I went out shopping on Friday again…one of my last big shopping trips before Lucketts and it was a good one!  I found four French chairs, a dress form, a really cool wood wagon, tons of ironstone and other fun things.  Here’s a look… …I’ve always had a soft spot for salt and butter crocks, but they are always so expensive.  This one was well priced… …and an ironstone sugar jar with a gold band… …some chunky ironstone bowls… …a pretty blue & white casserole… …a beautiful small ironstone tureen set… …and SIX ironstone molds.  I couldn’t believe when I kept finding them.  Usually I find one, maybe two at a time, but I found SIX all in one shopping trip. I have sort of developed a thing for ironstone molds, so I’m keeping three and selling the other three. I also found something I’ve been wanting for a long

My mom and I went out shopping on Friday in the hopes of finding cool things to sell in the online shop and at Lucketts in May.  It was a little slow at first, but we ended up finding some really great things.  Of course, we were hunting for ironstone among other things and found some pretty pieces.  I rounded the corner to check out one booth and spotted this… You might think, from this picture, that it is a sugar jar without a lid. …and that would be a reasonable guess… …except THIS is a sugar jar… The piece I found is huge!  It’s the biggest piece of ironstone I’ve ever seen.  It was paired with a lid that sort of fit, but clearly wasn’t meant to go with it.  It is an unmarked piece, but I know without a question in my mind that it is ironstone.  The

My mom and I went out shopping on Monday and, while most of the stuff I bought is to sell, I can’t help picking through the ironstone to give myself first dibs!  I’m also starting to hang onto pieces for the Luckett’s Spring Market in May.  I don’t want to sell it all in the online shop and then scramble to find awesome stuff for the shoppers who come to Lucketts.  So, I’ll sell some and I’ll squirrel some away for May.  I didn’t find any spectacular pieces, but I found some really pretty old pieces.  Chunky, super heavy pieces with amazing patina… Stacks of ironstone makes me happy.   I also bought a pretty antique petticoat…     I sort of hemmed and hawed over it, but then I saw the signature on the waistband…       …and it was only $15.  And my gut tells me this

Ladies, I am so giddy with how well things have been going on The Mustard Seed Pages!!  If you don’t know what that is, check out THIS POST.  Hundreds of items have been listed and I know a lot of things have been bought and sold.  It seems like it’s a success so far.  Many of you have had great suggestions for it and I’m making the immediately tweaks that I can and keeping the rest in mind as it grows.  If it gets big enough, I’ll have it moved to its own site where we can customize it even further.  For now, it can just be our little marketplace (that’s not very fancy.) Today, I finally got out of the house.  I realized I haven’t been out for weeks!  I mean, I’ve been to the grocery store and church and to the hospital, but not any fun trips.  Today,