Vintage Finds

Went to a warehouse sale last weekend,

and loved this box.....but wait!

 look at the inside... charts, wheel, stuff....

it is a 1955 Voltmeter....used to measure usage of electricity.

so cool. and one of my customners cmae in next day

and his Dad actually used to read meters with one.

 extra charts in the door....

and see the ink bottle at bottom right of door.

It even came with the original bottle of ink in a case, 

to fill this one with. (and still has ink!)

so fun!

more new finds....an old lantern....more to ocme on that.

and an unknown object on yellow stool in middle.

Found out it is a 'crimper' or 'fluter' from early 1900's.

(more on that to come on another post.)

 

and cranks. I love them! not sure what they are off of, 

but great decor (or towel holder) on a rustic wall.

Here is last find this post. (but more to come)

This great old wringer. 

I have never found one quite like it.

All for today.

thanks for visiting.

joining 

Be blessed

barb

New Display, and Some Old Treasures

 New display at the store.

I sold a tall shelf that was next to a cash register....

so had to improvise to get another tall thing there.

So I put a suitcase down first,

then turned a wood box with lid on it's side....

opened the door up...

put an old tool carrier on it's side...

hmmm. seems to be a lot of putting things on their side today. =)

Then I filled cubbies, hung things on the door.....

oh, take a look at that old spring with twigs in it...fun!!

(click to enlarge)

Here is a close up of the old pulley I hung.

 

I made a make shift ring for the old keys I just bought.

Already had the old rusty wire. perfect!

 Here is the tool carrier filled with treasures...

 an old iron on top... 

and here is whole corner...

I added a clip board with old French Book,

some old tins in front of suitcase,

and a little black case on top of the black box.

was so fun to 'create' again.

blessings all and thanks for coming by.

joining Knick of Time Tuesday.
Thanks for hosting Angela.

barb

White Wednesday Pumpkin and More

 I have good news..and bad news.....

 The good news is...I got this terrific metal box.....

for only $1.00.

 look at all the ways it could be used for display.

cubbies to set things in, and a little shelf on top....

sideways, it has cute little shelves....

 another way to have cubbies.....

Bad news ...the guy emailed me and said it was not supposed to be sold. =(

wah, wah, wah!!!! (he had my email cause his wife is a customer at my store...)

His wife sold it by accident and it goes with some mechanics stuff.

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enough bad news: good news....

I got another pumpkin done.

I think Ilike it the very best...

but then I think I say that with each one. =)

It is white velour, with hand made white doily

(made by my Mom)

Some crinkle seam binding, and some bling.

  

and here it is in a little vignette.

 

and here is just a silly little idea..

an old tool belt with crow and pumpkin in it.

You can make anything Fall just by adding some fun!!

Hope you are all having a great week.

blessings

barb

I'm joining Kathleen at White Wednesday.

A fun place to visit if you like white!! 

 

License Plate Fun

 I bought some license plates while on vacation.....

 almost all Colorado plates....all cool and perfectly rusty.

 There were 38 assorted ones......

 

and these hangers from the cars they were on.

 (above plate, where light bulb was hooked in).

Well, I've been trying to figure out what to do with them,

(except the 1915 one which is worth over $100!!! YAY!!

and a couple of others worth quite a bit too.)

and then I remembered this........

 

a project from Donna at 

Funky Junk Interiors.

She takes every day things and makes the cutest projects out of them.

I'm not sure I will use mine for toilet paper, 

have something else up my sleeve,

but I'll show you when it is done.

In the meantime, if you click on Donna's link,

it will take you straight to her projects pages..

and you can see all the fun ideas she has shared over time.

Thanks Donna!!!

blessings all,

barbara jean

I'm joining..

boxes, buttons, carriers, and cuteness

Mystery box.

Another box of rusty goodies

Great patina on that handle.

Old door locks, handles, and hinges galore.
Soon to be in the store.
Packaged up cute for you,
for a project you have yet to do. =)

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Remember this?

It is a pin cushion made with a candle holder.
It is hollow inside so I put in a few buttons.
(sorry, hard to see against the lace. Click to enlarge)
Here is another one.

Well I found two more candle holders,
and one is even pink!!Let me know if you would like a pin cushion
made from one of these.

Here is another find.
A pie carrier.

Make that a two pie carrier.

oooh. A two pie and cake carrier!!

Too rusty inside for pastries,
but maybe fun as a craft holder, or ?

mystery box.
No big deal. Just some used shoe shine stuff.
But, box cool anyway, and will be filled with other goodies.

Thanks for coming by

blessings on your day
barbara jean

Rusty Monday

Love this old scale.

Cool tin box.

wood inside

the little latch even works.

What is it?

Keep guessing.

Still not sure??

Here it is in all it's rusty glory!
Love this new display at the store.
Thanks for coming by
blessings
barbara jean

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Rednesday & What I'm Workin' On

This Pepsi Phone really works.

My newest red treasures.
An old tin coffee pot, and an old red metal trowel.
Love old garden trowels.


Can anyone say cuuute?

Vintage pin on a crocheted hat.

And what have I been working on??

This cute box.
Filled with Fall Goodies.

And these sweet packaged tags I made.
Blessings

barbara jean