Friday Finds

It was the week for rusty, crusty, dusty stuff.

A few cobwebs, too!

Last Monday our niece Leia came to spend the day.

I was in the fog of Extra-Strength Tylenol.

No, I did not drive.

Somewhere along the way I left behind a bag with vintage Ideal magazines and other items.  I have no recollection, but I am sure they were fabulous.

I was so excited to find this brown toile tablecloth because of the number of different animals in the pattern.

Horses, goats, cows, dogs, peacocks, deer - just to name a few.

Steampunk chic.

Love the sculptural quality of this old piece of organ.

I will list this on Etsy as soon as I get it clean.

Found another brown suitcase - this one extra large.

Could not resist this $1 jeans jacket covered with hundreds of vintage buttons - front and back.

It weighs about seven pounds.

Fits perfectly.

And STINKS to high heaven.

I will have to soak it for days and dry it out in the sun.

The old coffin carrier is filled with a stack of frosted windows.

Another cleaning project. <sigh>

That's not distressing you see - it is mold!

A heart-shaped basket holding a darling paper mache piggy bank

A silver picture holder.

Another colander - I thought it was graniteware, but it is just dirt.

An unusual mold.  

Sell or keep?

A stack of numbered drawers.

heart
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Vintage round wall basket in delicious white and blue paint.

A rusty grater and eggbeater.

A floral frog covered in (?).

Six heart molds.

I am sure the tea tin is pretty under the crud.  


Love its shape and the lift top lid.

Not too often can you find a smoking baby.

See the tiny hole in his mouth?

He may be for string.

A roll of tiny jute fits in the back.

Chalkware.












If you find a purple Publix bag packed  with some treasures, let me know.  

I am missing whatever is in it.

See y'all!



UPDATE:  MY PURPLE BAG WAS SAVED AND HIDDEN UNDER THE COUNTER AT THE THRIFT STORE!




NOTE:  I updated my coupon code for my Etsy shop.  I was embarrassed to find out my coupons had expired.  There are new listings for you to browse.  Enjoy!

Use this discount code to receive 10% off your purchase at the Distressed Donna Etsy store:

DISTRESSEDDONNA15

SHOP HERE! 

The Cottage Market Presents Junkin Joe Every Friday
Coastal Charms Show And Share #247  
Vintage Inspiration Party #175 

 

Primitive Amputations

On a cool, sunny day in the middle of December, the primitive amputations began.

Patients formed a line down the driveway as Chucks set up a sawing station.

I set up a cleaning and sanding station.

And the amputations of uneven limbs proceeded at quite a fast clip.

The discarded body parts littered the yard.

The saved limbs were straight and sturdy.

Recovering from surgery and preparing for the cleaning and sanding.

After a thorough waxing, the patients relaxed in the sun.

Showing off their glowing patina.

The healthy, happy group made the journey to Booth W-10, Riverfront Antique Mall, North Augusta, SC.






Chucks and I are not real doctors.

We just play one on blogs.

See y'all!

NOTE:  I updated my coupon code for my Etsy shop.  I was embarrassed to find out my coupons had expired.  There are new listings for you to browse.  Enjoy!

Use this discount code to receive 10% off your purchase at the Distressed Donna Etsy store:

DISTRESSEDDONNA15

SHOP HERE! 

Show and Share No.246 at Coastal Charm
Vintage Inspiration Party #174 
Share Your Cup #134  
The Cottage Market Presents Junkin Joe Every Friday   

Friday Finds

This Friday finds me with an almost healed gum surgery, but a severely pulled tendon in my jaw.

I cannot open my mouth much without pain.



However, I do not need my jaws to open to go junkin'!

First this regal lady in distressed white with a shabby purple skirt - only needed cleaning a bit.

A vintage aluminum colander - I do not have this shape so I will probably keep it around for awhile.

It is sitting on a lovely rosebud sheet.

A small group of those Made In Japan china figurines.

I thought they would make quite a display for my Valentine postcards at the booth. 


 

Great photo of a man on a horse.

Great plaid quilted flannel lap robe.

Or it could be a very clean horse blanket.

Since both photos came from the same estate sale, I decided this pretty lady had a torrid love affair with the guy on horseback, and he was riding back into her life after ditching his wife.

Do you make up stories for the photographs you find?

There's that rosebud sheet again - it may become a photo background.

A stack of tattered 1890's books on a silverplate pedestal.

Keepers!

This little orphan table had attitude though it had lost its drawer and support rungs.

Painted gold and off to the shop - for just a few dollars he can be yours.

For fifty cents I cannot pass up a plastic bin of plastic fruit - both glittered and beaded - with a tangle of white lights.

Metal slide box with red dividers for the slides.

I've only pulled  a few of the slides to view.

They were Christmas photos.

I will list this on Etsy.

What could this be?

A folding campaign desk in excellent condition.

It has been stripped and refinished, but whoever did it left a small portion underneath so the original finish can be seen.

Always a good idea.

Another brown suitcase - a petite one.

Vintage hats!





I am off to try to catch up on things which do not require me to open my mouth.

See y'all!









NOTE:  I updated my coupon code for my Etsy shop.  I was embarrassed to find out my coupons had expired.  There are new listings for you to browse.  Enjoy!

Use this discount code to receive 10% off your purchase at the Distressed Donna Etsy store:

DISTRESSEDDONNA15

SHOP HERE! 

The Cottage Market Presents Junkin Joe Every Friday
Party Junk #263
Found and Foraged #10 
Show and Share No.246 at Coastal Charm 
Vintage Inspiration Party #174  
Share Your Cup #134