I went to an estate sale on Friday that looked promising in the ads. I got there two hours after they opened and a lot of the stuff I had seen online was already gone. The early bird really does catch the worm at estate sales. I did end up finding this watering can in...
Vintage Easter Postcards (Printable)
I love collecting vintage Easter postcards and snap them up whenever I find them at estate sales and yard sales. The graphics are amazing and the colors are so vibrant and fun! And the scenes are usually pretty amusing, in a child-like, innocent sort of way. Well, except for last week's odd (disturbing? historically accurate?) Easter postcard....
Mutilated Bunnies And Other Easter Whimsy
I was so excited when my niece recently gave me some Easter postcards that my sister had collected over the years. Since my sister died last year, I have enjoyed having things around me that she cherished. I had almost forgotten about this particular Easter postcard that she had bought on ebay a few years...
Reproduction Tin Toys
I've been spring cleaning in my son's room and, like I said on my last post, I've taken quite a few things to Goodwill. Just couldn't get rid of these ones though. Most of these are Schylling toys. My sister started buying these reproduction vintage toys for my son when he was a baby and...
Blue Typewriter Love
I had a fun thrifting week. Found this old 1970's Omega 30 typewriter sitting all alone on the thrift store shelf. Such a pretty color. Plus, it came with the top cover (the ditsy photographer forgot to take a photo of it snapped into place) which makes it highly portable and ready for a road...
Changing Out The Corner Cabinet
I have been wanting to do something different with the corner cabinet in my dining room for a long time. I love the cabinet. It was a family piece and probably not in the fine antique category, but it means a lot to me, so painting is not on the menu (can you hear my...
How To Keep Birds From Nesting In Unwanted Places
Is pansylicious a word? It should be. I know, I know. We haven't exactly passed the spring equinox or St Patrick's Day yet, but they were selling them at Home Depot. So, I figure if they are selling them, I will buy them. I ran home, potted them up and put them in my iron...
I Really Don't Need Another Chair
My niece and I went shopping at one of my favorite antique malls this week. And surprise, surprise, I bought a chair. This chair is a child's size version of a wooden folding chair. I also found this beautiful book - Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue At Camp Rest-A-While. It is such a pretty...
Yogi Bear Would Be Jealous
Thrift stores have not been good to me lately. Lots of trips, not a lot of fun finds. Just a slow time of the year, I guess. But last week when I sauntered into one of my Volunteers of America stores, not expecting to see anything great, I ran across this pic-a-nic basket. Yabba-dabba-doo! Uh,...