Junkin' Monday

Hello & welcome to another Junkin' Monday, hosted by the very talented & very friendly sisters, Clara & Marcela, @ Cottage Charm & Family Inspiration . I know, I know...my pictures suck today. But it rained & was dreary all last week & I had wayyy too many finds to try & wait for better lighting...I needed to get all this crap put up! ;o)

Believe it or not...this table full of goods was all from one day's hunt. And only at 2 different thrift stores. It was a really good day!

Included in this pile are 2 vintage dresses, 2 oil paintings, a couple of vintage hats, a Jessica McClintock wedding veil, paper mache houses, old dress patterns (I use them as tissue paper for gifts), beautiful cake stand, old doll, gingerbread corbels, old books, magazine rack, crystal shaker & lots more!

Check out that neat old wood magazine rack! I'll paint it white & use it to store my pretty papers in my studio. LOVE the cutwork design in front & it has 3 sections!

See the doll head? Jana @ Collected Treasures has a big glass case full of doll heads & parts...I'm so enamored w/ it that when I saw this old doll, I snatched her right up, brought her home & promptly decapitated her. LOL

And the vintage blue hat will meet an even quicker demise. I have resisted Karla @ Karla's Cottage evil influence for as long as I could but she's finally gotten to me. I'm gonna deflower that poor old hat. ;o)

Also pictured are capodimonte candle holders, a porcelain angel & teh wedding veil.



The colors in this cake stand are stunning! But the poor light of the day, didn't capture them very well.

Lovely embroidered pillow....$1.99

The test tubes are meant for spices but I'll use them for glitters. It was marked $5.99 but it was half-off blue tag week so I only paid $3. It amazes me that they mark this ordinary, cheap spice thingie @ $6 & yet, mark the beautiful, original oil painting below at $4...I don't get it. ????

The oil painting of the roses is just so-so but the one of the victorian lady & cottage is beautiful...and it was only $3.99!!!!

I bought several packages of the paper mache houses...I'll glitter them up & use them as Halloween cottage & Christmas cottages.

Couple of red & white transferware dishes, a lone glass lid (I'll find a jar somewhere that it fits, I always do), old book, etc...

Love this little dish but hubby didn't even crack a smile...me thinks it hit too close to home! LOL The switch plate cover, it is sitting on, will get decoupaged w/ sheet music ...it'll be the chicest switchplate in town.

Candlewick sugar & creamer for $2!!!

Couple of little cherub tiles...they were only 50 cents & I think they may be a nice addition to a mosaic project.

The clock will get dolled up (I still need to share the one I have already redone...it's beautiful! so many posts & projects...too little time!)

This artist has some talent! And it's an original oil. Who would get rid of something like this? Surely there is someone in their family who would have wanted to keep it...if only for sentimental reasons! And again...only $3.99!!!

Couple of shabby chic baskets that will be good for storage in the studio. $2.99 a basket

Another cutter dress. I think the silk crepe skirt of this dress will be perfect for making the ruched roses, I learned in Jana's class Thursday night. And of course the lace, beaded bodice will be put to use in a project too.

Another cutter dress...I LOVE the Halloween section for vintage clothes. Sometimes the old designer labels alone are worth the $3 they ask for the garment.

And a couple of tacky sconces that will be great looking once they are painted white.

Whew...I just keep bringing more & more in, huh? I'll be opening up a booth soon though...I gotta do something w/ all these finds cause I sure can't pass them up. LOL Be sure & visit Clara & Marcela for more junkin' finds!

Also, I had several people ask me how to make the glittered, altered spoons I shared in a previous post. I'll give a little mini-tut tomorrow & include the images that I used. I'm so flatttered that y'all asked...thank you!