white after labor day?

yes

of course,

absolutely!

I do so  love *white* vintage clothing

soft, lacey, 

feminine

a bit of my collection

plus a few  favorite cabinet cards

I just love vintage clothing, don't you?

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

and the whites have it...

your  votes are in

white: 50

beige: 5

other: 2

darn, 

I should have done one of those little polls on the sidebar; 

I've always wanted to

on datenight

we took one last spin

in the old neighborhood

to search for a color

we do know how to have a good time, don't we?

this was my favorite in the beige/tan colors

but nothing to get too excited about

we spotted this pretty little lady 

turret heaven

and I found this image on pinterest 

Yes, I've been dabbling a bit,  on pinterest

(just what i need is another place to get lost out there)

(my friend Becky's house that I just adore)

and this one on Facebook 

(thanks, Debbie)

yes, these make my heart skip a beat

so, white it shall be

 here we are as of 

Saturday A.M.

come on, hurry, isn't it ready, yet (kindof like are we there yet?)

paint already, will you...there can't be more loose paint, 

can there?

I don't sound like an impatient kid, do I?

and...Saturday afternoon

this is just primer

our trial run to see what we think

we are now discussing minute amounts of colorant

to get just the right shade of white

oh, brother.c.r.a.z.y.

come on back later in the week

I am working on a post showing the progress and story of our gal

and 

you just have to see what else is new here...


linking here:

links on sidebar

so whatdoya think?

 Guess what we're starting this weekend? 

Painting.

Are  you surprised ?
My lady is getting a face-lift.

It is time for the painters to paint their own home.

(you know, kinda like the cobbler's children having no shoes)

She has been green for 10 years 

and  the house we lived in before was green,  too.

I am ready for something new.

simple, fresh, and pretty

I  want to love it

and not choose anything too trendy.
Nor too sub-division-ey.

I want to fit her style. 

 We have narrowed it down to

 white 
or 
tan/beige

I have always been a painted lady kind of girl

so the thought of me doing 
white, 
just white 
is definitely going out of my box.
I want to accent her lines and architecture
but 
there will be no more stripes and other such busy-ness


Are her  textures enough to add interest? 

white  says vintage farmhouse 
and
that is where my style is going

this one is my favorite
I'm leaning towards the white,
can you tell?

a little photo-editing

to see what it might look like

 white (almost)

beige

so what do ya think?

linking to white wednesday...

Happy 4th if I don't talk to you again.

tug-of-war...

 It has been a tug-of-war of sorts

should I or shouldn't I?

To sale or not to sale?

my barn sale

that's what I'm talkin' about

This is my fourth year of doing them.

to describe them in 1 word

incredible

incredible sales

incredible customers

and 

incredible WORK

paint, paint, paint

cause i 

gotta have  inventory

empty the barn for the vendors

empty the shop for my display

that means put everything in the driveway 

sort it, price it, display  it

then at 5:00 on the friday of the sale

if it's  not done

STASH IT!

(i'm never ready)

somewhere. anywhere. i don't care where.

 there's the inside of the house

total disaster

Do I sound stressed?

the family tells me that I  stress

a bit lot

and then there's the fear?

can I do it?

can i pull it together in time?

will i have enough cool stuff?

can i live up to my expectations?

we (the 3 of us)

 have talked, thought, talked some more, prayed, talked a lot more and finally reached a decision.

We need to do the sale

to recover financially from the winter of scarce work

but we are setting some goals.

1. commit it to the Lord

    all for Him... proverbs 3:5

2. play nice because nice matters.

3. adjust my expectations

    if you've been here long you know I have a thing for presentation

      apparently, it makes me cranky

4. sacrifice quantity but not quality

5. keep talking to each other

6. stop painting by the sunday before the sale

      I've said this before...let's do it this year

7. start pricing early

      like now

8. have fun

 These are all photos of my stuff from past sales

and  these below are  from my other vendors.

*all of this has been sold*

I am finally excited and ready to get started 

Miss Gracies and Friends

vintage barn sale

spring

twenty eleven

june 17 and 18

~Let the fun begin~