Simple Goods ~

Welcome friends. Thank you so much for dropping by.

As you may have read on many other blogs, last Saturday was the Simple Goods show in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. For those of you who have not read about it, it is a very primitive antique/craft show. Here are some random pictures.

Isn't he a dapper looking vendor?

There were wonderful antiques at the show, but overall, I found the prices to be extremely high. In the picture below, kind of in the center to the right of the shelves, the little "looking glass" had a price tag of $795 if I remember correctly. There was also a $2000 hour glass, probably 8" tall overall. Ordinary crocks that can normally be found for $20 - $25 were around $40 each. Maybe all the bargains were bought by the people who stood in line in freezing temps for 2 hours before the show opened!

I really didn't get these. I think they were a take on the old German trees that were wrapped in cotton batting, but these were just twigs partially wrapped in batting in a rusty can with a $42 price tag.

This had to be one of my favorite items at the show. What a fun sprinkler!

Most of the booths had their wares displayed beautifully.

Isn't this fun?

I just love this piece. I think it would be considered a crock or bucket bench.

I only purchased a couple items at the show. This was a great old basket I bought for $25.

In the wooden bowl are some seed pods I also purchased. The vendor knew nothing about them. She said she bought a whole box of them. They are real seed pods, but my guess is they came from China or India :) The little brown crock I purchased at one of the antique shops we stopped at, and the large 19th century breadboard was a gift from my friend Wink. More on our other adventures in another post. The woven towel in the back is from the VERY talented Pat over at Hook, Hand and Heart.

Simple Goods is a very nice show and I know I will go back. This was the second time I've attended the show, but my purchases have been few. Overall I don't consider my style of decorating primitive, so perhaps that is the reason I've left nearly empty-handed.

{{I hope I've not offended any die hard primitive folk!}}

I did meet Karen from My Colonial Home. She is just as cute and sweet in person as she is on her blog!

In my next post I'll share a couple of wonderful antique shops and an 1840 bed and breakfast.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren