White Wednesday

This wonderful metal piece followed me home after a very short trip
to the local Salvation army...

Rusty and weathered to perfection...

Lovely details....

Perfect for my wall...

Very hard to resist, I must admit!
But I'm not keeping it because...

I'm moving in a year, and stuff needs to go out of this house, not in!

But it looked so nice that I thought:
I could at least enjoy it for a few minutes,
take some pictures,
share it with my White Wednesday Gals
and later, like a good girl, put it back in the truck
and drive it to Country Roads...

It wasn't easy,
but I did it!

"There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable"
~Mark Twain~

Now...isn't that the true, Mark!

UPDATE:
SOLD!

It's about time...

We bought these two German metal mugs about 10 years ago...
We can still remember the sweet German lady that sold them to us at a San Clemente garage sale.

We always thought they were soooo cute...
obviously we are the only ones that see their cute side because they never sold!!!

Yep, 10 years later, they are still here....

Rita, a fellow dealer, once told us:
"Everything sells if you live long enough"
Let us add that Rita turned 80 a few years back...

We don't have Rita's patience...

...if they don't sell now after this quick makeover,
we are going to start thinking that they are meant to stay.

Will Rita be right or will we have new desk accessories??

Update:
Since writing this post, last Thursday, the mugs have SOLD!
Was it the number makeover that helped, or was it their "time to go"?...
We will never know!


"Patience is also a form of action"
~Auguste Rodin~

About busy life...

Life has kept us away from the computer for a few days....
Soccer tournaments to attend and win....High School finals to study for....
a Graduation party to organize...Father's Day gifts to be purchased and since the weather has been much better, even an occasional drive to the beach to pick up our girls and a little gardening have been necessary.

Today we are back in the store and decided to share with you some pretties that just came in, with the hopes of getting you "nest" inspired...

...to help you dream of fun summer days ...

...spent out in the porch or the backyard...


...to think of refreshing lemonade with friends...


But most of all to remind ourselves that:

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time"
~John Lubbock~

Eye Candy Thursday...

Think left

and think right

and think low

and think high.

Oh, the things

you can think up

if only you try!

~Dr. Seuss~
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

Doing what we love to do....

Since our Dealers started working at the store and Clara and I don't have to be there every day, things have changed. Not only we have a lot more time for family, antiquing and creating, but also, the days that we now spend at the store became a real treat!
Clara and I usually do the big re-arrangements: we move the big furniture around, we hang chandeliers, re-do the windows and the walls... and we get to shop our own store because the girls bring wonderful merchandise constantly!
As we walked the store today and Clara showed me all the new stuff that came in, I remembered something that Shell from Tales from the Raspberry Rabbits, wrote on her blog:

We might be recessed but we are definitely not depressed!!

Look at all these pretty vignettes and you'll see what I mean....

Of course, during our working days, we also get to chat with our great customers and they always confirm us that we are on the right path.... They come to our store looking for fresh, inexpensive ways to spruce up their home, they look for vintage, unique, recycled merchandise that makes them feel good without breaking the bank....

We sure have that...

They are also looking for handmade, one of the kind items to keep or to give away....

And they decided that on these "recessed" days they are looking to spend their hard earned money in little stores, helping us and many people like us do what we do best...recycle, re-use, and beautify each home one vintage piece at the time!



So, thank you to all our faithful customers for keep coming back, thank you for all your support, we REALLY appreciate it!... thank you to all of you, the vintage-cottage-shabby-antique lovers for supporting your own local Dealer!!...
Oh, one more thing: don't forget to visit Shell's blog and her adorable rabbits and tell them that the girls from Nice & Easy sent you!

No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.
~H.E. Luccock~