Picking gods...

This weekend the picking gods were smiling down on us.
We had so much fun picking...there was something amazing at
each stop we made, really! It made it that much more fun as we
tried to figure out where and how we were going to cram one more
thing into the car. One guy told us we looked like the Beverly Hill Billies,
we took it as a complement.
A few pics of the treasures we dug up this weekend...

The first load...

WWII Naval ship writing desk/cabinet...

This is now for sale at Stars Antique Mall...

Metal goodness...

Farm tables...

One of the best we have had in a while...it's so much more fun to pick when you find what you wanted to find.

Remember, if you ever see anything here on the blog or on our Facebook page you are interested in buying, feel free to convo us. We love to sell what we find...really we do. :)

Ciao,

F

Kids rooms...

my nephew has been visiting us
and who new one could get so tired playing.
not complaining...
we have so much fun and i truly do love
him to the ends of the world and back.

my house looks like a kid has been around...
this got me thinking how much fun it would
be to do a kids room with great vintage finds.

here is what i am thinking...

vintage laundry baskets for laundry, toys, blankets and pillows

locker baskets for what else...storage!

vintage desk and chair and the plates would even be fun,

pick a theme for the plates and display.

 these colorful library card catalog drawers would be great

for fun and whimsical storage.

 now seriously, what kid big or small wouldn't want to read

under the glow of the world.

letters...

the ultimate in fun and whimsy.

find their initials or spell their name.

maps are fascinating and educational...

perfect for some wall art.

old pant hangers to display their own art.

repurposed school lockers for books, clothes and toy storage.

how much fun could you have?
get them involved and hit the flea markets
and estate sales to find their own vintage treasures
for their rooms.


now enough work...
back to playing!

ciao,
f

confessions of a picker....

i have a confession....
i have a bit of a picker crush on
Mike Wolfe
of the American Picker show.
ok, maybe it's more than a bit of a crush

it's his love for picking...
his love for finding the unique...
his knowledge for some funky stuff....

he just makes my lil picker heart
go pitter patter...

right?
just saying....
picker yummmm!!!!!!

ciao,
f

picking....

yesterday was the perfect picking day.

my mom came over early 

 to head out to see what 

treasures we could find for next weekend.

i wanted to get out of the city and try some where new.

sometimes there are just to many people and dealers

when you stay in town plus you can't always find

what you are looking for.

i had read about a barn sale that had 10 vendors

participating out in Warren, Oregon.

i am embarrassed to  say, since i am a local girl,

that i had to look up the town of Warren.

you see it is snuggled between two larger towns

which i was aware of.

needless to say i found it and new exactly where we 

were going for the day.

off we headed with the agreement that

we would stop at every garage sale sign we found

once out of the city.

the challenge with this is you are on a 4 lane highway

going 60 mph.  

my mom would call out "sign" but i have to tell you

taking a garage sale quickie turn is not really safe

at 60mph.

that didn't stop us from turning around and following

the signs.

first few stops were good.

found at a sale on a marina parking lot.

found at an estate sale at a heating company.

i have to tell you, when you are out in the country

sales happen at the most random locations.

we roamed around following signs but had the darnedest 

time finding the vintage barn sale.

by sure luck or stupidity we found signs on some back

roads following other garage sale signs.

it was quite delightful and we did find a few items.

we also met some wonderful women, one

in particular ,  Sara.

some one had mentioned Barn House

and i of course brought up 

A Vintage Gathering 

since they are happening on the same day.

Sara had gotten an email about it that morning

and was planning on going Friday night

since she was participating in the BH sale.

she loved the idea of shopping by candle light

and roasting marshmallows. 

any way, we got to talking and she invited my mom

and i to come by her place and shop her barn.

Ok, you would have to be absolutely stupid to say

no to an offer like that, especially knowing she

was going to be a vendor at BH.

after more shopping some lunch and a quick

phone call to get directions 

we made it to Sara's house.

ok, if you ever get the luck to be invited

to her house you will get to see the most  amazing

view of 4 mountains any where.

can i just say, WOW!

we had a blast shopping her barn.

there were so many wonderful things.

she truly has AMAZING  taste.

i promise we didn't buy it all up.

we left her a few things to take to BH next week.

a huge thank you to Sara for being such 

a wonderful hostess, advising my mom on men

and dating and of course letting us shop!

folk art of Our Lady of Fatima

concrete garden urns. i dreamed of these last week.

pink egg basket

metal, lidded, bread dough bowl.

bakers bread loaf pans

chippy match stick holder

red, metal plant stand, or maybe a cupcake stand.

of course we had to stop at a few more

sales on the way home

and got the most wonderful gift

by an older gentleman having a sale

in the front yard of his farm.

a 1930's Royal Deluxe typewriter.

he just gave it to me.

wouldn't even let me pay.

i tried.

some times a smile and a hello can go a long way.

all in all it was a fun day.

we found some wonderful things

and met some wonderful people.

hope all of you had a great weekend as well.

see you on Friday and Saturday at

A Vintage Gathering.

ciao,

F