Last month as I was doing a little "garage thrifting" aka, going through boxes that I had forgotten about, I came across a few things like this. I thought I would use the dish for spare change or jewelry and I chose the latter since we already have a spare change dish.

It's been nice to see my pins out rather than tucked away in boxes and has made me actually wear them a lot more. Most of them are from the 50's and 60's, either given to me or purchased at the flea market. There are a few sellers at the one I like to frequent with good collections and decent prices.

The deco handkerchief display was something that I really wanted to keep but it was rather large and I had no place for it. Not wanting to part with it, I decided to use it for its intended purpose as a display piece but in the same vein as the dish: jewelry display.

It now drapes like a willow tree. Even the mister liked it which I appreciated.

And for the smaller items that I don't keep in the main jewelry box, I still use my trusty re-purposed heart from Valentine's day.

And for kicks, this is my Kindergarten picture. I remember just before I was leaving to walk down our long country drive-way to the bus, my mom pinned on the little blue pin. It's barely visible in the first picture, tucked under the pink dogwood.

(She also cut my long, red hair the night before this picture after I begged her to give me Shirley Temple locks but that's another story.)

Now Blair wears the pin on occasion and so it continues...

Have a good day-

Spring is just around the corner!

Garage Thrifting

Today I was able to go through a few bins of items that have been handed down to me. Some of the items I will eventually sell and the rest I'll pass along to my kids.
I pulled out a few items to share with you...

I love the postage stamp on this envelope

and the mailing label.

Notice there is no zip code and the

address is Corner of Franklin and Jonathan streets?

I actually lived in Hagerstown at one time.

Clues like dates and places of origin always peak my interest. I love the return address as well.

Schenley bought the rights to many name brands of alcohol that went out of business during and after prohibition. My guess is that this was a promotional give-a-way because inside

the envelope are six (69 years-old) 9x12 floral prints all in perfect condition.

They came with a paper from the company that tells what each flower means.

I am thinking of having them copied rather than selling the originals.

They would add some pops of color to a space. I might use the Chrysanthemum somewhere myself!

I love the use of books in decorating. I am always drawn to ones that have decorative and colorful covers.

No matter what your personal style, they always look good stacked up anywhere.

This art deco piece is one of my faves although I'm not sure what I'll do with it. Maybe I need to go buy some chunky necklaces to dangle from it?

It is a vintage handkerchief display with its original handkerchiefs. It came out of the store, Farrell & Eddy, in my little hometown, that opened in the early 1900's and closed in the early 1990's. My mom bought it at their auction when the building was sold about 6 or 7 years ago.

This was in the back store room on the shelf but it had been on the front counter all those years.

Cool.

A few silver items.

The pedestal dish in the background will go on my dresser to hold spare change or jewelry.

I may use the others for the little flowers that the kids pull for me when Spring and Summer show its faces. I don't have a lot of this out since I lean more contemporary but it's good to mix it up a bit. And who doesn't love reflective surfaces?

So that rounds out today's picks.

I'll be digging around some more later but until then,

Have you found anything you are incorporating/re-purposing into your home?

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Home days and getting to the thrifting segment

I had every intention of posting my recent thrifting finds along with another segment of "Thrifting the garage" where I found my mom's silver items but I was distracted by activities, snow days, half school days and some rooms, um... okay every room, that needs cleaning. I have boxes and bags of clothes and toys that need to go to Goodwill today. I thought about hanging on to them for a garage sale in the Spring but I'm sure by then I'll have more to go through anyway.

I'm on a roll so I can't stop right now. I'll post tomorrow as soon as I figure out what to do with the silver. My vote is to put it in a new house with a huge kitchen with built-ins! But that means it'll sit in a box for a couple more years and that won't do.
You know I believe in using what you have now and making the space you're in now, the one you want to be in, not waiting for the time and place to be perfect.

So with that, off to tackle a boy's room where I'm sure to find all kinds of things I've been looking for and wonder how in the heck they ended up there.

Have a great day!

Laura

I saw this video from a friend and this lady cracked me up, love her!