Rusty Treasures

I love rust.

Anyone who knows me will tell you that.

Right now I am collecting for some art pieces.

Cannot wait to show you.

Here are some rusty pieces gathered and cleaned, well sort of. =)

  love all these too.

  'uncleaned' rust. =)

not rusty, but perfect patina.

 and finally, love the rust on this bread box.

and a bit of tarnished gray and rust on the old egg scale too.

Thanks for taking a look.

one rusty project coming up next. =)

be blessed

Barb

PS this stuff all rusted naturally, but look on side bar for tutorial on rusting metal too.

Loving What I Do

  New display in the fireplace.....

OK, ya gotta love a job where you get to shop all the time,

make cute displays, work with family, meet tons of nice people,

 learn about old things, and give them a new life.

Perfect job. Right?

  Even tho' there are always wrinkles to iron out,  with the help of my sweet fella,

my granddaughter, and my Mom, we manage to muddle thru it all.

  I gather, my husband picks up big loot, my Mom helps clean all the 'stuff',

 (and does lots of other 'jobs'),

 and my granddaughter watches the store for me when I cannot.

 (and helps keep the place clean). =)

We are a team...we work well together, and the work is fun,

 because we are doing it together.

I am blessed, to have the store, to hang out with family,

 and to meet other people when they come in.

Sometimes they come to shop, other times just to visit, or get a hug.

It is a wonderful little world, and I am grateful

 to the Lord for each day I get to enjoy it.

blessings

Barb

Angel Wings

Angel wings for "Tommie". =)

let me know if you like these.

top one light cream color, bottom white.

thanks!

back of wings.

thanks all for visiting.

see me on FB.

Valentine Fun For You

 Bits of this and that,

red, white and black.....

to give you simple ideas for making a Valentine display.

  sweet red buttons on black paper brought in by one of my vendors.

 shiny treasures, ironstone, and red anythings

bright and cheery.

 lanterns and sachets...

 and books from the good ol' days....

a heart full of love....

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and hugs and kissed for you.

Have a wonderful day all.

blessings

barb
Visit me on FB too.

Time for aNew Year - 2015 Here we come!

 

Here is hoping your 2015 is filled with family, love, peace, and joy.

God Bless you all, and thank you, for being part of my family here.

Blessings

Barb

Hello my blogger friends.

I just wanted to mention again, that most of my time is now spent on FB.

And, I have a pinterest page under Barb Simmons.

Hope you can take time to visit me there.

Have a blessed day
barb

Simply Shabby Christmas

Setting up and getting started!!

 fun fills the air, and cute design ideas all around.

bit of fluff...

  

new signs

 

Starts tomorrow, Nov 13th

Thurs 6-8 PM

Fri/Sat 11-6

Blessings all

Barb