Oh POOH

As time goes on, visits to my favorite antique and junk shops yield fewer things worthy of being added to my collections. The STUFF has taken over and I seem to spend more time sorting and throwing things out than I do bringing things in.

This is a good thing!

It's amazing how quickly the STUFF can accumulate.

I'm careful now to try to choose things that I am certain I will use, like containers for storing things.

Jars are always useful for keeping the clutter under control.

Yesterday I happened upon this:

Classic Winnie The Pooh

 The sweetest little jar 

with a lovely pewter lid.

The perfect container for my favorite clay beads.

Looks so much better than the plastic bag that they were in.

I'm learning that in order to bring something new into my home, I must remove something old to make room for it.
I fell in love with this pretty little cup and saucer. They aren't a set, but to me they look perfect together.
So, I brought this one home with me and found a chipped one that I'm throwing out.

 Handmade pottery is a tough thing for me to pass up.
Especially when I find a piece glazed in pink and blue.

 Just right for holding my vintage crochet hooks.

 I usually have a coffee mug with me at all times, so at $1 I couldn't not bring this home with me.

 And this one is just right for my kombucha tea.

Now I must donate two old mugs that I don't especially love in order to keep these.

In the process I'll probably remove more than two of my lesser favorites thus freeing up even more space.  

karen

Chalkware Chick

I love the old chalkware pieces that I see at the antique shops.

I've seen so many of these little chicks lately since Easter is right around the corner.

Most of them have no beaks left, but recently I found one that was in perfect vintage condition.

It has a note on the bottom from someone named Granny Ruth, 1947.

To me that makes it even more charming.

Karen

Collecting Smalls

Hello out there!

I'm back to blogging after being away for the past couple of days.

I've been out and about enjoying the unusually warm weather.

On Saturday I was out treasure hunting with my husband as we  do most weekends.

We've gotten to the point where we have to purge something from our home each time we bring in something new. The clutter makes me nervous, so I'm doing my best to keep it under control, but our love of antiques is making it difficult. If it gets any worse, we may have to open a shop of our own.

I was careful to bring home only tiny items this time as they take up less space.

The first thing I found was this sweet little glass cloche.

If you look closely you can see a pearl inside.

This gives you an idea of how small this cloche is.

I'm thinking of using it to display a tiny birds nest with some tiny eggs.

Next I found this tiny piece of pottery.

It can hold a tea light or maybe some beads for jewelry making.

Flower frogs make the best little displays for photos.

This one is small enough to hold a postage stamp.

In fact I think it may be just right for that little glass cloche.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with this aluminum top hat, but it was just too cute to pass up.

If you've never gone junkin you should try it sometime.

Just be careful.

It's addicting.

Don't forget tomorrow is "Groundhog Day".

There will be lots of excitement going on here in Punxsutawney, PA.

As for me, I'll be doing my best to avoid all the hoopla.

See ya soon!

Karen

Golden Trinket Boxes

I started a small collection of these wooden trinket boxes.

I found them at flea markets and junk shops while treasure hunting this past summer.

I'm not sure how old they are or what they were used for.

I only know that they are pretty, I like them and I can use them for organizing small things.

They all have lovely decoupaged pictures on them.

Perfect for holding jewelry.

See ya soon!

Karen



Art Junk

 For some reason I find myself being addicted to junk lately. Instead of my usual trips to the craft store for supplies, I've been gathering junk to use in my art projects and to decorate my home. When I found these old wire shoes, they were filled with dusty dirty silk flowers. My daughter said she wouldn't have seen the potetial in these when I bought them. I'm thinking of doing something with moss and antique lace. It's funny how somebody's dirty, old junk makes me happy.

 I love this primitive old drawer too. I'm thinking it would make a good shadowbox.

I took down several paintings and hung these old printers drawers in their place. I'm pretty sure my husband thinks I'm losing my mind. All I know is, I'm having fun collecting junk and thinking of ways to use them as art.