Saturday Morning Finds at the Springfield Garage Sale

Sometimes a gal just needs to cut loose and have a little fun ..and well that's just what Abbey and I did today .. 

I've been working so hard lately sewing our new Farm Girl Fancies Upcycled Flannels and filling custom order for other items that beyond heading to the local thrift for some clothing finds it's been all work and no play and I hear that can make you a dull person .. LOL ! 

Last year Abbey and I went to our local indoor garage sale which is held at the fair grounds .. and needless to say we had a lot of fun and came home with some fun finds .. So when the ad for it rolled through on my FB page in December I was so excited.. truth be known I had forgot all about it till I saw that ad. Well since then I was counting the days and today finally arrived

We were in line early .. and it's a good thing we were cause I couldn't even see the end of the line I think it was miles long .. 

At the garage sale its varied from people selling household items, new clothing, blankets, signs, and a mix of old and new junk .. just whatever you've got to sell you throw it out on some tables or display it nice and pretty ... 

of Course Abbey and I are the antique,vintage and rustic lovin' gals so our eagle eyes are on the lookout for some scrumptious vintagey goodness ..

Well this years sale didn't dissapoint at all  we shopped for about 2-1/2 hours  then went and had lunch and then headed back for a few of the larger pieces we needed to pick up after emptying the car, laying down the seats and rearranging everything and literally we were left with not an inch to spare .. we know how to shop right LOL!

Well here are a few of the fun things we found today ..

Victorian Era net lace dress and vintage petticoats and old floral millinery hat..

Ooodles of vintage lace cause seriously I am obsessed with antique and vintage lace and was thrilled to find all this .. I collect old sewing notions so the wood bobbins of thread were a must and that big one at the top .. its like 4 or 5 inches tall .. I LOVE IT !  and of course I'm swooning over the vintage cloth tape measure.. yep I collect em .. that is old tape measures .. being a seamstress that's probably a no brainer .. but I love them and started collection about oh 10 yrs or so back and filling up an antique glass pickle jar with them ..

On the more rustic side of things are these old cow bells .. with their leather straps still attached .. I love them .. I just wanna pick em all up and ring em at the same time .. wow that would be loud I may need some ear plugs along with the rest the fam and old Flossie dog would be scared to death from the noise so as much as I would like to these cuties are going to be fairly silent except the odd clank or two when moving them .. I was thinking wouldn't these make cute tie back for curtains ... I sure think so.

well I guess I better EXIT for now .. we filled the car with many other fun vintage and antique pieces which will be headed to our shop at Camp Flea .. photographed for our Etsy shop and a few pieces we will keep... 

It was a nice day to be away from sewing .. to get out in warmth and sunshine of a beautiful day .. as another round of cold weather is headed our way next week ..

Hope you all have an amazing weekend ..

Farmhouse Blessings

Sara

Farm Sale Finds .. Oh what Fun !

Well .. it's been a while since I was to a good ol' farm Sale Auction .. Since the last time we lived in MO and that was a lot of years ago. 

I've been holding back on going .. but I couldn't resist any longer .. LOL !

So one of the first of the season was today so Abbey and I decided to go give it a looksie.. Well you know you just can't look .. Especially when these 2 gals have a love for vintage linens .. 

We walked up to the auction getting there a bit late and 2 auction rings were already going so we wandered around to see what was coming up through the day and to what did our wandering eyes appear but a big 6ft. table loaded with vintage linens and lace... So we figured we would wait a bit and bid on them .. Ha ha on us .. 3-1/2 hours later and the very last thing to be auctioned off they got to the linens .. and yes we waited .. by the hour and a half mark we figured we were in it to stay. 

Anyhow we were thrilled to come home with quite a stash .. Including some vintage ladies clothing from the 40's .. a Navy and white polkadot farm dress ( seen in top pict. middle back) that's a keeper .. a huge box of vintage baby clothes and some amazing glass shakers .. I don't know why but I love those clear glass antique shakers .. 

Well now to turn all these fun finds into some amazing one of a kind pieces .. maybe an apron, a clothes pin bag .. pillow .. who knows the old imagination will kick into gear and well Voila something will come of it all .. 

enjoy a few quick snapshots I took ...

New Goods Just added to the Shop ...

 

 

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Hi Y'all ..

 

Well it's been a busy week this week .. and I spent the last 2 days filling the shop with some fun new farmhouse finds I thought would be fun to share with you ...

 

 

One of my Favorite additions to the shop this week is  this truly charming Antique Ladies Shirtwaist from the late 1800's in Gingham ... I found it a bit hard to part with this piece ..

 

 

 

With the most beautiful lace collar and cuffs ...and Mother of Pearl Buttons

 

 

 

And look at all the hand stitching that went into this piece...

 

Such a lovely piece of History .. I can just see this displayed on a mannequin with layers of white cotton petticoats dripping out beneath it ... Available HERE

 

 

 

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Also in are a few new antique and vintage canning jars ..

 

 

This Cornflower Blue "Ball Mason" .. is one of the true oldies from the late 1800s - early 1900's and has oodles of original bubbles and strays in the glass .. Plus it has that wonderful beehive shape ...

Available HERE

 

 

 



 

And this wonderful Vintage "Jeanette Mason Home Packer " has been a favorite in the past when I have listed them. This one is always hard to find .. but we found 1 and are thrilled to have it available for those who have asked in the past ..

Available HERE

 

 

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Also NEW to the shop are our Authentic Wax Cap Milk Bottle Magnets ...

These date to the 1930's - 40's

 

 

This is just a sampling as there are several more available throughout the shop.

Available HERE

 

 

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And a few other Bits of Vintage Goodness that have been added ...

 

 

 

Vintage Garden Art .. tattered and wonderful worn Wood Tulips ..



 

This Charming Vintage Cherry Red Metal Fishing box .. with all the expandable storage shelves inside ...

 

 

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And Lastly ...

 

Our newest Release in our Farmhouse Flour Sack Towels... for the Summer Months ..

These are charming for your Kitchen to brighten it up with the Feeling of Summer ...

 

Too cute for Gifts

And so cute to dress up the vacation home, Lake house, or Cabin .. Or how about the Motorhome or Camper, or Vintage Trailer ..

 

 

 

 

All 3 of these towels can be purchased with all white ruffles upon checkout.

 

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This is just a sampling of the fun pieces that have been added to the shop today ..

 

If you would like to take a gander through the shop

 

Just click HERE

 

 

 

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend ..........!!!!!!!!