Cake is delicious and his Hey Girl Collection is fantastic!

Old flame is exotic, southern, sophisticated with a splash of je ne sais quoi, just like YOU!

www.oldflamecandlecompany.com

Our New Lotus Jewelry is ready and waiting!

Hope to see you this week!

xxo,

Kim and Caroline

January Antique Extravaganza

I was in heaven for the second weekend in a row.

Look at the Foo dog hiding on the right.

This started the ball rolling... AND I WAS OFF!!! 

I found this chair and candelabra at my first stop and met the nicest girl from Ormond beach...I wish I could remember her name, but she had great taste and even greater pieces.

I passed on him and I should not have!

Since Caroline was in school, I had the biggest, loveliest lunch on a picnic table. For those of you who know me, you know that I cannot resist a hot dog.  When I was a girl, my Granddaddy would make the best Oscar Meyer hot dogs in the world. He would load it up with Vidalia onions, brown mustard, homemade pickle relish, sour kraut, ketchup, mayo and of course, lots of LOVE and that would normally be a Saturday lunch. We would then go and work in the yard all day...hence my love of gardening!

Have I mentioned that I LOVE hot dogs?!!

These dough bowls were great and I had met this same gentleman from Rosemary Beach at Scott's last weekend.  Even though he was  from Florida, he had that sweet Alabama accent. I did try to charm him to get him off his prices a bit, but sadly to no avail. Clearly, it was not his first rodeo and Clearly, I'm not as young and cute as I used to be...hahaha! But, I did give it a good go !!

Dough Bowls are harder and harder to find these days!

These urns below were fabulous but needed a little work. The Vendors were very nice and the wife and I exchanged thoughts on how nice it was to be married to someone that you had met at 17.  She had been happily married for 34 years. She had a surprisingly good attitude for one sitting out in the dirt and wind, in the cold, far away from home haggling with housewives.  I need to be more grateful!!!

Next time, I will show you what else I got.  Clearly, this is not all as you can see below from my husband's full car. Caroline and Bob did not think I could do it alone, but where there is will there is a way! 

I love a full car

 Please Mark Your Calendars for February 1! Caroline and I are so excited about the gallery!

xxo,

Kim and Caroline

We are excited!

Our Gallery will open on February 1, 2013

at the 1026 SOFLO Gallery

1026 S. Florida Avenue

( Formerly All Good Things)

Caroline and I had a great time in Atlanta and filled the car to capacity.  It was crazy how much stuff we crammed into our car.  We were in heaven! Everywhere we looked there was something fabulous and never to be found again!  

Beautiful with an orchid or alone

Everyone needs good brackets

 We were clearly in the right place. I had never seen so many beautiful, well- dressed women with huge Louis Vuitton bags and fabulous designer boots in one place at one time.  Clearly we were not in Kansas any more much less Polk County.  I'm guessing they were either interior designers of they had huge houses to fill based on how things were being snapped up.

These were being lapped up... Caroline wants to keep it.....

 Thank God for Caroline running a tight ship because I had lost my mind and gone crazy too.  I tend to get carried away, but in my defense... the stuff was just So So GREAT!

Beautiful Planters

sorry about the upside down pic! Lol
but it is a great coffee table!

These have so much possibility

Come See Us!

xxo,

Kim and Caroline