Friday, July 24, 2015

Friday Finds

Vintage finds, Hayesville NC, Murphy NC, flea market, junkin'
Hey, y'all!

I know I have been away for a week, but I am back to show what I picked up on my trip to Hayesville, NC.

More about the trip tomorrow.

 

Yes, I broke my No Junkin' rule.

I am looking for a big farm mail box for a customer for her wedding, but all I found was this rusty black one.

I bought the rustic wood sign for the rough texture of the wood - I did not see the tin fish on it until I bought it.

I promise I did not steal the Gale Drive sign.




A large bottle crate -Kulmbacher - whatever that is.

A complete set of Little House On The Prairie.

A dusty blue divided box.

A small bench.








A tomato sign.

Two Royal Flush Inc. signs - one bullet-ridden.















A huge bin filled with books!!!













A few of the older ones.

I will take pics so the bibliophiles out there can drool.










I bought the metal candle lantern because it reminded me of Tardis.

I bought these few bottles.

I realized later I should have bought more from the guy at the flea market - I am low on bottles in the booth.






A set of twelve small jelly glasses with stars around the rims.

Great for individual votives at place settings.










Thanks to Jeannette at Mountain Creek Antiques for bundling a deal on the wedding photos.













Also on the two graduation photos of a lovely young lady.












Leaves Of Gold - a great seller and a great gift for graduations.
















Especially when the inscription is from Christmas, 1964.















I love this plaque.

It became even more beautiful after I cleaned it.















Water babies!














A Victorian plaster frame with a plaster grouping of leaves and fruit on canvas.

Needs some tedious restoration.

I will wait until a rainy day.







I fell in love with hornet nests.

We do not have a lot of them around here.

The saleslady at Molly & Me Antiques In Hayesville helped me choose one.



A customer wants one to hang at her wedding venue.






After that everywhere Olivia and I went there were hornet nests.













A box filled with tiny bird nests and hornet nests from Molly & Me.









Besides adding a wire hanger, you do need to stabilize them with spray varnish.

I also added a bit of Mod Podge to one.















This is a close up of the one above which has lost the paper covering.

I plan to have them hanging in my C-23 booth this weekend.





I know I have not answered your comments and have not visited your blogs and have not linked to your parties, but I was worn out and had a lot of things to get done when I came home.

I promise to come visiting soon.

Look for my Mountain Trippin' post this weekend.


Thanks to these lovely places:

Molly & Me (HERE)
892 Main Street
Hayesville, NC 

Bob Storring
Recycled Treasures 
1542 HWY 64W
Hayesville, NC 28904 

Mountain Creek Antiques (HERE)
1604 GA Highway 76/17
Young Harris, GA 30582
Facebook page

Foster's Antiques, Flea Market & Trading Post
US HWY 64 W
Junction 19 & 129
100 Blairsville HWY
Murphy, NC 28906



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15 comments:

  1. Wow Donna you scored big. I love all your finds. That cherub plaque is gorgeous. The books are a great find too. You go girl!
    Kris

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  2. Klumbacher is a brewery and schweizer hof brau means german restaurant or tavern.

    I like the signs with the bullet holes -love to hear the story behind that!

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  3. Lots of great finds! I knew you couldn't hold out, but I'm sure you showed restraint!

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  4. So what did Chucks say about all those wonderful things you brought home and the buying hiatus being over??!!! :-) Donna, you just find the best treasures! All so lovely and unique!

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  5. Donna you found some goodies on your trip. Love the wedding and graduation photographs.

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  6. I think you showed a pretty strong sense of restraint for a buying trip after a long self-imposed dry spell. Nice finds, but I'm not wild about flying, buzzing, stinging things, so I could do with out the hornet's nests. I cannot wait to see more of the books!

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  7. Good finds Donna ... glad you broke your No Junkin' rule in fine style. I missed seeing all your treasures every week. Of course, I am sure you still have a lot of treasures to uncover in your house. I, for one, love the hornet nests ... they are an amazing work of art. I don't like hornets or wasps, but what they build is beautiful. We had a beautiful, huge hornet nest hanging in the garage that I was saving my our Grandson. Along came this little tiny house wren and tore it up to use to build her nest. Just destroyed it before I knew it.
    Glad you are home with a bunch of new treasures.
    Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures

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  8. Nice stuff! Those hornets nests are interesting and I never thought to decorate with one.

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  9. Hornets nests?! There are a few on my house you can have! 'Course ya gotta get rid of the hornets!

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  10. I love old boxes and crates as you know. The blue one is so much fun!!! I don't know what I'd do with the hornest nests but the other little nests are adorable. I know that people will buy them. Your booth is always fun! Can't wait to visit soon! Probably will be September before we get home.

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  11. You sure found some great junk! A hornet's nest? I can't say I've ever seen one for sale. Love your treasures especially the tomato sign and those bottles.

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  12. I save wasp nests, too. I love the ones that have the tiny little cavities. I collect many bits of outside goodies. I need to make some shadow boxes! Thank you for sharing your finds with us!

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  13. Oh man, we have those hornet's nests everywhere here. We have to knock them down off the eaves of the house and dig them from inside bird's houses.

    Tania

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