Friday Finds

A hunt through Horror Monster, my beloved craft stash, netted a truckload of treasures to take to the booth.

Most of my colander collection is now gone.

Downsized my funnel collection. 

No one really needs thirty funnels, do they?

A few had the star spout.

Let it go!

I found many small bottles and jars displayed throughout the house.

Selected a box of ones no longer desired.


Let it go!

SPOOLS!

Man-oh-man, did I ever have spools.

Found this basket of spools in my bins of fall decor.

No wonder I never used them.

Did not have a clue where they were.

Three bottles of ordinary tiny spools.

A basket of threaded spools.

SPOOLS!

Let it go!

All this was moved two months ago or maybe longer to the side yard from the front porch.





Waiting for me to make a decision about my tool and tackle box collection.

Decided to send away ten of them.

Let it go!

Springs - been around for years anticipating a fantastic craft project using them.

Know what they are?

I left a clue in the middle back.

Let it go!

Finally there was silverware and silverware and silverware and ... 




Bundled like with like and sent them off to the booth.

Let it go!


So Horror Monster has started slimming down.

I am beginning to like empty spaces.


I may have to go hunt down some furniture for the booth, but I have crossed most smalls off my list for now.

There are more treasures to be found right here in my house.

(Am I already missing my funnels?  YIKES!)

Did you guess right? The springs are from old hair curlers.


See y'all!

ETSY SHOP IS CLOSED

Going, Going, Gone!

Another Saturday night at the auction.

Antique Uniques Auction  (FB page HERE) is fast, fun and friendly.


 
In order to get my hands on the blue felt Scottie with the 1939 calendar from Dominica, the vintage milk caps, and the sweater clip ...

I had to buy these.

Don't you love the tiny metal sculpture of the man on the toilet?

Large red doll trunk.

Brown porcelain door knob/lock set.

Dog nutcracker. 

(Our dogs crack their own nuts - they are especially fond of the pecans and hickory nuts in the backyard - yes, I know they are NOT supposed to eat nuts.) 

A silverplate ice bucket - I named it Beth for a friend who likes ice buckets.

Guess what?  She came in Tuesday and bought it!

In order to get my hands on the crate, I had to buy all the bottles.

Not a bad deal - they are mostly from bottling plants decades gone.

Casters!!!

Lots of casters!!! 

Remember last auction I bought porcelain and iron casters? (READ HERE)

Well, I bought more.

More casters!!!

The ones pointing left are wood and metal.

The ones pointing right are all metal.

Ridiculous you say?

NO, just MORE casters!!!

Odd assortment of different types.




I had to buy the whole tin to get my hands on the giant one.

(I would have bought them all anyway.)

The auctioneer looked at me and said, "She wants them if nobody else does."

Casters - these from a mechanic's creeper.

Never thought about collecting these.

Look at the rusty beauties.

I had to buy all of these, to get my hands on ...

A Pepsi crate - made in February, 1972.

Yes, most crates are dated.

I do love the jars!






 

I had to buy all of this to get my hands on ...













 

Another Pepsi crate.

This one is in rough shape and needs a thorough cleaning. I hope to find the date legible.

I had to buy the vintage enamelware urinal to get my hands on the Olympic Thermos picnic jug.



The jug is so clean, I could fill it with ice water and use it right away. 

The urinal - not so much.

A Navy duffel bag.

A child's spade.

A large shovel head - the handle is toast.

My two favorite finds.

A large galvanized funnel with a red stripe.

A large grain bin drawer.


 

Thanks, Tommy and Bob and all the staff at the auction!

Y'all do a great job entertaining us on a Saturday night.

And we come home with treasures galore.

Just look at my casters!



See y'all!

CLOSED FOR SUMMER!

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Friday Finds

I have not been avoiding you.  I have been very busy on a new project which I will share soon.

Meanwhile I have been thrifting smalls.



Two train cases.

A large basket with beehive bobbins, an oil can, several graters (which you cannot see).

An aluminum colander.

Two dictionaries for paper art.

Two volumes of the Children's Classics.  (I did not care for these when I taught because they are abridged.)

A graceful hand.

A large piece of a crazy quilt.

A pair of candlesticks with a handy bowl bottom.

I will be painting these.

Two over-sized Sunshine Bakery biscuit tins.

The neatest thing about these tins is they open on both sides.

Though I can imagine the curses that would fly if the bottom came off after filling the tin with goodies.

I love this book because:

I love Thomas Hardy.

I love the cover.

I love the typography used.

I love the librarian who thought to stick the card catalog cards in the back pocket with the checkout card.

I love the pages which had to be cut open by the first reader. 


(See the ragged edges?)





Homer Laughlin Fleur-de-lis plates and a platter.

A gold tole bowl with limes.

A silver tray.

A primitive blue bench.

A child's Mexican chair.

A candle box.

A large funnel.

A rusty saddle stand.

A fifties woven spread in very worn condition - it was well-loved.

I am keeping this lovely green pottery bowl.
















Does anyone recognize the potter's mark?

I won a giveaway from Melissa at Melissa's Antiques and it arrived this week.

A batiste towel with delicate embroidery.

Vintage Halloween treat bags.

Vintage Christmas cards and stickers.

Wooden spools.

One spool is already dressed for Christmas with a wee bit of washi tape and a bleached bottle brush tree.

Thanks so much, Melissa!



Hopefully I will be able to finish some painting projects today to show you this weekend.


See y'all!

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