New assemblage art ~ using architectural salvage, vintage hardware, and wire

 Ramping up for my first show of the year ~ "The Fancy Flea" vintage home and garden market which is coming up the last weekend in April!

Since I've been coming across so many vintage roller skates lately, I was delighted to find how well they work as an  assemblage base.

The possibilities for old wood molding pieces are endless, and they highlight bits of rusty metal salvage and hardware perfectly.

Oh so F-U-N-K-Y !!!  These are great for hanging long necklaces and other stuff.

I LoVe this chippy white vintage ceiling light which offers the perfect stand for multiple display ideas--it would be great with a glass cloche but I couldn't resist adding a wire cage and nest.

New antique shops in Hoschton GA

Located in NE Georgia, as you head up I-85 where St Rd 53 intersects, you'll find a day's worth of great antiquing in the twin towns of Braselton/Hoschton (also home to the semi-annual "Braselton Antique Festival" April/Oct).

Tim Cash, long-time dealer pal from Flowery Branch Antiques Market has just opened a totally cool *NEW* shop....

......filled with everything needed to decorate in the latest cutting edge styles.....

.....including large architectural pieces, folk art, cool lighting, primitives, antique furniture, industrial--and a multitude of fabulously unique finds!

Tim brings in new things daily and his range of vintage treasures can accommodate any taste or decorating style.

So much coolness packed into every square inch!

I LOVE this industrial coffee table.

Several artists who are also displaying in Tim's shop include:  water colorist Linda Griffiths.....

.....and Jane Taylor (metal artist and painter of these cool vintage stretcher boards).

Next door to Tim is another fellow dealer Lourdes Green (also from Flowery Branch Antiques Market) who's shop is  filled with everything from iron and wood salvage....

....to fabulous vintage architectural finds....

....and everything in-between. I never leave her shop without buying something to use for my latest projects.

In addition to these are more than a half dozen more shops including:  Countryside Antiques.... Braselton Antique Mall....A Flea Antique....Jarfly Station....Raintree Antiques....Kristy's Country Store....House of Clay....

                                                           ......and the wonderful Braselton Gallery!                                                                            Also nearby is Cracker Barrel and several other restaurants.    (Tim's shop is located at 4164 Hgwy 53  Hoschton, GA 30548 and his hours are 10-5 on Fri, Sat and Sunday.....706-983-2447)

2 new projects: vintage roller skate photo holder and wired-up aqua beadboard frame

Simple and fun.

With just a few vintage treasures, wood, upholstery tacks and plastic---a totally unique picture holder can be assembled in short order.

This project started out as a mistake--I was working on an order for a long wall vine and made it un-symetrical by accident (errors are obvious when stretched across a white wall), so to salvage all that work, I wrapped it around a wobbly aqua beadboard frame I had sitting around, and added rusty hinges for even more stability.

The little glass knob holds a pretty vase, and wire leaves can hold jewelry, keys, and all sorts of fun things.