~I AM TORN ~ WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO?~

~WHICH PICTURES DO I KEEP? WHICH PICTURES DO I SELL?~

~You have to click on these to see the details in the bigger picture~ ~I am so torn, I love all of these and I can't keep them all....I have no idea which ones to keep and which ones to sell?~
PINK GERANIUMS, HAND PAINTED OIL on CANVAS and it's HUGE!!!! (my camera keeps making them look red but they aren't they are the prettiest pink, just like the real ones)
~This one is a YARD-LONG and going to get a coat of cream colored paint around the frame, as you know me, I do not like natural wood anything! The details are AMAZING....right down to the staircase in the background~

~I CAN'T TELL WHO SIGNED THIS or WHAT THE NAME OF THE PRINT IS AS IT IS COVERED UP BY THE DOUBLE MATTING~

~VERY VERY VICTORIAN and EVEN MORE SO ONCE I GET MY PAINT BRUSH ON IT~

~OKAY, I have to admit.....THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE because it is the OLDEST and it's BREATHTAKING, to say the least!!!! I do believe I have an antique oval frame to fit this one, you know the kind with the convex bubble glass, it's a BIG ONE TOO!!!!~

~YEP, it's an OLD OLD LITHOGRAPH~

~And....Last but not least, this amazing canvas oil painting in an AMAZING ROSES FRAME, yep, I know what you are thinking...PAINT THE FRAME PAINT THE FRAME....I think I might have to~

~But look at those hand painted details on the roses...little hints of baby blue~

So as usual, I am torn....I can't keep everything, and right now, the only one that goes with my house is the Canvas Oil of Pink Geraniums.....UGH!!!! HELP HELP!!!! I hate trying to part with these awesome pieces....TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!!

Hugs and Love, Amy

~SOME NEW BLOGGERS TO VISIT~& I WON~

TATTERED TREASURES by SHAWNA

(She was the one I missed in Rock Rapids, Iowa when Bob and I went on our trip, however I am hoping we can make it there for the August Occasional Sale)

SENTIMENTALLY ME by PATRICE

(So much fun and a giving spirited gal...fabulous stuff too)

GLAMARELLA JUNK by SHERRY

(I met her in Escondido, California when I went to visit Anna...I just won her AWESOME GORGEOUS Flower Necklace, such a talented girl)

OLD GLORY COTTAGE by CAROL

(And there is Carol, LOVE her blog....just the picture on the top sucks you in)

If there is anyone out there that would like to be on my blog list that I have missed....just drop me a line and I would be more than happy to add you!!!!
Have a great weekend....Love and Hugs, Amy

~THE PINK ROOM in the SHOP~

~I'm HAVING SO MUCH FUN with my newly painted "FADED ROSE" furniture that I had to share with you what I got done today in the shop~
~Having a hard time having this wardrobe out on the floor for sale~

~But I sure am having fun redecorating, it's like my VERY OWN PLAYHOUSE~

~Of course I am no where near finished and I'm not sure I like the child size step back cupboard just plain pink....I have to figure something out. Thinking of some of that pink gingham wallpaper on the shelves~

~OOOO and I LOVE WICKER TOO~

~I COULD HAVE MY ENTIRE HOUSE LIKE THIS.....

if I didn't have kids and a hubby...LOL~

~What you see coming around the corner....the door with the long roses drapes goes into my house~

Have a happy rest of the day.....back to playing for me :)

Love and Hugs, Amy

~TODAY I WAS A PAINTING FOOL~

~WHEW!!!! I AM COVERED IN PAINT~ ~I painted this old metal wardrobe PINK called "FADING ROSE" by Behr and it turned out so cute....I'm having a hard time parting with it but it will have to go as I have no room for it. Out to the shop it goes tomorrow~
~The one I didn't get painted today because I am torn as to what color to paint it...PINK? RED? AQUA? WHITE? BLACK? ANY and ALL SUGGESTIONS NEEDED!!!!~
~THIS ONE WAS MY FAVORITE TO PAINT TODAY....A VINTAGE HANDMADE CHILD-SIZE STEP BACK CUPBOARD!!!! It's a great size of over 3 FEET TALL!!!! Once again, painted "FADING ROSE". I had to tear off, scrape and then sand, because someone has glued a piece of linoleum onto the top....what a mess, but I got it done, now I think it just needs one of my vintage Meyercord decals on the door, or maybe some cute pink gingham wallpaper I just bought at an estate sale....ooooo the possibilities.~

~ A cute GARDEN box that needed some PINK "FADED ROSE" PAINT~

~ A CUTIE PA-TOOTIE DESK ORGANIZER BOX, ALSO PAINTED "FADED ROSE" PINK~

~And a DARLING WOODEN STEP STOOL THAT GOT A MAKEOVER IN "FADED ROSE" PINK~

~FOUND THIS BEAUTY IN SHELDON, IOWA on my trip with Bob at the Antique Shop there in town.....IT WAS A MESS to say the least.....I painted the inside "CHERRY RED" from Sherwin Williams and "BABY TOOTH WHITE" also from Sherwin Williams. OH BOY DID THIS ONE TURN OUT AWESOME!!!! I surprised myself on this one because it was almost going to be "FADED ROSE" PINK along with all the others I painted today~ And remember I have this infatuation with PAINT NAMES!!!! LOL....couldn't resist these two.

~THIS ONE IS A KEEPER FOR NOW, and I have been saving TWO of the most adorable vintage shelf papers for something done in red....Now to decide which one I am going to use....one is the sweetest baby kittens and the other is flowers in flower pots. Guess I will try them both and see which one wins.~

~This one only has one coat of "BABY'S TOOTH WHITE" and I will finish it tomorrow in-between customers at the shop. It has 3 shelves that go into also and QUEEN ANNE LEGS~

Can't wait to see how this one turns out.....

I HAD A BLAST, even tho it was 100+ with the heat index outside today. THANK GOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING!!!!

Have a great day tomorrow......

Hugs and Love, Amy

~SOME OLD TREASURES NEW TO THE SHOP~

~I LOVE HOW THIS CORNER TURNED OUT~ ~I AM TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THE WHITES, CREAMS and BLACKS....I FEEL A REDO of my LIVING ROOM COMING ON~
~And LET'S NOT FORGET PRISMS.....I HAVE A WHOLE HAT BOX FULL OF THEM...TIME TO LET THEM GO TO ANOTHER HOME~
~OODLES and OODLES OF LACE....SOOOOO DREAMY...I AM IN LOVE WITH ALL OF IT~

~And NOW I HAVE THIS FASCINATION of VINTAGE UMBRELLAS, THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE~

~CAN'T EVER GET ENOUGH OF THE OLD GORGEOUS MANNEQUINS & DRESS FORMS~

~JEWELS + JEWELS + and MORE JEWELS....Added to BLING BLING RHINESTONES = YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY~

~JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF WITH COLOR!!!!~ ~A DARLING VINTAGE CORNER CUPBOARD RE-PURPOSED by ME, MOM & BOB.....Painted WHITE and added OLD CHICKEN WIRE TO THE DOORS, MOM PAINTED IT FOR ME~

~STORAGE JARS AND BOXES ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITES THINGS~

~SUMMER IS STILL HERE IN IOWA, HEAT INDEX OF 100 to 105 for MOST OF THE WEEK~

~I LOVE these RED LETTERS from SHELDON, IOWA!!!! The ladies I bought them from said they were from a drive-in movie marquee that is no longer around. BOY do I remember the days of the drive-in movies :) And they are just $2.00 each~

~Remember you can click on any of my pictures to see close ups. And as always, everything you see if for sale.~

And now I have 1/4 of my shop EMPTY so I will be adding TONS of Vintage Shabby Decor to that area this week....YIPPY, I LOVE LOVE LOVE PLAYING WITH PINKS, WHITES and AQUAS!!!!~

Have an awesome week....

Love and Hugs, Amy