House Things Has Been Condemned

This years theme for Halloween was taken from my business name...House Things turned into Condemned House Things. To accomplish this I used torn lace, tattered lamp shades, creepy crooked pictures, worn books, crows, spiders, hornets nests, and, moss. I threw in a little strange for fun. Enjoy......

I pinned the wicked Halloween tags/ornaments to a decrypted chair.



Vintage milk bottles sprayed with chalkboard paint.


The crows have found a new home in some old black shoes.

An old camera plate used as a chalkboard.


This vintage lamp was painted gray to go perfectly with the
deep purple lace lampshade I made.

Tattered lamp shade and vintage

glove molds holding french postcards of old architecture.

I don't think Iowa is ready for doll parts. But I had to do something on the crazy side...stretch the limit...Halloween, it's the one time of year we get to do something different, let loose, and have some fun.

Got this idea from my friend Elizabeth.

Old photos stuck behind french collars.

Thanks Elizabeth.

Piles and piles of used books.

Notice the spider on the underside of the vintage slip chandelier.

Make Plans

Sisters Garden Fall Open House

September 17th and 18th

Make plans to join us!

Pictures of my space last year, in no particular order. Enjoy!

Elizabeth's Contest

I entered Elizabeth's Contest, elizabethhousestlouis.blogspot.com. The gist of the contest was to create a display that represents the end of summer relaxation. My take on this is-Feeling so relaxed you feel as light as a feather, (do any of us ever feel that relaxed???) and the merchandise is floating out the door.



As you can see in the image above I started with a background of scrim-light and breezy... relaxing. I placed a chair in a trunk to make it appear as if it's starting to float away. I then added a lot of linen pillows and a table cloth-linen and pillows...very relaxing.

I suspended a couple of pillows and a lamp in mid air-as light as a feather. You can also see how I added a couple of feather boas around the perimeter of the display.


Lavender bunches hanging in the background-nothing represents relaxation like lavender.

I then added vintage photos of folks relaxing.

Flower pots filled with feathers and more vintage photos of folks relaxing.

Close up of a flower pot with feathers.

Lavender and feathers.

Business Cards...etc

I apologize for the delay in my posts. I've been concentrating on the upcoming seasonal events. I have some great things in the works!

I finally got my business cards designed. I'm happy with them, but I have more design ideas. So who knows they might change within the next few months. I love my business card holder, a doll chair. I painted, distressed, and reupholstered it. Sorry the pictures are a little blurry, my camera batteries were almost dead, so I was rushing to shoot them. Click on image to enlarge.

Storage-Wire crate, tins, and drawstring bags.

Wooden nursery flat

Not sure what it is, but I love it! I'm calling it a drying rack. It can lay flat as pictured or hung on the wall. Although, if it's hung, it wont hold dishes. But there are so many things you could hang from it. Two available.

I designed these small wooden crates to hold a vintage milk bottle. Use them as a vase, or display as is. Fun!