Vintage Goodies

Hi!

If you visited my blog last Saturday, you might have read that I was on my way out the door to go on a vintage treasure hunt. I did and I found some adorable things!  And this morning I took a few pictures to share with you! Some of these pieces will be listed in my Etsy shop and if you have any questions about any, leave me a comment. Let me know if there's something you collect that you want me to keep an eye out for. I treasure hunt as often as I can! :)

Aren't these little baby shoes adorable? And this little 'Baby Deer' box? I'm smitten!

I'm also enamored with old tins. I especially like this Hertz 'Song Food' tin. It used to be filled with canary seed that promised to make your little bird sing!

These are a fun find! Glass measuring cups!

You can never have too many old wooden boxes! There's a million different ways to display your favorite vintage finds! I always look for the dove tail corners...boxes aren't made like that anymore!

You can also never have too many old jars! I have dozens in my craft room to hold all kinds of embellishments! It's hard to see in this photo that it's an old Jumbo Peanut Butter jar. The elephant on the front is so cute and the bottom reads, "All the children like Jumbo!"

Oh how I love this old metal basket!!! I don't think I'll be able to part with this one! ;) Again...a great way to display your vintage treasures, like these little baby shoes. And how pretty would it look filled with some fruit or some autumn gourds!

You may be wondering what I do with all these little nick knacks I find? I've always loved antiques, but there was a time I didn't bother purchasing them because I didn't know what to do with them. Well, just like the little basket and shoes above, I simply set these pretties on a book shelf as is. This little basket would look cute placed on a stack of books!

So, the next time you find yourself at a yard sale or the flea market and you spy a cute old relic, buy it! Don't worry about what you'll do with it! You'll find the perfect perch!

Kathy :)

Pretties

Good day! How are you? Happy to 'see' you!

'Twas a very relaxing weekend here at the Martin household! We worked on a couple jigsaw puzzles and went out to dinner Saturday. I made a pot of soup yesterday, had that cat nap I mentioned Friday and finished this page for Kraft Journal's 3rd Challenge.

It's a hybrid page using digital patterned papers from a Two Peas in a Bucket kit called 'The Best Things - Papier Collection'from Design by Anita. I really like these papers! The colors and designs are perfect for a vintage page of some pretties I've collected lately.

I realized that I've been neglecting my Silhouettedie cutter so I used it to make the page title and butterflies. One of my favorite scrapbookers, Nichole Magouirk, who is doing a new series of how-to videos on Two Peas in a Bucket called 'From Start to Finish' often uses three die cuts stacked on top of each other to create her own chipboard! I tried it for my title and really like the texture it adds!

The butterflies are made with Kraftstock, layered with vellum, stitched down the center and then topped with some pretty little paper flowers. These sweet flowers were a thank you gift for placing on order at Perfectly Pretty on Etsy.

More vellum was combined with some of the digital patterned paper to create my journaling tag. I used an old Sizzix die for that.

As usual, I've included hand stitching, inked edges, jute and border punches. I keep these items close at hand since they tend to make an appearance on almost every project!

I hope you enjoyed my page! And I hope you have a wonderful Monday! :) Kathy

Unbelievable Second Hand Store Find

Hello!

How was your weekend? Did you do anything special? I didn't do a darn thing that was spectacular, but it was the best weekend! It was relaxing, I did some reading, worked a couple puzzles with my boys, made a pot of soup, polished some silver and enjoyed a cat nap with one of my lazy feline friends! Ah...life is good! ;)

During my last post I told you that I've been doing some treasure hunting lately. Last Friday a friend of mine and her mom paid a visit to some of my local second hand shops and I found some great bargains to share with you! Can you believe I got this Waterford crystal clock for just $2.49!

It's the smaller clock in the above picture. The larger one was a gift to my husband years ago. I found a couple auctions for the identical clock that were going for $100 each!

I don't visit my local thrift stores very often. Serious treasure seekers will tell you that you have to go all the time to find bargains like these. I'm sure that increases your chances, but I don't run a lot of errands or have the time to go thrift often. I still find some great bargains though!

I also stumbled across a silver plated tray; the bottom one. I was able to polish it up and it looks almost identical the one I already had!

And look at the price...just $2.89! Amazing! These look so pretty with some little treasures placed in them!

I found more silver...this set of coasters. Looking quite shabby chic with the tarnish, they were just $4 for the set!

Given a good polishing, they look awesome with the tarnish still in the crevices! I found another set of these later that day at a local antique store. They were selling for $20. That's a difference of $16! Got to love that! :)

As I was polishing these coasters, I noticed an engraving on them...they are from Italy! I don't know if that makes any difference in value, but I enjoy tracking down my finds to learn more about the pieces and who manufactured them. It's difficult to research pieces if there are no labels!

After thrift shopping it was off to a couple antique stores for some browsing. First up was Two Old Birds. This adorable little shop is run by the sweetest ladies who happen to be sisters.

I came home with this wonderful chicken wire basket for just $5! It'll be perfect for my spring/Easter decorating!

Right next door toTwo Old Birds is SuzAnne's Antiques where I purchased some beautiful old mercury glass ornaments. I love these old shabby looking things!

Here are a few more!

This gorgeous ironstone lidded compote was just $18! Upon doing some research, I found that another one sold on eBay for $31 and that one had a hairline crack in the lid! I think I found another bargain!

I found this cool old wooden measuring tape and paid a little too much! I paid $16 and have found some on Etsy for about $10. With shipping, however, it would be pretty close. You always have to pay attention to prices or you could get burned! I think this measuring tape will look great for Fourth of July decorating, don't you?

I have a china cabinet that's being refinished that I plan to stock with ironstone pieces and thought this sugar bowl would fit right in. I can't remember exactly how much I paid, under $10. I found the same on on http://www.replacements.com/ for about $25. Another score!

This adorable mini cherub pitcher was $3. I have no idea who made it or if it has any value...I just like it! Some purchases are like that! :)

My final stop for the day was another Antique store about a mile away from SuzAnne's called Antiques at Grisham Lake where I found this lovely milk glass container. I had it on my list of favorites on Etsy where it was selling for $24.50. Guess what I paid? Just $12! Score! No shipping costs either!

Well, I had a great day bargain hunting with my friends! We went on another outing the week before and I'll share those finds with you tomorrow. I hope you all have the chance to visit your local thrift and antique stores soon! Happy hunting! :) Kathy