La Princesse' Dress Up Trunk.....

Owning a retail shoppe this time of the year is busy enough,

but then take on the job of making the things your

family wants for Christmas....well, it's down to the last minute.

I wanted a dress up trunk for my sweet baby girl, Tatsey.

I started with an old army trunk,

Painted it white and distressed it a bit....

Taped off the pink stripes...

Because she is all girl, for sure.

I painted the open areas with the palest of pinks to match her room...

This made for a soft contrast....

Much softer than the picture depicts.

 And added her princess crown.....

Because after all, she is you know :)

And such a precious one at that....

This week I'm joining with Honey 2805

Debra at Common Ground

Feather your Nest Friday,

and of course....

Beverly's Pink Saturday.

Merry, Merry Christmas, Ya'll

I've Got a New Picker.....

I have a new picker that is bringing me one after another of these

Precious little wooden doll chests and dressers in all different sizes and styles. 

This little black one had bright red rose cheesy decals between ugly knobs.

I was able to remove the decals keeping the original paint, and

Replaced the knobs with some fantastic brown and black porcelain door knobs.

The scale is completely different, which really makes the piece unique and special.... 

The piece sold right away at my recent holiday open house,

With two other customers calling back to see if I could find one for them...

Goes to show you, the best time to buy an antique is

When you see it :) 

The little white doll dresser was painted white and distressed.

Wouldn't it make a precious jewelry box!

In between the birth of my new grandson, keeping up with Tatsey,

the Shoppe, and life in general,  my time is not my own....

 But it's always good.....

Happy Holidays,

I've missed you.