The Junk

I FINALLY took photos of all the stuff I hauled home from Junk Bonanza. My bags were stuffed. We went to Junk Bonanza, a barn sale, and garage sales. That's my kind of vacation! Here's the loot.

My first purchase was this pine box. I adorned it with fall decorations. I ran out of display space in my house, so it found a corner nook. I'll change out the fall gourds and leaves for Christmas pines in December.

I found a pile of sheet music, vintage trims, and millinery.

The books I carried home. The top one is actually an old file folder. I'm planning to alter it and tuck old photos inside.

Linens, crochet trim, hankies...

An old library catalog drawer with a sampling of the bits and bobs I picked up.

Vintage children's hangers, glitter, souvenir vase, rhinestone necklace, and a sampling of the old paper doilies I found. Minnesotans must hoard old paper doilies because I've never found them anywhere before, and I came home with three stacks.

An earthenware bowl and graphic lampshade. It has a different farm scene on each panel. Now I need to hunt for a perfect candlestick lamp for it.

I found just a few Christmas items, but the prices were super cheap.

And finally, this old cutter quilt that I picked up for $3. This was a fair grounds garage sale find.

My favorite find of the day was three rolls of very old wallpaper, each a different pattern. I can't believe they were sitting there waiting for me at Junk Bonanza!

As if my house wasn't already full with what I brought home from MN, we ventured out on Saturday to a local shop's fall sale. I came home with two more hats, a couple of quilt pieces, a painted trivet (to add to my collection), and an amethyst glass vase.

I also got the house decorated for fall and Halloween, so I'll get some pics and post another day.



MN Treats

Last week I shared a peek at the gifts I made for my friends in MN. Here's a better look at them.

I started with cards...

And tags...

That I tucked inside handkerchief "envelopes," filled with goodies.

I made ruffled crepe paper, and added ephemera, buttons, ribbons, and little trinkets.


I folded the handkerchief into an envelope, added a couple of small stitches to secure, and then folded down the front flap and secured with a button and pin. Easy peasy.

I need to take photos of all the goodies I brought home with me - my suitcases were PACKED!
 

Fairy Friends

I finally made something with all the vintage sheets I've been hoarding - a banner to hang in my office window.

Let me introduce you to each of the girls. This first little lady is the Protector of Wings.

These two are the Flora Fairy and Fauna Fairy.

And here is the Fairy of the Wood.

Please meet the Keeper of Secrets.

And here is the Puppy Dogs and Piggy Tails Fairy.

And lastly, is our little Grumpy Fairy.

 

Recent Treasures

I went to a couple of estate sales recently and came home with some loot.

Vintage linens, including an old baby gown.

Dress patterns, cards, and Christmas seals (one of my favorite collectibles).

An old Scrabble game (I'll use the letters for projects), jewelry box, and buttons.

I also found a few old books, including a very old Webster's Dictonary.

I've been busy working on a few projects. Hopefully I'll have some photos to post soon.

 

Traveling Treasures

I spent a long weekend visiting my family in NJ. Coincidentally, there were two antique shows going on when I was in town. Lucky me! We even brought my 3-year-old niece with us, for better or worse.

Here's a look at some of the treasures that came home with me (I had to leave two old books with my parents because my suitcase was already full).

The lace tablecloth will go perfectly with a new dining table display I set up before I left. I picked up a piece of old fabric, some jewelry bits and bobs, and two bisque dolls. I know I should have bought more of them.

The old tin with cats was too cute to pass up. And so were these little mugs! I have 5 total, with another sheep and chick.

We stopped in a thrift shop and I found four boxes of these old stick-on letters. I think they were used for putting names on glass doors and windows, because I can't imagine who else would need so many of these letters. My sister thought I was crazy when I opened one of the boxes and said "jackpot!" Some of these will end up on etsy, whenever I can get organized enough.

Here's what my niece enjoyed doing while I was there - dressing up and dancing ballet with me. She made the pink tissue paper flower and greeted me at the airport with it. She was so excited! I'll get to see her again next month, so saying good-bye wasn't nearly as hard this time.