Flea market finds...

Stopped at the flea market last Saturday and found a few interesting items...

Old Rook game, a bird book and an assortment of ephemera...

a paper milk cap and an antique photo. The ephemera is mostly telegrams and counter checks from the early 1920's.

a close up of some of the counter checks and assorted items. I paid $4 for all the items shown above.

I got this suitcase filled with sheet music for $5 and that included the suitcase! It's an old Samsonite and is excellent condition. What a bargain.

The sheet music belonged to Ruth and Virginia Edgar and dates from 1896 to 1913. Evidently, everytime they bought or received a new piece they wrote their name and date on the front. In with all the music I also found 2 opera playbills from the same time period.

Hard to believe all the treasures I got for only $9!

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I've been working on new items for the Heritage Crafters Gallery...

I've created several birdhouses using vintage music, pages from old books and lots of vintage images. I'm working on several other items, getting ready for Bird Day on January 31st.
The wrought iron stand is another Goodwill find, a real bargain at $1.29. I'm not sure what it is exactly, it has 3 arms, each with one hook. It works great for displaying and also for hanging items to dry. I'm pretty certain it's not for mugs since they normally have at least 4 arms or pegs. If you have any idea what it's original use was, please let me know. It's peaked my curiosity.
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Recent finds...

I miss the days of yard sales however there are many other places to find bargains during the winter, Goodwill, thrift shops, consignment shops, to mention a few. I try to get out at least once every couple of weeks to do some bargain hunting. Here are a few of the items I purchased during December...

3 books of music and a copper metal frog, $6 for everything.

Found this bowl at Goodwill, not very pretty but definitely functional. I created this arrangement from greens and berries found in the woods behind our house. I was quite surprised to find a large Nandina bush at the very back of our property, it didn't have many berries left thanks to the deer so I got a few extra bunches from a bush at my dad's.

Love this vintage plant stand I found at Goodwill and plan to use it as a display piece at the market. A true bargain for only $3.
We have a new thrift shop, Encore and a consignment shop, From Me to You, here in Madison Heights and both are filled with some great deals. I've just made an appointment to take some of my unused items to the consignment shop later this week, maybe I'll make some money to support my habit.
I worked a little yesterday on paper birdhouses and houses for the market. I'm still in the experimenting stage and having so much fun with these. I promise to share a few photos soon.
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Happy Monday

Hope you had a lovely weekend.
I spent Saturday morning working on my display in the Heritage Crafters Gallery at the community market. The market was quite busy and I enjoyed meeting a lot of great folks. By the time I left that afternoon, I was pretty pleased with my display however had a list of things I want to do to make it more appealing. I have an even longer list of things to make. It's so wonderful to be fortunate enough to do what I love everyday.
Spent yesterday morning at my dad's, he is recovering quite well from his foot surgery, he's up and around with the aid of crutches. He's having surgery again in January and will be laid up much longer.

Just fascinating how the leaves have all fallen from one side.

Found a lot of great books at the flea market last Saturday, 11 hymnals, 2 cookbooks, 1 flower book, 9 children's books and a book on the White House, all for $8. I've already removed the Christmas hymns from one of the hymnals and made a few ornaments which I'll share soon.
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Recent finds...

I'm always on the lookout for a good bargain, aren't we all these days.

Won this antique spitoon at the silent auction we held at our family reunion. My winning bid was $6.

Found these fall leaves at Dollar Tree last week. $1 per pack.

Found all this on my last trip to Goodwill, 2 books, a mini muffin tin and 2 glass crocks, all for less than $4. My plan is to use the muffin tin for a Christmas project.

As always, a lot on my plate however it's how I work best.

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