Wednesday, May 22, 2013

at the barn show

large industrial light fixtures
  
 
vintage bed recovered and painted**now a cool bench
 
silver and gold!!
 
POC!!  hooks
 
dede's beachy furniture
                   
                  

Thursday, May 9, 2013

barn show ready

cute little storage

coffee sack stool
 
coffee sack covered

 painted stool
 

 painted stool
 

 great colors

POC! peacock cabinet 
 
 opens to desk and drawers

 servants bed (1800's) now bench seating

 swivel top side table on wheels

 fun owl papered bar cart

 pair of updated chairs

 striped dresser-beachy!

shelves with tin front and glass door
 
just a few pieces all set to sell-so many more to come......

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

BARN SHOW JUNE 2013

 
the spring/summer barn show will take place june 8, 2013
 
at this time, there are 9-10 vendors:
 
Carol Berger-altered art and mixed media
 
Susan Gilland-one of a kind handmade ceramic tiles and vintage finds
soul garden on facebook
 
Becky Laslie-"Funkology" home decor and women's accessories
 
Jane Swayze-upcycled furniture and home accessories, clothing and jewelry  http://www.etsy.com/shop/UptownParis
 
Kari Wolf-vintage inspired/steampunk jewelry design
kari wolf designs on facebook
 
Jerry and Kathy Maciak-"One of a Kind" recrafted restorations, garden features
 
Marian and Paula-"my little beauties" original hand-crafted jewelry, vintage finds
 
Diane Kaul-hand-crafted home decor
 
me and dede-embellished, reworked furniture, vintage/old knick knacks, home decor, architectural finds
 
a couple more may join the crowd-it's a great bunch of artistic talent in one field-come and check us out!
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, April 25, 2013

projects completed

thought i'd post some pics of the stuff i've been working on for the
upcoming barn show.  i've been keeping very busy sewing, painting,
sawing, sanding, on and on and on... i really love every minute of
it.  oh, and the designing.  sometimes, the designing in my head, 
writing it on paper, figuring out colors, placement takes longer
than working on the actual piece.  some of you know what i mean!
 
 
 
 
 
 
mapped out metal chairs
 
                                                                chalkboard

3 footstools
 
chalkboard
 
 
 
  
 
 

Sunday, April 14, 2013

spring 2013 barn show

 
these gals are counting down the days, hours and minutes until
june 8--anticipating, with baited breath, the pink barn sale.
what wonderful treasures will we unearth when we get there?
will we find ourselves inspired with a new oddity to decorate
our homes, or wear, or just gaze at?
 
june 8 2013
 
10-4
 
3725 s hill rd
 
milford mi
 
come to meet a slew of vendors, exhibiting their craft, art and wares.  talented extraordinaire.
 
 


Saturday, March 9, 2013

what's in a name

 
we have a new name--no more pink promenade ---yeah!!!!  now i will say the new name with pride-up jakes and down mikes.  it's just alittle thing that my dear uncle ted used to say whenever we would ask the question "where are we/you going"  his answer - UP JAKES AND DOWN MIKES. 
 
never knew what it meant, just always loved the ring of it, so funny to hear him say it
 
when i decided the barn needed a new name ,  i finally looked up the meaning and now i love it even more.  it's an old English saying that  means "none of your business".
actually, the correct saying is up mikes and down jakes but uncle ted said it backwards so that's how it's going to be.
you can call it "the barn", "the pink barn", up jakes and down mikes, jakes and mikes, the gals at the barn, just no more PP!
 
so, i never put up the barn show photos from the last show. that was only about 6 months ago--i am so timely with this stuff i can hardly stand it.   if i remember, it was a lovely show, and as always, i had a great time with friends, family, and all who joined us that day.
 
 














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