Picker's Blog

Oct 7, 20131 min

Round Top Fall Antique Festival Fall 2013

We had a great show at the Lone Star Gallery in Warrenton Tx. this last week. The weather was hot and so were the sales! Next show will...

Aug 19, 20131 min

Houston Glass and Antique Show 2013

We just finished 3 days of the Houston Glass and Antique Show at the Fort Bend County Fair Grounds. What fun! We were in the 'antique'...

Aug 14, 20131 min

Demo Estate Sale

Have you ever been to a 'demo' estate sale? Demo is short for demolition. That means the house is either being renovated or taken down....

Aug 10, 20131 min

Getting ready for estate sales is WORK! And FUN!

After a couple of weeks throwing out and cleaning, we are starting to see great progress. This house has been empty for years so you can...

Jun 15, 20131 min

Making an old beauty useful again!

This is a photo of the 'bones' of a gorgeous chair given to me. Now, time to fix her up! This chair has an 'insert' that I had never...

May 28, 20131 min

Coffee anyone?

This is another find from my Glendale CA. estate sale. This beautiful LARGE coffee mill/grinder is RARE. At 11+" tall, they do not...

May 20, 20131 min

Weekend Warrior

Well, this weekend was a picker's extravaganza! I set out to go to an estate sale that was advertised as a 'demo'. That means the house...

May 14, 20131 min

HERE WE GO!

This is my first attempt at a blog. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I will enjoy catching you up on my pickin' and sellin'. I...

May 14, 20131 min

Glendale CA. treasure hunt was successful!

I just got back from a wonderful trip to sunny California to visit family. It had been too long! While there, I decided to find a few...