More Fun Finds

 I had some errands to run and it just happened there was parking near the Sally Ann. So, of course I stopped in.  I left happy with my finds, both fun and practical.
A lovely linen towel, never used. A tall orange Tupperware canister. The tall vintage Dairy Queen glass is for Aaron, a kraut cutter and fun red handled chopper.

 A nice package of clear rubber stamps and a couple of acrylic stamp blocks, a neat filigree little basket that is stamped Germany on the bottom. It likely held a bottle of perfume. Too bad that is missing.  The little angel is from elsewhere but will get tucked into a stocking at Christmas.

 This was cool. A horse brush, literally. A clothing brush is my guess. Handsome steed.

 I have no way of knowing if this is an old piece or not but it is yellow-ware with a slip glaze design and I love the warm colours!

 This is stamped Germany and is a fabulous bit of majolica type pottery. Love the grapes!

 Not sure what this is from. It is a large stack of cardboard beverage coasters. I thought the vintage images were fun. Lots of fodder to work with, be it an ATC or chunky book page, altered book or whatever. Yup, you could put a drink on it too.

                                              This is the other half of the stack.

 A nice assortment of seashells, a wee pair of German international dolls and a celluloid horse pin.

I love Ziggy!  I still have an envelope of old Ziggy cartoons that I clipped when I was much younger. It was fun to come across this while thrifting.

Tragically Flawed Paper Love

 I hope everyone had a pleasant and blessed Easter weekend.  It sure was springlike here which made it all the better.  We spent a lot of time outside.
 I was fortunate enough to acquire a lovely pile of antique paper items a while back. I finally took some pics to share.  They are mostly imperfect but lovely nonetheless, like the two piece picture above.

                                                 Lots of great old advertising cards.

                                                           Lovely Victorian scraps.

                  A great old children's book with wonderful illustrations and a headless lady.

                             Nothing like donning your Sunday best to sell some root beer!

 A rather terrifying picture of a young tot with a feisty chicken. The partial cat on the right has incredible embossed detail.

                                 Love this odd advertising pun.  "Greatest Bargain I Ever...."

                  "Saw"  Get it? Saw. Not something I would have associated with the sale of....

 Magic yeast cakes. I guess I should rethink the usefulness of a saw in my own kitchen.

                                             Children with dolls and toys, always a winner.

                                               China head dolls, my very favourite!

  I found the head for the young lady. Not sure what she is advertising but it stands on its own and is made from heavy cardboard.

A colourful advertising fan to bid you "adieu" with. I hope you have a good week and thank you for dropping by.

Happy Spring!

                                                        We woke to a winter wonderland.

You could hear the wild turkeys in the back forty. Our Canada Goose couple flew over and said "Good morning!"

                                                              Lovely.

That Was Quick! Or So It Seems

 This is a memory. There is no more snow in the yard. The geese are flying home again, more fruit trees have been ordered and the veggie seeds are on their way. Even the sun spends a little more time gracing our day before setting for the evening.
It certainly was not a challenging winter this year, but springtime is always most welcome!

 Here are a few recently thrifted items. Not much going on during the winter months and with Goodwill gone, there aren't many places to wander about looking for small treasures.
I found the two books, coral necklace, and millinery pin out of town.

The sweet little beaded piece is actually a pin cushion/needle book and opens up like a clam.  Looking forward to a busy summer.

Spring- Like Weather And Unhappy Dogs

 Right now everything is melting out there. Nice.  The dogs were out running about and when it was time to come in, gumdrop went and sat in front of the coop.  She wasn't budging!

                              She was miffed that I gave the carrot peelings to the chickens.

Fond Memories

I was going through recently and came across two photos we had enlarged, You recall, the days when you brought your film in to be developed and it was always a surprise to see which ones turned out the best?
Well, these were two of those pictures.  In the top one, the boys are sporting vintage onesies and doing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song.
In in the bottom one, years later, they are showing off their finds at the local high school yard sale.
Time sure flies!

Revisiting Old Friends

 I've enjoyed re-reading my collection of Mary Engelbreit magazines. I have hung onto them for all these years as there has never been another magazine like hers since.

Nice to be reminded of all my favourite artists, from so many years back, and to know many are still creating today.  Cosy comfort for wintry days.