I hit the junkin' jackpot!

I've been shopping w/ Junker Val for 10, maybe 15 years.... as long as she's had a booth @ the Cattle Barn Flea.... not sure how long that's been. I don't think I have ever walked away from her booth w/out some kind of treasure. Anyway, she posted on FB the other day, about a friend of her's having a big sale of a bunch of old junk & he was pricing it cheap. So I rushed myself on over. ;o) She wasn't kidding when she said it was a bunch of old junk! It was a whole garage full! I spent about an hour & a half, going through boxes & stacks of dishes & pictures stacked up against the wall & then my back could take no more. This was a true junkin' excursion too...everything was covered in dust & was more than a bit grimy (was very thankful for the baby wipes I keep in the Blazer for the grands!) but he priced everything accordingly & I walked out w/ a whole lotta nifty old stuff.

I have tons of china (I mean like tons...it's stashed every where) so I was very, very selective in choosing from the huge stacks he had but this Bavarian cake plate was a must have.


As well as this GORGEOUS Bavarian plate...love the colors w/ the soft blues & pink roses!

He also had a very large assortment of old dog figurines. Again, I have wayyy too many already so I was very selective & only walked out w/ this one....plus the old Monopoly scottie & the tiny, tiny, tiny basset.

Some shiny brites in teh box always make me happy! So do old dolls, particularly charlottes since I have discovered altered dolls.

He had a box of old photos but by the time I discovered them, my back was protesting loud & clear so I only riffled through them quickly. LOVE this 1915 portrait of the baby in the high chair!

My heart actually started beating fast when I found the old dominoes (been looking for some) & about skipped a beat when I saw the old mini-dominoes & the mini playing cards!

This is what is called a riffle book. You riffle through it & see a chick hatching...like in fast motion.

One of the many fabulous images inside this 1950.

Salt cellars & bisque cherubs.....

small bisque piano baby. Notice the chip on the hand...many of these treasures have their flaws but again, he priced them accordingly.

Almost all of the treasures required a soak in warm water w/ a bit of dish soap & many requirted a good scrubbing but I should have left this statue grimy. It dissolved!!!!! It was a beautiful grecian statue made out of "I don't know waht" (it appeared to be alabaster) but now it's only fit to be used as a Halloween ghoul. I'll never dunk another statue again, no matter how grimy, I can tell you that much!

My absolute favorite find of the day....although I didn't know what I had until I got them home. I assumed they were doll shoes since they were in w/ the toys (spent about 15 minutes of digging before I found the mate) but once I got them home I realized these were real baby shoes. Charming, tiny, faded, pink satin baby shoes....

w/ a fabulous label inside & in near perfect condition! I did some googling of Mrs Day's baby shoes when I got home & found this exact pair...said they were made in the 40's or 50's......LOVE, LOVE ,LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them!

And I got all this bling too!!!!

Cameo locket...

Vintage rhinestone necklaces.....

And some not vintage rhinestone bling but who cares, it sparkles! LOL

I already have this wonderful print but this one is a tad different, is much bigger (it's 20" by 30") & it was a steal @ only $5.

Love this Parisienne print....

it's titled "The Tiff".

Speaking of Val & good deals, I also want to share some stuff I bought from her a couple of weeks ago.

A big stack of bank deposit slips, etc from the 1950's....

This old, old wrapper to some bias tape...beautiful graphics!

some old cards from a children's game. They have such cute sayings on them & the faded sepia tones are wonderful!

Some vintage threads on wooden spools & a cigar box.

And more vintage bling! Look at the old, aged notebook papers Val tossed into the deal cause she knew I would do something w/ them. Thank you, Val!

Val doesn't have a regular booth @ the Flea anymore but has a booth @ Lone Star Antiques (one of my favorite antique malls!)...stop in & see her & she'll cut you some deals too. You can find Junker Val's website here.