October Thrifted Finds

Made another stencilled sign this week too (picture #8).

Fall is my favourite season for ease of decorating. It takes just a few random pieces to make a Halloween/fall grouping. The lantern was already rusty and worn looking, favourite faux pumpkin came out of storage (the bigger of the pumpkins here) and the front porch became the background, the pumpkins were picked up on an upcountry drive and the squash - a gift from a friend.

Thrifted finds seemed to learn toward orange this month and Tupperware orange fitted right in to the fall colours.

 

Black is another good fall/halloween colour. The black faux vintage phone needs a paint touch-up, the black frame makes a handy background for the black hobnail cream and sugar, pitcher and vase.

Seasonal characters, a faux bird house and a tin sign have the deck gate and a roundish shield (DGS has a new project underway) as the background for this grouping.

The window makes another appearance, fresh coat of paint, a handy background for the metal stool and lantern and the last of the dahlia (the constant and heavy rain has pounded the stalks down and it is really the end of those wonderful flowers this year).

On my day trip up North I did find some PINK! - a Beswick vase with subtle pastels, a pineapple pattern hand crocheted pink tablecloth and a delightful small wall display quilt. Also found a folding dessert tray, blue and white cow creamer, a brass lady bell, a Fiesta green salt and linen table runner/dresser cloth with a blue outlined butterfly.

I did paint a second plywood pumpkin and I decided to keep it for backgrounds. The eagle is Blue Mountain Pottery, a Canadian company that not longer exists except through the BM Pottery legacy. The map is printed on a thin leather like scroll.

Metal pencil sharpeners (and there are hundreds of different looks) come in many different vintage furniture, tools, etc. designs. Always looking for signs and globes to take over to my booths.

Painted 4 of these very common framed mirrors with CeCe Caldwell white a couple of years ago. This week (since finding my missing stencil) I sanded, stencilled words, clear and dark waxed. The tray was on the 'free' table at my favourite thrift store and the  little silver container is from my own collection.

The wicker bed tray was sitting in the thrift shop for days and on the 50% off day it was added to my collection. Love the details. That well rusted licence plate is the last one left from February finds. It just jumped into the picture because it was a mid-century piece that found a mid-century friend.

Here are some close ups of that lovely wicker bed tray.

The already white frame and tin box found at a thrift store both had some chipping and black marks plus some turquoise showed through on the outside of the lidded tin box, updated them with Rust-oleum White.

It was time to bring the house plants in from their summer and early fall time outside. Fire King swirl chip and dip set, Made Of Honor orange square dish and Pyrex Spice O'Life casserole mixed in with the house plants.

Favourite find this month was this heavy transfer ware platter, "Barnyard Giant", Johnson Bros, 20 1/4 x 16 inches. I wonder who had to carry it loaded with a turkey ready for carving.

Thank you for visiting.

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Beverly of How Sweet the Sound Oct 2/16
Across The Blvd - Snickerdoodle Create Oct 29/16

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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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