Some Of This Weeks Finds

In the past week I've had some unbelievable finds at the secondhand stores and the garage sales on Saturday.  I had time Sunday morning to get quite a few photo's since a family of racoons would not leave my yard so my yard work went on hold.

I saw these statues on the shelf at a local secondhand store as soon as I saw them they were in my basket.  I knew I was going to put them on either side of my white vase.

I arrived later in the day after garage saleing at a local secondhand store who had a good portion of their items on for half price and somehow this paperweight was still on the shelf waiting for me.  It's now in my collection.

The Dahlias are from my yard. I put a flower frog in a Dominion glass wide mouth canning jar.  I think it's a perfect fit.

Mocha and Coco are my boyfriend's cat's their photo's were taken while sitting on our pew in our front  entrance, angels they are not.  The Melmac bowls seen between them I picked up at the secondhand store as back up food dishes.

The 1st picture is of clear bottom nesting bowls, a Pyrex container with a lid in 1960's color and a one cup vintage Pyrex teapot minus the lid with the fleur de lis pattern.
This 2nd picture I believe is a Pyrex cake dish is flamingo pink when I found it; it was minus a lid which I later found at a secondhand store.
The 3rd picture is where the cake dish now sits on a shelf in my Hoosier.

This is a picture of my dad's cousin, I was surprised when I found it.  When I was born she was already middle aged so I would have never guessed this picture existed.

I took my picture of my Dahlias and decided to use picmonkeys Warhol setting to change the picture.  I liked how it turned out so I thought I would add it to this post.


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A Step Back In Time

Yesterday I felt like I had stepped back in time I was heading into Fort Langley, British Columbia and I was following some vintage cars down the tree lined main street they were heading for a car show.  It was a great way to begin a morning it brought good memories of my dad to mind he was always into cars and belonged to a vintage car club.

This is the only kind of vintage car I have is in my toy collection I just added this one.  My dad would have loved one only in the real type he could have driven.

I had to also add this chip and dip bowl set to my collection I had none till now in this style.

These turquoise highball glasses couldn't get in my basket fast enough after I spotted them.

This paperweight I also had to add to one of my many collections it was made in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I found this coffee jar and the small metal scoop on the same day I found this mug a couple of days later.

These flowers are part of one of my barrels.

I believe this picture was taken at a I believe this picture was taken at a fairground.  I choose to share it as all the local fairs will soon be starting.

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Pottery, Glass And Paper

Yet again I'm all over the place I decided to share a bit of this and that.

This vase found at a secondhand store was made by Royal Haeger Potteries located in the United States.

I picked up this dish I wasn't sure who the maker was and was surprised to see Corning Ware on the bottom.  The only name for the pattern I could find called it Avocado Corning Ware.

My boyfriend found this paperweight at a garage sale and brought it home for me.

This Anne Tainter postcard is one of many I picked up at the secondhand store I'll be sharing more of them in the next while.  Boy can I relate to this thought.

I picked up this casserole dish I think it may be English Pyrex but I do not know for sure.

These items I photographed in Fort Langley, British Columbia around the outside of the Village Antique Mall.

For once I can say I know something about this picture it's of my grandfather as a child with his father my great grandfather it was taken in a rock quarry.

Nordic Dawn Begonia

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Sure Buy / Not A Sure Buy

In this post I have items that I knew for sure I had to come home with me but also there are items that I'm still trying to figure out why I walked out of the store with them.

This paperweight was a given, the moment I saw it I knew it had a place in my collection.

These mugs were made in Japan and are the item I'm not sure why I brought them home with me.  I still haven't  decided if I like them or not.

I can remember my mom having hot pads like these ones.  These are not quite my style yet somehow they made it into my shopping bag and came home with me.

These flowers and plant pictures are from around my yard.

This picture is from my boyfriend's late mother's albums.  It may have been taken in Germany sometime around 1900's to before World War 1.

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Wishing You A Merry Christmas

From The Family Collection

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

And a Happy New Year!

Good tidings to you wherever you are;

Good tidings for Christmas

And a Happy New Year!

I found the above picture in my dad's cousin's collection.  I believe this is from an aunt in England on the back it says from a Dicken's film.  I'm using it because it reminds me of carollers.

The first picture is of elves I've found at a second hand stores.
The small snowmen I got from a family member.
The last picture has a bigger elf I got from my grandmothers collection and I remember from childhood the other elf's and Santa's I got from second hand stores.

The carollers I picked up at the second hand store and the green feather trees at a garage sale.

I found the Peace and Noel words at the dollar store.

Deck The Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,

Fa la la la la, la la la la,

Tis the season to be jolly,

Don we now our gay apparel,

Toll the ancient Yuletide carol.

Fast away the old year passes,

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,

Sing we joyous altogether,

Headless of wind and weather.

The wreath in the picture above made me think of the above song.

With this last week leading up to the Christmas week I hope it's a calm and enjoyable time for you I'm hoping for this miracle but mine usually plays out like National Lampoons Christmas if you seen the movie I think you get the picture.

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From The Family Pictures

I love old family pictures since they make up part of our history when they've been passed down to us.  This picture yet again comes out of a box I know nothing about, but it reminds me of an old farm house and spring with the tree in bloom.  Can't you picture children running around looking for Easter eggs.