Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Saturday and Sunday were work days around here! We put in a new pea gravel and stepping stone walkway! A lot of hard work but it's beautiful!

All of the stepping stones were "found" by my husband on his trashing finds!

I love cake plates! This milk glass one was from the auction a couple of weeks ago for a $1. The little watering can with geraniums was a gift from my cousin,Christine, when she visited a few weeks ago...

Have a terrific Tuesday!





Monday, July 18, 2011

I have always wanted to find some vintage dominoes. And I found these last week at the auction! I had to spend a little more than I wanted ($7) but I got some ball jars as well in the bargain!

This is my vintage pie safe with the above pieces. Matt found it in the trash a few months ago! Who in the world would throw this out? (But I'm so glad we found it!) I have my vintage camera collection on top! I love collecting cameras!
We also found this vintage Ball jar chicken feeder! Always wanted one of those too! ($4) 

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Found the little bed tray at the auction last week! ($1) I spray painted it white and placed a Cabbage Roses place mat on top. Then a treenware tray filled with rag balls and 3 little topiaries that I picked up at Cracker Barrel on clearance a couple of days ago. A couple of antique books and a picture of my grandmother and great grandmother from 1917 round out the vignette.





At a different auction last week I picked up 4 vintage crochet mallets for $2! I added them to the flower arrangement in my milk can! Love it!
More tomorrow... Vintage dominoes...Vintage Pie Safe redo...

Monday, July 4, 2011

Cock~a~doodle~do and a basket too!


 My husband found more great finds on Saturday!
This copper and metal standing weather vane is so
great! $5   and this unusually shaped wire handled basket
is just so cute! $3

And my daughter took a few adorable pics of our sweet cat;
Miss Kitty. She is 12 years old and just as tiny and spry as she was when we adopted her at a few months old!

Have a wonderful 4th of July! Maybe we'll find a yard sale on the way to the lake today!

Woo~hoo!

~Shannon~


Friday, July 1, 2011

Friday Yard Sale Finds~


 You know those days when you wake up and you aren't really motivated? I felt that way this morning! I only found one yard sale today in the paper and I was thinking just stay home. I'm so glad that I didn't!
As I was talking to the lady giving the yard sale~I told her how much I loved her vintage bicycle. She said it's for sale! How much I ask? $10 ~ You've never seen someone whip out money like I did! Then there was this antique radio Flyer "Rodeo" wagon ~ $8

And I found this silver tea tin with the words etched into the silver!

$20.25=pure Friday bliss!

I'm going to redo the flowers on the bicycle~not my taste! I'm thinking red geraniums and something white!
I'll show you the results soon!!

Shannon~

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

~You need a good trim~


 Matt found a roll of this great trim at the auction for
 .10 cents. Where to put it? I know-on the utilitarian shelf in the Laundry Room! It made a huge difference! Matt even said so!

It's Curtains for ME...

I have sliding glass doors in both of our bathrooms. We also have extremely hard water. So~not matter how much I scrub the water stains come back more often than I can clean them off. So I picked up this beautiful white shower curtain with brown stripes for $2
last weekend at a yard sale to cover things up! The room feels more put together now! I'm happy with it!
$2 = happiness~not bad!

~Shannon~