Faux...fire...

 We're starting to get some really cold temps
 here in Iowa, but I'm gonna make it a whole
lot warmer...I made me a quicky fireplace...

 I had this really cool buffet mantel I thought
would be a great fireplace surround...
I also had two leaves from an old table in storage...
so I just stuck them behind the mantel, then
washed them with a tan paint wash to match the mantel.

 I'll be looking for a pair of corbels to attach to
the mantel to connect the buffet top to the table leaves.
I also had this old wood stove out in my shop
that I've been wanting to turn into a candle stand...

Putting three candles inside puts out quite
a bit of heat out of the flew hole,
plus gives that glow of a fire that we all love
in the winter...using repurposed junk and
a bit of ingenuity, I got me some ambiance...

Well...here we go again...

Phase one...
My friend Lorie has opened a new shop
in Davenport, Ia.
an historic, newly renovated building
right in the downtown, where multimillion dollar
renovations are being fulfilled.

Of course I'll have a presence there,
with soaps and candles(made by my daughter)
and of course...FURNITURE!

 Fun displays...

 oak and pine...

 YUMMM...

 primitives...

 stuff...

 and more stuff...

Now open...come one, come all...check out
Company 38 Antiques on Facebook...K

STAY TUNED FOR PHASE TWO...

Autumn...

 Out my kitchen window...
brrrrr, it's cold today!

 No summer colors,
only the shades of grey...

 Some new growth after the drought,
but a hard freeze will end the struggle.

 The scent of lavender lingers still...

 A last load of grooming towels,
not too many days left for laundry on the line.

Tattered and worn, the signs of summer
and my country...gone, America...

What am I doing in my world...

Still painting furniture for the store...

 Still making yummy soap...

 Enjoying Autumn at my lil' pink shack...

 Still pissed off at the aerial spraying
of the fields across from my house,
it's killing my trees...

 Creating settings at the store...
check us out on Facebook,
Candle Shed effect...

 Did I mention painting stuff...

 Still watching Scratchy just be a terrier...

And photographing chemtrails in Iowa...
DISGUSTING...
it's a very busy life
and I love it!!!

Sharon Richardson Wilson on Facebook,
it's how I roll...

Transformers...

Finished product...
take a Good Will find,
paint it gold,
then paint it white,
wipe it off (distress)
then add brown wash,
paint inside black,
add love.......

It's cheesy origins...and a vision!

Of the Earth...open house...SISTER'S GARDEN

 You guessed it, Autumn open house
again at Sister's Garden and Bloom...

 Punkins and punkins and mums...

 Awesome furniture finds...DROOLING...

 Always the bestest settings...

 Fun, fun, fun stuff...and of the Earth...

 HUGE cabbages from the Amish gardens...

 Great settings everywhere...

 HUGE, AWESOME hanging lamp...

 Lots n lots of new Hot Hunk scents...

And as always, a new setting of soaps...
the smells of Autumn...

Soaps n soaps n soaps...
visit us soon for the open house,
OF THE EARTH...we love it!

Whatsa girl to do...

The fun thing about having a shop
is the constant moving of stuff around.
If something has been in the shop for too long,
I either take it to another location
or I bring it home...
I'm speaking of the old buffet topper
and the oak chest.
WTH...
But I never worry about it,
I just fit it in until it's time to move it out
or paint it, but some pieces I
just haven't the heart to paint.
These both have been stripped and
no finish applied...raw wood,
I especially love that in my home!
AND I can always use another surface
to set more crap on...
to put it bluntly..............
it sucks to be me...lol!

Pimping my pull...

The newly painted 'loo',
ya gotta love it and
phase one...
interior totally painted white,
but I have more work up my sleeve...
old hippie spread cut up for curtains on
windows and the loo, hung from
plain ol' wire...

 Love my Native American rug on the floor
and a small desk to hold books, paper etc...

 The galley is painted and cleaned,
not that I'll be using the stove and sink,
but at least it's a start...

And the cute lil' dining area,
need to make some covers for the cushions
and blue ticking for curtains and
spare sofa pillows.
Gotta get the wiring checked out,
then I'm ready to role into
THE GREAT UNKNOWN!

My 'PULL'...

 I know y'all are diein' to own one of these gems,
well I finally do...and now comes 
the fun part...decorating it...

 Throwing away the old cushion covers
then trying to decide what fabric to replace
it with...leopard maybe...

 The galley really needs some TLC,
but fortunately in my kinda work, 'distressed'
gives new meaning to 'restoring'...

 Bought these great, old Chinese lanterns today,
can you guess where I'm going with it...
the walls will be white with a rustic wash
over them...Scratchy makes herself at home!

 the 'loo'...walls white and I think
a vintage chair over the top with a hole
in the seat for a more comfortable, relaxed
feeling...it's all about the comfort...right!

 The spare bedroom, yeah right...
you get me up there and you might not
get me down...looks like great storage huh!
It's over the kitchen table.

Yup, it's my baby and I'mma gonna have me some fun...