Treasure Hunting

There are just certain activities

that spell the beginning of summer.

One of them for me is heading 

off to the Old Glory Antique Fair in Denver.

There are always so many

wonderful vendors with booths

filled to overflowing with vintage treasures,

 that are eager to go to new homes.

Running Man and Oliver

browsed for awhile, but

 the warm sun just makes you

too tired to keep looking.

I always find some fun things.

Although, I was gently reminded

 that we had just recently moved and 

were suppose to be lightening our treasure troves.

But here's what came home with me.

I'm always on the lookout for these

vintage picnic baskets.

They're a fun storage solution and
are generally, inexpensive.

Projects, fabrics, kits, they all fit inside.

I'd recommend them to everyone.

Then, of course, these antique fairs are 

a good source for vintage quilts.

I found this one in a small booth

where the owner was lightening her load 

of quilt treasures.

This red and white log cabin quilt called my name.

No, more like shouted my name!

The only inforation she had was that

it had been collected in Illinios.

I love the turkey red and the small shirting print.

It was pieced on a muslin foundation.

Some of the blocks were stitched by hand and

others done on the machine.

The individual blocks were

sewn together by hand and

the backing is the muslin hand whip together.

The quilt has no batting.

I'm estimating the quilt

was done in the early 1900's.  

I think it will look perfect

displayed at Christmas.

I knew I didn't have much room in the car

for any big items, especially

with a car seat and big stroller taking up

most of the room.

But Running Man surprised me

by finding something he liked.

This vintage wrought iron armillary sphere garden ornament.
 It might have been a sundial.
The time was told by the shadow of the arrow

falling on a callibrated band in the middle of the sphere.
Or it was just a decoration of connected spheres
representing the heaven being pierced by an arrow.
The trend now is to make any old  object
shabby chic by painting it vintage white.
So we're going to repaint it
an antique bronze color.
I'll post another picture
once it's settled into the garden.

And yes,
it all did finally fit into the car
and Oliver did too.

Until Next Time-

Off to the Antique Fair

I always look forward to a

wonderful antique fair in Denver

called,

"Old Glory"

There's always so much to see 

and plenty of temptation.

 Shabby Chic remains strong.

Everyone's booth has beautiful displays.

I could have bought all of these.

How about you?

Red chairs were everywhere.

It's a tendy color.

There weren't as many quilts as in the past,

and those that were available, had a hefty price tag.

But they're always beautiful, none the less.

I did find two treasures.

This sweet vintage kindergarten sized chair,

besides evoking school time memories,

it will be the perfect little chair for 

Sanford to stand on to be able to reach the sink

to wash his hands, brush his teeth, and 

basically play in the water.

I suppose the chair could be sanded and painted,

but look how the varnish has worn away from

so many little people sitting on it.

Or how the paint has worn away from the legs of the

chair as those same little students put their feet

under the chair and wrapped their legs around the 

metal legs.

Sometimes it's nice to leave the memories there.

The other piece was this

simple primitive wooden basket.

There's always room for another basket,

and think what it can hold.

During the summer months

it's fun to wander through an antique fair,

flea market or every a few garage sales.

You never know what treasures you'll find.
Happy treasure hunting!

Until Next Time-