July Garage Sale

Our community yard sale was earlier this month.  There are something like 200 homes/townhomes in our development, and the homeowner's association advertises for us, and puts a huge banner on our outside wall.  I prepared that Friday night, and rolled open the door at 7am Saturday, and by 7:30 had $60 profit!!!  The sale was not scheduled to start until 8am, but I knew better, being an East - coaster.  Start early, end early...out here, it was ridiculous!  I sat in the garage until 3:30pm, and was dragging!  It was worth it, though, as I made $235!!  Sweet Begonias!

Here are some pictures of the event: 

My awesome sign!

My set up.  Just had to open the garage door and move everything forward :)



So glad I made this!

Clock Table

Two years ago, I re-worked an existing small table top by painting it into a "Britto/Joanna"-styled masterpiece.  I believe it is the first piece of furniture I have painted.  Anyway, despite being varnished heavily and used lightly, I was annoyed to see that over time the paint had chipped in a few places, and it looked kind of dull.  I looked into getting a glass circle top to put on it, but I think the paint would stick to that, too.  So I repainted the whole thing, freshening up the colors.  Then I unscrewed it off the base, attached a ribbon to the back, and hung it on one of the living room walls.  I am very happy with the results!!

 

Now what to do with the table base?  It only took a few seconds to figure it out.....I screwed a clock to the top of the table!  I busted out the Black & Decker cordless drill and went at it - it only took a few minutes, and I think the results are also fabulous!!!  I have had the clock sitting around for a few months - it was broken, and we really didn't like how it ticked all the time - so annoying.  However, I still thought the look of the clock was cool, so I kept it in my ???? box. 
Now presenting.....The Clock Table:

Pi Phi Crafts - May 2012

Our last offical meeting was at the end of May.  We had a potluck dinner at a members home in the San Jose hills - gorgeous place with an amazing view.  Here are a few of the things I had made specifically for this!

View from front door.  The hills surround 360 degrees.

Book Ornaments: actually 3-D mini-books for the women who organize our 4th grade reading program.  They are about 3x4".

Wrapped present with handmade tags.



Earrings: made from cabochon beads glued to stud posts. Also added a Swarovski crystal to the middle of each flower & coated each bead with a diamond glaze.  FYI  - our sorority flower is the Wine Carnation.



Wrapped earrings.  Tags are slate with white paint pen.

The scroll attached to the sparkling wine includes 6 different Mimosa recipes.  Handwritten with stickers.