Goodwill Hunting

I don't have to remind all of you that I'm a thrift store junkie.

My all time favorite store to shop in is the Goodwill outlet-

I'm always on the hunt for cool display items for my fair booth.
That day was no different-

the minute I walked in my eyes shot towards this-

LOVE was in the air!

These shutters-

forget to take a picture before I went to

 town with my spray paint-

And this storage bin-

Birdhouses galore!

I was in my glory!!

The shelf was cute and I loved the black and white trim but not the rest-

 If I was a patient crafter, I would have hand painted it and
attempted to 

keep the checkerboard border in tact- but alas, I'm not-

So, I wiped it down with a lick and a promise and sprayed myself silly with glee!

Isn't that the cutest display shelf for Bless My Nest Shop?

Don't all start cheering!

The shutters were yucky, covered in dirt and webs-

Wiped down and sprayed,

I think they will make an adorable display for my earrings.

Can't wait to show you the earring display cards I 

found on Etsy- adorable!!

This birdhouse step storage got one coat of white paint-

I haven't decided but probably this will also become turquoise and

I have to decide how and what I'll display on it-

Great for storage and the wicker sleigh will be a great display at the Holiday Fairs!

Craft supplies galore-

Fabulous tulle items to use for decorative pumpkins and witch hats!

                                           

Even new gift bags-lol

Iron pumpkins!

Some pretty decent finds for a quick run through

 my "fave" store in town-

Until next Goodwill hunting,

Take care, gotta fly-

Claire

Craft Fair Set Up

So, I'm about to step out into a world quite unknown to me-

A vendor at outdoor craft fairs-

You know the kind- the big white tents on town greens,

 all decorated with crafts and local artisans-

A bit overwhelming to me- 
but I ordered the big white tent-

Quite the hysterical sight- 
setting it up in my driveway alone-

It's called EZ Up - right?

Wrong- the box said goes up in 10 seconds-HA

 and you can do it yourself- NOT!

If I could have taken a picture of me inside it, I would have!

Not a pretty sight for sure 

but the show must go on as they say,

 so onward I go-

This is the lovely tent upright after my darling daughters

came to my rescue- guess they heard my screams!!

Now, the problem remained- 

how to decorate it- not really a problem- the fun part- 

Tables are borrowed from my sister-

 but I had to pick a color scheme- 

I looked out back and noticed 

my pup's cottage I painted a few years back- 

Turquoise and it really popped- so, yep, I went with turquoise-

Goodwill was my go to boutique for displays-

Last year, I found this "ladder", 

more like a display shelf and I

painted it red, white and blue for my 

Patriotic front steps-

 you can see it here-

So, turquoise it became-

An old step ladder from my garage-

A dirty green metal tray looks brand new

 with a shot of turquoise

These plastic orbs look kind of cool sprayed turquoise-

They will hang from the top of the tent, just to add color above-

A white stool pops in color!

White drop cloths will cover the tables 

and Job Lot had turquoise

 and white check table cloths for $4

 so they will go over the white cloth.

The tables will look something like this-

Now to figure out a display for my wreaths-

guess I'm heading back to my fave outlet!

So, wish me luck- the set up part, that is-lol-

hopefully the EZ Up Tent will be easy

and the show goes on!

Take care, gotta fly-

Claire