Antique Extravaganza

I'm lucky to live very close to Adamstown, PA which is full of antique shops and markets. This past weekend was weather perfect and the area had an Antique Extravaganza. It made for a more enjoyable shopping day, especially because of the good deals. And my first and last stops were the winners. At my first stop, I found a beat up old bike with a wire basket, which my husband has been looking for to put in the garden and it was his birthday this Sunday. So, how great was that! I also got him an old wooden chair which he likes to collect too. I haven't yet taken photos of them, but here is the rest of the stash I got.

Fabric roses (not antiques). Got them at a new thrift shop I wanted to check out. The pink bowl, was only a $1. This was part of the items I got at my last stop at Shupp's Grove from a lady who had a tablefull of boxes filled with $1 items. See below for more from that stash.

These great selection of bottles were at my first stop and the guy just wanted a $1 for each!!! Wow!! See this one below? It has the word "Paris" on it. I never found ones with that plus with the stoppers! Aren't they cute?Another book for my children's fairytales altered book I'm working on in my internet class.

Neat and unique compacts. These were also $1 each. I'm so always looking for those bargains.

I never seen one up close and didn't realize how beautifully they open up and their detailed designs on the metal. One of them even still had some powder residue.

Another recent favorite of mine to collect is gloves. Aren't these so delicious looking? The hats are just great to replace the winter one I currently have displayed on a shelf. Each of these just $2. Unbelieveable!!

Hope you enjoyed the vintage candy,

Vintage Scrapbooks

I just stumbled upon on this book on the internet and it sounds really interesting.

Thedailyscrapbook --by Jessica Helfand

This is from a scrapbook from Lydia Blanchard who is also featured on this book, but there's also a separate site with more on her scrapbooks.

This particular page is from
Jessie Southard Parker

Belmont, MA

Ca. 1900

Duke University Digital Collection of Scrapbooks is another source for vintage scrapbooks which is pretty nice on the eyes.

Thanks for visiting,

A Giveaway

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