The last few days have been great in the treasure-hunting department. There was a huge community yard sale...more like a flea market...in a town near me called East Berlin. We headed over there early Saturday morning with the kids, in the hope of finding some antiques and vintage pieces I could take with me to the Lucketts Antique Market. It was not a disappointing morning.
I found...
...an antique hose and nozzles...
..a couple of old shoe forms...
...a set of math flashcards from 1957...
...a sliver lighter...
...and antique laundry bag (Look at the four digit phone number!)...
...a couple of feed sacks...
...a vintage baby dress and slip...
...an ironstone chamber pot (I'm not usually into these...I mean, they were once a toilet...but this was such a bargain, I couldn't pass it up.) ...
...an ironstone bowl...
...a flow blue platter...
....a vintage blue suitcase with a pink interior...
...and more. I also found two sets of antique oars, a fan, a scale, some old roller skates, an ornate table, a dresser, a pair of side tables, an antique wheel barrow...and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things. Anyway, it was awesome and just what I needed to build up my inventory for my biggest event of the year.
My dining room is suffering for it, though...
...and my shop is full of projects at all stages of done-ness. Aside from the projects, it's a bit of a mess due to some flooding we had in last week's storm.
Here's a closer look at a few things in the works...
...a china cabinet (Love this one!)...
...I stripped a dining room table to get it ready to stain and paint...
...and my latest sign. It's not finished, yet, but you get the idea.
I've gotten a lot done, but I still have A LOT to do.
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