New Second-Hand Furniture, A Steampunk Show, & YES I'M 41

Somehow I've accumulated a huge backlog of random life photos, so PREPARE THINESELVES.

...FOR GLOWY THINGS! (Globe-y things?)

John's mom flipped over this, said it reminded her of Rocky Horror Picture Show - which is the LAST thing I expected her to say. Um. I guess I'll have to google that?

Before the Labyrinth party we donated our front room furniture set to our favorite charity - both to make room for party things and because the 15-year-old couch & chair were showing their age.

So last month we started re-furnishing the room, and omigosh, gang, these two chairs are a dream-come-true:

I loooooove barrel chairs, they're so comfy for shorties like me. And these are practically new! We scored them from an office building nearby.

 Another second-hand score going in the room:

It looks like a porthole, right? Anyway, this thing was suuuper filthy. The wood parts were blackened and sticky (we think with tobacco tar) and we had no idea the legs would look like THIS after polishing:

I still need to take some beauty shots of the cleaned-up table. I'll post those with the finished room photos, which hopefully are coming soon. (We still need a console table, and thrift stores never seem to have those!)

Oh right, but here's a sneak peek at our new couch on the other side of the room:

I actually spotted Teddy last week on my way in to the office: they keep him sitting in a chair in the hallway for any kid/teen who wants to bring him in for their session. I'M NOT CRYING OK YES I'M CRYING.

Getting back to house stuff: it's perfectly normal to spend 30 minutes re-arranging your fridge magnets, right?

Most of the ones on the left are from Kicking Cones, which I highly recommend if you like cute punny art.

 (Close-ups by request! Click either to embiggen)

After I posted this next Story a bunch of you wrote in expecting me to do a tutorial on painting light globes, ha:

John tells me we can actually change out that glass, though, so I'll be looking for something more rounded.

Also I never take pictures of our bedroom ceiling - isn't it pretty? Those are Styrofoam tiles John and I glued over our existing popcorn ceiling. We bought them from Ceiling Tiles By Us years ago, and we have several other styles installed around the house. You can see a few more of our rooms with them here.

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So many of you liked my "before" brow that I've been experimenting with leaving them a little thinner. Just a little, though. (I do love a crisp chunky eyebrow.)

Here comes my first purchase for the party I want to throw myself this year:

How cute is this??

This ended up being my most commented-on Story in a loooooong time, but for a delightfully unexpected reason:

So many f-bombs. SO MANY. Bahahaha!

Anyway, I guess I haven't mentioned my age much? Gotta change that; I want to OWN being this ridiculous at 41, thankyouverramuch.

But for all those who asked: I literally have NO "skin care routine." Just good genes, chubby cheeks, and the style sense of a 5-year-old.

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Let's end with a quick trip over to Renninger's for their Steampunk & Industrial Show:

They host these shows a few times a year; follow them on FB to get notified of the dates.

Usually these shows are fairly low-key, but this time they added in a fashion show and costume contest, so there were people in costume EVERYWHERE. Really added to the fun!

Sometimes you have to stop and appreciate the geeky roses, my friends. If you're ever feeling blah, go be around people doing things they're passionate about. It's infectious, and never fails to lift me up.

I didn't take many pictures since we got there late, but I'll do better next time.

My favorite find wasn't actually part of the Steampunk show; it's a booth/shop that's there year-round:

This place is YA adventure book waiting to be written, y'all. 

The shop is open to the elements, so everything on the lower three shelves is buried under thick layers of dirt and dust:

We only had 20 or 30 minutes there before closing, so I'm looking forward to going back later this month.

I'll leave you with a panorama I took from the entry:

OoooOOooh.

Renninger's is hosting another of their big Antique Extravaganzas on Valentines' weekend, btw, so if you're local, go check it out! You may see me and John wandering around with you. :)

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I haven't mentioned it in forever because John and I are easily distracted and forgetful, but did you know we have an Epbot t-shirt shop?

It's through Threadless, so the shirts are beautifully soft with printing that actually lasts, and they only cost $17, even for women's fitted styles! Awww yeeeeeah. Click here to shop.