Sold This Week On Facebook Marketplace

When we bought the ostrich ferns last week off of Facebook Marketplace,

I decided I had some plants that I could be selling on FM.

I listed them on Sunday,

and by Wednesday night all of these things had sold.

I had potted them all at least a month ago,

so they all looked great by this time.

Most of them I planted in vintage containers

that I had picked up for little or nothing.

And at one person purchased a boatload of antiques besides

their plants.

Plus we sold these mid-century lounge chairs for $95 each.

It was a good FM week.

First Greenhouse Binge Of The Season

It's quarantine.  

You are surfing around on local websites and you see an obscure nursery

that is only 25 short, scenic minutes from your house.

Is there even a choice?

I love supporting small businesses....

but what I honestly love are succulents.

And she had such a nice variety

(even more than shown here.)

This is the stash that I came home with.

Some of the succulents are now tucked in my

succulent nursery.

Some plants are in the pots that flank our driveway.

She talked me into blue salvia.

We'll see how that does out in the roasting summer sun.

Some are in two planter boxes 

(they are under an overhang and rarely get rain,

so the succulents are perfect.)

First binge... more to come.

"Buying a plant a day keeps the quarantine blues away" -- ME

Wash Tub Succulent Nursery -- Part 2

 I finished my succulent nursery project.

It took five huge bags of top soil (I used top soil

because succulents don't like all the nutrition in

potting soil.) And it's cheap.

 Each container has a different type of

perennial succulent.

I don't know all the names, 

but I do know that I don't like them to intermingle.

 I may use some here and there this summer,

but most of it will be a year from

"harvesting" too much of it.

 This year I will just enjoy

watching my little babies grow.

Wash Tub Succulent Nursery -- Part 1

 We finally had a nice day.

So we worked off some of our Corona Virus Blues outside.

I got a good start on my succulents nursery.

I kind of had one at our old house, but

the different types tended to grow together if I wasn't vigilant.

 So I have eight different containers now,

for at least eight varieties.

It is on the south side of our workshop,

so it will get plenty of light.

I made holes in the bottom of each.  Check.

I put them where I want them.  Check.

I have filled each one about 1/2 full of

rocks and cast off pieces of lumber from our guest cottage project.

I am well on my way!

 While waiting for a delivery of topsoil,

I weeded and edged this area with rocks.

We planted bee balm there last year and it has spread like crazy.

(Good for the bees!)

It needs a little garden decor on the fence.

The tractor sprinkler is from my childhood.

It would follow the garden hose all over the hard.

It weighs a TON.

Other Flea Finds Going On Ebay

 Two old water sprinklers.

Bought for $6, sold for $13.

 Very lightweight old fan.

Bought for $8, sold for $20.

 Plant Holder.

Bought for $10, sold for $33.

Waverly Gallery by Sir Walter Scott.

1870.

Bought for $3, sold for $36.

All came from Sunday's flea market.

All going on ebay Saturday.

Faith Grain Bin Planter

One of those projects that take months to accumulate the pieces,

and even more months to put them together.

The grain bin has a hole in the bottom,

so it will make a great planter.

City-Wide Garage Sales Weekend

So last weekend was my little town's city-wide garage sales -- over 200 garage sales. About 20% start Thursday, another 40% start Friday, and on the official city-wide day of Saturday the other 40% start.  Normally, I am on top of my game those three days, but we were out-of-town until mid-afternoon Thursday, and I needed to leave town again by 9:30 am Saturday.

 So, it was a little hard to figure out which

sales had already been open the day before and therefore were a waste of my time.

Blue milk can I bought for $5, sold for $27.

 Nevertheless, we did our best and picked up a few nice items.

This little adirondack stool is going on ebay.

Bought for $8, SOLD FOR $30.

 Love this antique plant holder,

also heading to ebay.

 Antique carved soapstone Chinese vase.

Bought for $5, sold for $18.

 Hubley doorstop.

Bought for $3, sold for $66.

 My SECOND incubator table, identical to one I bought in April.

Already sold the first one.

 These vintage ceramic angels are not the type of item I normally purchase,

but they were so cute in this vintage upcycled box.

Bought for $5, sold for $14.

 Red and blue, just in time for July.

Notice the cute cart basket behind the coooler.

Bought for $45, sold for $70.

Sweet little stoneware bowl,

I would SO keep it if it weren't blue.

Out-Of-The-Box Fairy "Facilities" Garden

I have always been a fairy garden girl.  I make and sell about five a year.  It is one of those things that gives me joy.

My brother retired about a year ago.  And he started to make fairy or pixie houses. (He is a very "manly man" and I was more than a little surprised to hear about his new hobby). 
 Until I saw the pics....Pixietraz (you know...like Alcatraz) The pixie prison is equipped with working spotlight, ball & chain, rack (is that what it is called that you put your hands and head in?)
Very dark.  But I have to say I really love the creativity.  He has others, and I know he did at least one Pixie bathroom because I stole his toilet paper idea. (Do you think the twisted Fairy Gardens are in our DNA?)

He was the inspiration for my "Fairy Facilities" i.e. bathroom.

 I bought a dollhouse recently that had some random plasatic furniture in it that I didn't want.

 The wooden tub, toilet & pedestal sink were a perfect fairy garden size!

$4 worth of materials, sold for $16.

Saturday's Auction Vintage Finds 5.06.2017

 Location has never been simpler.  This auction was situated just kitty-corner to us.  I took this photo from my front yard.  Which means, no packing the van -- just some schlepping back home (about six trips with my utility wagon).

There were TONS of tools, so it took them most of the day to get to the "fun stuff".  I still had a case of "zombie auction brain" (hot and dehydrated) and missed some of the cool stuff, but managed to get a few things.  Primarily, yard decor.  When you have driven by that house as many times as I have, you've had a chance to mentally "shop" the yard a thousand times.

Red Wing Brushware planter.  I've sold a ton of these in my time.  I finally decided last year to start keeping them.  So I added the little one to my "collection".

Vintage Western Fabric -- Selling on ebay. Purchased for $4, sold for $20.

Two floor lamps.  I paid a whopping $1 each for them at the end of the auction.

Flower Cart

Victorian Eastlake Hinges -- selling on ebay.

Purchased for $4, sold for $46. 

Antique toy wagon -- also selling on ebay.

First Plants For Resale 2017

I took in my first grouping of plants for resale.

They actually looked pretty good together in groupings.

I bought this cute homemade planter a couple of weeks

ago for $3.  I knew it just needed a bit of paint

and an actual plant.

I love how it turned out.

It seemed so happy to be holding a

cute flowerpot.

The rest that I took in to sell were terra cotta.

Most with added white paint, or already whitish.

All with cute undertrays.

All with some type of junk "decor" in them.

All mostly succulents and one flower.

All with a liner so the terra cotta doesn't
suck the life out of them.
If you are interested in my succulent planting tutorial,
click here.