Magpie Ethel

Tufted Snowball

You may remember the other day where I shared my newly painted dining room table and talked about the snowball effect with painting it, as one project led to another and on and on.  I showed some old chairs that I had stashed away and had newly put them into service. I also talked about how I REALLY wanted to find a settee to use at the table.  I have found the final snowball and it is tufted.

I have been trolling estate sales, Craig's list and antique shops for the past six months with no luck.  I finally found a love-seat listed on Craig's list in the Seattle area (three hours north of here.) I liked the look of it in the photo, so my mom and I road-tripped north to check it out.

I LIKED IT!

It had the tufted back that I wanted.  I like the small scale of it and the upholstery was in great shape.  It looks perfect at my table.  I only wish it did not have the little arms as I have to pull the table out when we use it, but that isn't a big deal.

Great vintage detail in the construction and wood accents.  Comfy to sit on as well.

The fabric works well with my decor. I may have a cushion made to sit on with a combination patchwork of a couple of fabrics to funk it up a bit. (another project..another snowball!)

So glad to finally have found the final snowball in the dining room.  Makes  me smile every time I walk into the room!

Happy Day!

Estate Sale Friday...Waiting for Spring

Estate sales seem to be a seasonal thing. The winter months are dismal for sales and I am ready for them to start up with the spring flowers that are just starting to bloom in my yard...mini daffodils, camellias and snowdrops.

One estate sale sprang onto my radar today. Slim pickings, but managed a couple of finds.  A dish with a great turquoise interior, a deck of cards with a shell/flower design and an assortment of vintage tally cards.

My favorite tally cards are these with turkeys.  I don't often find Thanksgiving/turkey cards, so these are great!

How often do you find cute turkeys, puppies and hearts all on one card?

Come on spring! Come on estate sale season! I am more than ready....

 

Three and Six and My Curiousity Cabinet

I bought these two pin back numbers a few months ago at a sale.  They are pin back buttons and not sure of their original use. I had never seen anything like them before and bought them.

I finally figured out a project to do with them.  I decided that my cabinet of curiosities needed numbered doors and these were dandy for that job.

I needed numbers one thru six.  I found the TWO at the Alameda flea market.  I bought the FIVE in Astoria, Oregon at an antique store. I found a FOUR and a ONE in my stash, but hope to find something a bit more exciting in the future.

I added the numbers to my cabinet doors.  It has been awhile since I showed my cabinet and I add items to it often...it is one of my favorite things.

DOOR ONE

A hodge podge of quirky, unusual finds.

A pair of vintage ornaments with tiny scenes inside...I love how I can display treasures like this year round in a safe spot.

Door TWO.

The perfect spot to display an old Magic Slate as a backdrop for other treasures.


The elephant was my grandmothers.  I added old paper parasols.

Door THREE

Hey!  It is me in the cabinet...
Where else can a tiny lone doll roller skate live?

Door FOUR

Door FIVE

Door SIX

I LOVE this cabinet and it is so much fun to add new treasures to.  It is fun to have a quirky spot to display all my vintage finds. My dad and my husband built this cabinet.  If you missed those posts, you can read about it here or here.

 

Leprechaun Approved

Even the leprechaun from the Lucky Charms box approved of his little spun head friend...

Just a reminder that these lucky green friends will appear on Etsy tonight at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific time, Wed, Feb 22nd)

Such a cute little lucky charm!

Happy day!

Collection Challenge #93 - Vintage Stationary and Boxes

Polly asked to see my collection of vintage stationary.  I do collect old stationary and pick it up if the price is right.  I am also totally smitten with the old boxes that the stationary came in and have an even bigger collection of those than the stationary...just the cute empty boxes.

I love these little cards where you could insert a little sentiment to match the occasion... Best Wishes, Happy Birthday, Thinking of You etc.

Boxed birthday cards in cute rosey box.

Vintage cards and stationary often have the cutest little graphics on the back of the card as well.

Vintage ballerinas.

My sister in law gave me this adorable box of vintage storybook characters.

Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Little Bo Peep.

And now onto those beloved boxes. I like them in crazy stacks.

These are all empty.  You can't match those vintage graphics in their appeal!



I love the clues I find as to why the boxes were saved long after the stationary or cards were used.  This box was marked "Hair Curlers" and still held them when I bought the box.

This box was recycled to hold Bingo cards as written on the side.

Some of my empty card and stationary holiday boxes. I have more stashed in another location, but did not get them out for this post.

An assortment of more boxes.

Fun stuff..thanks for the suggestion Polly.  If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "show me your collection of ___."  Always adding ideas to my list!

Cheerio and Happy Day!