Here are a few things I've found on my recent travels...just some stuff that made me happy along the way that I thought I'd share today.
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| Vintage Bingo game for creative reuse |
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| Never been opened, still sealed in the plastic Holly Hobbie board game. Do you remember Holly Hobbie!? |
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| Vintage Starsky & Hutch board game, some cards are missing so this will get upcycled somehow |
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| These sweet little girl book ends for my studio. They're going to fit in perfectly! |
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| I have been carrying this old doctor bag with me everywhere! It fits so much stuff, and it opens really wide so it's easy to dig around and quickly find all my crafty tools when I'm on the go. |
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| A box of felt cut outs, originally used on the flannel bulletin boards in classrooms. Either Milo will have a great time with these, or I'll find a way to reuse them on a project. Fun find! |
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| buttons Buttons BUTTONS! |
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| Vintage kitty appliques that I picked up at the Small Craft launch |
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| An old Scrabble type game with these great letters. Love the color! I can think of a handful of projects that I'd like to use these for. |
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| This was practically free at the auction a few weeks ago, and I've been using it to tote things around ever since. Can't go wrong with a wood crate, ever! |
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| Oh my, lovely old thimbles. I'll keep a couple of these on hand and put the rest up for sale on Good After New. |
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| I theeeenk this is a plant stand. But I have been using it in the center of my dining room table and for a photo backdrop. It only stands about 5 or 6 inches high. I love the color and the ruggedness of the wood. |
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| This poor thing...I know. I don't have a foyer or mudroom, so I need a catch-all at the front door, especially in the wintertime. It'll look super cute after a fresh coat of paint and some nice baskets. You'll see. |
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| This lonely little thing was only $3 at auction. After I attach the mirror and give it a good paint job, it's going to look something like this! |
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A vintage {and rare!} Fire King Norwegian Kitchen Good Luck Witch mug.
"I'm the Norwegian kitchen witch riding my broom,
Love and affection I'll bring to this room.
Pots boiling over are a thing of the past,
With my kind of magic good fortune will last.I'll keep burnt foods and coffee away,
For I'm the good luck Kitchen Witch and I'm here to stay!"
The perfect addition to my coffee mug collection! |
I've picked up a few more things that I haven't snapped photos of yet, but I'll save them for next time. What's your favorite find?
Lovely finds, such a treat! adore the array of colours of the thimbles, and the sealed Holly Hobby game - fab find. Illustrations of Holly are just the sweetest, for all from the 70's I think she will remain timeless, something about her that reminds me of dressing up as a kid. I could keep rambling, lovely photos, the books ends are fab to!
ReplyDeleteAhh, I'm so glad to see someone else as giddy as I am about all my stuff, ha! I can't decide if I should open up the Holly Hobby Hobbie game or not. Decisions like that torture me.
ReplyDeleteOk, I want to go shopping with you!!! Wow! You picked up some great finds! I do remember Holly Hobbie (and Robbie!) :-) Can't wait to see all the things you create/transform!
ReplyDeleteWait...there's a Robbie??
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOOO jealous!!!!! I need to get off my arse and come to the auction, SOON!! (that is, as soon as I have my own car again, hopefully this week)
ReplyDeleteAWESOME finds!!
haha, it's not all from the auction house. But yes, definitely come out one day!
ReplyDeleteWow! Such great stuff. I miss estate sales! I would KILL for that Pepsi crate! And those felt pieces, I have a set of Roman Numerals by the same company!!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful finds! Boy that Holly Hobbie brings back a lot of memories for me. My sister and I shared a room while growing up and my sister had Holly Hobbie sheets and a doll on her bed. Such a sweet innocent little character Holly Hobbie was. So different from the characters the girls play with today!
ReplyDeleteYou're right about that!
ReplyDeleteYou've got some good pickins' there. Do you sell online? I have three stores, including one on etsy.
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I DO sell online in two Etsy shops (and other variety online markets). Primarily focusing on my upcycled Vintage Tie Wallets and accessories on http://www.aisle3.etsy.com right now.
DeleteI just moved from MI to FL and finally felt settled in enough a couple of days ago to reopen my second shop http://www.goodafternew.etsy.com.
This shop is where the vintage goodies go, along with other materials for creative reuse. So far there's only one listing, but soon....just you wait!...it'll be nice and full with some of these "good pickin's"