Table, crystals and knobs

It was hot and very humid at the

flea market today,

you can tell there is rain in

the distance!

Today's treasures are small,

shinny and perfect!

 I was so excited to find

the glass doorknobs,

All were bought by yours truly! LOL

The crystal prisms (is that whay they are called?)

were a treasure for sure since my stash

was low.

And who can't resist

French literature and children stories nowadays?

The white iron door stopper

was an earlier find.

Very Shabby Chic...

I was told that these

Bowen Hunter vintage wooden spools are from

the 50's.

I especially like

the colors on the bottom.

Going into the shop for sure!!

Happy dance, happy dance...

It's getting hard to find cute cheap tables

like this one around here...

it will be painted and placed

in my space

at

The Antique Emporium

625 Florida Ave

Cocoa, FL

Have a super day,

Sylvia

Desk

Hubby came home with

this ugly desk he found

 last week

and asked if I could

do anything with it.

Heck ya...

Sanded, painted and waxed it...

added new knobs and it's

ready to go in my space at

The Antique Emporium

625 Florida Ave.

Cocoa, FL

He got a big HUG!

So I got a little ahead of myself

but since I love Halloween...

why not start celebrating now.

A dear lady I knew from my

volunteer days at the thrift shop

passed away on Friday...

Her smile and happy

greetings will be missed.

Rest in peace Jules..

Sylvia

Linking up to Charm Bracelet Diva

 and

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Community of Fairies

A stroll through the garden early this

morning,  I spied a small community

along my walk path...

I could have sworn there was only the

little fairy house on the right but now

it seems more have moved in.

What a lovely little house

and so cute among the sunrose.

I even noticed the shabby mansion with

super cute detail...hmmm..

wonder who lives there?

I can't wait to see what happens next...

Have a great day,

Sylvia

Working an estate sale

Hello there...

I've been absent for awhile...

but there is a good reason...

Last Monday an acquaintance/antique dealer

called me up out of the blue

and asked me if I could work 6 days, with pay...

at the estate sale she was hosting!!

An offer like that for this stay at home Mom

is a dream come true!

We moved furniture, garden items and

every little item this person owed back

and forth! It took us

4 days to price EVERY single

item in the house, garden and porch... thank

goodness I was not working in the garage! LOL

The estate sale contained items priced

a bit higher than what I'm used to but

I did manage to find some treasures.

How often do you come across

a copper tub nowadays?

At least that's what my friend Jen

kept telling me...yes, I was

hesitant due to the price but

she was right!

I absolutely love it too...thanks Jen!!

The watering can is a keeper since

it belonged to Brenda the homeowner.

What a sweet lady she is, and I've decided to adopt her motto..

"Just let it go"

Check out the brackets...love the curly ends!!

OK...I have not researched what the green

thing is..lol...there was lots

of vintage kitchen items and this

one caught my eye.

Can opener?

The lace is so beautiful and it will be going

into my space at the Antiques Emporium along with

the printers tray.

Poor hubby will be

changing the chandelier again,

this treasure deserves

to be the center of

attraction.

Brenda mentioned that all the hats

belonged to her hubby's Gr-Gr-Grandfather.

All are in great condition since

they've been stored away in

original boxes.

Don Drapper was here...

he left his Stetson!

Do you watch Mad Men?

If not...check it out...it's about

Advertising life back in the 50's,

I love to see the ladies dressed in

their prettiest dresses doing housework.

The men wearing suits and hats..

John Hamm...sigh...

A large cast iron kettle...

need I say more?

LOL, feeling a bit shy here... but my biggest buy...

an 1886 beaver G.H. Mars top hat!!

The estate sale was a huge success

and guess what?

I've been asked if I can help with the upcoming

estate sales too...WITH PAY!

Woooohooooo...

Life is funny sometimes...the door to my volunteering days at the

thrift store have closed but two more doors have opened up

and I am enjoying every single moment!

I am making my life easier and it feels damn good!

Life is good!

Sylvia

Small trinkets

I love handcrafted wooden bowls.

The richness and detail of the wood cry out to me!

So when I spotted these two

beauties I had to have them.

The one above is larger,

could they be soap dishes?

I placed my found seahorses, starfish

and pretty colorful sea shells in them.

They look like candy!!

My other finds included this green depression

glass platter, skeleton keys, vintage seashell

tissue box, Texas peanuts sack and

a newspaper clip. Someone

wanted to write to cutie Jan Michael Vincent

way back when...oh I so remember

those days too!!

A beautiful crystal swan

among other found seashells.

My treasures were small this week, a

good thing too since I was racing against

the rain.

Friends, check out this awesome giveaway from Dreamy Whites...

a $200.00 online shop gift card!!!

Her online shop is full of eye drooling candy,

I love the antique french bottle carrier, the

eauropean grain sacks, the pillows...

oh I love it all!

Do we have our fingers and toes crossed?

I know I do.

Life is Good,

Sylvia

Mornin Glory Mosaic

While hubby worked on the pool,

I worked on this...

an estate sale find from a couple of weeks ago.

Since my last mosaic table sold within

days, I've decided to do another!!

I've only worked with stain glass pieces twice

and have officially decided that

I like working with plate pieces better.

There are too many nooks and crannies with

stain glass pieces, it's very time

consuming to get the grout out.

I used Valspar grey flat paint from Lowes,

it's a mistint marked down to $2.80.

I love looking at their mistints!!

A friend from long ago gave me these

lovely pieces that she found by the

curb. Yes, the curb!!!

A Morning Glory table.

I will be taking the table to the shop today,

you can see it at:

The Antique Emporium

625 Florida Avenue

Cocoa, FL

321-631-8377

Mon-Sat. 10am - 5pm

Linking up to :
Club G.W.
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Life is Good,

Sylvia

Pothead and post office box

Hello Friends,

are you tired of seeing my

flea finds every week?

I sure hope not because

some SWEET treasures

came home with me today!!

Does this little pothead make you smile?

LOL...

When I was at the big flea

market this morning, I

saw similar corner iron brackets like

the ones above, but the vendor

wanted $30.00!!

So I walked away...

Lo and behold...I found smaller similar

brackets at the smaller flea market

for $1.00 each!!!

I fell in love with the rusty chippy birdhouse

painted in turquoise and

of course couldn't pass up

the cute  jewelry trinkets.

 The capodimonte is pretty BUT...I might

try and cut the roses off for my mosaic. (gasp!!)

The linens have a tag...made in Ireland.

Double Gasp!! This Italian platter will also be used for my

mosaic...it does have a chip on the side

if it makes you feel better.. :)

The sewing box is filled with buttons, needles, thread,

thimbles...I like that it's adorable and does

not take much room.

Yaaaahoooo!!!...a black post office cubby box,

The names were removed to protect

the innocent. LOL

You are wondering why I did not clean it?

Well, it sits in the back of my car heading to

my little shop, there I will clean and price it.

It's way too heavy to carry back and forth!!!

Come check it out..

Antique Emporium

625 Florida Avenue

Cocoa, FL

321-631-8377

Mon-Sat...10 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.

Oh...sorry for the change in fonts, I was having a hard time reading

my posts..lol ...so I changed it to this one.

I don't like it...it's too neat, it's NOT me.

Still looking for something better.

AND....check out Robyn Story Designs blog for

a HUGE  Everything Annie Sloan giveaway....

one lucky duck will win...cross your fingers

and hope it's ME!!!

Stay cool...

Sylvia

Sunrise, Sunflowers and Watermelons

Happy Monday!!!

I woke up early to

beat the heat and work

in the yard...

The poor butterfly taking a loooong rest...

From this beauty...

to tons of gorgeous, fat seeds...as

you can see I've already started

harvesting seeds

for next year!!!

I love the heart shaped one.

One of my great joys this morning was my

watermelon...the patch gas gone wild!!!

Even up the rose bush...I am going to have to support

this baby before it drops like my pumpkin.

My dear hubby took a picture

of the sunrise from the backyard this morning...

God's beauty for sure.

I hear thunder...gotta go do my rain dance!!!

Hugs...

Sylvia