Vintage Finds of the Week #17: A Hat Stand, Antique Ephemera, Books, and Vintage China

It is that time again, and I'm a little bit

 behind in my posts.... here are

some vintage finds I haven't shared yet!

 

We have been super busy 

getting ready for school and

doing some "end of summer' 

fun things like going to

our local theme park.

 

 

 It was a beautiful day for it.

 We've really had perfect weather here.

 

I just had to share this

vintage swing ride. Aren't

the graphics great?

 

A visual vintage find!

 

Now, here is a wide shot

 of some of my latest treasures:

 

 

A nice, sturdy, wooden hat stand.
I had one similar to this one

and it sold very quickly.

 

 

Beaded Collar.

This one is mixed with pearls

and rhinestones... very lovely

in person. Probably will be listed
in my Bella Rosa shop on Etsy.

 

 

A cozy , cottagey, crocheted
 "Basket" pot holder.
 

I thought this was unique and

brought it home with me.

It opens up kind of like a

basket, too.

To think someone made these.
A lost art for sure.

 

 

Antique Receipts book.

Love the graphic title on the

outside and even better is

the old handwriting inside.

 

 

 

Condensed Milk Jar.
The petite pink roses...

so pretty! Definitely
a great find for my
Bella shop.

 

 

 

Another doll!

I normally don't buy dolls.

She is from the estate sale
I went to recently. You can
 read about my troubles
there, here.

This one needs some

cleaning .... then

some research.

 

 

Fur Collar.

At first I thought this was

for a doll... since I just

sold one this past season.

But, it is about the same

size as the beaded collar so

maybe it is for a child?

Large doll?

I was blessed this buying
season with so many Christmas
goodies. I am set for
the winter... found this
collection of ornies
for a great price. I love
putting them in glass.
They are probably headed
for my retro Etsy shop this Fall!

 

 

 

3 News Printer Blocks.

 These are unique ... they look

like they were for a comic:

"Little Gracie Note"

 

More research!

 

 

The hubs found this wooden

box filled with old spark plugs

from the early days of autos.

I am giving him the car

stuff ... I just love the little

drawer!

 

 

and this, this lovely antique

book is my favorite find. We

paid way more than I wanted

to but it was too nice to

walk away from. Sell or keep?

That is the question!

 

Hope you enjoyed my finds.

 

 

I'll be back early next week

for "Let's Talk Vintage!"

Be sure to link up

starting Tuesday mornings

at 9 AM. The link party goes

for six days.

 

Linking with:

Pink Saturday

Let's Talk Vintage #46: Beachy Keen Mantel Inspiration

Hello and Welcome to "Let's Talk Vintage!"

Every Tuesday at 9 am, bloggers come together to share their stories, projects, collections, wares, and latest finds. If it is about vintage, you'll find it here.

Here are some basic guidelines for linking up:
* Link as many times as you'd like
* Include a link back to my blog, specifically this post.
* Have fun reading all of the great blog posts!

That's it!

This week I am sharing my latest mantel display, inspired by Heidi of The Merry Magpie Vintage, who had posted hers on Instagram.  Since I had just come off of a beach vacation, I was super motivated! (You can connect with me here on instagram, too! I post there almost every day.)

After collecting a few pieces here and there from my house and inventory, this is what I came up with.

 

I've been collecting aqua glass bottles

over the past year or two. As much as

I've been to the beach, I've never found

sea glass... so these are 

just perfect for a bit of ocean blue!

 

 

I do have a beach themed 1/2 bath so these two apothecary
jars were already filled. . . easy peasy!

The Atlantic City postcard is a new find from our vacation although I already have a small collection of old Atlantic City and Ocean City postcards. Another collection to share with you all for a future LTV post! My collecting mind
knows no bounds!

 

The vintage beach painting was found a few months ago,

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to part with it!

(Hopefully no collection will grow from it either!)

 

 

This pair of m.o.p. opera glasses were

handed down through the family.

Possibly from my Great Grandmother's

estate. I love them and will keep

them with me 'til the end!

 

With the mother of pearl sheen

I just had to use them here.

 

 

 

This is one of my favorite mantel displays

I've created, and I've done many.

What is it about decorating the mantel?

Very limited in size and space, so what is

 the attraction? Maybe it is the challenge,

the call to be creative, especially in a small area.

 

Hope you enjoyed it!

 

Here are this week's features:

 

 

Ann Marie of Musings of a Vintage Junkie,

was inspired to create this cool garden vignette

It "grew" from her collection of shutters!

and
Martha of Martha's Favorites, never
let's tea cup collectors down.
She always has the most
beautiful selections each week!

and Melissa of Melissa's Antiques
shared her finds at the world's
longest yard sale. Wow! What cool
finds she has gathered for her shop!

and Lisa of Wisconsin Magpie showed
us her love for jars with typography
and how she "saved the leftovers!"

Thank you to all who shared with
LTV last week...

 

Now it's your turn:

"Let's Talk Vintage!"

 

 

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Linking with:

Vintage Inspiration Party

What's it Wednesday

Pink Saturday
Share Your Style

Thinking Pink #7: Beach Houses & Vintage Finds of the Week

 

Welcome to Thinking Pink #7!
Each Friday I like to highlight

my latest finds in my favorite color.

 

 

This week, after coming off of a vacation

in Ocean City, New Jersey, I am

sharing some of my finds there,

including this awesome mid-century

modern beach house.

Is she fabulous or what?

 

 

Each day we would either bike

ride or drive by this house.

Finally towards the end of the

vacation on yet another bike ride,

I said "WAIT! I've GOT

to take a photo of this!"

 

And I took this shot.

 

 

And this one too.

 

It was then I noticed a woman

out on the deck. She was

soaking in the morning rays of
the sun.

(Can you see her up in the left

hand side of the photo?)

 

I yelled "Love the PINK!"

 

She yelled back: "Thank you!!!!!!!"

 

 

And then I took a picture of this

beach front house, too.

 

 

The roses along the front

were a nice touch.

 

The pink, in contrast to

the perfect blue sky on a

beautiful crisp day, was

so bright and really popped.

 

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Now here are some of

 my finds, in pink:

 

 

Vacation... always a great

time to shop another area for

vintage. We stopped at

several places on our way down

to Cape May.

 

 

I also found this little cutie,

marked Made in Japan.

 

And another little bit of LuRay

to add to my inventory.

 

 

More pictures to come and they

will be added to my shop soon.

 

School is about to start.

Just one week left.

 

We've had a great summer...

It will be bitter sweet to

send Bebe back to school,

but this means I will be

back to working in my shop

full time. What fun to

go through all of my summer

finds again. Kind of like
Christmas!

 

Enjoy your day!

 

Linking with:

Pink Saturday
Share Your Cup Thursday
What's It Wednesday
 

Let's Talk Vintage #45: Exploring Cape May, New Jersey

Welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!

Every Tuesday vintage lovers from blog land gather here to share their latest finds, projects, treasures, inspirations, you name it! If it has to do with vintage, you'll find it at the Let's Talk Vintage party!

This week I am taking you along on my trip to Cape May, NJ.

Unfortunately, I am using old photos from our trip in 2013. I just lost a bunch of my beloved vacation photos while trying to upload them from my new iphone. All of the shots I took at some antique shops we stopped in on the way down, and from our stop at New Jersey's Historic Cold Spring Village, are gone. I would love to do a future post on the village, hopefully the hubby took some photos with his phone.

Anyway, moving on with photos from 2013:

Cape May has, in my humble opinion,

some of the most beautiful Victorian homes

lining it's streets.

 

 

 

 

These homes in particular,

line the road that is along the

Atlantic Ocean, way down at the tip of

New Jersey.

 

This one is called
"The Angel of the Sea"

Just gorgeous grandeur!

 

(Found this photo on a camera the Hubs had used! Yay!)

 

This B&B is called

"The Merry Widow."

 

One of my favorites is Congress Hall.

I'm borrowing a couple of their

official site photos.

Several sitting Presidents have stayed here.

One stayed the whole summer!

 

 

Here is a little bit more about the

history of the hotel.
Did you know a fire destroyed
it as well as 38 acres of
beach front property in 1878?
This seems to be a common
thread in history. Fires were
a real threat and took so
many memories with them.

We made our own however and
dined al fresco at their

"Blue Pig" restaurant.

Doesn't sound too appealing

but the food was DELISH.

 

I love going to Cape May and

highly recommend it if you

love the beach, history,

and Victorian. And even if

you don't, the beach and

surrounding area is beautiful!

 

 

 

Here are this week's features:

 

Maya of Pretty Nails and Tea,

shared her tea cup collection

along with these gorgeous roses

and some wonderful quotes.

 

 

and Shari of Barberry Lane Designs

took us along with her to a huge

flea market in Wisconsin.

Lots of cool stuff!

 

 

Check out these cool hand cut glasses from soda bottles!

You can find them at The Farmhouse in the Field and see

Stacey's tutorial on how to make them.

Now it's your turn.
Let's Talk Vintage!

 

An InLinkz Link-up

 

Linking with:
 Vintage Inspiration Party
Share Your Cup Thursday
What's it Wednesday
 

Let's Talk Vintage #44: Boardwalk Birthday

 

 

Welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!

 

Today I'm sharing my birthday

 cake with everyone!

Another year older means I must

 be getting close to "vintage!"

I will probably be walking along one of New Jersey's oldest boardwalks... one of my favorite things to do!

Thanks so much for coming along... have a piece of cake and enjoy this week's features:

Vickie at Ranger 911 shared this really great shelf

made from a sewing machine cabinet. Just adorable!

Her kitchen is just as sweet!

And Tuula at Thrifty Rebel found these cool wire

stars... do you know what their original purpose was?

I can't wait to see what she does with them.

and who could pass up a love story?

Sandra from her De Oude Huize blog

shares the story of lasting love

between a British soldier and

 his Spanish "fairy."

 

 

and Diana at Adirondack Girl at Heart,

created this awesome "Eggs and Butter"

kitchen sign... complete with hooks!
Find out what her secret is to 

painting with stencils. 

 

 

 

Now it's your turn. Let's Talk Vintage!

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