My Halloween Favorites!!

I mentioned before that I finally got my Halloween decorations out and I thought I'd share some of my vignettes! I have several vintage paper mache lanterns and I always look forward to getting them out!! They set the stage for all my other decor.

Since I don't really go the "spooky" route ~ I like it to be more fun and playful!!

My black cat bucket is my all-time favorite vintage piece!! I bought it on Ebay several years ago and I love him!

This crepe paper cat "doll" was purchased a few years ago at the same antique/craft show that I just did last weekend! There are some talented crafters there!

This jack-o-lantern is a great reproduction!

Funny little pumpkin head man!

Another vignette in the corner behind my "grandma chair"!!


Some new and some old...

another great reproduction jack-o-lantern!

Love this fun primitive scarecrow man...also bought a couple years ago at that same sale! I often ended up leaving some of my profits there!!!!


The majority of my Halloween decorating is being kept to the living room this year, since I don't want to have to move it out of the kitchen when we start the remodeling project.

Next up ~ how I decorated the old cupboard in my living room!!

Stay tuned!

What I've Been Up To!

I have been busy creating in preparation for an antique and craft show that I'm participating in this Sat.~Oct. 16th. This is the 12th year I've done this show and it has always been a pretty good one. It's well known for it's outstanding craft vendors and primitive antiques. I will be bringing a little of both.

I've been having fun with these Halloween collages using vintage elements. The one above has an old photo of little kids in their Halloween costumes heading out to go trick or treating!

Painted this little wheelbarrow black and then hand-painted a fun fall greeting!

Will also be bringing all the vintage Halloween I recently purchased and stashed away!


This little toy typewriter has all the perfect colors for a fall/Halloween display!

I have these grungy, black trees for sale at my space at the Red Rooster and am using one of them to display my hand-made junk jewelry!

I have been really enjoying creating these pieces with vintage elements like keys, buttons, clock parts and broken pieces of old costume jewelry!

The possibilities are endless!!!


If anyone is in the Menominee Falls, WI area this coming Sat. the 16th come and check out this great show! A Community Affair is run by a volunteer organization that raises money for various community projects and charities! It is their biggest fund raiser of the year!
Go here for further information.

Hope to see you there!!!

P.S. The food at this show (especially the desserts) is divine!!

Weekend Sales

I bought one more piece of my favorite brown transferware from Frannie the manager of the antique mall I'm in! That was the kick-off to a good weekend of junkin'!!! On Friday morning I went to a sale just a few miles from my home that turned out to be both fun and frustrating at the same time!!
I made a pile of some really great stuff and when the lady added up my purchases, I realized I didn't have enough cash on me. I asked her if she would take a check and she quickly replied "sorry, cash only!" I told her that I only lived a few miles away and she said "sorry, cash only!"
I then told her that I would have to put a few things back and she then said --"OK"!!!

Is it just me, or was she crazy, not to mention stupid?!?
What do you gals think? They had some pretty high ticket items, which included a beautiful watchmaker's desk that was $425-. Now who carries that much cash with them? When I got home, I re-read their ad and it did not say cash only! Well, at least I had enough $ to buy some really cute stuff! I love the newel post and the grungy, chippy shutters.

And then on Saturday morning, before we went to the pumpkin farm, I went to a couple sales.
The first one was fabulous!! She was selling some of her vintage Halloween collection--SCORE!!!

I'm not sure if this cat is old or not. It is marked with the Beistle name on the back, but it is in such excellent condition, it makes me wonder! Oh well, I think it has a great look anyway!

New carpet balls in fun colors and patterns!

Pretty red bowls and cake pedestal.

The second sale was at my friend's home. We used to run into each other at sales and auctions all the time and one day I just went up to them and introduced myself and now we've been friends for years! They have a sale every Sept. and I wouldn't miss it!


Lots of great country antiques and fun folk art!

This cat poster is new, but will look amazing in my Halloween displays!
I love what they did with this bird cage-painted black and outfitted with a crow, just in time for Halloween!

Picked up some more transferware! Will be selling these though- not quite my pattern, but pretty!

I also got a super cute black shelf/cupboard to hang on my kitchen wall after I finish my remodeling project {more on that at a future date!} and a wonderful 8 ft. woven rug for my hallway!

I love this enamel pitcher ~ am on the fence whether to keep it or sell it. I guess it could live at my house for a little while if it wants to!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend of junking!! The weather here has been just perfect! Clear blue skies, lots of sun, moderate temps and very low humidity ~ finally!!

Reminds me why I love fall so much!