Tuesday, August 14, 2012

New Stuff

 These are my recent finds from some antique shows and estate sales.

 Cute French School Book.

 A Brass Compass Door Knocker.

 Interesting Owl Magnifying Glass.

 Victorian Hand Paper Clip.

Brass Horse.

And a bunch of silver serving pieces.  
Most of this stuff will be added to my Etsy Site. 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Peacock Tin box and more....

 Lots of estate sales and antique shows so far this summer.  I'm catching up with some of my most recent finds....
 Fabulous tin box - Peacock Silver Polish.

Cordial Cup and Caddy Set.  Very Mad Men-ish.

 Sweet little lady bell, and old General Store Receipt Spike.

 Fancy Art Deco Scissors.

 Delicate Lemon Fork.

 Pair of Victorian spoons engraved "Fannie".

 This little guy showed up one evening in the garden.

 He was there quite a while, sampling all of the flowers and plants.  Then he wandered off.


Tuesday, July 3, 2012

4th of July Food

 
There have been some great 4th of July recipes floating around out there.  These are a few of my favorites....
Glorious Treats Cupcakes in a Jar (above).  Picture and recipe via The Tomkat Studio.

Red, White and Blue Pancakes
Red, White and Blue Pancakes, picture and recipe via Betty Crocker.

Cut licorice rope pieces
Firecracker Cakelettes, picture and recipe via She Knows Food and Recipes.

Watermelon and Feta Skewer Recipe 2011-08-04 13:25:11
Watermelon, Feta, Olive Skewers, via Yumsugar.

 
Classic Herbed Butter Grilled Corn, picture and recipe via Country Living Magazine.

 Watermelon and Mint Lemonade, picture and recipe via With Style and Grace.

Mini Cherry Pies, picture and recipe via Country Living Magazine.

Sweet Liberty Fruit Wreath Recipe
Fruit Wreath, picture and recipe via Taste of Home.

4th of July flag lasagna
Flag Lasagna, picture and recipe via She Know Food and Recipes.

Red, White and Blue Fruit "Cake"
Red, White and Blue Fruit and Yogurt Stack, picture and recipe via Eat Better America.

Recipe: Stars & Stripes Cheesecake Shots
Stars and Stripes Cheesecake Shots, picture and recipe via The Cake Blog.

Star S'mores, picture and recipe via Martha Stewart.
French Fries and Ketchup, picture and details via Party City.

Pies in a Jar, via Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

Happy 4th of July!

Saturday, June 23, 2012

New Stuff...

There have been tons of estate sales, antique shows and flea markets, so far, this summer.  These are a few thing I've found.  (Some of them will end up in my Etsy shop).
Above is a Presidential Game Board.

From George to Grover.  Made by Meserve Bros, of who I could not find any information on.  The copyright date is 1893.  It's shape is a bit rough, but will be great 4th of July decor.

 Also found, some cool silver pieces, and a cute little cherub pincushion.

Tiny little salt dish, with even tinier little salt ladle.

Pewter stamp roll dispenser.

Some silver spoons and ladle.

 A sterling handle cake breaker - meant to cut/break delicate cakes such as angel food, so it doesn't get squished when cutting with a knife.  It actually works really well.

 Really unusual serving piece.  I think it is a tomato server, but it is much larger than the ones I normally see.  It has lots of engraved flowers and pierced bowl design.

More engraved flowers on the handle.  

Tiny individual cream pitcher from Hotel Frankfurter. 

Witch salt and pepper shakers (these were found on Etsy).  Chalkware from the 1940's.

 This adorable Fairy House was found at an antique shop. 

 They carried new cement Fairy Houses and accessories.

 Like this little red bike.

 And bridge.

 A Greenman Toad House in the garden.

 A toad really lives here - I tried to get a picture of him, but he was shy.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Flea Market Garden


When shopping at Flea Markets, Estate Sales and such, I find many items that eventually end up on the back porch or in the garden.  Recently I found this great head.
The head sits on a stand, also found at the Flea Market.

 An Elephant planter.

Love this box, found at one of the big MN Flea Markets a few years ago, and a pig watering can.


Iron tea cart.

Cement Peacock and Family of Ducks.

Elephant watering can next to the Lavender Plant.

And I found this cute little planter at an estate sale just this past weekend.

I haven't decided what to do with it, but I really couldn't pass it by.