Broken Rules and Bruised Hearts

I knew the rule...
I tried to obey it...
I knew the pain it would cause...
But I broke it anyway.

The first rule of being a Vintage and Antique seller
is not to become attached to your goods.
Distance yourself.
Keep it out of your eyesight.
And for pity's sake,
don't make it a part of your home decor.

In the past, I've been really good about
distancing myself from the goods I sell.

I bring them home, photograph them,
write the listings for them,
then put them on an ugly shelf in my workshop
where they sit until they sell....where I can't look at them.

Lately, though I've broken that rule a lot.

My inner hoarder said,
"Wouldn't that look great in your entryway?"
"Gosh, that would look perfect for Christmas."

Sadly, I was tempted and listened.

I brought home this birdcage.

I photographed it,
I wrote the listing for it,
then I promptly decided it it would
look perfect in my vintage-style entryway.

 I mean, look at that sweet little door!

 And the shape, oh the shape...it's perfect.

It was late in the evening
(actually, the wee hours of the morning)
when I finished up in my office,
so I left it sitting there,
thinking I would hang it in my entryway today....
just until it sold.

It sold today.

I didn't even get time to enjoy it at all,
and I shouldn't have hoped to.
That's my punishment for breaking the rule.
Crushed hope.

I also brought home this terrifically rusted hanging grocery scale.

 I photographed it,

 I listed it...

and it's going straight into my workshop
where it will sit on the ugly shelf until it sells.
Lonely and forlorn.

 What a humdinger lie that is!
It's going in my entryway -
along with this old pitchfork head.

Maybe, just maybe, they will stay around long enough
for me to enjoy.
Not to keep, mind you.
I just want to visit with them for a little while.

Or....I could just be setting myself up
for more crushed hope.

It's worth the risk.

You want to hear what's worse?
I listed this silver photo tree in my shop...

then I promptly went to an antique store yesterday
and bought antique postcards to put on it!
It's in my house, getting all comfy-cozy.

Foolish heart....you are setting yourself up for more dashed hopes.
Sigh...I'll do better.   After the holidays.

Then it's back to following the rules.

Then again, rules are made for breaking.
{don't tell my kids I even *thought* that!}

I can frequently be found visiting these parties. 

Monday

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com Metamorphosis Monday

http://makingtheworldcuter.com/ Making The World Cuter Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/- More The Merrier Monday

Tuesday

http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/ Knick of Time Tuesday

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/ Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/ Tuesday's Treasures

Wednesday

http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/ White Wednesday

http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/ Primp Your Stuff Wed

http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/ Fall In Love Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/ Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/ Penny Pinching Party

Thursday

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/ - Time Travel Thursday

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/ Under $100 Link Party
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/ Transformation Thursday
http://www.the36thavenue.com// Share Awesomeness Thursday
http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/ Thrifty Thursday
http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com/ - Pearls and Lace Thursday
http://radcrafter.com/ - Thingamajig Thursday

Friday

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/ Feathered Nest Friday

http://redoux.blogspot.com/ Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/ Frugal Friday
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/ Frugalicious Friday

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/ Potpourri Party 
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/ Inspiration Friday

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/ - Vintage Inspiration Friday

http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/ - Stuff and Nonsense
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net - Catch as Catch Can

Saturday

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/ Saturday Nite Special

Sunday

http://stylishonceagain.blogspot.com/ - Restyled Sundays