A Visit From Mr. Bear and Some Flea Market finds

Mr. Bear was right outside my kitchen door a few days ago.

It's been a long time since I saw him last and I was a little startled to see him so close to the house.

 Not very good photos. By the time I found my camera he was almost out of sight.

I must say that it was nice to see him again, although I wouldn't want him to visit often.

Braved the heat on Sunday and went to the Flea Market with my man.

After all, it was Father's Day, so I thought I would do my best to get through it.

 Picked up a few pieces of pottery while I was there. A sweet shaker for my kelp granules.

 The yellow bowl is my favorite. I don't see yellow pots very often.

 Couldn't pass up this pretty brass trinket box either.

Karen

Something Unusual

When I'm browsing the tables at a flea market or garage sale I'm always drawn to the abnormal or unusual.  This morning as we were out and about we made a quick stop at one of the many garage sales that were going on this weekend. My unusual find is a small ceramic piece.

Just something cool for looking at.

karen

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

BLUE

Blue is such a calming color.

I love this little trinket jar.

It was made by my stepdaughter Anita as a gift to my husband.

Great job Anita!

We love it!

I picked up this lovely blue woven textile piece at a thrift shop in Maine last year.

It's old, has great texture, and I love this shade of blue.

Blue denim will always be one of my favorite things.

I've started a crazy quilt made from some reclaimed jeans.

And practice samples for some textile jewelry.

How do you fight off the winter blues?

Keeping busy with creative projects works for me.

Thanks for stopping by!

karen

1970's Pottery

Back in the 70's I would have given anything to be able to learn how to make pottery.

I was in high school then and took every class related to art that was allowed.

When it came time to learn the basics of pottery making, one of the students in my class threw a lump of clay at the teacher and that was the end of any chance I might have had to play in the mud.

Over the years I've thought about enrolling in some classes, but life happens and I just never got around to it.

Every now and then I purchase a piece or two.

These are my most recent finds.

Maybe I should add making pottery to my bucket list.

What's on your list?

Karen