I love seeing the world of used items through your eyes. Being an octogenarian I’ve seen most of your “finds” for ages but through your eyes they take on a new beauty. Thank you for that.
You’re definitely correct. These are curtain rod braces. However, using them as bookends is a great idea and would definitely work. I’d paint them and age them and they’d look amazing. 😊
I have similar pieces to your "book ends" but mine were sold as curtain rod holders. You hang the pieces on the wall and then thread the curtain pole on each end through the round openings. Mine have gold eagles on them.
So sorry to hear of the loss of your Mother. We planted roses when my Mum passed so every year its a beautiful reminder. Plant some lavender in front of your Lilac for extra scent/flower arrangements - which you are very good at. IRELAND
Do the booth if you can. I've had two of them in the past and they are so much fun. Granted I did it as a hobby. I never made any money but just enough to make the space rent and to keep buying small items. To make money at it you really have to hustle and turn over products. Especially large pieces. I say go for it. Trust me you won't regret it.
Your Wagner bust is pronounced Vogner. He might look more aged with the rub n buff, too. Ty he glass container as ith silver top looks like an old fashioned loose face powder container for a lady's dressing table. Very pretty.
Yes, I was thinking the same about the little container! Looks like something that would have had powder and a little poof in it. Thanks for watching! ☺️
Krista. You can make the oil painting of the floral still life “moodier “ to match your decor so you don’t have to replace it with a print. I’ve used “Old English” and Waverly dark wax (that you use over chalk paint) over the area(s) you want to darken. Start light and let dry. Reapply til you get look you’re after.
For the gold mirrored sconces try a product called tim holtz alcohol ink. It is permanent, unless you spray with alcohol. It comes in tons of colors. Also by Tim holtz is foundry wax. It is permanent, has more texture and comes in the aged colors you are drawn to. The silver topped lead crystal dish is a steal. My mom had one had a perfume puff in it years ago. Tfs.
So many people call these ornate wooden and other things with the holes in it books ends. Those are for big wooden curtain rods to fit in lol. I have one that I use as a piece of decoration because it has really pretty roses on it but they are for curtains.
Love all the finds. I can never ever find anything at my thift stores for a dollar!!! I have one of those tall silver bud vases and use it on the fireplace for those tall matches. Its perfect for them.
Beautiful finds!! Thanks for sharing, so fun as always!! I thrifted a candle sconce just one, very similar last week looking for a good place in my son's room. I too am so greatful for the remote candle sticks 🙌
So many great finds! Love that little fireplace! Great idea to open a booth once you've filled the house. I wouldn't want to stop shopping, either. Yes, Wagner (pronounced vogner) was a composer. He was Hitler's favorite. : /
Thank you Diana! I’ve still got a lot of house to fill but I’ve been working on a stockpile here and there. ☺️ I knew he was a German composer, that hadn’t even crossed my mind! 😳
Hi my name is kate but I use my husband's account lol, I would love to have gone to that antiques shop ,I saw so many things l would of loved and you had some beautiful little treasures you found ,I don't know how much a dollar is but I think it might be a couple of pounds in england, which is very cheap .one day when you have a antiques stall I bet you will fill it with the best little treasures, I wish you all the best in that ,I am trying to get some old brass candle holders but can't find any near me or they want to much money for them,lovely as always kate.🤗🎄🎁💖
Can't wait to see your Christmas stuff. I recently ordered remote tapers from Amazon. Brand is GenSwin. They have a black wick and look more real than any other brand I've used. I'm jealous of your Wagner bust. That's my newish married last name. I have a two (one larger one tiny) busts of him. I use him for almost every holiday. Especially Halloween 😁
I saw some of those after I filmed this!! The ones with the little black wick are so good… gonna have to go order some new ones. Haha! The busts are perfect for Halloween! Thanks for watching!! ☺️
This may be a little off topic but I love the color of your nail polish, would you share the brand and color? That said, I also love the metal pieces you found, especially the goblet. I have those candles and love them. I love candles but got so tired of cleaning up wax. They also make some that have the dripped wax look. Have a happy New Year!🎉
your book ends are not book ends i think they are corbels for hanging curtains that’s what i thought when i saw the holes in the back for hanging . also if you don’t love them you might think on giving them a redo with paint if you’d like that better i’ve done exactly that very successfully before .
Get a real tapered candle at like g.w. and burn that candle and melt it on all your tapered battery candles. When hanging them make sure you use one side of the 2 holes to go into a stud n high enough he can't reach them.
Krysta I have watched your channel several times and you have always looked familiar. Just wondering if you have a older sister named, Angela and a younger sister named Amanda? I knew these girls many years ago. Was friends with their parents. Military family.
@@whimsicalendeavors There was a sad story in Florida many years ago about 2 teenage girls who were best friends and looked quite alike - they were in a terrible car accident one night and one of the girls died - somehow, the identities got mixed up - they were both badly injured - including facial injuries - finally, after a couple of weeks, I don’t remember how, the real identities were ascertained - so the parents who thought their daughter died were astounded to find out their daughter was alive, while the other two parents who had been at the bedside constantly of who they thought was their daughter, learned that their daughter was the one who had died on the scene - true story - about 30 years ago - I always thought I would be able to recognize my daughter’s hand, if nothing else, but I guess not, in this case …. hope this story wasn’t depressing …. Your comment brought it all back to me - Merry Christmas from Florida !
I love a drippy candlestick too but it’s really hard to get them to drip, I think - so many of them even say dripless - just the opposite of what I want - does anyone have any good tips on how to get good drips - lol !
