Posts by Barbara Bussey
4th of July Banner
As I mentioned yesterday, Stacey at Conspicuous Design, is letting me guest post at her wonderful blog soon, about decorating for a 4th of July party. I started out yesterday, creating my deluxe paper cone wreath, for the front door! I was so excited, by what 2 hours, a ton of paper and glue could…
Read MoreLet the Party Preparations Begin!
Hello, hello!, I just asked my friend, Stacy, at Conspicuous Style, if I could guest post on her beautiful blog. I suggested that I could write about decorating for a 4th of July party and she said “Yes!”. Whoa! Now I have to figure out how to decorate for a 4th of July party! I…
Read MoreBack to the Work Shop
We had a great weekend at Veranda Antiques! Between yesterday’s parking lot sale and customers buying at Veranda, I had better get back to painting and sourcing more treasures! That’s a good thing! We brought my console table, that I painted with ASCP old white, clear waxed, with a bit of dark wax in the…
Read MoreCome On By!
Let’s make a deal at today’s parking lot sale! (Seeing a crazy woman with a stop sign will probably keep people driving on by. Kind of scary!) 9900 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 9-2 Today!, Saturday Dawn, who owns a beautiful florist in downtown Fair Oaks, was my first customer! Thanks Dawn!
Read MoreTwilight In the Garden
It’s 8 p.m., on Friday night. My favorite time of my favorite day. May is a wonderful time of the year, here in northern California…before the string of 100 degree days hit. You may recall, I found this new outdoor umbrella at World Market. The floral fabric is colorful and kinda fun! I’m hoping Wonder…
Read MoreWhere Did the Week Go?
This week passed so quickly, I’m not sure it really happened. The good news is that it started at the Sacramento Antique Fair on Sunday and I found a number of cool things for the shop, including this old rectangular mirror, shutters and large candle holders. I squeezed in some Craig’s list shopping.. Doesn’t everyone…
Read MoreFiggy & Flax, Meet Annie Sloan
Hello all!, I met two darling young women at today’s Sacramento Antiques Fair. These two lovelies are embarking on a new adventure, selling their beautifully painted furniture and unique treasures. If there had been a prize given, for most beautifully designed booth, these two, Heather and Ashley of Figgy & Flax would have been the…
Read MoreAn Amazing Life Saver
Forget about the fact that you don’t have diabetes. Forget about the fact that no one close to you suffers from diabetes. Chances are though, that somebody close to you does have this disease. Until recently, I didn’t understand the challenges that many parents have, when they have children with serious diabetic issues. I know…
Read MoreAt Veranda Antiques, this Week
Hello there!, Well it’s been a while since I’ve showed you around the cottage. There are some wonderful things I’d like to share with you. And if you don’t live in town and if it’s shippable, have no fear, FedEx is here! Linda found this wonderful antique birdcage, that’s in perfect condition. $175 Lora’s new…
Read MoreThis and That
Hello there, You know, I just love to laugh at myself! And I’ve had a few chances to do that this week. And it’s only Wednesday afternoon! Case in point…this week I decided that I was going to make pasta, like we did in Italy, at our cooking class. It sounded like a really great…
Read More8 Things You Might Not Know About Terri, at La Dolfina
Greetings, dear friends, My series, is back in business! Rather than running these fun bios every Tuesday, we’ll be running it just once a month. I sure enjoy getting to know you all better! This month, we’re meeting up with Terri, at La Dolfina. She’s a California wife, mother and avid collector, living not far…
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