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Christmas tablescapes at our church for the Christmas Tea 2014

Working on a Christmas tea and getting all my items together...so many little things to remember to take and get all ready.  Here is a picture of the ice skates for the back of the chairs, the hand crocheted snowmen for the dessert plates and the snowman poop for favors.

today I went shopping for some christmas plates and found a great find.  Debbie Mumm collection plates so pretty and just what I was looking for.

Working at getting everything ready for a new vender show for 2014.  Getting details worked out, finishing touches on items and just trying to make sure everything goes smooth.  But sure to check out our etsy shop at therustycupboard.

Been awhile since I visited my blog.  So much to do now a days.  We are remodeling a pop up camper, our house, working in yard, babysitting grandkids and working.  So life just keeps going on and sometimes things get way ahead of us...

BEFORE PICTURE: AFTER PICTURE: My new project.  Picked these up for like nothing at a Country Thrift Store while traveling to visit our daughter who lives about 6 hours away.  We had a great time and at every little country town we stopped and checked out the thrift stores.  We finally found these two bar stools that twirl.  They are very solid and made from real oak wood.  I love the look of oak the grain of the wood stands out so pretty.  These stools I am having a hard time trying to decide whether to sand and refinish in a dark walnut stain so the wood stands out but in the popular dark wood color or to sand and paint white and antique them.  Family members are divided in which way to go.  Either way I won't be keeping these, they will soon be sold at our next vendor showing in Boise at Idaho's Largest Yard Sale.

 My house just getting ready to load the truck.  The sale wasn't far from my house but it took me 4 truck loads to get it all over to the building.  Once I got there I realized we had an 8'x8' booth and I knew then we were in trouble.  They had the building divided up so nice.  I was one of the first to arrive and it was cool just see it waiting to be loaded up.  I started and other vendors would come by and say "no way will you get it all in there".  I packed it in the best way to go was up.  So I went up as high as the items would stay standing.  Packed until there was just a little 2 foot isle to walk inside the booth.  One person at a time.  But it wasn't long and I was having to move items to fill in blank spaces.  The top items came down and the sale was on.  We sold and sold, my husband, and two grandkids.  We all dressed with orange shirts and had a blast.  Every year I try to keep track of what was our best selling item.  This y