Flea Market Favorites...

 Hey Guys! Well, we recently went over to our booth to assess things and get organized and every time we go we take a walk through. Flea Markets are so much fun! Yes, there can be lots of junk found but there can also be great treasures found. We found a few on our recent trip that we would like to share with you all. We decided to start a regular post on our favorite finds at flea markets, goodwills, thrift stores, antique shops, and consignment stores out here in the wild west whenever we are out and on the hunt.

We hope you are all having a wonderful day and maybe  upcycling some goodies or crafting up a storm. Take a minute and come check out some cool  flea market favorites this week....

Check out this beautiful wall hanging. We are not sure who it was done by but it's located at Bart's Flea Market in Laramie,Wyoming in booth #4.

                                                                The Cowboy Girls

 We just fell in love! It's like a scrapbook but turned into a beautiful, vintage, western  wall hanging. It tells a story in such a unique way! We thought what a great concept. How awesome would it be to make something like this full of childhood memoires for your children to keep? Instead of a scrapbook a beautiful wall hanging?

 Vintage cowgirl photos, brooches, paper, stitching, buttons, fabric, burnt pieces of cardboard maybe? So much thought and creativity went into this. It has cute little quotes said by strong women of the cowboy days throughout.

"I ain't afraid to wear a dress, I ain't afraid to wear britches. I ain't afraid of nothin." Martha

 "Sometimes I hold a gun and sometimes I hold a man. Either way it's dangerous" quote

 AhhhhhhhMAZING! "When I need money I rob a train. Heck...the boys do it all the time." Pearl. The quote on the wall hanging.

"I thought about being a lady and then they told me I couldn't curse" quote from wall hanging.

We just loved everything about this. It's seems to tell a story about the strong women in the days of cowboys and Indians and yet done in such a feminine way. We are a fan!

Here's another cute little idea from the same booth. My 9 year old daughter loves making these fabric yoyos. In fact she whips them up like there's no tomorrow. We haven't figured out what to do with them, but we saw this and thought what a cute idea. Another great find at booth #4 at Barts Flea Market in Laramie, Wyoming.

 A cute little turtle of yoyos. Would love to have a ladybug or bumblebee one.

Lastly...We have eyeballed this beauty since spring. It's an old garden tools machine of some sort. It was in the back and we are unsure of who to give credit to for this quirky find but we appreciate it and all it's glory. We thought it would be so cute in the front yard of a beautiful landscaped house that had some room to spare. The design of it, the color, the lines are all so neat. It instantly takes you back in time. Another one We LOVE!

Well I hope you enjoyed these awesome flea market finds which are all  located at Barts Flea Market in Laramie, Wyoming. Check them out if you can.

Until Next Time,

A Vintage Seed Packet inspired Mirror.

Hey Guys! Check out this ugly mirror we found at the Goodwill for 5 bucks. We found inspiration from vintage seed packets and turned it from a horrid brown to  Vintage Chic. It would be adorable to hang in your garden area to hold seed packets, a little girls room for cute decoration, or even your kitchen or living room to hold your keys and sunglasses next to your door! The possibilities are endless with this adorable upcycle. Check it out below..

Sneak Peek...

 

 

 

The Inspiration...

 

The Process...

we just primed it, slapped on some white paint, painted the flowers with left over candy apple red paint we had laying around, painted the stems and leaves with a green craft paint, added some touches of details, stained over parts of it to antique it and roughed it up for that Vintage chic look. We're in love with!

Now...Vintage Chic

 Hope you enjoyed this little fun and easy DIY inspired by old vintage seed packets and maybe given you a little inspiration to try a DIY of your own.

Until Next Time...
                                                              

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http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2013/06/inspire-me-linky-party-15/
http://staceyembracingchange.com/2013/06/13/creative-inspirations-linky-party-42/

 

 

 

 

Beach Cottage Inspired Upcycle

Hey guys! It's me Kimberly again. Thought I'd share the newest piece for the Prairie Sisters booth. It's a side table from the Goodwill. All wood, dovetailed, granite ( I think?) on top, and in perfect condition. The price...$15. Yes, I know right???? Such a score. I went to Lowes picked up a color I've been lusting after and spent the entire day working on it. I'm so pleased at how it turned out. If my house was done in this beautiful color I'd probably keep it but......this beauty is going in the booth. It reminds me of  something you'd find at a lovely little beach cottage. I was there, on the sand, with my cute little white knitted sweater reading the latest romance novel as I painted this (in my head of course.) : )

Here's the breakdown............

Sneak Peak...

The before...Great bones, just horribly ugly.

 

The Process.... Sandpaper, Valspar paint in Woodlawn Valley Haze in Satin. By far my favorite color I've used. I took apart the drawer pulls and added some new ones, gutted it all, cleaned it up and sanded it down. I then primed it and painted every inch. I mean top, bottoms, sides, insides, sides you'll probably never see in your life if you purchase it, but I painted it. Oh yes, yes I did. Why? I got a little excited.

 

Oops...I started the entire process out on the driveway ( I promise honey) until it started to rain, so I pulled it inside the garage where my husband stores his precious babies. I hope he does not see that this happened.... next to his car. LOL.

 The color...Valspar, Woodlawn Valley Haze in Satin. Far right.

 Before I sanded it. I had to give it some warmth and lived life look. ; )

 

7 hours and a back ache later this beauty showed up with her glass slippers and all.

 

The Details...

 

Cinderella...Yes, I named her. I just so happened to be her Fairy Godmother for the day.

 

I almost burlapped the top of this but I decided that the (what I think is granite?) was to pretty to cover and it went beautifully with the color I used for the table.

 

Is that granite? I don't know but it sure looks pretty and it weighs a ton.

 

 

Do I have to sell this???? I don't want to but I have no place for it.

 

 

I sure am going to shed some tears when this one sells. : ( This is my proudest piece. I'm just so in love with this color and the way the details on the wood came out after sanding it that I can't help but want to keep it. Look for it soon at the PSB booth.

Hope this inspires you all to give a little love to those ugly pieces.

Until Next Time...........

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http://www.lambertslately.com/2013/05/create-it-thursday-1.html
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Flea Market Booth

Well it's May! Hopefully this hot weather will finally show itself here in the Wild West. The Prairie Sisters have been working hard to get the booth up an running. We have finally got it pretty full and still have more to add.

We will be adding a Kollege Korner. Kristy from Prairie Sisters came up with the idea, which is fabulous since the Flea Market is located in Laramie where the University of Wyoming is located and we get tons of college kids all year round. So....If you are around the Laramie area and are attending college at UW go check out our Kollege Korner  at Barts Flea Market inside the adorable Prairie Sisters Boutique. It will be coming soon. Until then, check out what we've accomplished so far. You can go back to one of our earlier posts http://prairiesistersboutique.blogspot.com/2013/04/our-journeypart-1.html and check out what we started with.

 

 

The shelves that took FOREVER to paint but boy do they look much better white and filled with some auction finds.

 

Two upcycled side tables painted and stenciled. So cute!

The Blush colored wall hanging piece is made from old ugly shutters that were purchased from Habitat for Humanity. The Paris hanging piece was upcycled from an old scrap of wood.

 Our little garden inspired corner...

Our sign...Mad from old pieces of barn wood. Painted, crackled, stenciled and turned into an adorable sign. We can custom make one for you too.....Just ask. ; )

Come and check out BARTS Flea Market. It's HUGE and has some great finds.

So there it is. Great progress in the first month we've had it. We can not wait until the weather gets warm. So many more projects to work on, opportunity and shoppers that come out in warm weather. ; )

Until Next Time...........
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