Upcycle, Repurpose, Reuse, Redecorate, and Vintage too

Upcycle, Repurpose, Reuse, Redecorate, and Vintage too! My passions, and what I love to do!

Welcome, and I thank you for finding me to visit with me also. I would like to note to everyone who drops by, visits, is passing through that I have worked on combining my blogs together. Yeah, I got too many of them....had good intentions. But, found it easier for Me, and for visitors if I combined my blogs so that I could better focus with everyone, and give the proper attention to things. Plus, it is much easier to respond to ya'll, and to do my postings with a designated one too. Sometimes I was duplicating, and I know how boring that can be!

So, if you found me here just hop over over by using the tab at the top, the first one, saying LilacsNDreams/LilacsNDreams Home, etc. Also, just give a click here, and that will take ya on over to LilacsNDreams home page also.

I am truly happy you stopped by, and was able to find this page. Just click above with the tab, or in the paragraph above with the links also. Hop on over to visit my main page, and see what is all being shared. 

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone, and hope you can enjoy the weather where you are. Warmer today, and loving it here! Take care, and see you all at LilacsNDreams home page. Toodles........ 

Second Time Treasures Has a New Blog Come Visit Me

Hello, and Welcome to all who are visiting, and have landed on my Second Time Treasures Page for LilacsNDreams. Glad to have you stopping by, and greatful for you to see this announcement as well too. I have MOVED! That's right...due to some circumstances, and a very long story....I have started a new blog on Monday, May7th. Didn't want to take a chance, and couldn't sit around waiting to see if things would be in my favor to reinstate this blog, or not. So, I jumped in, and went with it. 

Really simple to get to the new place by clicking on LilacsNDreams it will take you over, or you can also click on LilacsNDreams2.blogspot.com  OR  thriftstorejunkies2.blogspot.com  to come on over, and see everything there. There have been some minor changes, but most things are pretty much the same as before. Trying to make it feel like home coming into it.  Oh, yeah....if you click on one of the tabs at the top you will also land over on the new blog too.....hope I did it all right:) Not very computer literate, and doing the best I can to get through all of it:)

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have been to anyone, and am really sorry about this. Believe me, it is not something that was in my plans to do either. But, it is done, and I am moving ahead, and hope to see you all there as well too. 

Hey, thanks for stopping by, and visiting with me everyone. Have a wonderful day!!:)

 

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Blog and Ebay too

Hello everyone, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures! So sorry to have nothing to show...yet. I have projects around me that need to be finished. Just having a hard time with finding the time to complete some things when I am dealing with this house, priming rooms to be painted, contractors, and a landlord that might not like me soon. Sorry to say, but some days I am by myself doing it all....no pitty please. Just an explanation as to why things do take me a bit longer sometimes:)

Weather is getting beautiful out!! Horrid wind past couple of days, but I guess that is better than having snow too, right?:) Sorry to say I have not had much time with the wonderful weather changes to get out, and do some thrifting. But, have worked with customers on a sale here and there with different venues I sell with. That is always fun:) And...I did open another account with Ebay naming that one Second Time Treasures as well. LilacsNDreams will be my main account since I have had that since 2004, I have other venues I sell at with that same name, but thought maybe another account would help me a bit with working on some things with my inventory too. 

I am still trying to work on getting things ready to move to another state. I have gone through boxes, and donated, added some things for sale, and in the community either given some things away, or selling a few of our bigger things too. I have been going through boxes again...slowly....for the second time, changing my mind, and donating more things too. Heck, when I get to where we're going it will be a new area, new thrift stores, new flea markets, and more fun in getting things back into my collections. Some things I can replace, and have fun with it too...right?:)

Sorry, not really much news to add to this page of my blog, but sure do appreciate you visiting with Second Time Treasures today! Thanks for stopping by everyone, and see you again soon!:) Take care.....

 

Happy Valentines Sweetheart Day from Second Time Treasures

Happy Valentines Sweetheart Day From Second Time Treasures! Here's to wishing all of you the best for the day, this evening, and it is all you want it to be. Have fun, enjoy, and please be safe everyone with all you do. Thanks for stopping by, and again......
                                                         HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

 

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Blog Site

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Blog Site page everyone. Glad to have to you visiting with me! Yesterday I kind of got out of my slump of those darn old winter blues you can get. Don't take me wrong, we have had some really gorgeous weather, but some of it has to do with contractors that come and go here too. My house is so disorderly right now, and if I have anything to work on, due to limited spacing from boxes and containers all over, I have to use the kitchen counter tops a little bit to work. Ugh! But, so far been working ok for me.

I have a black cloche stand I hope to soon have finished. I need to add a little bit of white ribbon/lace to cover up a few bubbles that resulted from the mod podge sealer spray I used. I guess it was thicker than I thought, and it came back to haunt me a little bit. So sad as the piece was looking really good with the music paper I also added to it. Well, sometimes these things happen, and we have to be able to adjust with it, and fix it. Along with this I have 3 saucer plates that I have glued to glass candle holders. I am now in the process of adding some lace around the rims of the saucers....a yummy blue lace I found that matches with the blue rim the saucers have, and looks fab with the pinkish flowers in the center too. I also need to add a final coat of mod podge sealer to a white based glass cloche I am finishing up on too. I hope to have pictures soon to show you what projects have been done so far. 

I am anxious to get things done, and get them listed in my stores too. I hope others will like the work I have been doing so far. Well, working on keeping this a bit shorter today. Actually, long enough break, and time to get back to work. Thanks so much for stopping, and visiting with Second Time Treasures today. Always happy to have to drop on by. Make sure to visit all my other pages with the tabs I have at the top too. Just click, and go....like it like that!:)

Take care everyone, Happy Hump Day, and see you again soon. Till the next time.....Toodles.....

Vintage Fine Bone China Crown Staffordshire Candle Holders

Vintage Fine Bone China Crown Staffordshire Candle Holders in really good condition have been listed with my store at Artfire. Very clean, shiny, great white coloring, bottoms are marked, pink, purple, yellow, and look almost like new yet. See the pictures, and details of this item listed with my store. Wonderful set to adorn your home, or given as a gift too. 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and are you all ready for Super Bowl Sunday? LOL. I almost forgot about it as I have been staying busy with some things here myself. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend, and have a super sunday too! Be safe all. 

Thanks for visiting Second Time Treasures, and see you again soon. Till the next time.....

 

Red 2 Tier Snack Candy Nut Condiment Dish

Red 2 Tier Snack Candy Nut Condiment Dish.

Hello, Welcome to Second Time Treasures! Always glad to have you stop by. Above you will see 2 pictures to an item that I have put together. All 3 pieces were bought brand new from the store. I wanted to try something a little bit different. I used 2 small square shaped dishes with a nice ribbed design that goes all around them. The insides are completely white. Then, what to do, what to do to connect these pieces, and to make sure it was small enough to leave room on the bottom for serving purposes. I found this little mini glass vase, and figured let's flip it over. Put the smaller opening on the bottom, and the bottom of it underneath the top dish. I also turned the top dish slightly so that it was not a straight up, and down square with them. 

This item has been added to my store at Artfire . Stop on by there to see all the pictures to this, and the details too. Keep in mind with some of my items if you don't see them with my Artfire Store, make sure to also check my store at Etsy too. Sometimes items are listed with both places, and sometimes between one or the other too. 

Thanks so much for visiting with me. Ya'll take care, and we will see you again soon. Make sure you say Hi to me so that I can come visit with you too!:)

 

Picnik Announces Closing Petitions to Stop Google

Picnik Announces Closing in April, and Petitions to Stop Google are being done.

Hello, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures! Always a pleasure to have you visit. Make sure you say Hi before leaving so that I can too visit with you. 

If some of you use Picnik Photo Editing you maybe have seen the announcement already. They are scheduled to close on April 19, 2012. Sad to hear, sad to read, and so very sad to think of this. I generally used Picnik to edit photos for my blog, and blog pages, for editing my photos to size and any adjustments for my listings with my stores, and now what will I do? They are announcing you can go to Google Plus to do your editing which like many I assume they are referring tot Picasa there. Sorry, I cannot get the tools and ease there as I get with Picnik. Many other programs are great, but they also take time to learn, time to understand, and at many times are confusing. With Picnik there is no sign in, it is free with the tools allowed which is not bad for free, and then they have the premium membership which allows more tools. I know of different photographers who also use this program, and have so enjoyed it as well. I love Google Plus, but feel like this is being forced a little bit with Google taking over Picnik, and then announcing to use Google Plus. Hmm....

Below I will be showing a copy of the email I received. Please, read it to better understand, and would also appreciate you continuing on to sign the petition to try to stop this procedure too. I do thank you all for visiting with Second Time Treasures, and for understanding of this too. I wish you all a super fun, exciting, and safe weekend. Take care, and see you again soon. 

	Official Announcement: Picnik is closing Since joining Google in 2010, we have been creating editing magic in Google products while continuing to keep Picnik awesome. But now we get to focus on even awesomer things. Picnik will be closing on April 19, 2012. Your photos liberated Amazing photos are created in Picnik, so we have launched a new feature, Picnik Takeout, that easily downloads your photos to your desktop in convenient zip files. You may also elect to copy your photos to Google+ where you can store and share your creations. You may request your photos at any time and use this handy tool as many times as you like until our closing date of April 19, 2012. Learn more. Premium Refunds To our primo Picnik Premium members, we'll begin processing a full refund of your current membership fee within a week of this announcement. By "in full" we mean the whole darn thing. Yep, this means even if you are on your very last day of an annual membership, we will refund you the entire $24.95. Just because we want to say thanks. Now the Good News - Free Premium for ALL! To express our gratitude for your support over the past 5 years, Picnik Premium is free for everyone! Use Picnik in all of its premium glory, for free, from now until our actual closing day. Touch-up, Textures, Advanced, and more are all free for you to use! We have been incredibly proud of building a product that is used and beloved by so many of you. We continue to be amazed and humbled by the photos you create and we are immensely grateful for all of your support, creativity, and passion. We are excited by the photo-editing fun we have already brought to Google products, like Google+, where you can find many of your favorite Picnik effects in Creative Kit. We encourage you to visit Google+ and give it a whirl. Please visit the Help Hub for more information on our wind down, and check the Picnik blog for updated information on our April closure. It's been awesome, Team Picnik

Second Time Treasures for Vintage Repurposed Upcycled Altered

Second Time Treasures for Vintage Repurposed Upcycled Altered. Happy to see you visiting with me. 


You know, I really have been in the mood to work on some pieces around here. Gluing, wish I could paint, cutting, paper, material, etc. I had some plans, and now everything has been on hold. I can't even scrapbook like I intended to this winter. House is still in a shambles with the contractors, and the plumbers coming and going. I have my craft supplies in boxes and containers, some of the materials I was thinking of using, lace is bundled up, and so on. What a bummer! I think I am going to have withdrawals from it all. The mess around here, boxes piled to make room for the workers, and not being able to do anything I had planned to work on. 

I do have a piece right now that I am gluing. Smaller piece. Made some room on the kitchen counter top. Cleaned it, layed some paper towels down for the pieces to be on, and so on. I got a couple of red exterior, white intererior, square shaped little snack dishes brand new. Then, I found a small glass mini vase that I am using in the middle of gluing the 2 pieces together. Valentines Day is coming, and I think it is going to be an adorable little snack piece to offer for some candies to be served, great for holding some jewelry pieces, and would be cute with a candle in the top dish too. When I get this done I will show you a picture of it with a link to where I have it listed for sale too. 


Don't you just LOVE the picture above here?! Gorgeous glass candle holders with some adorable prisms hanging, mosaic table top, and a beautiful mosaic plate too. No, was not done by me, but I did find this out in Blogland. Unfortunately, notes have been misplaced for the name that belongs to this, and I apologize for that as they deserve the credit for having some really beautiful pieces.

Better go check on my pieces glued, and drying. Hopefully I will have this done tomorrow night. I like to give everything extensive time to settle, and set with glue. One piece at a time, taking my time, making sure things settle and hold, and it makes me feel better knowing it was not all rushed. Wish me luck everyone. Thanks so much for visiting with Second Time Treasures page. Make sure to drop on by other pages with my tabs above here. Give a visit, make sure to say Hi so I can drop on by, and visit with you too!:) Have a great weekend everyone!:)

Happy New Year Blogland Bloggers and Website Visitors

Happy New Year Blogland, Bloggers, and Website Visitors!

Welcome to Second Time Treasures which is a page of LilacsNDreams. Always happy to have you visit, say Hi, and share with us all here too. So, how was Christmas for everyone? Good I hope, and I do hope that all were able to celebrate and have a joyous time too. I know some are still celebrating Christmas with all the festivities, and arrangements made to have time with all the family, and friends. Gotta love it, right?:)

Any New Years Eve plans? Not really for me here. Just pretty much at home, on the computer, and trying to get things done for the New Year coming. Organizing, gluing, finishing a few projects, and hoping to complete some so that I can show them here too.  And....to work on packing some more boxes for donations.

I am itching to go Thrifting, and Junking, but am trying to limit myself some too. I need to reduce some of the inventory at home here, and have been boxing some things for donations too. I know after the first of the year some will be cleaning their homes as well. Making room for maybe some things they received, or preparing for spring time too. Not only am I preparing for these things myself, but it looks like we are going to be moving. Out of town, and out of state. Soooo.....I have to narrow some things down a bit. First down sizing a bit which will then help with what I will be packing. Nervous for the move, but yet excited too. The weather will be better for me health wise, but also for me to work on different things more with gluing, and painting too. Also, to be in a different area to attend different flea markets, and to go junking with is exciting as well too. I am anxious for that myself:)

Wish me luck getting some projects done this weekend. Since there will be no contractors around working on the house, banging, and etc....hopefully I can get a bit done. I have a room I need to clear out for some measurements, and for new walls and a closet too. THAT will be a chore in itself! Where to put everything, I don't know yet. But, it will get done:) Take care everyone, and thanks for visiting with Second Time Treasures. Happy New Year! Have fun, enjoy, and be safe all! See you soon.

 

Merry Christmas to All Second Time Treasures Visitors

Merry Christmas to all Second Time Treasures Visitors!

Glad to have you here, and that you could stop by quick to visit, and say Hi too! It's Thursday, and just in a few more days the BIG day is here for us....CHRISTMAS! Where did this year go? It has been great blogging with all of you, sharing things, and learning along the way too. After Christmas, and when things calm a bit I will probably be out myself looking at the Thrift Stores, and finding more treasures to work with. Many...like me....will be cleaning out areas to make room for some of the new things they received. 

I wish you all well, and a blessed new year too. May you have a beautiful Christmas. Have fun, enjoy, and be safe Everyone!

                                          MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

Repurposing Cake Plate Stand Tier Cake Plate

Hello, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures! Glad to see you here, and that you could stop by. So very sorry I have been MIA (missing in action) everyone! This past month has gotten away from me. We have had contractors in, and out of the house working on a room being converted to a bathroom. But, before doing all of that in full they have been working on the exterior of the house. Siding, insulation, 2 porches, new door, new window trimmings, cutting hole in wall and putting in 2 new windows, and you know.....just things like that. 

Unfortunately, my house has been in a shambles, and not able to do much of anything. My working area is disorganized, wall hangings are on the floors and tables while they are pounding away outside, and things like that. I have been itching to do some gluing, painting, repurposing, and some crafty things. Just kind of hard to do it, and be able to enjoy it with everything happening. 

I did get some more cake plates, and a 2 tier plate made. The 2 tier plate, and the 1 cake plate stand were all made with a matching plate, and glass candle holders. Saturday night I came home with some ribbon I had found to tie a bow around the base of the cake plate. I love the rose colors, and the greens in the bow. Adds to the decor of the green plate with a light brown swirl in it for design. Yes! I will show pictures as soon as I can set my area up to do so. 

Thanks again for visiting with me, and see you again soon. I wish you all well, and a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON too! Take care everyone. 

Repurposing Upcycling Reused Reimagined Recycled

Repurposing Upcycling Reused Reimagined Recycled. Welcome to Second Time Treasures with LilacsNDreams! Always happy to see you visiting with Me!

Above you will see various pictures. I hope it is easy, or understandable to follow what I have shown here. I have tried to show you before pictures of some of the items before I repurposed them, and made them what they are now. If they have not already been listed with my LilacsNDreams Artfire store they are working there way into there. As fast as I can get things listed...it's s working progress for me this week. 

I have enjoyed making some Glass Cloches, and also some Tiered Plate Stands. I enjoy making these pieces as they are versatile pieces to use with any home decor. Also, it is a greener way of reusing some pieces without them being headed to the dumpsters and garbage too. Bear with me as some of these things I am making are still new to me, but I am enjoying what I am doing too. 

As soon as our home gets back into order with contractors that have been here, some of the rearranging we have had to do in order to make room for them, when I am able to find some of my supplies again, I will be back to work with more things. Winter time, colder out, and more home bound right now. I am looking forward to spending time doing all of this. 

Thanks again for visiting with Second Time Treasures. Remember you are always welcome to make a comment, share something with us here, and make sure you say Hi too. Lets me know you were here to visit. Take care everyone till the next time. See you soon.

Happy Thanksgiving From Second Time Treasures

Happy Thanksgiving to All From Second Time Treasures!


Thinking of everyone, and wishing you all a great day! Hoping that everyone can enjoy this day, and celebrate with someone. Wishing you all well, enjoy, have fun, and please be safe!:) Take care, and thanks for stopping by. 


HAPPY THANKSGIVING TREASURE HUNTERS, AND TO EVERYONE!!

Metal Tin Tray Blue Design Chalkboard Repurposed

Metal Tin Tray Blue Design was found with other trays with different colors, and design. I tried this one as my first project for making a chalkboard on it. This is the before picture.

Here is the after picture of the repurposed tray I did as a chalkboard. I had gone to 2 different stores that did not have the chalkboard spray I was wanting. Soooo, I regretfully got the pain on chalkboard, which would have not been bad if I had been more experienced with it. I used a sponge applicator, and applied the chalkboard paint. Unfortunately, I can see the lines, marks from me going back and forth with the sponge applying this. And, I am sure it probably did this because I have applied more than needed. Now I know, but with this I wish I would have known sooner. I do have other trays I found on the same day with this one. Red one, Black one with floral design, and a really Retro one with yellow, orange, and green colors. WooHoo!

Before I attempt another chalkboard I have made sure I found a can of the spray chalkboard paint which I feel for me will work better. So, whether I make more chalkboards, or magnetic memo boards with the other trays, I will make sure to show it here as well, ok? 

Thanks so much for visiting with Second Time Treasures. I enjoy your visits, and welcome all comments, and things you wish to share too. Take care everyone, and have a super weekend!:)

 

Cake Plate Stand Taylor Smith Taylor 2 Tier

Taylor Smith Taylor Vintage Dinner Plate, an aqua green salad plate, and 2 glass candle holders in a before picture of the repurposed item

Vintage Taylor Smith Taylor Dinner Plate, Aqua Green Salad Plate, 2 glass candle holders, and a drinking glass with some rose decals around the glass

Before Picture of items used again. Little bit closer view of the items seeing a little more details

Cake Plate Stand 2 Tier Taylor Smith Taylor. This is a completed picture of this cake plate stand I have done. Many possibilities for this piece. Will be listed with my Artfire Store soon. Any questions, please contact me.

Top view of this Cake Plate Stand that is a 2 tier serving stand. The dinner plate has an aqua green color, pink rose in center, and is square like in shape. The salad plate is an aqua green colored plate. The drinking cup is glass with rose decals around it. 2 glass candle holders were used to attach the plates.

Another completed view of this 2 tier stand that was repurposed, and restyled by me. The glass was not attached so it could also be set to the side for another use while serving maybe some fruit, cake, muffins, cookies, organizer for your counter top, add to the decor of your bathroom with rolled cloths, and soaps. 


I truly enjoy making these cake plate stands as there are sooo many possibilities for their use. They are a versatile piece to fit with many rooms in your home. Even if you wanted to change the decor with one room, this could nicely fit into another room as well. This has not been listed for sale yet, but will soon be showing in my Artfire Store. Any questions, you are welcome to contact me. Thanks so much for visiting with me, and wishing all of you a wonderful weekend. Happy Thrifting, Repurposing, Restyling, Creating, Imagining, and all the above. Take care. 

Mikasa Cake Plate Stand 3 Tier Organizer Serving

Mikasa Cake or Plate Stand 3 Tier Organizer Serving


Welcome to LilacsNDreams Second Time Treasures, and glad to have you here!:) Below you will see 3 pictures for another project I have completed, and was finally able to get it pictured too. This is my first 3 tier plate stand I have made. I used a Mikasa Dinner Plate, a Mikasa Saucer, a Yellow Salad Plate, and 2 matching glass candle holders. All of these pieces have been attached with an industrial glue. I was fortunate that all the plates look like new yet. Even though the Mikasa plate are vintage, they still look very new and unused. The 2 glass candle holders are in excellent condition too. With the Mikasa plates I have tried selling them with 3 different market places for an extensive amount of time with no success. I get views for them, but they have never been bought. So, I figured it has been long enough trying this, and decided to repurpose them.

Mikasa Dinner plate, Mikasa Saucer, Yellow Alco plate, and 2 glass candle holders. The before picture prior to the repurposing process of the finished product. 

Mikasa Cake Plate Stand 3 Tier Organizer Serving is a picture of the finished, or completed product. This is a side view of this adorable piece that looks like new, and much less in cost than what Mikasa sells their 3 tier plate stands for. 

Mikasa Cake Plate Stand 3 Tier Organizer Serving is a picture of the completed product, and is a slightly top view of the piece. Wonderfully matching colors with all 3 plates. Item will be listed with my Artfire Store soon. Just a prior peek to what I have completed, and what to expect. 

Thanks so much for visiting with Second Time Treasures, and hope you are enjoying your visits. Always welcome to comment, and share with all of us here too. Take care, and have a super week everyone!:)