New to me old treasures ~

 

Yesterday, partner in crime Laura and I headed to a VERY upscale antique show about an hour and a half from home.  I had not attended this show in 20+ years.  It is a true antique show, full of wonderful early pieces with the prices that go along with such items.  I did not anticipate bringing anything home.  If money was no object, I would have needed to rent a U-Haul 😁  But since that is not the case, all my purchases fit in a paper handled bag.  

The items that came home with me were affordable because they are not considered "primitive" items by today's standards.  I would have loved to bring home a crock or two (or three or four) and maybe a like number of antique samplers.  Nope.  

I started collecting featheredge 40+ years ago.  It is my largest collection by far and I have not added any pieces in many years.  In all my years of collecting, I had never seen this variant.  It is marked Adams.  A small chip on the back is not noticeable from the front.

Another collection of mine is treen.  Treen refers to small, functional, handmade wooden household items.  I have collected small treen items for years but rarely purchase any because the little cupboards I use to display them are full.  With that being said, I could not resist the price of this sweet piece.  I also have a small collection of little Staffordshire dogs and once again the price was right.

Several dealers had the most wonderful antique Santas that I will never be able to afford, but did add to my Christmas collections with these little Santas.  The larger one is made of chenille and the smaller ones, just over an inch tall, were marked celluloid, but not sure that they are.

And how could I not come home with this vintage stuffed pug?  Because of his stains, he was what I considered a great bargain!  

I am not a purist so a few stains don't bother me.  Many of my antiques have major flaws, but they work for me so that is all that matters.

We had horrific winds on Friday!  I lost power for over 24 hours.  Thankfully it was restored yesterday but I believe some are still without.  The winds have once again returned.  Wind scares me but not much I can do about it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Santa Claus is coming to town!

 

A few of my Santas!  Believe me, there are many more.

(Most of the pictures are washed out because the sun is actually shining in northern Ohio!)

In the kitchen.

The little tree only has ornaments made from the old figural light bulbs.

An old slaw cutter with hard plastic Santas.  Little sampler I stitched.

In the dining room.

Great cubby made from an old crate, filled with part of my treenware collection.

Vintage Santas.

Vintage chenille Santas.

Atop the jelly cupboard, one of my first antique cupboard purchases decades ago.

Top of pie safe.

My favorite Santa purchase this year.  He is hand carved.  Friend Laura suggested the feather tree sprig and putz sheep in his hands.  Perfect!  (Laura also made the gold pipe cleaner tree.)  And two recently purchased vintage putz sheep.

Sweet little hanging cupboard (not old) purchased 30+ years ago, filled with vintage cotton batting batting Santas and bottle brush trees.  All Santas are vintage except for one.

My new to me antique cupboard purchased this summer.

The bottom two shelves are filled with mostly vintage pieces.

And lastly another wall box with a chocolate mold that I'm sure is not old, but don't remember where or when I bought it . . . sigh.  My mind is gone.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Here Comes Santa Claus ~

 

The big day is approaching much too quickly.  I am pretty much ready, but wish I had more time to sit back and enjoy.  Somehow I have frittered more than half the day away and am just not sure what happened to it.

For those of you with good memories, you can just skip this post.  I pretty much decorate the same every year.

Blow mold Santa ~

Painted gourd (not by me!) ~

Santa tree ~

Celluloid Santa and reindeer ~

Egg crate and papier mache Santas ~

More celluloid ~

Cotton batting Santas - all but one vintage ~

Chenille Santa ~

Papier mache Santa and hard plastic Santas and reindeer ~

Let's just say there are MANY more Santas.  I guess you could say I am Santa obsessed.

Well, the saga of my Christmas packages with USPS continues, and I know I am not alone.  The box to Florida arrived after 11 days.  The 4 packages mailed last Monday have not gotten far.  The only information on the tracking site is that they are "in transit, arriving late".  Fingers crossed that they will somehow arrive before Christmas.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren