SOME MORE FOUND TREASURES

I hit a couple of REALLY good sales last week-end and came away with some more treasures for the shop.  I love it when I can find multiples of something; it makes a much more interesting display and offers choices to the customer.

These BEAUTIFUL hand embroidered and crocheted pillowcases had been stashed away for years in an attic.  After a good soaking, laundering, some starch and ironing, they are ready for you to enjoy or give as a gift.  I love seeing this wonderful handwork.  When I was a young girl, I learned to embroider and later made pillowcases for my "HOPE CHEST"!  That dates me, I know!  I don't have the patience for that these days, but I am so full of admiration for the woman that created these pieces.

 

The cases shown below are embroidered ALL OVER the front.  Aren't these gorgeous?

 

 

Here is a really pretty round tablecloth with a lovely monogram.



 

 

This is only a PORTION of the pretty pieces that I purchased.  There are MANY more pillowcases, and some lovely sheets that are embroidered as well.  They are still in the "prep" stage, but will be joining this group at Splendid soon.

I also found some wonderful OLD sheet music.  Going through these beautiful old songs was truly nostalgic.  I found myself singing to myself as I recalled my parents and their friends singing many of these.  The covers are beautiful too!  Wasn't Frank Sinatra pretty darn cute?  Some of these would be beautiful framed.

 

At another sale the same week-end, I found a wonderful collection of  ITALIAN FRAMES.  These are SO pretty and would make quite a statement with several hung on a wall together.  They are white, so will go nicely in a romantic country, cottage or shabby setting. 

I found a birdcage stand.....sorry, but I decided to keep the wicker chair!

 

And finally, some cute little MUSLIN drawstring bags.  I think they probably were  some old unused store stock.  They have a little drawstring to cinch them up.  I think these would be fun to EMBELLISH with bits of lace, ribbon, a stencil, buttons etc.  and give with a special little present inside.

 

 

All of these new treasures can be found at Splendid.  I hope you've enjoyed looking at them. 
Thanks for stopping by.

Charlotte

NOT THE LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER!

Summer is a busy time  for antique dealers.  Since it is such a good buying and selling time, it's necessary to have lots of goodies to offer.  This means using our time to search out the treasures and get them ready for our customers as quickly as we can.  The long days of summer make this easier.  It's an added bonus to be able to work outside in the sunshine.

Once the treasure is found, there is often much preparation necessary to get it ready to sell.  It must be cleaned, repaired, sometimes painted, waxed, polished, researched, cataloged, priced, and photographed for the blog. Finally
it is ready to put out there to hopefully be snapped up by someone that is going to think it is as cool as we did when we bought it!  Sometimes we are lucky and the items found require only a minimum of preparation.  This was the case with todays treasures.

Often times the picture taking gets left out, because I am so anxious to get the item to the shop.  So today, camera in hand, I took some pictures of recent finds that I delivered to Stars & Splendid.

Some beautiful linens- dresser scarves or runners, and guest towels.  Some doilies too!  Look at the detail on these pieces. 

Some vintage wooden hangers from hotels.  I wonder who stayed at these hotels and used these hangers....which President was it that stayed at The Willard?  Did the Wichita Lineman stop in at The Allis Hotel, and how many high rollers stayed at the hotel in Las Vegas?  Did they leave with jingle in their pockets?  Don't you wonder about the former lives of the treasures you find?

I found some fun metal signs.  I wonder where this hung?

Was this in a park or picnic area?

This would be a fun addition to your  kitchen.

I found a bunch of these wonderful old blue glass canning jars-they are great for storing dried foods in your cupboard, holding a collection of buttons, marbles, game pieces etc.  I have them in pints, quarts and half gallons.  Some have glass tops with wire fasteners,  others have the old zinc lids.  All are highly desirable and priced to sell.

This old galvanized can is from Union Oil and has the lid attached.  There are a couple of rusty crusty cowbells, and a wonderful old rusty wire basket.  It holds an instant collection of old brushes- sold individually.

I hope you have enjoyed browsing through my latest additions.  There is a lot more "in the works"
(you know, the repairing, polishing, painting, etc.) so I hope you will stay tuned.  I'd love to have you stop by my booths and check out the other goodies I've found, but didn't manage to get pictures of.

Thanks for stopping by.

Charlotte