Gifts Galore

I've been working on my Etsy store - revampsarahtacoma - trying to organize all my stuff and get it listed. I can't resist buying vintage children's toys/books and came up with the idea to organize them by theme and then sell them as gift sets. It's been really fun seeing what themes I can come with using the merchandise I already had.

Here's a few sets I came up with:

You can see more at:
www.etsy.com/shop/ReVampSarahTacoma

Happy Valentine's Day!

I asked Quinn if he wanted to draw his own Valentine cards this year. He was excited about it and came up with this awesome Heart Dragon!

DIY shelf Display with vintage trinkets

So I am pretty excited today! I just bought a fantastic antique couch at the thrift store (and because I'm chatty all the time with the people that work there - she knocked off $50 for me). The upholstery is just amazing - but unfortunately doesn't match our color scheme so I am headed downtown to the fabric district next week to pick out something darker, moodier and in the "bordeaux red" family. But in anticipation for our new living room centerpiece -  I've been playing around with some of the other decorative display items in the room.

This 40s beauty has a few nicks - but I loved her anyway  -- so I took her home, added a fun little silver pom pom sparkler into the vase part and encased her in a glass dome.

I love deer. It's a recurring theme in my art and home decor so I was thrilled when I found this vintage red flocked deer at Goodwill. But alas her tail was broken off - so I replaced it with a gold ostrich feather plume.

Couch make-over photos coming soon!

Oh Deer

Quick collage I made for a friend's bday present. I took a vintage tinted landscape print and added a victorian deer  -  with anatomical heart in the shape of a Valentine heart.

Twelve Days of Christmas Decorating. Three Vintage Placemats

I found these cute retro diy vintage placemats at the thrift store. Somebody took a bunch of their holiday cards and laminated them all together. Since we don't really use placemats here at our home, I had Mike punch holes in them, then I strung them together and hung them on the front door.

Twelve Days of Christmas Decorating! Two Vintage Tree Toppers

I have a few vintage tree toppers and only one Christmas tree! So with the magic of a little bit of scotch tape wrapped around the bottoms of the toppers - they fit perfectly into my candle holders.

Twelve Days of Christmas Decorating! One Vintage Felt Tree Skirt

Easy Revamp
Sometimes I find something at the thrift store that I really don't need -  but absolutely love. I throw it in my cart and then I think think think of how I can re-purpose it to justify the purchase. I found this lovely hand-crafted vintage felt and sequined tree skirt and am using it as a tablecloth decoration as it fits perfectly on the top of our dining room table.