Happy Halloween From Second Time Treasures

Happy Halloween Everyone!!


Making a quick pass through here with the big weekend for everyone. Wanted to wish you all well, have fun, enjoy, and be safe too. HAPPY HALLOWEEN with all you do this weekend!:)

Ball Jar, Picture Frame, Pink Jewelry Thrift Store Finds

Ball Jar, Picture Frame, Pink Jewelry Thrift Store Finds

Hello, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures. Glad to have you here, and happy that you could stop by to visit. I have shown 3 pictures of a few things I got when visiting a Thrift Store I visited recently. Just one of them days I could not find much of anything, and due to that the mood of thrifting was not so good anymore. But, I did get a few things. 

Got the Ball Jar....snatched that one right away. Look at the tarnished lid on it, and inside are some colored wooden beads that came with the jar too. The picture frame I grabbed that too. I have another one just like it I had gotten like 2-3 years ago, and have a wedding picture in it of Me and my Grandmother. So, when I seen another frame like it I grabbed it right away thinking I could then put in a picture of my husband with maybe his grandmother too. One of them precious things that can be appreciated. Next to the frame is a soft pink necklace with only 1 earring. Wish I had the other earring to craft with, but I like the soft pink of this color so I took it anyway. Lastly, not exactly sure what it is, but it looks like some type of a keyring. I got this piece because of the iridescent colored stone in the center, and around it. never know what can be done with this, right?

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday. I am off to try and finish up painting on some pieces that I have primed, and hopefully start adding some color to them now. Big wooden bowl, and 2 smaller wooden bowls. I did get a 4th wooden bowl finished. That one I am leaving white. Plan is to have a white bowl, blue bowl, and the 2 smaller bowls will be a ballet slipper pink. Hmmm...sounds kind of yummy, don't ya think?:)

Thanks for visiting, and hope to see you again. Take care everyone, and have a super evening!:)

Thrift Store Finds, Treasure Hunting, and Junking

Thrift Store Finds, Treasure Hunting, and Junking too!

Hello everyone, and welcome to Second Time Treasures! Great to have you visit with me, and glad you stopped by. The past 3 times I have been out, and about I have gone thrifting a little bit. Ooohhh, what fun it is too! I don't always find something that I see possibilities with, but I sure do like to like anyway!:)

Here you will see pictures of me showing some items I found while thrifting the other day. I am happy, excited, have ideas, seen possibilities too. But, this week has been soooo windy out! Beautiful weather, sunny, warmer, and great. But, just too windy to do anything. The 3 wood like bowls I wanted to paint this week. Got the primer, got some paints of white, pink, blue, and black, and was ready to be in the garage. Shoot! Just didn't happen yet. Hopefully this next week I can get some time in before the weather changes again, and I won't be able to paint for the winter...urgh!

Thanks again for visiting with Second Time Treasures everyone! Hey, before I forget....I got a domain that I directed to this blog. Makes it easier for me to remember it all, and it is shorter and easier on ya'll visiting here too. That domain/url to use for here now is http://www.secondtimetreasures.net. If you forget, just stop on by again and look for this note OR please drop me a quick line and I will send it to ya too. 

Take care, and have a super weekend everyone!:) Happy Hunting, altering, creating, thrifting, and junking!:)

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning on 9/11

Where were you when the world stopped turning on 9/11 ten years ago? Were you home watching tv when it happened? Were you at work when you heard the news? Were you in school, or maybe heard it on the radio going down the road. 

I was home, and waking to the news. My husband was suppose to be out east with the truck that morning, but due to a delay/cancellation of the load he was at home. He had an extra day he could use to swing by the house. I awoke that morning, my grandmother was calling to see if hubby was ok, and where he was at for sure. When I seen the videos, and all those people on tv I was devastated! I was sad, and I cried because of what happened, for those who lost someone, for all the first responders that were there helping or who maybe lost their lives too, and just so many emotions at that time. 

The next day hubby was out that way with the truck. He called home to let me know things ok for him, and that they were searching vehicles/trucks with dogs. He told me he thanked them for using the dogs to search, but too bad it had not been done sooner to maybe help prevent things that had happened. 

I was proud of how we came together as the great United States we are to help those who needed it, and to come together as a nation to grieve, give our support, and do what we could with the tragedy that had happened. Since then America has not been the same due to the fear that has been added from that day. 

And, why did it happen? How could we permit something like this to happen? I feel for those kids today....10 years later who lost a parent and the growing they have had to do without them. How do we explain to our children today what happened back then? Do we tell them? What is the best thing to tell them that they can still believe in this country, and feel safe being here too? So many things, so many thoughts, and so many emotions. 

Thanks for visiting with Second Time Treasures on this day of Remembrance for the tragedy that happened 10 years ago. I wish you all well, and take care. You are welcome to share, and comment with this issue as well. 

Milke Glass For Collectibles, For Your Home, For Decorative Decor

Milk Glass For Collectibles, For Your Home, For Decorative Decor


Hello, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures! Glad to see you back here visiting with me. I know, been MIA, but it has all been with family. Son signing up for the army, and our daughter with her little girl moving to Texas. Just busy and hectic past 2-3 weeks. 


Ok, back on subject here. Milk glass was first made in Venice within the 16th century. At that time the Venetians had made the milk glass opaque, or also translucent within several different colors offered. Those colors consisted of blue, pink, green, and included white too. This white color has been accomplished with the addition of a tin oxide, or with a bone ash. The name of Milk Glass is relatively a recent name for the glass. Also, the glass is blown, or pressed into a wide variety of shapes too.


I know some people who are creative desire to do their own milk glass looking items by painting them. When done they look so fresh, and clean too. The pieces are great for show in your homes with some of the vases holding flowers, or even with some of the pieces sitting alone too. Think of the Holidays soon here, and adding some of these kind of pieces to adorn the rooms in your home. Very festive, still considered a luxury item, and still a great collectible too. 


Below I will show some pictures I found throughout the internet with blogs, websites, etsy sellers, and so on. I would like to note where I found some of the pieces from which were at: Ruffled Blog, Milk Glass, Fab Funky Finds, Barking Sands Vintage, Passionof MilkGlassCollecting, and Eclectic Artifacts.

Milk Glass Collectibles of different shapes and sizes

Moss and Milk Glass Center Pieces that were made

Shell Pink Milk Glass Pedestal Cake Stand soft coloring

Vintage Green Milk Glass Hobnail Slipper Shoe softly colored, and adorable style that is a collectible.

Milk Glass Salt and Pepper Shaker Set

Fenton Blue Milk Glass Compote Candy Dish is a soft luxurious color used also.







Again, thanks for visiting with Second Time Treasures, and I do hope you enjoyed your visit with me. You are Welcome to leave comments, and share with all of us here too. Know that you are always Welcome to visit with me, and everyone here again too. Thanks for stopping by, and see you again!:)

Blue Tin Metal Tray Repurposed Chalkboard

 Blue Tin Metal Tray Repurposed Chalkboard. Welcome to Second Time Treasures! This is a tray I had found while thrifting a while back. With this tray I also found 2 really retro looking ones, and 2 red ones as well. With most things it is my first time repurposing, and upcycling different pieces. I thought this would be cute as a chalkboard, but am sorry to say places I checked I could not find the spray chalkboard. So, I ended up getting a bottle of the liquid chalkboard paint, and used a sponge to apply it. Now....I know why the spray is more effective, and recommended. You do not see the

lines of application with the spray as you do with the sponge application. But, this is the completed project I had done with this tray. I wish I had another tray like this to do another one, but this was the only one found. I have tested it, and it is writable, and works as it should which is good. Now, I am thinking of different methods to add something to this that it can hang, and be used. Wish me luck...a working progress:)

When you have a chance, visit with my Artfire Store to see some of the vintage pieces I am offering for sale....have sold 3 pieces past couple of weeks:) Also, I have some inventory of my repurposed pieces listed there, and pieces done recently will soon be added. Working on pieces to build my inventory to offer to everyone:)

Thanks for visiting Second Time Treasures, and hope you enjoyed your visit with me. Feel free to visit my other pages....which actually take you to my main blog showing everything. Thanks again, and have a wonderful day everyone!:)

 

Mikasa Cake Plate Stand 3 Tier Repurposed

Mikasa Cake Plate Stand 3 Tier Repurposed

Welcome to Second Time Treasures, and glad to have you here! I wanted to stop by quickly, and show ya'll another picture of another project I have completed. My 1st 3 tier cake plate stand made using a Mikasa Dinner Plate, and Miksasa Saucer Plate, then I used a Yellow Alco Salad Plate. I connected the pieces together with glass candle holeders that are matching. Another project repurposed with items not selling with different venues I have used. I don't want to throw them out, don't want to give them away, and so I have repurposed them to this. All the plates are in like new condition, and the glass candle holders are in a new condition too. When I have posted this for sale along with other items I have done, I will surely note it here for all of you to visit. Till then, hope you enjoy this before, and after pictures of this. Thanks for visiting with Second Time Treasures, and hope to see you again. Always welcome to comment, and share with everyone here too. 

Glass Cloche Cake Snack Plate Home Decor Repurposed

Glass Cloche Cake Snack Plate Home Decor Repurposed.
Welcome to Second Time Treasures, and glad to have you here. Below you will notice pictures that are before, and after of some items I have repurposed. I have not listed them for sale with my Artfire Store yet as I am still working on completed inventory projects before posting them. Until that time, I thought I would share a little bit of what I have been working on. Hope you enjoy:)

Sorry, did not get complete pictures of the before with this project repurposed, but hope you can see what was done. I used a glass bowl with a fluted rim, a glass Homco candle holder for the base, and a large white lace with a mauve colored ribbon pulling it together with a tied bow. 

Here is the completed Glass Compote Candle Holder Repurposed Home Decor that was reconstructed by Me. The "skirt" around the neck of this bowl area could be removed, and also applied to a small mini lamp shade too. 

Here is a Glass Vase, and a Glass Candle Holder that holds the skinny slim candles.

Glass Cloche With Green Vase and Pink Flowers was repurposed by Me. I glued the glass candle holder to the bottom of the glass vase making it a Glass Cloche to adorn any room in the home. Along with the for inside the cloche I used a green glass anchor hocking mini vase, and some pink flowers from my own supply making the small bouquet.

I have listed these Mikasa Plates with about 3 different venues, at different times, and they have not sold. I do not wish to throw them out, and I do not want to give them away either. So, I have repurposed them for use in your home. 

2 Tier Plate Dessert Cookie Snacks Chips and Dip. Item has many uses, and many possibilities for many occasions too. I used the dinner plate on bottom, attached a salt shaker of a different brand with same background color, and speckled design. Attached a matching saucer plate, and have added the dip, or sauce bowl to be used too. The yellow bowl is not attached. Removing it would only add another use of this tier plate being displayed.

Showing the same 2 Tier Plate with the yellow bowl sitting next to it. 




I have enjoyed making these pieces this week, and am anxious to work with more, and repurpose more as I separate more of my inventory for this purpose. Thanks so much for visiting with Second Time Treasures today, and hope you enjoyed your visit. You are always welcome to leave comments, share with us all, ask questions, and so on. Take care everyone, and have a wonderful weekend!:)

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Blog

Hello, and Welcome again to Second Time Treasures! Glad to see you here, and happy that you passed by to visit. 

If you are following me you will notice that I am slowly making some changes again with this blog. I have done the name change....Use to be Passn It On. Also, at the top you will notice that 2 of the tabs when clicked take you to a new page. When you see LilacsNDreams with the page banners along with the tab name, please do not get excited. That is my name I have used since 2004, and to keep things a bit simpler I have redirected you to those pages for this blog as well. Hope that is understandable how I have tried to explain it. Give the tabs a click to see what I am referring to if you will:)

I hope this finds everyone having a great morning, day, evening which ever it may be for you. Also, I would like to quickly note that I belong to different social networks....I love meeting people, and being involved, and learning things with them too. Anyway, the one site I belong to called Treasure Seekers Unite has a new platform, and it is really looking good. Members are signing up and joining. The site is for sellers, buyers, collectors, and so on. A little bit of everyone. Place to meet others who might share some of your same interests, and with the groups you can become more involved. Share some things, you know:) When you get a chance, stop by to give them a visit, and become a member as well. Would be happy to see you there. While there maybe consider joining my group I have started, and administering there as well called Re-Treasure. Hope to see you there everyone!:)

Thanks for visiting with Second Time Treasures, and hope you enjoyed your visit with me. Thanks so much for being patient with me as I work with changes on everything. I appreciate it all. Take care everyone. 

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Formerly Passn It On

Hello everyone, and glad to see you here!:)

Whew! If you will please bear with me one more time....I am making some changes with ALL my blogs, trying to make them work together, and bring them in together a bit more than what they were. With this one you will notice I have changed the name with it....fits more with what I am working on doing, and changing things to. Some blogs of mine have been canceled, and some have been added.....as pages for my main blog. As ya'll know, that is where I have been spending a lot of my time is with my main blog....it's for my business, and generates the traffic for me that is growing too! I am excited because for me it is an accomplishment. 

When I started things online with selling I just kind of stepped up to it, and just did it. Over time I have been learning things, researching things, and reading things. I decided to slow myself down a little bit, and re-evaluate things a bit more. So, I have stepped back a bit, decided to work with my blogs more, and my website, and try to get my views and things up with that. I have not listed anything new for my stores....as of yet. Summertime is always slow for me. It gives me a chance to do what I am doing now, look things over, see what I need to change, and decide what directions I am going. 

I LOVE vintage, collectibles, and always will. I enjoy selling them, and am always learning great things, and meeting great people along the way too. But, things haven't been fully settled with me. I felt there was more I wanted to do, and just did not feel completed yet. Over time I have watched, read, reviewed, and soooo enjoyed everything shared by soooo many crafty people out there! Kind of some of the "Child" coming back in me. When I was younger I use to paint things, create things, sew with grandma's sewing machine, and over time grandma would bring me silk flowers she would find on sale, or maybe bring some other things of scraps of material and different supplies she would find on sale. I now know I should have listened to her quiet hints to me. She seen something with me then, and I soooo wish she was here to see things now, and see what I have been working on, and planning to do! 

So, I intend to keep selling vintage, collectibles as I do enjoy it. But, along with it I also will be implementing things with repurposed, reused, upcycled, and items reconstructed by me. I am no expert, and learning as I go. But, it occupies my time, I am enjoying it, and it has been comforting to work with some things so far. I hope to be doing more with supplies, and things I have here now. Working on my schedules of things, and trying to get back into the "groove" of what I do....selling:)

Thanks for being patient, and bearing with me through all of this. I really appreciate it. Please, check out my main blog of LilacsNDreams. See the pages that have been added to it, and some of the rearranging of things I have also been doing. Working on trying to bring it all together.....one step at a time:) Thanks for visiting, and please visit to keep updated. Know that you are always welcome to leave comments, and share with any of my blogs, and pages. Take care everyone!:)