Vintage Clay

One of the first places we head to at an Estate Sale

is the GARAGE...

We are always looking for some great vintage 

Clay Pots

We LOVE the look of these pots...

and can't get enough!

You can't find patina like this 

on new pots....

Nothing beats the great distressing 

of Vintage Terra Cotta pots...

but we have seen where you can take new pots 

and "age" them to look like older pots here.  

These new  distressed pots look a little better...

but can never compare 

to the weathered years on these beauties!

Love the "W" on this one...

Wonder what it was for?

Not only do we love collecting them and appreciating their

vintag-y goodness, Karrie uses them to hold 

beautiful flower arrangements in....

And...Spring is coming...so that means

that this week Pots are being prepped 

with some lovely moss....

and will be waiting for some 

 pretty flowers to brighten your day!

"It is always exciting to open the door 

and go out into the garden for the first 

time on any day."

~Marion Cran

A Day with The Captain

Last night I was cleaning through one of my piles of

"things that need to be organized"

And I came across this book...

 

It's selling for $8.99-$17.50 on eBay right now

(but I really don't think I can part with it ~ after all I just found it again lol!!)

I don't remember when or where I picked it up...I just did

because I remember watching

The Captain

all of the time

What is kind of neat...is that when I got on to find out a little

more about my book and 

Bob Keeshan

I saw that Bob was born on today's date back in 1927

So...I thought you could indulge me in a little

nostalgia this afternoon!!

There were so many fun characters that would show up

at "The Captain's Place"

Mr. Green Jeans...

whom I always thought was a funny guy...

and of course Mr. Moose

But my favorite was always

Bunny Rabbit 

 

He was a bunny who didn't have many words...at all

but always the best reactions!

AND he ALWAYS got a carrot or two in the shows...

some of them were

  "Jim-dandy" extra large carrots! ;)

Just in case you haven't gotten enough of the Captain...

here's bunny in moose up to trouble ~ 

can you guess what is about to happen?

Thanks for tagging along with us down memory land today!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Karla & Karrie

The Summer Kitchen Girls

Face Transplant

Have you ever had one of 

those days....

where you are putting something away and you 

know

that if you don't move that little treasure

it will most likely fall and shatter into a few zillion pieces?

do you listen?

listen

 to the 

sweet little Copley bird planter 

that your sister got you

fall

fall

fall

onto the floor 

and it's beak flying and hitting the wall

yep...

should have listened....

But 

it was a minor repair

{don't think that I wasn't going to go hop on eBay to find another to replace it lol!}

all is well...

at least for the moment!

Hope you're having a great day

 that requires no glue :)

~Karla & Karrie

Treasure Box

Treasures!

We all have them...but they are usually

tucked away in a box in the attic!

Have you ever thought of displaying them?

Yesterday we were up in mom's sewing room

and saw this shadow box that our cousin made several years ago

with all sorts of vintage sewing treasures!

We had completely forgot about this box...

and that it inspired us to do

a Shadow Box Class at the store

Sweet treasures lovingly tucked inside a 

Shadow Box

so that they can be seen by not only you...

but by whoever walks into the room

We bet right now your mind is swimming with ideas....isn't it?

First put fabric or paper on the front of the board of the shadow box...

then lay out your treasures

 to see how you would like them to look in your box

We used a combination of glue, glue dots and pins

 to get everything to stay in place.

Then you can hang up your creation

 for everyone to see!

If you'd like to see some of the other ideas 

from of our class attendees ~ visit the post here.

Thanks for stopping by today...hope you were inspired!

Join us as we party with Patti and Paula

@ Ivy & Elephants for What's it Wednesday!

The Desk Set

One of the first things that you see when you walk into our store this week 

is this little display....

Many times people come in wanting a desk...

and LOVE the tables that we have

but want more storage....

so we found a solution to the problem...

added two smaller nightstands on either side....

For plenty of storage

AND an adorable...one of a kind

Desk Set!

Join us over for What's it Wednesday 

for more great vintage decorating ideas!!

The Desk Set

Talking about this desk set makes us think of

Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy...

Have you ever seen it?

The computer against good old humans...

only as Hepburn and Tracy could do it :)

When Life Gives You Tea Cups....

When life gives you tea cups...

Make tea.

To say that we've been busy is an understatement for sure!  

With getting Christmas down at the store {and our homes}

and getting things ready for the 2015 season...

we were happy to take a little time

strolling The Maumee Antique Mall

last night after we worked on displaying our booth there....

We found these pretty flow blue tea cups 

so, tonight we decided to make some tea and sit back and relax...

Hope your New Year is going well so far!

Our "resolution" is to spend a little bit more time on the blog :)

Cheers!

Karla & Karrie

joining Paula & Patti tonight for What's it Wednesday...

grab your own cup of tea and looking at lots of lovely ideas with us!

Shine On....

What happens after our Open House

you may ask?

We get some housework done!

This morning I was putzing along 

and decided to polish my 

1987 silver trophy I picked up at

The Summer Market this year.....

Not that I didn't mind it tarnished at all...

I just felt like polishing...

and when that feeling comes
I've learned to act on it ~ lol!

I love using this beside the stove to put all of my spatulas in...

so pretty & fun....

and 

SHINY

at least for today.....

Moo Light Up My Life....

Every so often while shopping an estate sale or flea market

 you come across something you

 just can't part with...

and so begins the

tale of two cows

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” 

oh wait a minute....tale of two cows...

not Tale of Two Cities ~ lol!

Well...see....

every time we get home from a picking trip we

dump everything that needs washed at my house

and I leisurely wash everything and sit it out to dry....

Wouldn't you know that those two cows

kept tugging on my heartstrings?

so...just for fun I sat them in my dish cupboard

Well....they seemed so happy

winking and all at me...

how could I resist?  

~

 So now when I put dishes away

THIS

is what I see....

what a way to enjoy cleaning up the kitchen!!

Today we're joining

Patti & Paula for What's it Wednesday

What's wrong McFly?

CHICKEN??

We came across an estate sale that was

FULL

of chickens...

and this is what we thought of:

                                       

yep, that's right ~ Marty McFly!

Truly, 

there were a

BAZILLION

chickens in this home....

(we'll clarify...a bazillion chicken figurines! lol!)

You know when you go into an estate sale 

and you might see, let's say, a lot of dog figurines...

but you still see some other figurines besides the dogs....

NOT the case in this house...

 ALL

CHICKENS!

 And so many to choose from...

we left with a 

PECK

of them

at least!!

:)

 Have you ever seen so much

Poultry before?

All different colors and styles.....

We love the ones that are Sugar/Creamers

with Salt & Peppers on top!

  

Seeing all of these chicken got us thinking about

Foghorn Leghorn

(oh you've just love looney tunes!)

and that's,

 I say that's all folks!

Flower Power!!!

We thought we'd take you for a tour of the sweetest

bedroom today.....it is one of our favorite

FULL

of beautiful flowers....

on the wall....

in the arrangements....

and even in the old pitcher...

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers 

where I can walk undisturbed. 

~Walt Whitman

Sweet Dreams!

Joining up with Ivy & Elephants today for What's it Wednesday... 
as well as Katherine's Corner for Thursday Favorite Things!