Out of Commission

This was my view on December 26, 2011. I was admitted to the hospital and scheduled for gallbladder surgery on the next day. I spent most of the week after Christmas in the hospital. I'm almost three weeks post-op and so far have been doing well. I won't go into how I had been having these attacks for years and was repeatedly told it wasn't my gallbladder--even as recent as a month ago when I had to go to the emergency room for the same symptoms. My surgeon told me that the pathology report showed that I my gallbladder had gangrenous changes. Yuck! Sorry if this is TMI -- so let me move on !

Since I was recuperating from surgery I could not work on my booths after Christmas. I had Christmas items in both booths until this past weekend. But I'm happy to report that both booths have been redone and are fully stocked. That is such a good feeling. Sales wise I had a good month at both malls but one was incredible! I love Christmas time!

Below are some pictures of my space at Queen's Attic.

I did my space at Cotton City yesterday. I will be sharing those pictures soon!

Cotton City Christmas

I don't believe I ever got around to posting my Cotton City Christmas pictures. So, for right now, I think We Need A Little Christmas.

Visions of Sugar Plums . . .

For the most part my Christmas decorating is done! After seeing a similar idea on Pinterest, (my new favorite website), I wanted to try to decorate my dining room chandelier. I have a gingerbread themed tree on my buffet so the candy ornaments match perfectly! I keep thinking visions of Sugar Plums . . .



On a recent trip to an out of town thrift store I ran across this cute little number. Remember puffy paint and fabric appliques? Tacky Christmas craft at its finest! I can see someone winning an ugly Christmas sweater contest with this sweatshirt.



Cute little kitsch Christmas ornaments hot glued on the applique and then trimmed in puffy paint. Notice how one of the little ornaments has come off of the shirt and only the glue blob remains. Nice.

Christmas at Queen's Attic

I'm still having major mobile blogging issues...hence the postage stamp size pictures and their random order. Ugh!

I snapped these pictures after my Christmas re-do. Several nice offerings including a nativity blow mold set with angels! And a baker's rack decked out in Silver and Gold..... Silver and gold...silver and gold. Don't hate me if that song gets in your head! I'm still trying to work out my issues and hope to have them resolved soon!

Just a Few Tidbits

I apologize for my blog post earlier this week. My photos were all out of whack! I think they're fixed now. Let's just say that I've not been having the best of luck with my mobile blogging apps. It probably has something to do with the new iPhone update that I haven't done yet....

I left off one of my finds from last week....a nice, wrought iron baker's rack for $12.00. Should be able to flip for a nice profit. Does flip apply to non real-estate transactions? :)

For all my fellow boothers out there, if you're like me and constantly need plate holders for display, check out this neat idea. It's a fork turned into a plate holder. It was pretty sturdy and a good way to have cheap plate or book stands.

I need more shelf space at my second antique booth. So my dear husband is building this out of the last of my Restore doors. This little shelf measures 21" wide by 12" deep and I can't remember how high. It should hold lots of goodies! I just need to decide on the color to paint it.

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Another Wonderful Day in the Life of a Junker

Today was a wonderful day! Weather wise, purchase wise, every wise! I was on the road before sunrise:

I found tons of great stuff at great prices and filled my car! A true sign of success to a hard core junker-- a full car!

Today is a big football day in L.A. Alabama plays LSU in what some are calling the game of the century. Well, I don't know about that-- but it should be very interesting.

Yes, I wore my houndstooth scarf today! Roll Tide. And yes, I had Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Yum.

I had to run in the library, ok , I walked. I saw this cute quilted bookshelf wall hanging and just had to snap a picture of it. It is a quilt designed to look like a bookshelf! Very clever and another great quilt scrap project!

Now i have to empty my car and sort my goodies. Or I could take a nap. (Smile).