A Vase By Any Other Name....

My oversized bud vase was beautiful and could be seen easily from the road when I sat it on the front lawn. I loved the old liquor bottle...it's size, shine and visibility. Apparently, so did others, but I refused to sell it until yesterday. One lady was quite insistent and also wanted to buy a school desk...so I buckled and sold it....now I have to put my bud in an old drink cooler that doesn't garner near the visibility. The lesson was learned though...If you're going to open a store, you have to sell things. From here on in, I will not get attached, no matter how much I like something. Maybe if the drink cooler was painted....hot pink?

A Quarter For Your Thoughts!

This guy has things he thinks This White Shed might need, and in the meantime, if I find any quarters from 1991, he'll buy them for $2.00...a bargain at twice the price. Marie wears cobalt blue like no other, and Lynn loves her Hannah while Becky the dog loves whoever is sitting closest to her!

Saturday Morning at RR#3 Carrying Place!

A transformed piano bench - $50, a stuffed cat - priceless...and a cup of forgotten coffee.....ahhhhhhh...a nice morning!

In Living Colour!!!

This table and chair set puts me to mind of a cartoon...dining al fresco, in a kitchen corner....or as a little games table....happy things will happen here. $150/set.

Oh, You Little Hothouse Flower!

The protective properties of sunflowers are amaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!

A Tisket A Tasket

To some, an ordinary basket...to this lady, a possible accessory for her crisp, late spring outfit!!!

A Little Shed with a lot of Heart!

This White Shed welcomes all...lemon loaf, lemonade and geranium stuffed baby carriages for EVERYONE I say!!

Day Two....How do you do?

The little shed is drawing folk from far and wide....pretty girl in the This White Shed sundress - DOESN'T SHE LOOK FABULOUS?? - is from Quinte West, and the four friendly faces full of lemon loaf are from Ottawa, Lynn and her stepson Zach in the red dress are from Belleville and my brother, Jeff with Nigel the dog, from Japan - now settled in Belleville. Hmmm, is it the shed ...or the lemon loaf? Matters not...fun day!

First Day Jitters.....

This was morning.
What will they buy? What will they like best? By 4 pm, it seemed they liked it all...and we enjoyed everyone who stopped by...lemon loaf, flowers, a bit o' shopping, and a sunny day in the County...a good day! Great visits with Amy, Camille, Willi and Ryan!

MMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

This White Shed...all tucked in for the night....

Shedding an Old Image

Just weeks ago, our little white shed was like Pigpen in the Charlie Brown comics. Always there, worse for wear, and no real purpose. Tomorrow, this white shed will take on a new role as our tiny store front for our new business. Much of what we have will be set around our yard, but the shed will house candles, clothing, lavender products and Katy O'Mally Greer's artwork. Such a noble shed.

Don't Play With Your Make-up!

Is it a vanity table, a hall table, a table for one? Like icing a cake! $60

Tonight I Shall Sleep with....

my feet on the floor!

I Don't Have a Job

The hefty little piece of this afternoon is priced at $200...I call her Rosemaritaville!

Li'l Lavender with your Lemon Loaf?

This morning, I stopped at the local lavender farm, near Brighton, to pick up some flats for planting, as well as some Sleepy Pillow spray, soap, sachets and all things lavender for this weekend's opening of This White Shed. Great way to start the day...aromatherapy while I shopped. I also tucked away some culinary lavender for my lemon loaf baking tomorrow. Samplings aplenty on Saturday and Sunday!

GOTCHA'!

Now properly coralled and kept watch by a similarly transformed white tricycle (albeit wicker so it was never as purposeful as the embarassed red pram), the baby carriage is ready for showing off. Oh the shame of it all!

What Can Make a Moving Target Stop?

Why, a red, runaway baby carriage of course. There wasn't much to be done. She couldn't herd it, or bite it's ears...all she could do was watch as the humiliated baby carriage headed for the back field hoping to escape a geranium planting....silly stroller.

A sampling of my wares

When wielding the mighty paint can, one can't be intimidated by anything. If it's wood, it needs painting...and so we have them. The corner shelf tried to hide in the long grass but was apprehended in record time! Hall mirror $25, corner shelf $25, purple table $35.

If she could see....

...the oversized vase with a flower, she'd say, 'Put a leaf in it', then go back to reading the paper. Not terribly creative visually, but if a room could be dressed with words, she'd have been the Dali of home decor. The picture of her holding me was sent by my brother. It was new to me. I was new to her. She'd like the white shed...for sitting and reading.

BUD VASE?

Why dress up a table when you can DRESS UP A TABLE??? Life in large print. Magnificent!!!

A Daisy a Day

As a night table or a nice place to set your tea cup outside, this versatile little tableaux can serve many purposes, all the while providing a happy hello everytime you look at it. $30!

Lady in Red

You know, you can only paint floors and furniture so long, before your inner dress up dolly comes to the surface. Soooooooooo, we decided to add a little sumpin' to this white shed - dresses, sarongs, summer jewellery...what could be nicer on a warm summer's day than shopping for painted goodies and sunny fun things whilst sipping lemonade and nibbling on lavender lemon loaf (complimentary, of course)! The long weekend in May seems like a fine time to throw open the doors of This White Shed, and see who comes to explore!!! Sundress $30, necklace $25, and bitty beaded purse $25 - oooooo la la!

Little Bird Lost

Where's Waldo? When wind chimes drive you crazy, it's best to bury them in blossoms.

SPLATTERED FLOOR - STAGE TWO - A SPLASH OF BLUE

This is the floor of our white shed and as is the entire business, it is a work in progress - each new splash adding a new dimension of MESSINESS!!! Splatter painting just could be addictive....here comes the cat....

A Fistful of Colour

Each colour represents a different mood and a different CHAIR!!! The vibrancy, the shine, the perfection of pigment....too good to eat!!! NAAAAHHHHH!!!

More Yellow? Don't Mind if I Do.

This neglected little knick knacky mail holder thingy takes on a whole new complexion with a splash of yellow and a dash of sanding. Hang a little sunshine on your wall for just $20! YAY-low!!!!

Splash of Yellow on a Rainy Day....

The first paint can to be freed from winter slumber was YELLOW, and this was my first furniture project. When I found the dark brown occasional table, it actually had a leather top and adapted beautifully to it's fresh jacket of paint. After some strategic sanding and tightening of screws, this lovely little side table is ready to 'be sided'....$40!