It was one of those nights. My three year old came downstairs crying and burning up. He was up throughout the night with a crazy high fever and was delirious at times. This morning, my hubby took the sick boy to the doctor’s office and we decided it would be best to get our healthy boy out of the house, which was my job. What’s a girl to do when trying to get out of the house, but go hit some yard sales? (On a side note, the doctors were pretty worried about my son, but he is doing much better this afternoon We’re making sure he drinks his “get better juice” and uses his “get better blanket” and he’s being a real trooper.)
It just so happens that this is the weekend of Pippin Fest, a yard sale/craft show kind of event in Fairfield, PA. Most of the town sets up their yard sales on Friday, so I knew right where to go to get out of the house. I didn’t hit any epic sales, but I did come home with some good things.
I was excited to find a bunch of brass butterflies…
…to transform them into some more glittered glass butterflies.
A couple of antique doorknobs, one of them in the original box.
And my find-of-the-day was this antique wooden trunk. I can tell by the construction and design that it’s got some real age to it. I asked the gentleman selling it if he knew any history about this piece (a lot of families in this area have lived in the same house for generations, so they are selling their ancestors “junk” that was left in the house.) He didn’t, but someone told him it was a box that was used to store printing press drawers. Does anyone know?
I thought the keyhole was amazing…
…and you just can’t beat the patina of old wood. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it, yet. To paint or not to paint. Mmm.
Yesterday I hit some thrift stores and these are the finial kind of things I found. The finish on them is awful, but I think they’ll look awesome with a chippy white finish.
I also found this beautiful Dresden bowl and an ironstone platter. Both of these are coming to the shop with me tomorrow.
Between a sick kid (and being under the weather myself) I managed to makeover the mirror I found yesterday.
I wanted to retain the aged look of this piece, but it was pretty rough as it was. I painted it a pretty blue and added a glaze, rubbing hard enough to remove some of the paint.
This frame has great detail…
…and the mirror is perfectly “smoked.”
This will be in the shop tomorrow as well. For those who can make it, I am planning to be there from about 11:00-2:00. Hope to see some of you there!
By the way, I’ve had a lot of questions about shipping. Yes, I will sell through my blog and I will ship. I have learned that mirrors and some breakable items just won’t make it, so I won’t sell those online. Just e-mail me if you see anything that interests you.
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Some great finds! Love that old trunk, please don't paint it:)
Hope your little one gets better quick!
DON'T PAINT!!!!!!!! (yes… I'm yelling…and waving my arms… and jumping up & down!)
Those butterflies could have been in my house! Early 80s "Home Interiors" catalog party. Mine fluttered off years ago. Who'd a thought butterflies would be in again?
I agree with Teri, Please don't paint it! You really found some fabulous things. I love your mirror, beautiful!
Great finds! I love the old trunk and would have difficulty deciding what to do with it too. It looks great like it is and it would also look fantastic with a make over. For resale I'd probably do the makeover.
The mirror is gorgeous, I love the color you painted with the glaze! Gorgeous!! Have a wonderful weekend!
XO
Kristin
Ann, Yes, the new shop is in Maryland. Thanks for pointing out that error. I fixed it. Anyway, it is still off of Rt 15, only about 2 miles, so if you're going north/south, it's not far out of the way. Hope you can make it some time.
Such lovely finds, and that mirror looks fantastic!! Hope your boy is better soon!
xo
Kate
Love what you did with the mirror! I have a similar one–only it is a yellowish color and it might be larger than yours. The color is not my favorite but I never thought of painting it! You've given me something to think about…
I just love all your finds and the technique you used on the mirror is so pretty. It has that certain vintage look that is so appealing.
Hope you and your little one feel better soon.
hugs
Sissie
So sorry you're all sick~ there has got to be nothing worse than a sick child. The mirror is INCREDIBLE. How do you do that?! It is amazing! Feel better soon 🙂
What fabulous finds! I absolutely love the color on that mirror! You did (as always) a beautiful job transforming it!
Love your new location! Your booth is amazing and the shoppe looks so charming!
Hope you and your little one are back in the pink in no time!
Cheers!
Tina
Oh your poor little one! That stuff is no fun!! I hope he feels better soon!
I love your new finds and your renews!! The mirror turned out beautiful! I hope you all gets some needed rest this weekend!!
Ah! More butterflies! Be still my heart! 😉 I love my two.
And I vote "no" on painting the trunk. Just wax it to show off that beautiful old wood!
So many great finds, how do you do it?
Get well soon Mustard Seed Family.
That mirror is gorg! I am so glad that I don't live by you I would never have any money!!! Hope everybody gets well soon!
You found some great things! The mirror is fabulous.
Hugs, Sherry
The mirror. Oh the mirror…
I am anxious to see what you do with the butterflies.
If you paint the trunk you will remove all its glory.
The butterflies. Those were on my mother's wall for YEARS growing up. She sold "Home Interiors." What a blast from the past.
Oh, the wood in the trunk is so pretty. Maybe you could just gently strip this one rather than painting? It would be so sad to cover the wood.
Gorgeous mirror! Wow!
And here's hoping your boy AND you feel up to par quickly!
Donna
Loving the mirror…the frame detail is awesome!!!! And those door knobs…wowzers…perfect!!
Hope you and your son feel better very soon!!
Hugs
SueAnn
Lovely Box and Great Knobs….LOL
Seriously, you could do a color wash on the keyhole box and just mail me the knobs in the box 🙂
WOW! I know that I should always place my "finds" in my shop….but so often all I want to do is KEEP them….how do you deal with that? Is there a process, questionnaire?….help please…smiles.
Don't paint the box! You can clean it with Williamsville Wood Cleaner. It will clean up the dirt and still leave the niceness. This box may be worth several hundred dollars. Painting it may ruin the value. Love the mirror. Ann
IF you do paint it, I think you should not paint the inside . . it's beautiful as is 🙂
I remember the home interior butterflys…and my daughter has a finish similar to the mirror on several pieces, indluding a small chest in her foyer…very pretty and goes with everything!!