Seven smalls I saw at Sage

Posted: October 12, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Craft, Fun Finds, Sage Farm, Vintage pottery | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments

Part of the fun of going to Sage Farm is seeing how the best dealers merchandise their stuff. I always try to look at that. It’s a free education if you pay attention!

But a few smalls always catch my eye, too. Here are six of them from last weekend’s Sage Farm show. IMG_7033 First, a McCoy iris vase displayed with other pottery. I don’t care that it’s McCoy, I just love the flutey shape, and the yellow. Because yellow is a happy color. (A vase identical to the green one behind the yellow McCoy is sitting on my mantel right now!)   IMG_7072An almost-rusty steel window screen displays vintage postcards. Wouldn’t this be great in your kitchen for recipes and notes? Too bad rust isn’t my thing. Now if I found a white enameled steel version . . .

See the other goodies I found!

Whoop! It’s our (belated) blog birthday!

Posted: September 26, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Placesettings, Recipe, Vintage tablecloths, What we collect | Tags: , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Our one year blog birthday just sort of sneaked by us last week while we were at The Vintage Bazaar. Late or not, we must have a cake! And a candle! And jadeite! And a “new” tablecloth!

jadeite cake stand and cake vintage tablecloth

It’s a tiny birthday, so we’ve got a tiny cake with one bitty candle. And yes, that IS a drip of jadeite paint on my kitchen wall. You would never have seen it if I hadn’t pointed it out. Darn!

We’re not getting fancy. This cake is posing on my kitchen table. I bought the tablecloth at The Vintage Bazaar from Nancy The Linens Lady. (Basically, I want to buy her entire booth.)

Yep, there’s more! Click here!

We go shopping for vintage treasures at Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Posted: September 2, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Fun Finds, Pyrex & Fire-King, What we collect | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on We go shopping for vintage treasures at Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Last month Luray and I were on vacation in Canada and OF COURSE we had to go shopping for vintage goodies at the appropriately named Lakeshore Antiques and Treasures near Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.

antiques and treasures store niagara-on-the-lake

Yes, of course we drove hundreds of miles in search of vintage treasures!

But wait! There’s more when you click here!

Back from a vacation shopping spree!

Posted: August 25, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Favorite shops, Fun Finds, Vintage tablecloths, What we collect | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Back from a vacation shopping spree!
vintage treasures from antique shopping spree

All this and MORE! Yes, I couldn’t fit it all into one picture.

Tablecloths! Aprons! Vintage fabric! Thermoses! (Or is that thermi?)

This is what happens when two vintage-crazy sisters go on a nine-day vacation with the ulterior motive of hitting as many antique shops as possible between the Finger Lakes in upper New York and Niagara Falls, ON.

Sadly, I don’t have time this morning to show the rest of my loot. In the week to come I’ll have better photos and mini reviews of the great shops we visited in Canadaigua, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Corning.

So stay tuned for more vintage goodness! We left lots of great stuff behind for you!

Flea Market Decorating 101

Posted: August 3, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Flea market, Fun Finds, Home and Garden, This Old Row House, Vintage tablecloths, What we collect | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments
flea market style magazine

Don’t you just love seeing what other people have done in their houses? I do!

Flea market decorating has gone mainstream, judging by the amount of magazines you can find on the topic. I’m gratified to know my house is finally cool instead of just cheap!

All these titles feature dozens of tips about what’s hot, how to convert trash into treasure, and where to shop. What they don’t do is tell you how to start decorating from scratch.

Click here for my opinionated advice!

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