Recent Finds...

Vintage TV antenna. Sorry for the crummy picture. It isn't in too bad of shape. Not sure that I could actually get it to work. But it is a nice display item. Needs a bit of cleaning up. We were watching the 2nd season of Mad Men and there is one just like it on top of Harry Crane's TV. I paid 3 bucks or so for it at a flea market.

This ice crusher was something that I always wanted but never found a good one for a good price. This one is in pretty good condition and it was free. Another find from Mrs. J. There is a small amount of pitting in the chrome top but I can't complain.

The large red and white butter dish was a gift to Molly from her sister. We found the other container up north. I'm calling it a sugar bowl because we don't know what it is. It does have a handle on the back. Not really sure. The bottom of the "sugar bowl" has the Jiffy Ware logo stamp on it. I'm not quite sure that the butter dish is from the same company but it makes a nice set. Molly paid a few bucks for it so it wasn't a bad deal.

This ball pitcher was another gift from Mrs. J. She actually had two of these but we couldn't justify taking both. What the heck are we going to do with two? This one is in real nice shape. The other had a chip in the spout so this was the winner.

Recent Finds...

We have had some pretty great finds lately. I won't go crazy and show them all at once so here are just two...

You can see from him sitting on a CD that this ceramic panther is pretty small. I'm sure that he is from Japan given the paint job. He was only 4 bucks.

Sorry...There is a bit of wash out from the flash but this is one of our wacky finds. A ceramic hanging wall planter. The wacky part is the bird being bright red and the back being chartreuse with the black splatter glaze. What a wierd color combo. There is a chip out of his tail but heck...he was only 50 cents at a garage sale. I'm not sure what we are going to do with him but I couldn't leave it there for 50 cents.

Salt and Pepper Day...

Just a couple of recent finds for today...

We found this first set at a garage sale. They are pretty slick. Push the white/black button and the salt/pepper comes out the bottom. Not bad for 4 bucks.

This next set are pretty crazy. They are also very big. Much bigger than our largest set from Fiesta. Not sure if they were ment for salt and pepper or some other spice. I'm 99% sure they are homemade. They have initials put into the bottom from whomever made them. They have a really wacky flecked and splatter glaze. The colors seem to fit with our few Franciscan Ware pieces. We found these in a little antique shop in Iowa.

Attic Finds...

Our friend Mrs. J was kind enough to let us take home some of the things in her attic that she no longer wanted...
She had quite a few of these nifty metal and ceramic ashtrays. I scuffed and repainted the metal stand with some flat black.

One of Molly's finds was this turqouise and blue ceramic covered dish.

Though it didn't photograph the best, these clip on shades are pretty neat. They are made of perforated metal. I sanded and repainted them. I also bought new clips and added a new finial (is it really a finial if it is used upside down?) Anyway... Lucky us, we came home with 3 of them.

Green Lamps...

Just wanted to show our newest lamp. We found the funky biomorphic lamp base at a garage sale for 7 bucks. The shade was found at a flea market for $12.oo. The shade is in great shape and has some green hues along with the gold and black pattern. Perfect fit for this lamp. So a little polish, some cleaning, and new wiring an we have a awesome "new" lamp.


Here is another green lamp we have had for awhile. The shade is a newly made item. It fits in well with Molly's large letter postcard collection. The three pictured are only the tip of that iceberg. I think she paid alittle more for this lamp at a store in Middleton but it was just too perfect not to buy.

Junk Shop Find...

I found this cool covered bowl with the lid for a whopping... 2 bucks. I'm not sure who made this piece. The turquoise and white goes nicely with our set of new made turquoise Fiestaware. The finish is good with no cracks but it has some crazing so it will remain a nice display item.

Sorry for the crap picture... I took this picture with my camcorder.

Correction: I confused this with different bowl we have that is not marked... This is marked with A. C. Davey - Calif USA on the bottom.

Rack Em' Up...

Another fun thing to find is magazine racks. I see a bunch of neat racks on Ebay all the time but the shipping on there will kill ya. Here are two I have found localy...

-The first is a classic Mid Century style. Some times the ends are balls instead of points but its all the same to me. I found this one in a thrift shop for $1.00. It was shiny plated brass when I bought it. Some quick scuffing, a shot of primer, and a few coats of flat black made this a lot cooler.

-The second is a magazine rack/ashtray combo. I found this on a different trip to the same thrift store. I did a little bit of cleaning the frame with steel wool. A few shots of flat black spray paint on the thin metal rack liner to stop it from rusting and she was back to life. The top is neat. It may be hard to see in the pictures. It has two spots for the actual ashes and a spot for your drink. I belive the area on the opposite side of the drink coaster is for matches, lighters or packs of smokes themselfs. It does not really matter. In our house the top only gets used to hold drinks and sometimes TV remotes. I only paid $3.00 for this one.

I'm still on the lookout for more. Why not? They are cheap and cool. Again, I will post if anything new comes up...