let the soldering commence...

(waiting for jump rings)

just a quick sneak peek at some of the new 

soldered pendants for this weekends show...

4th Annual Recycled Art Market

held at 

City High/Middle School

1400 Fuller Ave NE

Grand Rapids, MI.

I am so excited about this show,

at least 50% of your artwork must be recycled.

love that.

I think that the upcoming election must be having

a subconscious effect on my artistic choices...

as I picked through a bag of vintage stamps my love of 

our country and history took over and I chose

the presidents over flowers.

I also added the Statue of Liberty, and some historical landmarks 

along with crystals, old marbles, beach glass

and a truly wonderful wooden pink yardstick

that was broken, now is found...

as soldered charms.

Lots more to do,

much creative brainstorming going on over here!

My east coast babes are well,

and for that I am eternally thankful.

My babes at home are down with

the flu and on good advice

we are going to be getting some grape juice today,

Thanks Z!

So no trick or treating pics to show,

we stayed in and watched movies.

O.k... back to work 

Thanks for stopping by, 

I always enjoy your company!

love,

Theresa 

xoxoxooxo

linking to:

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Thanks for the party Debra!

the effect company has on me... and my home

Sweeping, mopping, dusting, rearranging, cutting the last of the peonies,

fluffing, and fluffing some more...

is this what having company does for you?

I really need to have company more often and then maybe my house would

stay reasonably clean!

... not 'pop in' company, although they are my favorite kind of company,

but they unfortunately don't reap the benefits of my crazy

cleaning and fluffing!

They just take me as I am, and as the house is

and I am thankful that they want to knock on my door again and again!

My 'pop in' company are my friends that know they will

probably walk into scraps of paper strewn everywhere, the smell of 

a hot soldering iron, next to a sewing machine and piles of fabric, 

and a sink full of dishes,

and yet they still come over.

Thank you!

p.s. the door is always open ;)

They don't see the house as you see it,

photo ready.

(which by the way, please excuse the blurriness of these

latest photos, the light wasn't the greatest and my camera

is temperamental to it)

I couldn't retake them because, as you may have guessed

this room did not stay like this for very long.

Between the kids and the cat, the next morning

as I headed out to work, I walked through, shook my head and 

then closed my eyes.

I'm glad that I got pics of the peonies in the old crate and blue jars

 while I could because Oliver thought that I provided him with a new toy

 and had them shredded by the next day.

Good thing I love the booger.

p.s. that goes for the kids too!

Today I have it back in order, (mostly)

except for those pesky dishes and the never ending laundry...

wanna stop by for a visit?

If you call first, who knows what kind of projects I could get done just for you!!!

(sometimes I get crazy enough to break out the spray paint too!)

Happy Monday!

love,

Theresa

xoxoxo

linking to:

White Wednesday

Primp your Stuff Wednesday

etsy love x 2



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feeling the love...

Our Sunday looks to be sunshiny,

I hope yours is too!

love,

Theresa xoxo

 

Thank you so much ~

 LOOK ON MY TREASURES

&

PERU LILY CRAFTS



for the love of old...

 falalalala

 How cute would you be as a cheerleader for halloween :)

date night?

  I'm thinking that these would look great on your porch filled with a fall mum...

these panels would make a fabulous bag or pillows!

 we had a few raindrops today, how about you?

these boots were made for walkin...


You thought I was talking about my age didn't you?

soon to be listed at

The Old White House


just as soon as I get home from work, make dinner, make lunches,
 check homework, read a story and tuck people in.
you know, in my spare time!

Can I get an AMEN from the mom's out there?

love,
Theresa xoxo

linking up to:

Vintage Inspiration Friday

whew! new listings...

 I made it a mission of mine to get my etsy up to 75 items this weekend and by golly I did it!

Here are a few of the newest listings in

The Old White House

 first up...

an anthro inspired necklace with a piece of vintage crocheted cotton doily that I have stiffened so that it will hold its shap under the rosette and also so that it would be able to be hung from jump rings and hold a soldered pendant that will be personalized for the buyer.

 here's another version...

 some new soldered pendants...

(front)

(back)

(front)

barkcloth encased in glass...
(all of the backs are the leaf pattern)



(back)

vintage embroidered granny hanky encased in glass.

plus some vintage finds....

instant collection of wind up clocks.

the cutest little wooden folding chair ~ petite childs chair, soooo cute!

O.k. I gotta go now, my family thinks I am permanently attached to the computer now so I have to prove them wrong!  I just wanted to share what I have been up to lately!

Thanks for stopping by,

I'll be back soon with even more goodies to show you!

love,

Theresa xoxo