Welcome 2016, Nice To Greet You!

Wish you all a New Year filled with happy days, happy hearts and LOTS of happy junk!

Bye-bye Santa, See You Next Year!

 I hope you all had a lovely celebration of comfort and joy!  I know that, for some, saying goodbye to the season is bittersweet but, for me, it marks a new beginning as we head toward a fresh new year. That said, I clearly won't stop finding and buying Christmas any time soon.  As I put things away for next year I am thinking about how fun it will be when I open those totes and "find" them again next year.

 I hardly ever find Thanksgiving so I was delighted with this honeycomb turkey!  Santa and the scale are questionable purchases since both are missing parts.  The scale functions but it is missing the tray on the top and Santa apparently had a sleigh wreck and lost his arm.  I dug and dug in search of the missing parts and finally decided to bring them home anyway and see if I could find a way to rescue them.

 I also found a honeycomb bell.  My favorite part are the suggestions for how to use it.  I never thought of topping a package with one and what a stunning presentation that would make!

 The tattered little book in front of the ledger is called "The Green Primer Sanders Pictorial".  You can barely make out the title on the cover.  It was printed in 1850 and the illustration inside are gorgeous.

 I also found a turkey cookie cutter so I guess it was a turkey day for me. 8+)

 I have a little collection of metal Oregon souvenir ashtrays.  Florida will be moving along to someone else although the flamingos makes it tempting.

 Two new to me needle cards added to my collection.  Click this one bigger so you can see the rocket.

 A big pile of old plastic shower decorations.

 A batch of foil reflectors. They are in much-used condition but would still look beautiful on a tree.

I got three of these beautiful velvet rose package decorations.  They are not vintage but have the "look" and I can't resist a velvet rose.
Time to get busy shifting gears in the art room!

Happy Christmas To All

I wish you a Christmas filled with the joy of friends and family.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

One Junky Day

'Tis the season with lots of extra-curricular activities last week meant just one junking stop.  The plate in the back is from The Hamilton Hotel, made by Syracuse China.  I don't find restaurant china very often but always grab it when I do.

This was my favorite find for the day.  They are ornaments made from cut tin cans.  Remember when that was a popular craft?  Better watch your fingers when you pick these up but they are sure pretty!

A few more Shiny Brite ornaments to seed the stash for next year.  I am sworn off the solid color balls.  They are about the only fail at the booth this Christmas, even in original boxes.

I will call these swags for lack of a better word.  Plastic holly and felt apples - kitchy mid-century goodness.

I don't usually go for tea cups but couldn't resist this one with the pedestal.  NO, I will not start collecting them.  I had exactly two sets before and I just added one of them to the sell pile.  No, no no...  8+)

The Week in Junk

 A few fun finds from the past week.  We all know I have a weakness for suitcases so no surprise there.  The wooden hanging shelf in the back is sitting on its side for the photo.

 The suitcase is filled with lace ruffles.  The pictures in the frames are ugly but I adore the Italian frames.  The book is a vintage French children's book. I translated the title and it is The Wooden Tiger, or something close to that.

 I used a food mill like this when I used to can back in "the day".  My mother and I just called it a Foley.  I'm sure Foley probably made something besides food mills.  Mine didn't have these pretty red wooden handles. Two strands of pink glass garland.  I'm pretty surprised that I'm still finding Christmas.

 I dug and dug in hopes of finding a mate to the insulated mug but only one was to be found.  I adore the color!

 A box of adorable note cards.  Click this one bigger so you can read them.

 Plastic Christmas do-dads.  I have been bagging them up and people seems to like the little bags.

Three rolls of very vintage Christmas paper.  I rarely find it and was delighted when I spotted these.  It is similar to tissue paper but thicker.
Junking is one of my happy places so I hope you are finding time for some, too!

Gotta Fit in Some Junking Fun!

I have been bad about taking pictures lately but life has not been without junk because that's no fun!  That metal ring is a very old pot rack.  The hooks look like are wrought. I thought son might be able to use it in the new kitchen in his Pennsylvania farmhouse but he said he already had a light for over the island so it will be stored for that someday bigger booth.

This fun old Squirt bottle says "I'm healthy - I'm happy - I'm Squirt".  Love it! The sweet picture is on metal that looks kind of like the top for a tin but I don't think it ever was.  There are holes in the back like it had a hanger.  I can fix that.

A cute set of mushroom canisters.  I hope that fad hasn't run it's course by the time Christmas is done and I get them to the booth.  Click it bigger and you can get a better look at the sifter.

I think this is my favorite recent find.  I have no clue what it is but has a great primitive folk art look and patina.

Adorable graphics on this old pack of rick-rack.  I wouldn't be able to bare to open it!

This old book is very dilapidated but I couldn't resist the covers and end papers.  It is dated 1883.  They just don't make them like this anymore.

A neat little 1945 pamphlet of Christmas Carols.  I'm guessing it was used for caroling. I wonder if anyone does that anymore.  It has been years since I have had carolers at the door.

Vintage and new millinery stamens and pips.

And one more little bit of Christmas!