What we found this weekend

Are you ready for these finds?

This past Sunday I was determined not to get out of my sweats and not to leave the house. I needed to play some serious catch up on laundry, grocery shopping, bill paying, vacuuming and everything else.  Lucky for me I had the majority of the day to myself. A rare occurence in this house. 

I ran down the street with Alison after we closed the shop on Saturday and I picked up a few things.  

Jay worked on Sunday and stopped at the thrift store by his work and had a full cart.  I loved that he was sending pictures to me while I was home being lazy.  

Jay picked up these two old briefcases.

They are both engraved with the same initials. 

Fabulous vintage Samsonite suitcase. 

Let's pretend that this was the lawyer's luggage for when he had to travel. 

I picked this up and just love it. 

I cannot wait to paint it.

Are you feeling white or black for this one?

My mom and I spied this a few weekends back and when I was back in the store on Saturday I asked how much and she said

 if you buy it now, $4. 

SOLD! 

It is red, round and has writing on it. 

So yes I had to have it! 

The bread box underneath will be getting a makeover.

Jay picked up this picture originally just for the frame. 

He started looking at the picture and googled the artists name, Tyrus Wong and then called his mom. 

She happens to be an artist in California.

This is Jay on the phone with his mom, googling information and trying to determine if the painting is real or a repro. 

He also found these two metal tables. 

They match and are also very cool becacuse they fold up.

They are not old, need a good cleaning but they are cool. 

Thrifting Thursday

Tomorrow is Friday!!! 

Can you tell that I am excited?

My weekend consists of painting, grocery shopping, painting, spending some time on Pinterest, painting some more, a load of laundry or two, checking on my paint that should hopefully be drying nicely and playing some Sequence.

I love the shape of this end table.

What color should I paint her? 

I love this little bookshelf. Couldn't you see this in a childs room with their favorite books in it. 

Love this tall globe. 

I am not one to pass on old globes.  

I plan to paint the base.

A Ball drink dispenser.

I already have one and will have this one for sale soon. 

Perfect for summertime BBQ's.

We have been addicted to Sequence Dice now we can play the real version. Come on over if you want to play with us! 

Tune in tomorrow for Favorite Recipe Friday! 

Friday Finds and Dinner

What a looong week it has been. 

So grateful that I get a 3 day weekend, I have a lot to do. 

I needed a fix tonight so I stopped in at my favorite watering hole, the local thrift shop and scored BIG time! 

Sitting by itself on the shelf I spied this fella.  A HUGE gray Fiesta platter!  I was practically running to the cashier. 

For those of you that are new to this blog, I must confess that I am a bit of a Fiesta addict.  I should probably dedicate a post to that soon. 

I had to show you just how big this was so I placed a dinner plate and a smaller salad plate on top.  

Jay was also excited to see my find, bless his heart.

What were they thinking?

Winnie the Pooh fabric? Yuck! 

I can't wait to rip this off and repaint this stool. 

Vintage books are another weakness of mine. 

This guy was begging to come home with me. 

A fresh coat of white and he will be as good as new.

What I made for dinner tonight:

Lemony Olive Chicken

1 tbs. vegetable oil

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 can cream of chicken 

1/4 c. milk

1/2 tsp. lemon juice

pinch of pepper

1/2 c. sliced black olives

4 - 6 thinly sliced lemon slices

4 c. hot cooked rice

Heat oil in skillet.  Add chicken until browned. Add soup, milk, pepper and olives.  Top with lemon slices.  Heat to a boil, cover and cook on low heat another 5 minutes or until done. 

Serve over rice.


This is a family favorite at my house.  

Now you see it, Now you don't

Heading home from work this evening I was making better time than usual so I decided to take a quick peek in Goodwill. Well, guess what I found??!?!?!?

Yep this baby! 

(photo taken @ GW)

Now back at my house. 

Yep, she is going to get a coat of antique white paint and then get sanded. 

You will find her at the next Ruffles and Rust show in May. 

This is my current project. 

Word Fruit while watching Teen Mom 2. 

And we're off....

I was itching to hit some thrift stores after our snow and ice storm. My mom was the first one to hop in the car so we were off.

You know I am a sucker for old books. 

I have a new library table in the works that Jay and I are making and these will look great in it. 

Found the two cute green and white Ikea trays, old suitcase (I love it when people send me ideas and links for cool projects they find, I know exactly what I am going to do with this, thanks Nicole!)small stool to repaint, old (ugly) pattern to cut up ad misc. odds and ends. 

Great metal tiered cart.

I am definately ripping the fake wood grain sticker off the top.

Love this PartyLite birdcage!

I was on the fence about this guy. 

But for $2.99 I was sold.

Black or white?

I am thinking turquoise for this stool. 

What do you think?

Found this on my camera when I uploaded my photos. 

My car encased in ice. 

And it stayed this way for about a week.

I'm back from P-Town

I had a blast in Oregon.  

On Thursday morning my mom and I drove down to Portland, went shopping at Washington Square Mall and a bunch of other little shops.  I was able to buy almost everything on sale and my list is all checked off.  I am done shopping.  Now on to the wrapping and baking.

I left Saturday morning and didn't make it home until about 5 p.m. I hit a bunch of thrift shops in Vancouver and Olympia.  I walked down one of my favorite antique rows in Centralia and even managed to squeeze a few more finds in the car. 

Are you in need of a whisk? Or a cupcake?

The Oh So Fabulous, Justin & Burks shoppe in Sellwood.

We were even given champagne when we walked in.

This chandelier was humongous and breathtaking!

WANT:

Please if you ever come across an old school pull down map, let me know. This was found in the Stars Antique Mall in Portland. 

Pretty fabulous. 

This is my other want.  

I just loved it.

I however didn't love the $695 price tag.

Again if you ever run across one please let me know.

Here are my finds.

I picked up these beauties in Centralia. 

If you have been following my blog then you know I have a thing for old rusty fish and tackle or tool boxes. 

The bottom one was calling out to me to buy it. 

I got all the way to my car and then realized if I didn't get it now, I would still be thinking about it when I got home.

It seems I may have a little globe addiction going on right now.  And it doesn't help that Jay keeps telling me to keep them.  I was wanting to give this to someone for a gift.  We will see.

Not typically something I would pick up but it was cute. I will save it for the next Junk Show. 

This will also go into my save for the next RR show.

Picked up this baby from an Estate Sale in Vancouver for a mere $3.50.  This will be perfect for a little vignette in my living room. 

Leaving on a jet plane

Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday.  I have been busy shopping, eating, creating new dishes {cant wait to share with you}, playing games and nursing an eye infection. I seem to be all better now. Please bear with me for this will be a short post.  I will return with some great ones this week. I picked up these metal beauties at Goodwill.  I just love them.  They are stamped 1975 on the back. 

This photo has been edited on Instagram. 

Have you downloaded that app yet? No? You must.  I love it! 

So we meet again

You didn't think I only bought furniture this weekend, did you?  Here are the smaller pieces I scored. 

If you have been following this blog and or know me personally - then you know how much I love silverware. 

This is so cool! 

I plan on putting this on my kitchen counter with my favorite Martha Stewart cookbook in it. 

I loved the yellow of this wire tray.

This is an old Safety Patrol flag.

I was on my Elementary School's Safety Patrol Team and at the end of the year we were rewarded with a field trip to Wild Waves. 

Were you on a Patrol Team?

Another black rusty metal box? 

Yes, I also happen to have a few others.  I like to use them on my bookshelves as bookends or stack books on top of them. This one is a perfect patina.