I am a self confessed antique junky... There is never a blank spot in my house and if I love something I can always find "room" for it. I don't just collect one thing (that would be to easy) and living in a house all my own is the perfect excuse for adding to my collections... Antiquing has become a bit of a craze, not always done correctly, but never-the-less always fun. Because, of this mad antiquing craze my local shops, even Goodwill, have gotten expensive (still a fraction of the prices Pottery Barn or Crate and Barrel charge). So, I was exited for our trip through the back country of Washington, Oregon and Idaho for some true bargain-hunting antiquin'. Look what I found...
Most of my goodies... The hammered tray was $9, can you believe it?!?! You can't see it in this picture but the design is all different fruit.
Hobnail lovers rejoice! Two new milk glass pieces, both Fenton and real steals. $5 for the small vase, perfect for my bathroom. $15 for the large pitcher, great for fresh flowers, I have seen these locally for upwards of $35.
An old fashion iron, at $5 it will make a perfect door stop in my laundry room. I have seen these going for $25-$35, matter of fact there were several others is this same shop for $25 (it pays to search through the bargain basement).
Beautiful tablecloths, another steal... the two yellow napkins match a tablecloth I already own. The Christmas one is banquet size, which you never see without stains, most of these tablecloths are always cardtable size. This bunch was $20, locally the asking would be $50-$65.
1930's genuine leather hand tooled clutch.... love it! Plus the little old lady who sold it to me was so sweet, we talked for 1/2hour about movie stars of the past!
This little garden flower is not an antique but was too cute to resist. However, it was handmade by a local Hailey, ID artist from recycled scrap metal.
