Recollections Home Decor

05/21/2026

05/15/2026

Just a few of the many pretties going to
The Cranberry Merchant tomorrow.
😊❤️❤️

05/12/2026

I work my junk business as if it’s my job.

I realize that, and I am good with it.

But the reality is that I am retired. 😊❤️

I worked a big girl job (that I loved) for 32 years. I got to retire “young” because I started my big girl job literally a month out of high school.

Once I retired, I started a business, with my cousin Michelle, doing vintage shows. We did shows about once a month or so for 2 years. We quickly decided we aren’t made to haul furniture and such up and down the highway….😳.

So… I started my booth journey.

Since then I have been in a booth in Broken Arrow (where I live) and now a booth in Claremore (which I LOVE).

I say all that to say this.

Being “retired” is looked at as being over the hill.

I am ok with that. Whatever.

But being “retired” also gives me the freedom to do what I want.

And that freedom is worth working for!!

Today I haven’t been working my booth biz. (But I will later). I have been working on my back porch.

I got hot and tired. So…. Because I am retired and I get to choose, I laid down on my porch couch and took this picture.

If you are still working a 9-5 and you’re exhausted. I understand!

But know that if you hang in there, retirement is coming.

That doesn’t mean old unless you want that.

It means freedom.

Hang in there friends!!!!

Retirement is AMAZING.

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

05/10/2026

I started a new series today for my daughter and her girlfriend called “vintage lessons from Mom”.

They are both interested in vintage. And as I am always talking incessantly about vintage, I decided to name it. 😬

I don’t often think about how long it’s taken me to learn all the things I know. I don’t even begin to pretend I know much, but compared to my 20 something girls, I know some things. 😊

Anyway, I thought I’d share lesson 1 here too.

Did you know that there is an EASY way to clean the black tarnish off silver?

I love silver. And I love tarnished silver… to a degree. But I don’t love it once it goes too far to black tarnish.

This stuff is magical!!

And easy! And cheap!

All the best things. 😬

I’ve included pics of some candle cups. The one in the center isn’t polished. See the difference!!

Also a before and after of a beautiful tea service tray.

So easy.

So pick up all the cheap, heavy, beautiful silver. And know you can make
It shiny and pretty again.

Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️❤️

05/09/2026

My love for vintage chandeliers began as a child. My Grandma had one hanging over her dining room table from before I was born, so I grew up seeing it all the time.

Once she had to move to assisted living, and her home was seized by the turnpike authority, I got the chandelier and it now hangs over my dining room table. ♥️

Next came the one that hangs above my stairwell. (That one about did my husband in..)

Then a couple of weeks ago I went to an estate sale in a fabulous old home, and there were several chandeliers…. 😬😬

So I bought one with the hope that I could find a spot. I knew if not I could sell it, but I really wanted to keep It!!

After a lot of trial and error, my husband figured out how to make this beauty work in my laundry room!!

I LOVE LOVE it!!

So now I have 3. Wonder what I’ll find next…. 😬😊

Do you love old lights too? I’d love to see!

05/08/2026

This beauty isn’t going to make it to the store after all.

It’s a big heavy beast, and we decided there was no way it needed to go up and down the stairs to my booth. 😕

So, I have it listed on marketplace.

Please let me know if you’re interested.

05/07/2026

Ok, now it’s all cute and sassy and ready for its new home!

This vintage radio cabinet has seen some life and has stories to tell! It’s been redone into a beautiful bookcase in the perfect shade of green! 

 Measures 42 inches tall by 34 inches wide by 16 inches deep.

$149.95 plus tax

Can be seen and purchased at
The Cranberry Merchant
417 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore
Booth 580 in the basement

Come see!


05/07/2026

This is the 2nd skin I have found recently in my shop……

Now while google image says this is likely a rat snake, I do NOT care. I am firmly in the camp of there is not a good snake!

My inclination is to burn it down….. but I have such good things in there….

Wonder where the owners of those skins went…

Meanwhile, I am looking for a jar to put the skin in. I have sold those before…

And PS look at the gorgeous wood on the top of that table…. Once it’s refinished…..

This is how my brain works.

Hahahahaha

05/07/2026

Sneak peak at a couple of things I’ve been working on.

They aren’t cute and staged yet, but they will be VERY soon!!

05/04/2026

Some days are for junkin.

And I love those days. A lot.

But you know what I love more?

When a little blond headed girl says “Tita, I want to see Dexter.” (Dexter is the donkey and belongs to my sister and brother in law, pictured - she loves him too)

Anything you want sweet girl. ♥️♥️

Back to junk business tomorrow. But for today, today is for donkeys and little girls.