Vintage And New Finds

It's always fun shopping while on vacation and we shopped a bit while we were in Blowing Rock.

A few of my new additions are displayed in our foyer. 

Nope, I still haven't written anything on my framed chalkboard, but I'm sure I will someday.

I found this antique looking magnifying glass at Windwood Antiques. Windwood had a great combination of both new and antique items. If you plan a trip to Blowing Rock, be sure to visit them and don't forget they have a  large downstairs area filled with furniture and accessories. We would have missed finding a really great item had we not heard  the storekeeper mention it to someone else. 

 Windwood also has a large companion store in another location, but we didn't have a chance to go. Sounds like we need to plan another trip to Blowing Rock!

I found the cute formed crocheted item(not sure what to call it) at Take Heart. Most items were a little pricey, but I managed to find a few things that weren't too much.

I'm always on the lookout for antique books and keys and found both at a good price at Windwood Antiques.

The store owner bought a huge lot of vintage books while on a trip to Germany and all of the books were in German. The books were $15 a piece and the keys were $4 and $6. 

My daughter spied both items after I told her to be on the lookout for vintage books and keys. She picked the blue book out for when she re-decorates her bedroom. Until then, it can stay downstairs : )

What's on your list when you shop for vintage items?

Pam

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Antique Keys

I love antique keys and am always on the lookout to find more. Last week I found a few small antique keys at Paris Market in Savannah and bought three of them. Mr. Fanatic was the one who actually saw them up at the front of the store and pointed them out to me.

 

I wasn't sure where they would end up, but bought them anyway. After we arrived home there was a great photo on Pinterest and I copied the idea. I didn't include the photo here because there wasn't a source for it on Pinterest. 

Yesterday I went up to the craft room and gathered some ribbons and plain white tags.

 

Here's what I did with the antique  keys:

The little brass numbered plate was purchased at Paris Market, as well.

 

I pressed the white tags on an inked stamp pad and tied the key and tag together with the ribbon. Then I wrote some things in French on them with a fine black Sharpie marker.

They all ended up in a silverplated tray (which needed polishing) in the foyer.

The tray with the antique keys will be part of a vignette on the dresser in the foyer. 

Is there something you love to collect that doesn't cost you a lot?

Pam

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