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I was so thrilled to stop by the grand opening of Suite Pieces in Huntington, NY today. The thought of all the vintage goodness to be found AND the thought of meeting Susan from Homeroad had me giddy like a school girl this morning.

I was so excited when Susan started blogging about opening a booth in this lovely space. Ready to go in?

This is one of the first spaces you see when coming in. Their vintage aprons were super cute and only $12. Since I'm not quite the apron-wearing girl, I did not get one. Who knows, I might next time!

This space had a bowl filled with vintage buttons. No Paris ones much to my chagrin.

Hands down, my favorite space - Susan's!

She is as sweet in person as she is on her blog! Cute blouse I might add! P.S. Our selfie came out too dark. =(

Another great space.

Beautifully wrapped bar soaps.

I love me some creepy doll heads!

Susan and I were both swooning over this simple, pendant banner by another booth owner. Love the keys.

Need some Annie Sloan chalk paint?! I came home with two small sizes for future projects. I also snagged:

The pitcher was $20 with half off. Mine! The flower frog was just $8. Mine again. And the pin cushion is from the Homeroad booth. It's going to be a Mother's Day gift for my Mom, who loves to sew. I know she'll love it!

I had such a great time there today and I wish Susan, and all of the booth owners much success!

Jeanine

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I stepped outside of my comfort zone by choosing some new paint colors for our living room and dining room. For the dining room, I chose a sea foam green/blue. The hubby painted it over the weekend.

This is a before and after photo. The yellow was the original color (to the left). We painted both rooms with the yellow and it was/is starting to grate on my nerves.

I like this much, much better!

And another view of the old with the new. The living room is getting a soft gray. Both colors are from Benjamin Moore but I can't recall the names. One is Opaline, I believe. Saw them together in an issue of HGTV magazine and they worked very nicely together.

Hoping my hubby gets to the living room this weekend!

Jeanine

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Remember that birdcage that got a bit icky after being left out all winter? Well, I was able to get in some painting yesterday and here it is now:

It took quite a few coats of paint to cover up the rust, but now it looks fresh and clean again.

The bottom was a bit crusty - even after re-painting it - so I covered that up with some faux moss. The stack of books are vintage bibles I picked up over the years at various garage sales.

The little bird on top is from the Dollar Store. I wish they still sold them because they are adorable!

It's perched right now in the tea room until I find a more permanent home for it.

Jeanine

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Wishing all of my bloggy friends a very happy Easter!

Jeanine

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I've been hoarding glass jars like a squirrel hoards nuts. I had a teeny bit of free time this week to start embellishing some of them.

I started by adding distressed French book paper to each jar. Then I added different rub-on transfer images to the paper.

For this one - which is my favorite! - I also added a strip of burlap and some white twine.

The finishing touch was this lock & safety pin.

I simply wrapped twine around the top of this one. It's all it needed.

I wanted to keep this one feminine and dainty to go with the dress form image, so I added a little bow and some tea-stained seam binding.

Each one is filled with faux moss and some of my French script candles. Simple touches to add about the house.

Jeanine

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We spent much of our weekend, cleaning the yard and taking the boys into Manhattan, so I didn't have time to devote to any projects. And the boys are off from school this week, so I'm sure I'll have even less time for crafting but here are a few things I worked on, picked up and have plans for.

I picked up this pretty spring wreath at a garage sale literally a stone's throw from our house. They had some great vintage seltzer bottles I would have loved to grab but for $28 and $30, I had to pass them up. This wreath was just $2 so I, of course, grabbed it!

This is actually the second time I've made over these candle holders - also a garage sale find (from last year). First I used chalk paint on them and they just sat and sat in our garage. I dusted them off this past week and decided to re-paint them black. I love the design and details, but not sure where to hang them in the house. They might end up in my Etsy shop.

And this is one of my projects for the week. Yet another garage sale find that took a serious beating over the winter. I forgot to take it in and well, you can see what the elements did to it. So it needs a fresh coat of paint and some spring touches.

And for some exciting news: my sister Kathy from Creative Home Expressions has a new weekly blog series called "the Artist Behind the Etsy" and guess who is her first guest?! That's right: me! You can check it out here.

Jeanine