The Dallas Flea - come see us there ..

Come see Rod & Sherry at The Dallas Flea .. Tomorrow .. Sat .. June 12, 2010 .. 9am to 4pm .. 1409 South Lamar Street (south side on Lamar) .. 5 dollar entry ..

RC Project The Dallas Flea - KDAF .. view this short video on the flea ..

have a great weekend ..

love ya'
troy

Happy Birthday Troy!

Troy is visiting with his sister right now...... shhhhhhhhhh! Its his birthday today.... So I am asking everyone to wish him a very happy birthday.

Rod

new look for june

dang it's hot ..

rod is working canton alone until sherry and i go out there on saturday .. so stop in a say hi.

we gave the booth a new look .. tell us what you think ..

the front left side of the booth ..

bottle vases, wired to painted beadboard ..

tower of pillows and footstools .. topped with a slipcovered chair ..

more pillows and an old porch swing ..






the perfect place to sit and rest on a hot summer day .. we have the back of the booth open to allow air to flow into our space .. come in and say hi to rod ..

arbor 2, space 217 & 218

love ya'
troy

wicker lamp re-do

i hate when i forget to take before pics .. so use your imagination .. the shade on this floor lamp once was wedgwood blue with burgundy trim .. the floor lamp itself was once celery green .. the lamp and shade were found separately almost 2 years apart at the warrenton antique shows .. the crochet is/was part of my hoard ..

the shade and lamp were painted country white and the shade has been fitted with the crochet trim ..

come see it in canton - Arbor 2 space 217 & 218

Thursday June 3 - Sunday June 6


excuse the mess in the workroom ..

love ya'

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

we hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend .. and want to say a big Thank You to the men and women who serve our Country ..

enjoy this song, written by a teacher and performed by a third grade class ..



love ya'
troy

what we did with that ..

found a cool metal rod folding thing - unsure of it's original purpose .. but the minute i saw it, i knew we could come up with something cool to do with it ..

it has wonderful patina on the metal, so we left it alone .. other than a good cleaning ..

then we had rod build us a wood tray that could be lifted off .. notched on the ends for easy grip ..

the tray will receive a coat of white paint and light distressing .. and a top coat of poly ..

then we made a little scalloped slipcover of burlap .. it has a wonderful little french look .. perfect for poolside, bedside or an impromptu garden party ..



we are busy getting ready for canton .. you MUST come see us this month .. we have so many wonderful things to share .. an extra big load of small furniture and accent pieces .. lots of slipcovers and lots of pillows .. lots of white stuff .. we are also doing the Dallas Flea this month, so sherry and i will be home except for sat working on things for that show while rod is at canton selling .. so stop in a see him ..

arbors 2, spaces 217 & 218

love ya'
troy

p.s. later, we found another folding thingy just like this one, so we will have two of these tray tables ..

i'm an uncle!

welcome Emma Nicole Rash, born May 14, 2010 at 11:13am. weighing 6 pounds and measuring 20 inches long.

isn't she beautiful!?



for emma!

love ya'll,
troy

ready for summer?

summertime always reminds me of time to relax, slow down and enjoy life .. i love early summer in texas .. everything seems alive .. the days are warm and sometimes downright hot .. and the evenings are still cool enough to enjoy a little quite time on the front porch ..

here are some pics of gliders and army cots i have transformed for placement on those big front porches the south is known for ..

this is a metal porch glider that required cushions .. i covered new foam cushions and pillows in a cath kidston rose print fabric .. and placed a mosquito net over the setting ..

another glider that required new foam cushions - i like working with this style of glider - i used a vintage blue and off white ticking stripe i had - you can't really see it in the photo, but the front skirt is scalloped at the bottom ..

this glider i covered in a french style fabric i purchased at a close-out ..

this one i covered in an old awning stripe fabric .. i try to keep the gliders in their original state as best i can .. i have never repainted the gliders, though i have had to re-work the springs a time or two ..

this one i used an old plaid patchwork fabric mixed with crisp white eyelet cutwork tablecloths that were about to be discarded .. i used vintage tablecloths to make the accent pillows ..
a folding army cot dressed with pillows, comforter, throw and mosquito net .. i love doing this to army cots ..

another cot i dressed .. and actually, it was the first cot i dressed and it was so well received that i continue to do this whenever i find those old folding army cots .. its a great look and people always seem to get excited when they see one ..

i thought i would throw in a pic here of a mosaic collage i did on an old mirror i had .. the mirror was one of those old buffet mirrors with the rounded top .. the frame work had some damage and to disguise it i added seashells and pieces of pottery i had .. the cockatoo is an old stangl piece ..


enjoy the day and thank you for keeping us in your thoughts ..

love ya'
troy

canton - april / may 2010

yesterday was gorgeous here in canton .. excuse the pics .. i am trying to upload them with a very poor connection .. at&t .. anyway, the crowds were out .. the sun was shining .. and the people were buying .. i meant to take better pics first off .. but we got here late in the day wednesday to set up and unloaded the trailer and van and then slept and got up early and set up the booth .. up early again this morning .. anyway, the people hit us hard buying and by the time i grabbed the camera, a lot of stuff was gone .. you know, you are just going to have to make it out here one day .. saw theresa of garden antiques .. she is doing a show herself this weekend and was out making last minute purchases .. the show she is doing is in montgomery .. check out her blog for details .. i would link to her here,but my fat stubby fingers and tiny keys on a tiny netbook are not cooperating this morning .. so enjoy the pics of our booth .. i am going to try and get out - if it doesn't rain all day - and take some pics of other vendors ..

laterz,
troy

muddling through ..

it isn't always easy to remember where we are going, and why we are here .. sometimes it seems life is just an aimless walk with one foot in front of the other .. and sometimes that is enough .. enough to get us through .. trust .. believe that where we are going is where we are meant to be .. allow the Grace that has been bestowed upon us to shine through .. and put one foot in front of the other and keep moving .. movement .. and trust ...

rods brother in law - steve - married to rods sister, lori - father to 3 incredible young men - passed away in the early morning hours of last sunday - sudden - shocking - gut wrenching - those moments in life when you would trade every possession to instantly transport yourself from one place to another .. so you get there as fast as you can .. though i didn't make the journey with rod .. my mind and heart were there, embracing .. God Bless you, steve - and watch over lori and the boys ..

today is the anniversary of my momma passing .. she died april 24, 2001.

sherry and i have been here at the warehouse working, keeping things going .. getting ready for canton .. we leave on wednesday ..

we have some new signs .. and we will have a lot of the new pillows we designed .. then yesterday we designed a new slipcover for some little footstools we have that haven't been selling .. but we think the new slipcover will make the stools sell .. what do you think?


this one got a pressed treatment .. the cover is burlap with a ruffle of muslin ..

these little stools are only 12" square and 8" tall. .. they each have a vintage style floral fabric covering .. we will be listing these on our etsy shop .. but will also be carrying this design to a larger 12" by 16" footstool size ..

off to try and get some listings on etsy ..

laterz,
and reach out and hug someone today - tell them you love them ..
i love you all .. esp you, rod ..
troy

your preference requested .. please .. thank you

here is one of the new signs we are making .. it's part of a series of vacation spots we are working on .. it is painted on 3/8" plywood .. it measures approximately 10" by 16"..

my question is .. which do you like? .. i finished one out with an oil based polyurethane and the other i finished out in wax, applied and polished by hand..

the one on the left is finished out in polyurethane .. the one on the right is finished out in hand applied wax ..



finished out in oil based polyurethane .. we may change to a water based polyurethane ..


finished out in hand applied and hand rubbed or polished wax .. in my opinion it has a darker more aged appearance .. and i personally prefer it .. rod likes the clearer finish of the polyurethane .. sherry prefers the one with wax also ..

just curious ..

laterz,
troy

new sign & dumpster rescue

back from canton - so much going on - getting adjusted to new meds .. yuck .. body rebeling .. garden type show this sunday at the local arboretum .. sherry and her granddaughter are doing the show ..
she and rod have been working hard on items for that show .. i have been back and forth to doctors and dentists .. and working on a new sign design .. also getting ready to start a slipcover order for the lovely janis .. and then a custom lampshade for mindys' mom ..

so here is a sneak peak at the sign i have been working on .. i am so pleased with it ..

i will post a better picture of it over the weekend .. i think you will like it ..

also, this was a piece we found in the dumpster here at the warehouse this morning ..
too cool .. love the hardware .. it is solid wood .. no veneer .. rod says he is going to build a base for it and an open shelving cabinet for the top .. and then we will paint it out ..



not much else going on .. finally got everything unloaded .. now to get busy on stuff for canton .. the next canton begins on thursday the 29th of april ..

laterz,
troy