Saturday Flea Market Finds

Good stuff today!

Still, I can't quit thinking about the the nifty retro-mod magazine rack with big round yellow feet that I saw someone ELSE carrying around. Argh! I wish I would have beat him to it!

PS, I did not intend to make it look like the lion head thing was getting sick into the big bucket. Ha!

Pin it Forward: What Home Means to Me

I'm participating in Pin it Forward, hosted by sfgirlbybay. The theme is "What Home Means to Me".
I had so much fun answering that question in pictures! I had to stop myself, because I had a great time searching and adding. It forced me (in a fun way) to really think about what I am striving for our home to look like right now.
In a few words, home for me is: comfortable, rustic, industrial, modern, vintage, with a touch of the unexpected and whimsical. Hopefully that is all reflected in my pin board here.
This is a small mosaic of my board, but please click here to see more detailed pictures and, of course, *links* so you can grab these wonderful things too!

Pin it Foward is a neat chain of boards.
Lovely Cruise kindly linked to me. Her board is here.
Next up on the Pin it Foward list is: of friends five, and her board is here.

(photo credits for above pictures, left to right, top to bottom: 1. anthropologie, 2. (mine),
3. modernlogic, 4. blueclara, 5. daisytoad, 6. housecandyla, 7. luckylittledot, 8. heshke7 (Ebay),
9. vintagechicfurnniture, 10. modswirls, 11. ashleyannphotography (photo), table top from karapalsaydesigns, 12. brandmojointeriors, 13. hindsvik, 14. economica, 15. anthropologie, 16. hudsongoods

Saturday's Flea Finds

Good stuff found yesterday....soon to be here!

Memories in a bucket...

If only vintage items could talk. They would have such stories to tell! Judy from San Antonio, Texas wrote me about my Purina Feed Bucket. She has one just like it, and it certainly has a story. Thank you Judy for letting me share it!

Judy says..
"...I am an Okie by birth [Stillwater] and have GOT to share info with you!
my Daddy and Mama lived on a farm south of Ft Worth for about twenty
years after Daddy retired - he had cows, and treated them like indoor pets - he
hand-fed them what he called "sweet feed" every day, from a Purina bucket
like the one you have listed!
the three holes secured a curved handhold, and mine still has it
my Daddy passed some years back, and the Purina bucket is one of
my treasures, but not as much as I treasure the memories of my lovely
father, of course..."

I love that Judy's Daddy treated his cows like indoor pets. He sounds like such a sweet man. Thanks again Judy, and Happy Father's Day weekend everyone!

Here Comes the Sun!

So excited for Poppytalk's Here Comes the Sun market! Here's a sneak peak at the goodies going on my "table"....available for purchase on Monday!

I bought something NEW

I like vintage. You may have guessed that. But every once and a while, something NEW catches my eye. I was at Pottery Barn last weekend, and fell in love with this wonderfully round bird cage. And it was on SALE. And I bought it.
(It's sold out online, so check your store quick if you have to have it too!)
The lady that checked me out wanted to help me decide what to put in it. And so did the lady standing in line behind me...votives! plants! pinecones! no, no, no! (but thank you, ladies)
I still don't know what (if anything) I will put in it. I thought I would browse through Etsy for some ideas:

Primitive Miniature Chair (you know, for the hypothetical bird in that cage) from stanley:


Croquet balls from thepetitemarket:

Big Ben Alarm Clock from MidwestFinds:

Milk glass bud vases from jwhite2:


Toy Bowling Pins and Ball from CampHobachee:

Oh, this is fun, I could go on and on...and yes, all of that stuff was from the vintage side of Etsy...I like vintage!

First Ever SALE! 20%

take
20%
off all items
in my shop

(refunded through Paypal)
(20% applied to item cost only; shipping remains the same)
*May 29- May 31 only*