Showing posts with label sale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sale. Show all posts

Sunday, October 18, 2015

happy Autumn! Chair Planters! happy halloween!

so i love rescuing chairs on curbsides, from habitat ReStore, from thrift shops and just plain broken sometimes and unwanted chairs. all of the chairs i hand painted in many colors of dry brushed layers using Heirloom Traditions Paint..I even added some Danube blue and feathered Nest to the banner chair as an accent color to bring out the mermail tail, mandarin, and red devil colors, . I call it my banner chair, as it was missing the whole back middle and top section. i used twine and tied on both sides and wrapped a window cling banner around the twine. This can easily be switched out to use for any season! :) not technically a plant or garden chair more a banner chair. still awesome!
The Chair on the left had been in my family room of all places, waiting patiently for me to someday restring the caning...which i have no clue how to do, nor do i have the patience to attempt it..it did have a broken caned seat so i just pushed through the middle, and added a plant. the first plant fell all the way through to the ground.I got smart and found a bigger pot to put the flowers in and now there she is! beautiful in feathered nest blue with a touch of mandarin as an accent color.and .so it became a planter chair today.

This set of what i call My Twins were found at Habitat ReStore in Davenport, Iowa. Someone had painstakingly stripped them completely to bare wood and then donated them where i promptly grabbed them up and brought them home. I struggled with do i paint or not paint. They are in less than perfect condition and the paint colors i decided to use took two full days of adding colors til i got them just right! i asked my sister what she has seen at shops around town to get an idea of pricing...She replied with a compliment which was very welcomed! saying that she has seen similar chairs with plants for 50 to 60 but not painted in all the pretty colors that i used. :) nor did they come with a vintage aluminum pail which i also love collecting,,,this so far is my only one. and it was claimed with the chair and plant as soon as i posted it. the chair on the right had not yet been finished at that point. so Twins are now finished and gorgeous! What front porch wouldnt be blessed to have these beauties gracing their space?

Here is a chair missing its entire seat. i most likely wanted to reupholster it but the seat was badly damaged...or ehem misplaced, which tends to happen when one has over 200 chairs, usually finding nowhere to sit is ironically a common occurence here as well strangely enough! i found the most gorgeous huge white mum yesterday for sale. and had to have it. i would hate to see this one go, but maybe i can find another one to plant before the frost and snow hits i am hoping! if it doesnt sell, well hey i love it too. Hard to choose just one favorite when they all turned out so gorgeous!
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Sunday, December 7, 2014

be sure to check out my new blog




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http://retrocitytrash.blogspot.com/

 if there is an item you do not see please email me at retrocitytrash@aol.com so i can get things added that we have missed listing there!
as always ecrater.com is free to join, free to list, and free to sell. only fees are connected to paypal when buyer pays for your item. if listing items of your own for sale on ecrater, be sure to click on community and read tons of good tips when starting your store there. happy shopping and happy selling....


thanks!

Sunday, August 28, 2011

room dividers custom order

we are currently hand crafting room dividers and taking custom orders please message for prices. thank you.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

be sure to check out the photos and call if you have something you want painted!

i charge for cost of materials and labor which varies depending on the amount of time each item will take. you will end up with a very unique item when completed that no one else will have. that is priceless. right? of course! who wants to be like everyone else anyways. of course if it is freezing cold out since i work from home the job may have to wait til springtime unless we can find an indoor painting area soon! :)  we also upholster chairs and small benches.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

many things for sale

many items for sale: 2001 springdale camper ready to go complete with microwave fridge shower bathroom stove sleeps 6. 8500. price reduced to 5900
hundreds of vhs movies: message me if there is a specific movie you are searching for. i may have it
many mini baskets with lids: great for storing and organizing small items
hundreds of comic books 1980's and up.
lots of signed comic book artist prints
easy storage- fence/playard for puppies, bunny etc..
set of coffee table and two end tables with half glass tops. brown silver and brown tone glass.
quad city iowa/illinois newspapers from june and july 1940(8 of them) 71 years old! full of vintage ads, historical news and political cartoons.
please make an offer on all items.
also available are many boys clothes sz 8 to 12.
juniors sz medium and jeans sz 4 juniors.


dont forget to schedule a Paint Your Own Canvas event and spread the word. supervised and all supplies can be scheduled to arrive at your next fundraiser or fun event. price varies on canvas size requested. general fee is 10 dollars per person and 8x10 or 9x12 canvas on board easy to frame or hang using nontoxic acrylic paints. message me for group rates.