a little halloween cheer

Yay for Halloween & for finally putting up most of my decorations! So what would happen if Frankenstein wandered into Santa's toy shop ...

I found a box of old dolls at an estate sale a few months ago & thought they would be perfect for Halloween. Let me tell you the process of taking them all apart was just a little too creepy for me. Sweaty palms & I had to leave the light on for a few days. I'm such a lightweight when it comes to scary stuff.

Love these plates I found at Target yesterday. A bargain at $1.99 each! Place mats are made out of old ledger paper.

Mix-matched old crystal wine goblets add a little pizazz.

The random doll arms hanging from the tree are my favorite.

A vintage dress form spruced up for the big day.


I cut up last year's Martha Stewart "trick-or-treat" banner and used the skulls on some handmade paper rosettes.

The big piece of Pyrex lab glass is home to a handful of rubber cockroaches and some sparkly branches.

Vintage doll parts attached to super old glass bottles. And a nice little black crow snacking on some arms.

Vintage medical diagrams - photocopied & hung on the wall. Cardboard bugs from this year's Martha Stewart Halloween collection.

Super creepy blinky baby doll heads.

Happy Halloween!

saturday loot

all of these amazing finds today ...

have left me a little exhausted ...

sneak peek ...

Here's a sneak peek at what's in store for the shop this week! An old film shipping/storage box.

Lots of pretty little picture frames.

A bunch of vintage dolls.

Some old books.

A lovely cake/bread box with painted flowers.

More mixed silver plate sets.

Lots of old cabinet cards.

A fun pair of cowboy barkcloth drapes. Have a great week everyone!

sneak peek

Lot's of new items coming to the shop this week! Here's a little sneak peek ...

A beautiful piece of vintage floral fabric.

A lovely little hand painted serving tray.

A minty unused tablecloth and napkin set with pretty embroidery.

A vintage book bundle - adventure books for boys!

A fantastic piece of vintage modern fabric.

Another vintage book bundle - poetry and fiction in shades of olive and rust. Be sure to check out the shop this week for last minute holiday gifts for everyone on your list!

a little sneak peek ...

A look at what's in store for the shop this week! An instant collection of vintage beaded and metal mesh purses.

Lots of book bundles - this one has a lovely little book of Longfellow poems.

An old tin lithographed picnic basket - perfect for storing things in vintage style.

Another pretty bundle of books - this one in shades of blue and green. A great holiday gift for the book lover in your life.

An instant collection of vintage Christmas hankies!

A pretty train case in a lovely shade of ivory. It's complete with the original mirror.

A bundle of vintage Children's readers - all from the California State Series.

A wonderful landscape painting in a vintage gold frame. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Updates to the shop all week - stop by a take a look around.

sneak peek

It was a little chilly this morning so I decided to take photos for the shop inside. I'm really liking the way they turned out - maybe I'll use this set up more often? Anyway, lots of new stuff in the shop this week! Lots of lovely old Christmas ornaments!

Rudolph pulling Santa's sleigh.

Red and green teapots from the 1950's - originally for holding napkins but I like to use them to organize my mail.

Three sets of vintage maracas - an instant collection!

Lots of old Jello molds - great for making fancy jello or organizing your buttons, beads, thumb tacks, etc.

Three old cameras - another instant collection! Perfect for displaying on a shelf. The Spartus is a working camera & takes 120 roll film. All three are great for making TTV photos!

happy halloween!

WHOO HOO ... I've finally finished decorating for HALLOWEEN & thought I'd share a few photos!

Surely my great GREAT grandmother is THRILLED by the giant spider about to ATTACK her.

I LOVE this chalk board... AND I made it all by myself!

This TWINE and PAPERCLIP garland is a GREAT way to display VINTAGE PHOTOS. People posing on PAPER MOONS are my favorite! I found the tarnished SILVER candelabra at the ROSE BOWL last weekend - what a steal for $5.00

I went a little CRAZY with the centerpiece. FAUX pheasant feathers & GLITTERY black flowers!

More PHOTOS in fancy VINTAGE metal frames. I gleaned the SKELETON drawing from an OLD medical journal - now he's ready to greet VISITORS!

weekend loot - yipeeeee!

A little sneak peek ...

I spotted these wonderful old wine bottles at the swap meet this morning & I absolutely adore them. They even have the original paper labels from 1934! I think they're lovely & would be fabulous with flowers on a picnic table.

At the moment I am absolutely in love with gold metal frames from the 50's & 60's. How fantastic are these? Perfect little five & dime delights!

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Updates to the shop all this week!