Inspirational Color!

I am always looking for inspiration (who isn't?).

Today I'm all about color and that's why

I am sharing some great color photos from  MY PINTEREST INSPIRATION BOARD...

 Click on each picture to find the link to the original source.

On a side note... don't you love those armoires? If shrunk down wouldn't they make the most amazing jewelry boxes? 

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Sneak Peek on March 29th Listings

I'll keep this short and sweet....

Here are a few pictures of two refurbished jewelry boxes that will be listed, on HDV, on the 29th of March.  Depending on my schedule, one or two others (obviously not shown in this post) will hopefully be listed on the 29th as well - but no promises.

Btw... both of these boxes are musical boxes.  The pink princess jewelry box plays The Carpenters "Close to You" and the Yellow Chevron plays a popular 70's song but for the life of me I don't know what it is, sorry. 

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meles

For over a year now I've been refurbishing vintage wood jewelry boxes.  All the while I've had these mele jewelry boxes sitting on shelf collecting dust. I've often thought of reworking 'em but for some reason just haven't gotten around to it. Finally, I have started refurbishing and adding mele jewelry boxes to my HDV shop. The great news, the mele jewelry boxes are a little less expensive then their wood counter parts.

Here's a few examples of the meles I've refurbished thus far:

 

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Before and After for March 23rd Listings

A few before and after shots of some refurbished jewelry boxes listed on the 23rd of March. These jewelry boxes are currently for sale on HDV:

 

And finally, a little behind the scenes shot of my partner in crime: 

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Welcome to My Crazy Life

The few pictures in this blog were not taken from my workbench as usual but instead from my kitchen island. That's the beauty of what I do....I get do something I love, grow my business, and play with my kids all at the same time.  

After snapping a few pictures of my partly finished jewelry boxes,  I realized the craziness that surrounds me is somewhat comical and maybe worth sharing. For example, while I was distracted snapping the jewelry box shown below,  Murphy (our Great Dane) snuck into the garbage. I caught the evidence on film. 

Want another example of my crazy yet comical life? No?, Too bad. You're getting one anyway.  I fed the kids a snack then, thinking they were content with their popcorn, I focus on continuing to refurbish my jewelry boxes. While I'm doing this the kids decide to be puppies. Based on this pic, its obvious I  expect nothing but the best of etiquette from my kids.

As if eating their popcorn off the floor like a puppy wasn't enough, my daughter then decided to take a ride on our shop vac.

And this is what a typical day is like in my home. I'm a lucky lady. 

The jewelry boxes shown in this post will be listed on HDV the afternoon of Friday, March 23rd.

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Before and After for March 15th Listings

Last week I traveled the south metro in search of more vintage jewelry boxes.  In the end I came home with eight jewelry boxes (some not pictured below).  I immediately began the long process of updating each and every one. Last Thursday, the 15th of March, I listed a few of the finished materpieces on Happy Day Vintage.  It's always fun to see the before and after so here's a couple pics to give you a taste of the transformation:

 

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New Listings for March 8th!

Tonight three new refurbished jewelry boxes will be added to HDV at approx 7:00 CST.  Here's your first sneak peek at the latest and greatest. 

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