Happy Easter ~

 

HAPPY EASTER

I swear in my next life I am going to be organized.  I am trying to prep food, clean and work on vending items and I am failing miserably at all of them.  Plus it would be a great day to get some spring yard cleanup done.  And I just realized I had not shared any of my Easter decor, though it is not much different than what I have posted in years past.  So without further ado . . . 

In the dining room ~

My German eggs ~

And a few vignettes in the living room ~

On the mantle, a couple of my mom's ceramic pieces 💜

Lots more but must get back to cleaning 😧

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Home once again ~

Spring Fling in southern Ohio was once again great fun!  On our way down, we stopped at a number of antique shops and malls.  Take "antique" with a grain of salt because antiques were few and far between!

I did manage to find a treasure or two 😁

Did I need this cast iron Boston terrier door stop?  Ha!  I always say need has nothing to do with it, but for the price he needed to come live with me.  I haven't yet found the perfect spot for him, so he will temporarily reside on a stack of baskets.

I also found a couple of papier mache Easter eggs.

One is marked German Democrat Republic.

The other simply GDR.

Then today I saw my sister-in-law for the first time since her return from spending time in Florida.  She gifted me these!!!  The little one is too sweet.  I didn't have any that small.

They are simply marked Germany.

Believe it or not, I actually have pictures to share from the hook in in the next post!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Being Bad ~ Again

 

So I will never learn!  I have so much wool it is now being stored in plastic tubs, but how can I resist bargain wool?  One of the guilds I belong to was having a member sale.  One of the members is downsizing and had to purge wool . . . and at such a great price!  I only purchased four bundles but could have bought many more.  All colors I love and many were older wools that I like to have in my stash and are difficult to find.

These two pieces from another member were also a great buy and all the small pieces were freebies from the member downsizing.

Yesterday was one of my favorite antique and primitive shows.  I could not pass up going but was hoping to come home empty handed.  I'm purging, remember?  I should know better 😀  I must say, though, that I was very disappointed in my partners in crime.  Friend Laura who always finds a treasure of two and sil Lyn didn't play very nice.  Laura bought a bunch of pussy willows and Lyn nada, as in not a thing.  Sue, who lives near the fairgrounds where the show is held met us there.  She, too, was good (or is it bad?) and only bought an old funnel, I presume for a planter.  I don't know if I want to go play again with such dismal-shopping friends 😁

I came home with a few Easter goodies.  A vintage papier mache bunny and a small candy mold.  One of the mold clips is marked ERMANY.  I guess it needs to buy a consonant.

My colony is growing.

A vintage West German papier mache egg.

Inside . . .

I always loved old clock faces and found this one.  The start of a new collection?  And a piece of a very worn old coverlet.

After being so bad, I need to get back to the attic and work on purging!  I am slowly going through boxes.  So many trips down memory lane.  I am finding things from my college days that haven't seen the light of day in 50 years.  Decorating items from decades ago.  Things that I saved from my boys, now 44 and and 45.  I am keeping a few things but trying to be ruthless in my purging.  The items mean nothing to others so it's best to throw things away, give them away and items that have value, try to sell.  I definitely have my work cut out for me.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren