Friends and family will no longer have to be embarrassed by the spelling errors - I've found and installed ieSpell and will use!  You no longer have to feel the burden of helping me look intelligent.  That leaves the door open for you to critique other aspects of the content and all feedback is welcome - may not be acted on but I love learning what you think about Thistle & That.

The hydrangea grouping was completed first and we now have some fun items for sale including a wooden hanger with turned finials, a message board as well as some pillows and textiles to make your own valances or trims.  The color was leftover from a sunny bedroom we had in a previous home.  We'll have these above items in our booth at The Goodrich Flea Market tomorrow. Hope we see you there.  Click on location tab for directions.

One last picture for you. It dawned on me that some readers may not be familiar with hydrangea.  My favorite is the blue toned hydrangea which seem to be the most beautiful along the roads of Cape Cod.  The hydrangea we have is a bit pale and more on the purple side but we still love it. They are their own little bouquets. 

I now know I have to come up with a better name than coral/salmon.  When I went through the leftover bits of material in my bin, I quickly found more than a few that went beautifully with the coral/salmon. That means it's a color I've used many times in the past.  So now we have the painted smalls and the bits of materials - back to work for me on incorporating the two.  Trying to get a few things ready for The Goodrich Flea Market this Saturday.

With this afternoon's sunshine, it seemed a great time to do some painting on "smalls" -   smalls being frames, trays, wall mount finial hangers. I wanted to work with three colors that looked good together and ended up with hydrangea, light robin's egg blue and a color that I'll refer to as coral/salmon until I can think of a better one . Next step is to match some fabrics to the painted items. Check back tomorrow to see what I've come up with.

Posting images of items that are in the booth can be challenging.  Here's the corner cupboard before it moved into the shop.  We loved the pine with the light robin's egg paint.

Thistle Do Nicely! - A Medley of Antique Furnishings, Finds and Handcrafted Treasures.   

Our space is fitted out to the max with a bit of something for everyone.  We organized our booth in a "U" format so customers can walk through and not get trapped in the booth - one of my pet peeves when I'm in antique shops.

I hope to share things that you'll find both interesting and helpful  in styling your home.