The Red Shoes

Just like Karen in Hans Christian Andersen's
The Red Shoes,

I looked high and low for vintage red shoes,

but they were nowhere to be found in the kingdom.

I bought these shoes at Junk Bonanza and loved the style,

but the worn white just wasn't cutting it.

So...

I painted them!

Two coats of Delta Ceramcoat Tompte Red (acrylic craft paint) and a finish coat of mink oil,

 and I've got the red shoes I've been searching for.

The jar of candy is safe from moi.
  It's not chocolate.

The shoes are sitting on top of my secretary which was

also fitted with some new old shoes of its own.

I took these original wood casters off when we had new

carpet installed at 2506.  That was 23 years ago and a different

house, so it was high time to restore this piece to its original state.

However.  I would not recommend emptying everything

out and tipping the piece on its back when you're home alone.

 Just sayin'.   :)

Elsewhere in the room,  red leather 

decorates my dry sink, too.

My Baba brought this photo album home from one of her trips
 to her father's homeland of Yugoslavia, as it was known
 in the 1970's when she traveled there.

Here's the inscription inside, and other than Mary,

my Baba's name, I have no idea what it says.

I do have an elderly neighbor who grew up with my Baba, so

I better get myself over to her house and have her decipher this,

or we'll never know what it says!

And lastly, after losing my one day off this week,

I prescribed myself a little retail therapy
to ease the pain.

20 minutes of driving each way on my lunch hour

left me only 20 minutes of shopping at Annabella's,

but look what I found..........

It was only 20 dollars!!!

Well worth the quick trip.

Keep warm and stay healthy!

Vickie

*I'm joining the parties at:

Cozy Little House Tweak it Tuesday

Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special