Garage Sale Finds In Mid-November

I am still adjusting to living in a new area.

Things are just a little different.

Like having yard sales in the middle of November,

on a lovely 60 degree day.

This painted folk art bowl was hands down my fave find.

I am putting it on ebay after enjoying it for the holidays.

(It may be my only Christmas decoration this year.)

I was thrilled to find vintage Christmas

stuff for my antique booth.

(I have set up a temporary Christmas work center

in the cellar, that you see in the background).

I bought an entire tub of old ornaments.

Super fun to sort through it all.

The nicer ones in this photo came from

Wildflower Vintage Market

(featured here in my last post.)

Local Folk Artist From The 1940s

I participated in an on-line auction a few weeks ago,

(see post here on my auctions wins).

 One of the things that I bid on, but did not win was this "altar".

The photos from this on-line auction service are always bad, but I could tell it had

some age on it, and that someone was very creative.  Not only do the

local on-line auctions have rotten pics, but their description was just "altar".

Nevertheless, I was very drawn to it .... and bid a whole $8 just to "bookmark" it.

But when I found out my grandchild was going to be induced on the "pick up"

date, I let the bid slide and someone bought it for just $12!

Well, it could not be helped.

One of the items I did win was this tiered shelf, made by the same artist.

AND I had a magazine from the 1940s with a page about the local

woodcarver artist.  Self taught, mostly made everything with a pocketknife.

The most interesting tidbit: it had a photo of the altar in the article!

It talked about how many hours it took him to carve the altar.

By this time I was sad I had not bid more, but life goes on......

Until I am talking to a friend of mine about the altar.

He asked the name of the guy, and I actually remembered.

He already owned several pieces of folk art  done by this gentlemen,

and was very interested in hearing more about the altar.

Then I showed him the 1940s magazine article...

besides showing the altar, it had a photo of the artist working on a 3D picture.

And this friend OWNED the carved picture!

So, I sold him the magazine and gave him enough info about the

on-line auction to get him started in tracking the altar down.

Happy Ending  -- this last pic is of the altar tucked safely in his basement,

awaiting a few minor repairs (with the magazine sitting on top).

Hand Carved Butter Print Molds

One of the benefits of setting up at an antique show is that

you get to shop your neighbors early.

I bought 17 antique butter stamps from another vendor.

They had been severed from their domes

and handles to serve as handle or pulls on cabinets.

Now these artistic little discs are ready for their next life.

 The artistry of the carving is eye candy.

 This one is my favorite border.

 All going on ebay.

This is my favorite,

and will get sold by itself.

Have you just seen 16?

I am keeping an acorn design for myself.
Sold all 16 for $120.

7.16.16 Auction Finds -- LOOKIN' FOR SMALLS

I went to the weekly tiny town auction last Saturday morning with one thing in mind: "Do NOT buy anything large."

I am running out of storage space,

I need smalls to fill in my booth's nooks and crannies,

(Log cabin folk art bookends --

bought for $5, sold for $30.)

 

it is too hot to haul heavy things,

I needed a mental break from vanloads of junk,

I am doing a kind of local "sidewalk sale" next Wednesday

and I needed something besides...

the usual huge, rusty stuff.

And sometimes it just feels good to

step out of your rusty, junky comfort zone.

Just for one week, one auction...

and then I'll get right back in the rusty, junky, oversized fray.

2016 St Joseph MO Antique Show -- My BOOTH

I participated in the St Joseph MO Antique Show over Valentine's weekend.  Decent weather and a great turn out!

Probably my favorite piece that I brought.  Still available

and probably heading to eBay.

A nod to the holiday.

Thank you Elizabeth for this exquisite box.

Fuelling was a St. Joseph MO bottling company.

Funky suitcase on hairpin legs,

it was fun to see how excited the new owner was to take it home.

Suitcases were a huge seller last year,

not so much this year.

My vintage shopping cart is also still available.

Love the patina on the dough bowl.

My Lincoln Vintage Fall Finds 9.17.15

A few days ago I shared with you what Katie purchased from our fall Lincoln trip (click  here  to read that post).   But you don't have to feel sorry for me.  I scored some great finds, a few that I had to leave in Lincoln because we ran out of space in the van.  Here are some of the ones that made it home with me:

I'm sure I paid too much for this box panel, but the graphics sucked me in.

My pumpkin colored spindle table is behind it, and I didn't manage to

get a separate picture of it.

Old lunch tin.  LOVE the color.

This little antique table has it all.

Looks gorgeous from all angles.

Incredibly heavy in spite of the

frilly detailing.

Wonderful time-worn patina and

do you see that cabbage shaped finial?

Folk art airplane whirligig (with moss on the wings).

This was probably my favorite find.

Folk art is my favorite collectible.

"STEP INN"

So many fun details, and half the roof comes off for use as a dollhouse!

September Tiny Town Auction Finds 9.26.14

The end of last month I attended the "last Friday of the month" Tiny Town Auction and posted about it.  I had last Friday free, so I returned for a repeat performance.  Same diverse crowd.  I followed the same plan -- just do the outdoor "warm up" auction which takes place before the "find a place to sit and make yourself comfortable until midnight" indoor auction.

Really unique funky stuff.  A friend of mine bought a salesman sample vault.  Not the kind of vault you keep valuables in...the kind of vault you keep a coffin in.  I wish I would have taken a photo of it.
There were a lot of "house pieces":  doors, windows, turbines (which look like turbans), lumber.  Some gorgeous mums brought in by Mennonites.  There were African masks. Animal traps. An old gasoline powered washing machine that was heavier than you can imagine.  Jackolopes made of real fur.

Some of my finds:

mini pumpkins & yet another pair of deer a
antlers;

three huge insulators -- garden art?

wire baskets

cool green painted paper bins

black Americana rag dolls

Bought for $5, sold on ebay for $20.