As I hinted at this weekend, I was a Captain Distracto. In lieu of marking on Friday, I went to an antique show. In lieu of marking Saturday afternoon, I went for a long walk with a friend, then took her grocery shopping for heavy stuff (she is car-less). But, Saturday night and Sunday morning I put pen to paper & got my marking done! (Not that there won’t be more headed my way . . . )
So, I did work on a painting. But I ran out of white paint and, all grubby & covered in paint, I just threw in the towel. I’ll buy some paint soon, and I’ll work on it again next weekend. But, here’s a sneak peak:
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| I promise more pics & “how-to” when I’m done this painting |
Below are some photos of the two goodies I bought at the antique show. (And, a tip: if you’re headed to an antique show with an entrance fee, check out the website. I signed up for the newsletter via email and received a discounted admission). Another McCoy planter:
Here are the photos I promised of the whole collection, stored in our much loved Ikea Besta wall unit (modular units are swell for small spaces – if it fits perfectly, it makes every inch count!):
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| Super hard to take a photo of it – our living room is NOT really wide . . . |
My second antique show find was a pair of Majorica (a manufactured replica of cultured) “pearl” earrings. The size and setting is so gorgeous, I don’t even care if they are manufactured.
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| This is an end of day photo – ignore the messy hair |
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| Check out the substantial backing . . . |
How was your weekend?
Oh what beautiful earrings! I love the Ikea wall unit. It displays your collection beautifully.
I love the clean look of the wall unit! I usually don't like collections because I hate cluttered spaces, but that looks great 😀
The earrings are beautiful, and your McCoy collection is looking fantastic. It's been growing lately. Isn't that the second one you've added recently?
Hi Dana! Thanks! And yes, I found one last Saturday too. I figured I had to pounce on this one because the antique show I went to had vendors from different cities and towns. I had to act fast.
The collection looks great! I love it! great use for that storage space! But most of all I love the earrings! I promised myself I'd get a pair of pearl studs these days. Years, better said! These look perfect!Our weekend wasn't all that happy since we're all down with a nasty flu virus the kids got home from school. But it's all looking better now and we hope it'll be history by Thursday.