348/366: Hang Your Stockings

(Second stocking from left)

Does anything look familiar?

Anything peek your interest?

On Monday, I received a call for the Life and Style editor of the Buffalo News, asking if she could include a stocking of mine in the Sunday edition of the Buffalo News.

I think it looks super cool. I love color newsprint.

This makes me happy.

And proud.



240/366: Clowns

Over the summer, I went to a church rummage sale and picked up a Pin the Tail on the Donkey and Two other Games game.  I didn't even open it, looked at the box and new I liked it.

The condition was questionable, but again, the box sold me.

And when I opened it up...this was one of the other two games.  All the tails and noses were cut out and the tails still had real pins in some of them. 

I know!  Real pins for kids!  My kids surely are sheltered, we use tape.

I never really liked clowns.  I always imagined a very sad person under all that makeup.  Not sure why, they are funny little critters, but I guess I thought they had to put the make up on to hide who they really were. 

Regardless of the happiness on the inside, I still think clowns are creepy.

233/366: Days of the Week

I thought today was Sunday.

I'm getting all mixed up.  I need to wear my Timex watch again, just to see the day of the week.

On Saturday, I took a whole bunch of photos of some new vintage items for the Etsy shop.  It was fun to get back in the swing of things.  Hopefully I can list a couple new things today.

Have a great Sunday!  I mean, Monday!  Right?  Monday, yes, Monday.

Bursting with Freebie Score

I have recently become a very lucky gal.

Luck comes in waves for me. In order to ride this wave through the winter, I will attempt to drive past and not stop at any more garage sales this season.

Surely, I'll be disappointed when I don't find another deal like this.

Seriously...gorgeous.

It is a Lane cedar chest. Check out the legs on that thing. Sturdy, well made, delightful.

Yes, it needs a good wipe down and disinfectant. Someday, I'll have it professionally refinished and I'm sure it will astound me at it's beauty.

But for now, I'm going to appreciate all the nicks and scratches and crackling stain.


I'm trying to find out more about this specific chest. The Style No. is 48910. I've sent an email to Lane to see if they would assist me.

Looking through eBay, Craigslist, Lane History, Etsy, all led me to believe that it's early. Lane began in 1912. There aren't any pictures of the earliest chests, the photos begin around 1934, with the most thorough photos at the 1951 mark.

Even if it is from 1984 (which I don't believe) I love it.

I will love it for it's imperfections.

I'll also love it for it's previous owners for being too lazy to clean it out after some vermin visited it.

Thanks for the FREE chest, folks!

Yes, free. They were throwing it out because the woman didn't want to clean it out. She then gave me paper towels and wet wipes and the 'mess' was gone.

Like I said, I'm on a lucky streak.

...

p.s. Sam: Thanks for not fighting me for it!

Faith Before the Playground

Sometimes, I put my kids through a little more than they can handle.

And sometimes, I succumb to their protests.

This time, Faith came first.

Faith United Church's garage sale, to be exact.


This bowl was so interesting. It is very lightweight and has a bit of a copper feel to it, but no markings or stamps to really know what or where it came from.

I just found it so pretty, that I added it to my growing pile of doilies. I am now an official sucker for doilies.

My sewing machine really needs to get motoring...so many doilies, not so much space.


This was the first bowl I picked up (after the doilies, of course) and loved it from the minute I saw it.

The pewter bowl has a removable divider, which I have never seen before. What a fantastic idea. It is such a hearty bowl.

Don't worry, the boys made it out just fine. Little Man picked out a bag of three action figures, one of which has removable arms and legs that creates quite a belly laugh from that little guy. Big Boy, oh, my BB. BB chose a bag of wooden rings. That's my collector.

I'll have more to show you including a super swanky bag and a silver plate coffee or tea pot.

Faith was fun.