I was one happy 'saler' , as I was momentarily blinded by the glare of the sun reflecting off of the stomach of this METALLIC PURPLE BUDDAH
While regain your composure, I will give a slightly more detailed recap of our 'interesting' weekend adventures....
DH and I roadtripped to the NYS Catskill Mts. for the weekend to visit friends and attend niece #3's graduation. Sat. morning we met up with friends who took us on a saling adventure that we all agreed could only be summed up as 'interesting' (picture 4 'adults' - *one of which is carrying a purple Buddah* + 3 under eight and the havoc that can be raised on a beautiful Spring day!!!)... 
Some of my more 'palatable' finds include 2 VERA scarves (2010 #14 & #15), 1 ECHO scarf, 1916 Miami Beach Coconut Head souvenir ($1), 2 Chalkware Mask WallHangings (.50¢ea), Watercolor painting ($1.), and a set of Fiesta-Stone dishes....
Okay. Back to my shining, bald, Charmer. Oh, how I need to come up with a Buddah-Belly-Cam ~ a way to catch that initial look - that mixed look of Shock!-Horror!-Disbelief! that people have when they first lay eyes upon my Glowing-Guy. All eighteen inches of him only cost me $2 - the reactions have been priceless. THANK GOODNESS, as a seasoned saler I am thick skinned though!! I have taken abuse beyond belief - not only from the expected (family members, friends, etc...), but from little old ladies walking down the sidewalk making comments regarding my personal interactions with Big Buddah... "You gonna rub his belly?" and small children question my motives "Do you Really like Him?". Luckily DH was not quite such a hard-sell, armed with the ammunition that this could replace the concrete PINK CAT yard statue that recently was decapitated (beyond repair!!) while 'somebody' was mowing the lawn... . Actually, he said later, that he knew from the moment he saw it in the driveway (long before I ever saw it) that it would be going home with us. Now that I have gotten it home and cleaned up a bit, I realize that he is chalkware/plaster and He will deteriorate in one season if placed where I had originally planned (exposed to the elements)... so a Porch sitter He shall be - handy, so that I can rub his belly every time I walk by!
Some of my more 'palatable' finds include 2 VERA scarves (2010 #14 & #15), 1 ECHO scarf, 1916 Miami Beach Coconut Head souvenir ($1), 2 Chalkware Mask WallHangings (.50¢ea), Watercolor painting ($1.), and a set of Fiesta-Stone dishes....
Okay. Back to my shining, bald, Charmer. Oh, how I need to come up with a Buddah-Belly-Cam ~ a way to catch that initial look - that mixed look of Shock!-Horror!-Disbelief! that people have when they first lay eyes upon my Glowing-Guy. All eighteen inches of him only cost me $2 - the reactions have been priceless. THANK GOODNESS, as a seasoned saler I am thick skinned though!! I have taken abuse beyond belief - not only from the expected (family members, friends, etc...), but from little old ladies walking down the sidewalk making comments regarding my personal interactions with Big Buddah... "You gonna rub his belly?" and small children question my motives "Do you Really like Him?". Luckily DH was not quite such a hard-sell, armed with the ammunition that this could replace the concrete PINK CAT yard statue that recently was decapitated (beyond repair!!) while 'somebody' was mowing the lawn... . Actually, he said later, that he knew from the moment he saw it in the driveway (long before I ever saw it) that it would be going home with us. Now that I have gotten it home and cleaned up a bit, I realize that he is chalkware/plaster and He will deteriorate in one season if placed where I had originally planned (exposed to the elements)... so a Porch sitter He shall be - handy, so that I can rub his belly every time I walk by!
5 comments:
Hey! I like him too. But, I'm not sure I would have bought him. The Bean would have snapped him up though.
Rub his belly for me too!
PS. COngrats on scoring a TwoDogPond necklace. I loved it!
Speechless!
I think he's perfect for the garden. Who needs solar lights when you've got a purple buddah!
Such a zen-like feel to a jeweled up purple buddah! Congratulations!!
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