Lively Grace

Sunday, October 28, 2012

First Friday Art Walk | Nov. 2

I've been holding onto the beans for a while now. If you saw my posts about a little mention of my name and blog in Flea Market Style magazine, you would have guessed I'd be broadcasting this latest opportunity. So here goes:

LIVELY GRACE will be the ARTIST at POCATELLO MAGAZINE during THE FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK, this coming Friday! This event is going hand in hand with the ARTICLE I WROTE for POCATELLO MAGAZINE, beginning with the NOVEMBER/DECEMBER ISSUE!!

There's a bit of a difference. I knew this was coming. I wrote the article. It includes some of my ideas. And... I think I'm a little nervous.

Then came the opportunity to be in the Art Walk. My first reaction was, artist?! But then I thought, well, sure. The Art of Re-Gracing.

The open shelf, galvanized buckets, and chalkboard tags will all be available during the show.

The article has different ideas, more in tune with the upcoming season.

I will also have other furniture, a few industrial pieces, great 'found' pieces, and some smaller gift ideas available for purchase. And, of course, issues of Pocatello Magazine!!!! (K- now I'm just getting excited!!)

So, take the kids out Wednesday, and set aside a little time Friday evening, Nov. 2nd 5-8pm for yourself, to visit the artists during the First Friday Art Walk in Old Town Pocatello. Pocatello Magazine office is located at 250 South Main Street.

I hope to see you all there!!!

-Jen

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Spookified!

With a 10 year old kiddo, I find that cutesy Halloween decor has been nixed. Our decor theme this year; spooky, creepy, bizarre. No sweet pumpkins or smiling ghosts. So, I dug around in my garage (yes, there is some awesome stuff in there) and reached into the creative cobwebs to see what we could come up with. The best part ... aside from the cobwebs, all the decor has been purchased second hand. Many of the items I use other times of the year. Add a skull on a platter, and poof- creepy it is!

So if you are up for a scare, read on. If you are easily spooked, come back for the next post.

Isn't that birdcage amazing?!! It will be great for so many seasons.

Kiddo touch; crazy eyeballs!

If you follow me on facebook, you got a sneak peek of my test tubes done Halloween style. Last month they were individual vases of long pretty flowers.

My large window hangs here year round. Cobwebs and spiders are an easy way to creep up a distressed piece. A little left over morning coffee helped 'die' the cheesecloth to help it have an aged look.

Enter ... if you dare!

We used this glass terrarium to start our strawberry seeds for the garden last spring. I nabbed it up quick at a tag sale. Styrofoam skull & small silver plate were thrift store finds.

My husband thought I had lost it when I excitedly showed him this rusty pitchfork. Yep, it came as it, without the handle. But, now? So awesomely creepy on the door that resides by the kitchen table, with a black enamel bowl centerpiece, currently serving as a cauldron. How could I not be excited?!

I'm currently 'brewing' some great possibilities... check back, follow the blog by email so you don't miss a post, and 'like' Lively Grace on facebook for updates!

Happy Haunting!

-Jen

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

After the Flea Market!

The Wildhare Flea Market was awesome! I took a bunch of photos of my booth and shared them on Facebook, but somehow, missed getting a picture of myself in my booth- oops! I was a little distracted. Did you make it to the Flea Market?! There was some amazing finds there! And one of the things I enjoy most is, well, OK shopping other vendors booths, but also visiting, talking 'shop', and chatting about paint! I was also trying to find that 'balance' in life. You know, the one everyone is trying to find. My kiddo had a soccer tournament in Jackson Hole, and above all, I'm a mom. So Saturday morning I lived in Lively Grace land, then switched gears and drove to Jackson for some soccer mom-ing! The drive was beautiful! All the colors... made me think about paint. I passed a small fleet of VW buses on the way and threw them a peace sign ... made me think about metal & rust. Then I cheered my kiddo on during his games ... an made me glad for all I have.

If I missed you at the flea market, I'm sorry I missed that visit. If you missed the flea market, I'm sorry for you, but I do have some left overs ... and they are tasty!

Vintage grey dresser $200 (reduced from $225)

measures 19 in deep, 40 in wide, 45 in tall

Solid wood, original hardware, two-toned distressed and sealed paint, and those lovely key holes!

Up-cycled cabinet door turned chalkboard $ 20 (reduced from $22)

measures 14 x 15.5 inches with 2 knobs for hanging a scarf or hat

message boards make great gifts!

Sugar tin $ 6

Tea tin with lid $ 6

sweet for holding all sorts of goodies in your pantry or kitchen

"YUM" vintage cake tin $10 (reduced from $14)

add a little vintage hip above your kitchen cabinets!

Aubsomme blue small side table SOLD

28 inches tall, 12 X 12 shelves

Vintage enamal pitcher $10 (reduced from $14)

Multi-layered, veined and distressed paint. A fun little side table or plant stand with character, although not a solid wood piece.

Interested in taking a look in person, sliding the drawers? Contact me and we'll set up a time!

livelygrace@me.com, or 208.3nine0.86five3

Here's to a great Wednesday!

-Jen

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Flea Market - have no regrets!

I wrote this post prior to the Wildhare Fleamarket last spring, but it all still rings true. Most noteably the part about my blog taking a back seat while I prep for the current Wildhare FleaMarket - this FRIDAY and SATURDAY! Now, back to cleaning, waxing, pricing, loading .....

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If you follow me on facebook, you hopefully are aware of the upcoming Wildhare Flea Market.
If you don't follow me there, you should, 'cause you've missed out on my 'sneaks' of what is in the garage, quotes that catch my attention, and my 'stylish' attire at times : ). And of course many 'heads up' reminders about the Flea Market, because the blog takes a little back seat as I focus on many goodies.

And I don't want you to have any regrets.

Because I understand regrets. Not about my participation in the Wildhare Flea Market- I LOVE THAT! But about what I passed up at a Flea Market I shopped in Boise in the spring.

Here is it.

In all it's glory on the concrete floor of a flea market in Boise, Idaho.

The OLD PAL Minnow Bucket.

My regret.

I was in a hurry... we were headed out of town and I had a time limit at the Flea Market. That in and of itself is a tough one. I made a fast loop thru, looking for what grabbed me first. If I am pressed for time, I frequently will take a pic because with all the goodness and eye candy my brain becomes saturated and I am afraid I may forget a precious item that I meant to circle back to. So pic I did. My plan was to then return for the most awesome items, snag & hit the road. But I was distracted by the vintage glasses booth. (Oh, another facebook follower opportunity- see the photos of my vintage glasses there). I spent too much time oogling over which glasses. And when I returned for the minnow bucket ... yep, it was a gonner. Picked by another. I thought it would be a great piece of storage or typography in my kiddo's room. It made me think of our yearly camping trip to a lake .... where I grew up trying to catch those minnows with my brother and friends, and now my kiddo enjoys the hunt. Those minnows are still as fast as ever.

So, heed the quote I have placed on a chalkboard more than once;

"You will only regret what you don't buy"

I'm not encouraging crazy overspending here. I don't live by this quote. I don't buy expensive handbags and I enjoy a good find from the thrift shops. But when you come across something that speaks to you, encourages you to smile, be creative, or break out of the usual, I say go for it.

It also says the good stuff goes quick!

I do hope to see you at the Flea Market, I'm afraid you'll regret it if you miss it!

Friday, March 22, 10-7 (later hours- woohoo!)

Saturday, March 23, 9-5

Bannock County Fairgrounds in Pocatello

-Jen

Monday, September 3, 2012

Flea Market Style Magazine

Over 6 months ago, I was pouring over the summer issue of Flea Market style magazine. Or maybe I was on their blog. Either way, I was soaking in all the great ideas when I came across an invite for readers to contact the magazine about a favorite city for shopping, of course, in flea market flair. I was busy prepping for the March Wildhare Flea Market, but couldn't ignore the thought of how exciting it would be to have the flea market, where I'm a vendor, listed in Flea Market style magazine, so write I did!

Flash forward to this past week. School started for my kiddo, which is always bittersweet; the end of summer, a little more painting time (aka; earlier bedtime), a little less hang-out time in the evenings, and yet another reminder of how fast he is growing! Kiddo soccer practice and out of town game, DIY at our home in demo stages, a garage full of projects awaiting re-gracing, a Lively Grace associated project on the horizon, and my fulfilling full time job.

So, as I loaded the car for an out of town, Tuesday pm soccer game, I double checked that I had my new issue of Flea Market Style, forcasting a few moments of junk bliss, sitting in the sun, sipping a coke zero.

If you follow me on facebook, you saw a picture of just that. I made it thru the first 6 or 7 pages as the soccer team warmed up, such a little treat!

Wednesday afternoon, I received a text from Linda, owner of Wildhare Flea Market "reading Flea Market-wow-you go girl!" and a thanks about mentioning her flea market. The encouragement was great, but I wasn't sure what had spurred it, even though Linda is just fun like that. On the way home, I was trying to clarify while stopping for a quick errand, but pictures were not loading very quickly on my phone, so I couldn't see what Linda said she was posting about. I made a beeline for the magazine the minute I crashed thru the door (just me, not the car).

And there it was! My name, blog, and a few lines quoted in Flea Market Style magazine!

"I'm in a magazine" I hollered to my boys (kiddo and husband) who were still wondering if it was me that had just entered the house, or a flash of lightning! Safe to say, I was thrilled! Facebook-updated, family-called, neighbors-flashed (whoa- just the magazine!).

A big thank you to my friends and followers for joining me in my giddiness! Some may think I was a little over the top in my response, but I think if it makes you happy- ENJOY! And truly, if you have not been to the events or businesses I listed, you are missing out on some great shopping and people in Pocatello! Did you spy the vintage ring in the photo? That was a Christmas gift from my sweet parents, purchased at Vain & Vintage! Her Alibi helped me secure a set of lockers, check the whole story and photos here . Pick up a copy of Flea Market Style Magazine, as always, it is full of fantastic ideas, photos, and creative people.Support a local business, pay them a visit, and don't forget to mark your calendar now for the Wildhare Flea Market, September 28, 29, and 30th!

Now, just like 6 months ago... I better get back to painting, cleaning, pricing, and picking for the upcoming Flea Market-Wildhare style, in Pocatello! I look forward to seeing you there!

-Jen

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Tall boy dresser in Aubsomme Blue

Yes, aubsomme. How many of you thought, "oh man, she miss-spelled the title!"

Well, luckily, no. Aubsomme is the paint color, it's from the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint line.

I do, however, hope you think it is also 'awesome'.

Aubsomme Blue Tall Boy $170
Pending Sold

It's a used Broyhill dresser that received a little re-gracing. Wood construction with 9 drawers total, but don't you love the look of those drawers on top?

I left the top 'as is' for the contrast. With it being a used dresser, the top has some scratches and imperfections. Let's face it, so did the body of the dresser, but now it all just adds to the character.

This view (below) not only shows off the cool drawer liner original to the piece, but also shows the true color of the dresser, a blue with some depth to it.

Yep, the birdcage is also available, $16. The bottom slides out so you can fit in a sweet nest, berries, book, or a bird : ). The front little door also swings open and the top has a ring so it could also be hung.

The dresser is a tall one and is a great statement piece! In person the color is just a shade deeper (see above) , with oil rubbed bronze handles. The dresser measures 38 inches wide, 19 inches deep, and 55 inches in height. Priced at $170.

Leave a comment, I'd like to know what you think!

If you'd like to take a look, let me know! Email me, livelygrace@me.com, or call/text at 208.three90.8six53.

-Jen