2nd Time Around: Art from Old Plates

 

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This week I want to share with you a project that one of the vendors in one of the antique malls I am a part of completed. She searched for old antique and vintage plates, and glued them using Epoxy glue to a wooden board. She got the idea from an interior decorator who first saw this in an antique shop in New Orleans. I love the way her plate ‘art’ turned out! What a great way to use those one of a kind vintage and antique plates!

Have any of you used antique and vintage items to create works of art? Tell me about it.

 

2nd Time Around: A Mistake???

 

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I did a post a few weeks ago about pottery from Italy. Recently I saw this little chicken dish, and in my haste to buy it, I forgot to check it out for knicks, chips, etc.

 

When I got home, I realized I had made a mistake! Part of her tail had been broken off!

So, what do you do with a piece that is chipped and would not be good to put in the booth? Use it yourself! I decided to place the hen on my kitchen counter and hide the chipped end…don’t know what I’ll store in it, but I’ll think of something.

 

Have you bought something and found out it had a flaw when you got home? I try to check things out, but sometimes I miss things! Please tell me I’m not the only one!

 

2nd Time Around: Bargain Jewelry

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One thing I’ve been reluctant to start at  my antique booths is selling jewelry. Recently  I had the opportunity to buy some jewelry from a fellow vendor who didn’t want to go to the trouble of the jewelry. Since then, I’ve been fascinated with vintage jewelry and have been trying to learn about it. One of the tips I was given was to always ask at a garage sale if they have jewelry. I did that recently and the lady dug this box out of the bottom of another huge box. It looks like junk, and mostly it was! But there was some cute pieces of jewelry that I put in  my booth. The best part was the price. I asked her how much for the whole box since I didn’t really want to go through it piece by piece. And when she said 50 cents I grabbed the box and left! I could hardly wait til I got home to go through it! The box had about 30 pieces of jewelry with only 3 or 4 unwearable, so the pieces make great inexpensive items to add to  my booth-or to keep! 

And my bargain shopping paid off! Inside was this sterling silver bracelet! It is really pretty, and I haven’t decided yet if I will add it to my booth, put it on ETSY or keep it!

I don’t always get the great bargains….I paid a little more than I normally do for this sterling silver piece below at an estate sale….and I’m pretty sure I will sell it. The owner of one of the antique  malls has offered to let me place them in her showcase. She said people often are looking for sterling silver bracelets!

 

What about you? Have you found any bargains on jewelry? Or just a piece that you really love? Tell us about it!

2nd Time Around: Aggressive Garage Sale Shoppers!

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This past weekend, we had beautiful sunny weather and along with that comes lots of garage sales! It seems like the first of the month is a popular weekend for sales, and there were plenty! Even though I’m buying lots for my booth, I still look for things to keep!

This canister is one of the items I bought this week that I think I’ll keep. Actually it was part of a set. You see, this other shopper grabbed up the other two as I picked up this one, even though I got there first and had just asked the lady how much for the set. My son was with me, and said “That’s part of the set, you’re not going to break it up are you?” And I told him, yes I am unless she lets me have the other two since I was trying to gather them up to pay for them. I know this sounds silly, but lesson learned, get your items quickly and put them together up near the checkout, you never know how aggressive the other shoppers will be! LOL

Anyway, I’m happy with this one red canister….I think it will be lovely at Christmas!

Later, at another sale, I ran into a lady that has a booth at one of the antique malls that I have my booth. She was leaving with a gorgeous tiger oak chair that I would love to have had! If I had been there just 5 minutes earlier, I would have bought it. Since then I noticed that she had the chair in her booth priced at $285! I have no idea what she paid for it-but I bet it was nowhere near that! Should be interesting to see if it sells quickly!

So, what about you? Have you ever almost got a bargain? I would love to hear your stories!

2nd Time Around: Mirrors

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Last week I showed you some pictures from the new booth at the antique mall that my friends and I opened. I promised you this week that I would share with you which booth was mine! It was the first one! Lots of you had great guesses and comments, and I appreciate each and every one of you that participates in 2nd Time Around.

This week I would like to share with you two recent purchases-mirrors! Nothing makes a room glow more than a pretty mirror.

This oval beveled mirror was a recent find from an unique little shop in Tuscaloosa, Alabama called Ann’s Tiques. She is a retired educator like myself, and has put an older home she owns to great use-she has some antiques and vintage items of her own, and rents booths to some other vendors. I usually check her shop when in Tuscaloosa because she has such great prices. I got this pretty mirror for $25.00! I took the one that it replaced to one of the antique booths, and hopefully it will sell soon! I love the oval shape of this mirror.

The one in the picture below is made my at first booth I have with my son. We bought this mirror at an estate sale for a great price. It is not beveled, but has a beautiful frame. So far, no bites on it, but it does add some class and elegance to the booth!

What about you? Do you have a favorite mirror in your home?

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