These are the great vintage finds from the garage sale I went to. This picnic basket is in almost perfect condition.Â
There are no breaks in the outside and it is lined with RED(my fave) and has service for 6 of plates, cups and silverware. I am not fond of the tableware but the basket [...]
 As promised last week, I now have the “After Pictures” of the dresser I restored for the new grandaughter that’s coming in July.
 I sanded off the old finish, cleaned up the pulls and lock covers, then refinished the whole thing.Â
 I contact papered the drawers, and voila!
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Here it is before….
Here it is after.
We delivered it to my [...]
Vintage Thingie Thursday is here again and so are my fun collection of ceramic animals. I didn’t realize until tonight that I have more pigs than anything else.Â
I am not a pig collector by any means. Â
Maybe they just liked to paint pigs back when these were made so there are more of them to choose from.Â
 Or more logically, it’s [...]
Trying to think of something interesting to write for this post and right under my nose were two vintage thingies just waiting to inspire me.Â
 So here is a vintage aqua canning jar filled with marbles. Some are really old, others belonged to my boys growing up, In any case, they are colorful in the light. The other is [...]
Found this guy at the Madison Bouckville Antique show last summer. It is an old soup terrine. It says Italy on the bottom. It appears pretty old, but even if it isn’t, as soon as I saw that face I knew I had to get it.  That and the aqua color on the bottom made it irresistible to [...]
While searching to find the right thing for VTT, my Amaryllis caught my eye. The pot that it is in is very old. My mother in law gave it to me at least 25 years ago and it was vintage then. She called it a bean pot, I think I would call it a crock. [...]
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I found this santa at a garage sale several years ago. It stands about 4 feet tall and is made out of wood. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it.  And it was only 4 dollars. What a buy! It always feels like Christmas when we bring Santa out. I just love him. Â
  This wreath [...]
This flower pot is one of my favorites! I just love it. My neighbor threw it away. Yes, you heard me right. She threw it away. So I quickly ran across the street and scooped it up.Â
 Her husband was into gardening. He had a greenhouse and many plants. After he died, she weeded through alot [...]
My Vintage Thingie is something I bought at a flea market probably 20 years ago. At the time, I fell in love with it because it was so unique and different from anything I had ever seen as far as pottery.Â
 I paid somewhere around $25 dollars for it and that was a splurge for something [...]
Last Wednesday was a day like any other day. About 4:30 my friend, Linda and my dog, Thunder  and I went for a walk. It is our effort~ so as to be able to eat what we want~ to take a walk every day.  It is also a way to purge about what ever is bothering us, talk about [...]
June 2009
