This Old Chair - The Before

Another rescue from the trash, I could not resist! I did some research and cannot really figure out what style of chair this is. Pretty sure she is a parlor chair and she has some Queen Anne characteristics, but wish I knew for sure. I am going to take the old fabric and check out my fabric books to try and date this old girl. I stripped her down - her insides were some sort of wood shavings - maybe cedar - and cotton and old jute webbing. Stripped her bare. These are the befores. As we say in the south, "She ain't much of a looker!", but Cindy has something instore. Planning to paint her an offwhite and put a new upholstery weight linen on her. If you have any info about this old girl, please let me know and stay tuned for the after...

I have never seen so many upholstery tacks in a piece before - took me forever to get her naked - probably what hubby says about this old girl too! HEHE!! She is ready for a coat of paint now and her new outfit! Stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by!

The Sacsayhuaman Pillow (Ancient Inca Wall)

I never know what wonderful adventure I am in store for when I purchase vintage textiles. This one was just really cute and handmade in Bolivia, so I purchased it. After holding it and just admiring the handiwork of some crafty lady for some time, I decided recently to make it into a pillow. It was lined on the back, so I opened it up to stuff it and started to take off what I thought was a small patch on the back. Well turns out, it was a small pocket and had a handwritten message in it in another language. Thanks to google, I was quickly able to translate the Spanish message and it reads like this..."This burlap sacking represents the ruins of Sacsayhuaman - rural landscapes of the place peasants dancing". Sacsayhuaman is an ancient inca wall. And the translation makes perfect sense, you can see the wall and the llamas and the peasants playing instruments and dancing. What an amazing find!

There are 12 handmade dolls on this pillow in full dress!

The background is completely appliqued by hand and is just beautiful!

The pillow is 20" x 17" and the secret note is tucked back into its little pocket.

This one-of-a-kind pillow is available in my shop.

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Thanks for stopping by today and hope y'all have a wonderful Sunday!

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Southern Belle Lamp

Imagine my delight when I turned the corner and there she sat, looking so pleasantly at me! I fell in love instantly! Can you tell? From the top of her tulle crown shade to the bottom of her white tiered ruffled skirt. She is 100% Southern Belle - even wearing gloves with one hand over her heart as if to say "Oh My!". How sweet and adorable she is! Well, I paid too much for her, hence the price, but there was no decision to be made, it just happened - really fast. No buyer's remorse here. She can just sit at the cottage until someone else falls in love with her and I ship her away. Thanks for stopping by and hope y'all have a great weekend!!

Vintage Coverlet - Crocheted Roses

I worked at the cottage some today, taking pics of things, trying to list items in my shop. Really, the housekeepers are coming tomorrow, so I was trying to get all my stuff stuffed into closets so they could have a path for the vacuum - LOL. I ran across this vintage coverlet that I purchased a while back and I just got so excited about it, how it looked, with all those crocheted roses - 220 of them. And how it looked on the bed. It has this wonderful 8" crocheted trim around three of the edges and the other edge just tucks under your pillows. I believe it to be completely handmade - Can you imagine the time it would take to do that?? The edges just looked so pretty hanging over the side of the bed. Just had to share with you gals...

Thanks for stopping by!

European Antique Market

Wow, how I wish I had been with Becky on Sunday in Cologne, Germany. She visited an outdoor antique market. Thanks to modern technology, we can all share in her exciting perusal of European Vintage Goods...

Antique Housewares


Vintage Surprise Boxes to Plunder Through

My Favorite Song

Irons, Tins & Satchels

Cigar and Cigarette Tins

A Bed Sheet


Lovely Lamp


Ladies in Waiting


Regal Portraits

A Military Issue Leather Bag for Dad

A Vintage Textile for Mom

At the Cottage...

There's a place I go when I want to relax, it is The CatNap Cottage. Yes, it is really a place - it is a quiet and comfy environment, like stepping back in time - everything is old and welcoming. So get yourself a cup of tea in your favorite teacup and browse through these rooms at the cottage. I decorated it with thrift shop and antique shop finds, some things I painted, like the floor. It is painted a cottage white - the rugs are fabulous and the tole trays too. I just love it and want to share it with all my friends....

My bedroom at the cottage - vintage rug off ebay, dresser and mismatched mirror I painted white, vintage lamps from a friend, old black tole powder box and oval painting on the wall dates back to Civil War . Love BlueBoy, Pinky is on the other side of the bed. Vintage clock from antique dealer in Moultrie, GA. Doilies given to me by a friend. Bedside Table, was pink, and, you guessed it, I painted it white. Love the little book tray on the bottom - back when people read more and watched less tv. Bed is late 1800s from an antique store. Naps are fabulous in this room!!

Love this rug - from 1930s - 40s, I think. The table was given to me by one of my friends. I reworked the milk glass lamp to make it work again and picked up the painted suitcase from an artist in Moultrie, GA.


There are two of these lamps, one on each side of this deco style dresser that I painted white - my favorite lamps at the cottage - Just love them!

The project that I thought I would never finish. Purchased at an antique store for $45 - Took it apart, painted it cottage white, redid all the upholstery in this fabulous toile and ticking. Fireplace was red, painted it white - do you sense a theme here? LOL

Back of the chair - hammered all those little tacks myself!Fabulous Rug off ebay for $1250 - my favorite rug ever!!

The Wall of Tole Trays - Some of my favorites, most of them are Nashco. I am a sucker for painted trays, boxes, etc.

My shabby secretary - it is full of my favorite vintage plates and china teacups. Bet you can guess what the drawers are full of.....vintage textiles, mostly tablecloths and pillowcases!

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Hope you enjoyed browsing through the cottage today - thanks for letting me share it with you!!