A Few recent finds and a Mystery item

Despite being in "Lock Down" because of Covid 19, I have been able to find a few things lately,

 Mostly from friends and online sellers. These items can be found now or soon in my Etsy Shop. Click links on side bar.

Like a several of these fun hats.

And some vintage sewing supplies

Isn't this little bottle so cute

Gotta love seam binding and original packaging

And LMK if you have any clue as to what these pins with hook are used for.

I hope that the garage and estate sales open up soon, as long as it can be done safely.

Some Recent finds for Autumn Fun!

Just a few recent finds

 

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Getting Organized in the New Year with your junking finds

If you don't follow me on Instagram or Facebook you are missing out on most of my posts and ideas. So I thought I'd take a moment to catch you up.

 Every day this month, I'm posting ideas of how to use your fabulous junking finds to get organized in 2016.

 For the home office

 I love taking everyday objects and junk finds and giving them a new purpose. Many  old objects can be creatively used in your home or office to keep you organized, in a fun and interesting way.

Hop over to my Instagram or Facebook page for more ideas daily.
 Link at top of blog

In the Garden, Kitchen or Fireside

 For the studio or craft room

Even in the bathroom

Put your junk to work in 2016

Recent Fun Finds

 The people of East Texas are opening up their garages and homes and the finds are abundant these days.  I mostly post my recent finds on my facebook page and instagram but I thought I'd give my blog readers some eye candy with my recent finds. 

 

 Above you see 3 vintage Television Antennas and a fun pair of bouncy spring shoes.  I also found that orange thermos that goes great with my accidental thermos collection seen below.

 I love good retro stuff and that snack set is the bees knees.

 Some kitchen kitsch

 Old sign letters are always a fun find

You know I love Vintage office goodies

 And some architectural table legs, and that red thing is an old pogo stick.

Can't wait for next weekend to find more goodies.

Look for these items and more in my Etsy store soon.

Using Junk to get Organized in 2015

I love using Junk and found objects for storage and organization in my home.

 I use this set of drawers to store my good flatware, nice serving ware,  and cloth napkins in my kitchen.

 I'm a sucker for cabinets of drawers, and these metal stacking card file drawers are perfect for crafting, jewelry making, and sewing supplies. The old store thread cabinet above holds even more goodies. And it is up for auction this week on Ebay

 One of my favorite things is this old rotating bolt display bin from a hardware store.

You can find a lot of fun junk items to help you with your storage and display needs in my etsy store. And I'm still de-stashing, so some of those goodies from the printer's type drawers may just end up  in my etsy store too.

I know I've been neglecting my blog, here's what you've been missing.

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 I know I've been neglecting my blog, but I have not been neglecting my facebook or instagram accounts. click buttons above to link up with my adventures via those web sites.  Here's a little of what you've been missing.  Fun collections (above) Fab Finds (below).

 Groovy

 Nostalgic

 Childhood revisited

 Quirky

 Fun

 and a project or two

Join me on Facebook and Instagram for more junking fun.

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Fabulous Shelf

A few months ago I ran across a wonderful Blog: http://www.piewacketblog.com
This gal shares my love of junk and Orla Kiely retro design.
She had a beautiful round vintage wall shelf she'd painted orange, and I just fell in love with it.
You can see it here http://www.piewacketblog.com/journal/2012/1/6/shelf-life.html.
second photo down. I can't repost the photo because I don't have permission.

Anywho: I ran across one last week, and had to pick it up. It's been cleaned and is in my etsy store waiting for someone to love it. Who knows it might just be me.
I've been known to shop in my own etsy store before. ;)

The Art of Display... Ha Ha Ha

I headed to Winnie & Tulula's today to reset my spaces, and boy did they need it. I also dropped off a few new items like these French architectural prints.

And Some new jewelry pieces

I'd like to say I put a lot of care and thought into my spaces. And although I do think through a few elements of the display some of it is just very "Make do" . Like leaning this fabulous mirror against this rack ...

Or using an old mop bucket to display spindles

Or an old mail box for yard sticks.

It all just sort of comes together.

Even if not well planned out. It really doesn't matter because customers don't put things back they way they were anyway :) and It'll be all willy-nilly next time I go in, and I'll have to start all over :)
But that's the fun part !

Saw this flag field on the way home and had to share.

Have a great weekend.