Wren's Nest

Something old

It's Rust week at Shades of Inspiration

I love old (or new) rusty things. So here's a little mosaic of my rust pictures -

 

We have an old weathervane, a rusty bistro chair, a rusty cross, a beautiful rusty Paris lock from Joy at The Hope Jar, a chubby birdie that sits on a shelf in my studio and a rusty pedestal that's holding some pincushions.

Lots of pre-back to school stuff this week - they go back a week from Wed- it's all coming really fast. My girl starts middle school this year (yikes!) - at least her big brother is there too and so I only have one left in elementary (at least he has 3 more years there). So strange - and I'm more than a little nervous for her. Times they are a'changin'...

Mirror Love

I love, love, love this mirror!! We got it from Wisteria - a bit of a splurge, but we needed to fill the big ol' space between the tv armoire and the really high ceiling. I love this style of mirror and now am seeing it everywhere. Here is a picture from the catalog:

Here it is in my house

and here's a close up of one of the little flowers on the sides - one of the little details that I love about it. It's really heavy and made of old recycled wool - so pretty and REALLY hard to hang!

 

Have a great weekend - we're off to Bear Valley for a little break!

Alameda

FINALLY I made it back to the Alameda Antiques Faire last Sunday. It's been a long time...so much fun! I think summer is a great time with more vendors and great weather. Got some great things and could have bought more, but I forgot my measuring tape and so I didn't buy this very cool chandelier (hopefully they'll be there next time...) and my friend and I found these amazing chairs and were all ready to make a deal on the pair (which we would split), but the lady was so annoying - she just wanted to sit and talk with her friend (on a couch she had for sale mind you) and had no interest in us at all. Anyway - now I do regret not buying them, I guess sometimes you have to put personality aside to get what you want!

So here is what I DID  buy -
Cool painted vintage tin ceiling tiles from a booth that had tons of them (and really nice people) - they're perfect for a spot in my family room. Where I hung them one on top of the other - great colors!

This beautiful old rosary from Italy - I love these old wood giant bead rosaries - I hung it over the bird cage I got a while back and it's way up on top of a desk/bookshelf unit we have in the family room. (You can never have too many giant wood rosaries, right?)

And last, but not least, this French linen grain sack - it's huge (20x44) and I think I'll make a big pillow or two pillows out of it. There were so many beautiful linens, but I was good and just bought this one.

 

All in all I'm happy with my finds and can't wait until September!!