I shared about our trip to visit the Amish.... It was a beautiful adventure! The whole Western PA. was so beautiful and green. When we entered Volant, we found two antique malls and stopped in to find some goodies to bring to our antique booth.... This was our favorite, it is called The Schoolhouse Shops..... it is a store built in an old schoolhouse, thus the transom windows! They had wonderful goods, fair prices and a really nice owner! If you ever get to that end of the US, you won't be dissappointed!
Here are a couple more pics of buildings we saw in Volant... an old schoolhouse....
And a cute little church structure.....
And here are our treasures that we brought back... an old Tonka pickup, 2 pitchers from Oil City, Pa, a doctor's baby scale, a hobnail bottle, a beautiful tin, some clippies that were used in a store at one time, and a floral hat (that's for me, the tin too!)
This was my favorite find...a red cross bandage and plasters cabinet... I was so excited to find this baby! She needs some cleaning but...pitter pat...she is full of history!
We got 3 camera's total, an old clock, tins, santas and some Victorian images on wood plaques....
How about this awesome luggage/hatbox....I love her!
Here is her insides....
Some orange and black tins for halloween, a black train case and lunchbox and some berry baskets....
The other cameras and a toy tin litho typewriter...
Here is the typewriter close up...so cute! I may save this for xmas time....
And I can't leave out this crusty fisherman's basket....
Well, I hope you enjoyed my finds...I enjoyed shopping for them. Can't wait to get them in the booth! I am sharing this post with Debra at Common Ground for Be Inspired Friday's. Go visit and see all the lovely blogs that join in!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! karen....
We took our first trip in 19 years back to my hubby's hometown...
Butler, Pa....
Every time I have gone there, I am amazed at how beautiful it is...
Just down the road a bit is Sadie's farm...she lives alone and runs her little shop, farms her little farm and even makes pies and cookies to share with anyone who wants to stop by....
Here is her adorable goat, he likes to wrap himself tightly around the pole of this sign and rest his head on the pole. People keep stopping out of concern for him, but when he is done with his nap, he unwraps himself again....
He is a rascally guy, he can get thru tight spaces and wander off, even with those curvy long horns....
Sadie is Amish...she is going to live in a new little house on her son's property in the Spring...my in-laws will miss her!
We took a day trip to Volant...known for the Amish...we got a little lost...Lucky us!
This is the view out our families' home....so beautiful!
This is their garage cat...(they don't have a barn)
And this is the beauty that we saw just driving down the road....
Thanks for sticking with me...it was a wonderful trip...we even did some junkin' and had funny experiences, lets just say ghosts, parking police, twilight zone experiences...I guess you can say it was a well rounded trip! hugs! karen....
My Oh My this has been a rough few weeks!
This sweet little pup, Squeak, decided to play chase with the cat who outweighs her by 4lbs and she lost! To the tune of a herniated disk and loss of the use of her hind legs.... Poor Baby!
She is doing much better, but it has been scary for all of us. She is walking but needs to be confined and I have been up every night with her, she is so worth it, but it has been 18 years since I had a little one to get up for...I am quite the dope at night!
We are going to be visiting family in PA for 8 days. I am so excited to see the family and to go junkin'! I hope to find some old stuff for my little booth!
Have I shown you this awesome chair? My friend found it on someone's lawn. The lady told her it had a matching chair and loveseat but someone had already gotten it. My friend's hubby doesn't like it so she sold it to lucky ole me! It needs to be recovered , I am thinking linen...nice and neutral...It is cheaper than grainsacks and grain sack pillows look great with it. But do I keep it or sell it...Oh the decisions!
Well, here's hoping little Squeak keeps healing, the junkin' is good and we all (you too!) stay healthy and happy! Talk to you soon!
karen....
I have been a busy girl these last couple of weeks... I have started working summer school and also have been rebuilding my etsy business.....
Right now I have filled my etsy with some wonderful vintage finds with a frenchy flair....
Items that are hard for me to give up.....
And I am destashing a whole bunch of Stampin' Up sets...
A sweet friend no longer wanted her stamping collection and just wanted it out of the house and she gave it to me.....
I picked out what I loved, took out one set from my own collection for each set I added and voila!
A nice selection of beautiful rubber stamp sets to choose from!
So.... if you are feeling Frenchy.....or feeling crafty.... come visit my etsy and take a gander... I love visitors! You might even find something you just can't live without!
I am joining Debra at Common Ground for The Marketplace...a wonderful link to many great shops and shopkeepers. And a way to support small business owners and artisans....and Savvy Southern Style for Wow us Wednesdays!
Have a wonderful week! karen....
I hope you are having a fun fourth of July so far! Ours is going to be a quiet one (sorta)... Our son just left on his first big road trip. I am so excited for him and I'm a worrying mom at the same time.
My daughter is off to a Hockey game and fireworks with friends, a tradition for her over the last few years. So...Grandma and Hubby and I are grilling some ribs and keeping the Chihuahua as calm as we can...
Here are some pictures of our patriotic displays in the booth:
I love this little swim suit!
And that Atlantic City beach bucket reminds me of going there as a child.....
How a Hanna Barbara Beach bucket? It's pretty chippy but still full of charm..... And that shovel...be still my beating heart....
Here is a banner I made to add some color to the booth...
Hope you are having a fun and safe day! Happy Fourth of July!
karen....
Over the last two weeks, I have been lucky in finding some fun things for the booth....
My friend had a garage sale and I scored some fun little things from her...the hula girl pic is from her sale....
Then I went to a garage sale of a couple who bought a whole container of antiques that had been sitting for 25 years and are just starting to unearth things....I bought the little cheese boxes from them....
I love the little wig head...it's from the container people...they are now a new contact for me....(yippee!) and my good friend found the iron pieces....
All the California pottery came from my friends collection...she has an amazing collection!
Just a cute pressed chair...it has father wind embossed in the wood....
Here is one of our "stacked" displays....
And I love this little red chair with wood wheels.....
Living in California, it has been difficult to find the good stuff...I feel like a lucky girl .... On Wednesday we took a girls trip to the Ventura flea.....soooo much fun!
And here is that darling little desk....still in love.....
I am working on opening my Ebay and Etsy stores again this summer.... I will be back to share my finds from the flea too!
Happy Sunday my junkin' friends! karen....
I know, I am always talking about Country Roads... But you have to understand...I work 5 days a week, shop for the store whenever possible and go there at least one day on the weekends! Plus...I am nuts over that store! It is filled with wonderful artists, that just happen to be booth owners as well!
This booth is owned by Lori Gutierrez who is a wonderful painter....but that's just one of her talents... She painted the mermaid above...
And the mermaid on this chippy pink chest...oh my beating heart!
I don't know if she did the shell art but these bookends are great and the shells added to the bust in the first picture make her a work of art....
I do love mermaids. When I was a little girl, Mermaids sat on the rocks around the submarine ride at Disneyland combing their hair...I knew mermaids were real, they were magical!
See the diorama on the right? Lori made that too! It's in a vintage hatbox/overnite bag...so awesome!
I just had to share.... It is a little space but Oh so dreamy!.....
Hope you are enjoying your start to June! I am! hugs! karen.....
