The Forty Mile Yard Crawl

I have some long-time friends who are kind enough to invite me and my family to their country house in Virginia.   Every year we look forward to relaxing, catching up with our busy lives, and my son's favorite--a slow ride on an inner tube on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.   When my friend called to invite us again, she said she wanted to tempt me to visit.  Obviously we need no convincing, but her temptation was that the Forty Mile Yard Crawl would be held that weekend.  It started in Strausburg, VA and continued to New Market, VA.  We didn't make it the whole forty miles, but I found many treasures along Route 11.

I wanted to share some of my finds from this adventure, but wanted to say that mixed in with them are even more treasures from a beach shopping trip.  No summer vacation at the ocean is complete without a vintage hunt with my friend, Sandy, who is lucky enough to live near the water year round.

And, I must confess that also in my eclectic stash are some things garnered from less exciting shopping trips around home and in Pennsylvania.  Yep, I've been a busy girl this summer.

I'm pretty sure that this classroom map will make it to Sweet Clover's September sale.
Perfect for back to school.

The backdrop I'm using for the photos is some Italian velvet fabric.  Yummy.
I also was excited to find a globe, a book with vintage maps, an architectural fragment, and some binoculars.  I've never seen a globe with a lucite support.  Have you???

I always buy folding camp stools, but this one was so unique.  It has a back rest, nail head trim, AND it is a rocking chair.  Someone added a mirror to an old ceiling tile and of course I bought it.  The brass compote holds marble spheres and tucked under the chair is a book with a fleur de lis spine.  Resting on top of it are two small French readers.

This is quite a jumble.  Empty frames, a weathered box in a fabulous green, a lion book end, a piece of a tree trunk turned into a pedestal, another architectural fragment, some games, and the little clown perched in the middle is actually a juicer.

The wooden floats tumbled around, some into an old garden trug, another supporting a seamstress's pincushion, and yet another provided a riser for an iron deer head.
Behind it all was what the seller described as an army mosquito netting hat,
but I'm going to say it really belonged to a beekeeper.
 Don't miss the artist's brush trying to hide.

Another totally unrelated mix of treasures.  Everything is resting on an architectural blueprint that's curling and cascading on the velvet.  The steps are old library steps outlined in gold.  On the top step is a ceramic horse head.  One step down is a rubber mold of an Indian.
 I topped this old goblet with a seed pod orb.
 One of my favorite things to collect are old document boxes.
 Teeny ones and ones with words are the best.
 I also came across some very unique copper bracelets.  One has an applique and the other is made to look like a belt buckle.  The other is simply linked metal circles.

I love that I have friends who coerce me into shopping with them.
 I hope you have some too.
 I'd like to hear what you've come across this summer.


Kathy

Favorite Finds

I wanted to share some of my newest favorite vintage finds. 

I purchased this pair of foo dogs.  What do you think of the combination of red and turquoise?

Foo Dogs on My Mantel

I always buy bird cages when I find them.  This one reminded me of some Roman architecture.

Bird Cage, Iron Bird, Demijohn, and Egg Print in Burled Frame

Did you ever notice when you're out shopping that you find many of the same items?
It was a faux snakeskin kind of shopping trip.

Snakeskin Desk Blotter, Covered Box, Watch, Bracelet, and Trash Basket

Multiple finds again with ironstone pitchers.

Ironstone Pitchers and Vintage Books

I love old globes.  Notice the globe on the left has its own atlas tucked inside.

Vintage Globes

Mad Men-inspired barware is so popular.  I also found a tangle of bangles.

Barware and Bangles in a Tangle

Great colors on these vintage picnic baskets.

Tower of Tin Picnic Baskets

I love finding typewriters and clock faces.  In the back ground is an old corduroy-covered ledger book.  The first page is marbleized.

 

Remington Typewriter, Ledger Book, Clock Face

So, what favorites have you found?

Kathy

I'll be participating in two outdoor markets and some of these finds (you know I'll keep a few for myself) will be for sale at:

And, in June,

Click on the images to go to their websites and get more info.
Make sure you say hello if you stop by.

January Barn Sale

It's time for our January sale at the barn.  I've had almost six weeks to get ready.  What a luxury that is compared to a seven day a week obligation.  Each month I've done something different.  This month I'm doing a lot of --cameras, pulleys, molds, wooden boxes,and industrial stuff.  My favorite find, which I've featured on the back wall, are a pair of framed medical reference illustrations.
They're from a medical book, Human Anatomy (1907), by Dr. George Piersol, a 20thC University of Pennsylvania Professor of Anatomy . 

To the left of these large illustrations is a huge wooden mold for sand casting metal wheels.
It looks like a big wooden wheel.

Below the illustrations is the gray and orange striped dresser that I painted.  On top are some covered books with an elephant (I made another set for the sale), and a glass container with brightly colored orbs.

Here's a close-up.

I'll have some industrial pendants that can be hard-wired or used with a plug.

Also, some hanging pendants with chains and an Edison bulb.

You all saw the chair I re-covered in a Chevron pattern.  Next to it is a document box with a steer skull, and below, the vanity bench I painted orange and covered with Imperial Trellis fabric.

I love that skull.  Here's a closer look.

I also have this wonderful vintage Corona typewriter and a vintage typewriter stand.

I filled a table with an assortment of books, boxes, bottles, iron farm gears, and insulators.

I placed the letter R in front of a bamboo mirror from Ballard, and on the bamboo table is an old dictionary, a globe and some maps.

I also have a large iron wheel, a metal stool, and several large vintage tins.

I also have a drafting table and T-square, an old metal kitchen stool, and the tiniest adding machine I've ever seen.  Drafting tables are perfect for an extra serving table and they store flat.

 

For those of you who love to use vintage cameras in your decor, I have quite a selection of interesting ones.

I hope you can make it.

Kathy

Link to more images of what we'll have at the barn.  Click here.

Stylish Patina Barn Sale

January 20,21,22

10 am until 5 pm

Where are we?
4051 Stanford Ct. Frederick, MD

Directions from D.C. Area
1. 495 N towards Maryland
2. I-270 N
3. Exit 32 merge I-70 W Hagerstown
4. Exit 52 merge US-15/US 340 W
5. Merge to the the left, follow 15 S
6. Left Mountville Rd (1st traffic light)
7. 1^st Left Winchester Blvd
8. Wind thru Stanford Industrial Park
9. 2nd Right at 4051 Stanford Ct.

Other Places to Visit!
Make it a day of shopping.....
Downtown Frederick MD (6 miles)
Downtown Leesburg, Va (15 miles)
Lucketts, Va (11 miles)
Chartreuse & Co. Barn (4 miles)

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