In spite of the weather, I went out junking today

It's supposed to rain here today.  So far, the rain is to the west and north of my house.  The wind is kicking up and there is a lot of dust in the air.  This is the winter storm that hit California earlier in the week.  However, today is Saturday, and there are yard sales and a flea market close to my house.  I set out at 7 a.m. in the dark to shop.  I was not disappointed.

Finally found some more buttons.  My booth at Merchant Square is nearly out of buttons.  Thank goodness I found these buttons.  They are sorted and priced and ready to go.  Mind numbing activity, but I love it.

I love this leaning teapot!  So cute and it goes with my new flower pot and nesting birds!

Found some tiny items to add to displays in my booth.  Bitsy birds and birdhouses.  I think the turquoise flower pot is vintage.  See the rose decal at the bottom?

While digging through a box of stuff I came across this wall lamp.  I LOVE IT!!  It's turquoise and so industrial or salvage chic!  Best of all, IT WORKS!!

Last, but not least I found this metal box full of old film cans and reels (mid 1950's and the boxes predate zip codes) with actual 8mm film still on them!  Have you seen what film reels go for in the catalogs?  And just to hang on walls!  Swooned over this find.  And  the other metal box holds old slides.  More great industrial chic!

Much more found yesterday and today.  A small coffee table, pedestal table for a plant, old knobbed milk glass lamps, old baby clothes, old baby shoes, old jewelry box, and much more!  Now comes the hard part -- pricing all of it!!

Thrift store finds

Well, I have been out scouring the thrift stores to get items for my booth at Merchant Square. I found the following this week:

I found this cool shabby white "lantern" for my booth. It is for a candle, but I have another idea for it. See below!This little birdhouse was too cute! The only thing wrong with it was that the copper roof was pretty dirty from being in someone's kitchen. A little Dawn dishsoap on a scrubber took it right off and it turned out stinkin' cute! It's at Merchant Square along with the lantern.This was my project for the day. I love this bottle now that it is finished. I plan to sell it at Merchant's Square, too. Couldn't take it up there today because the glue wasn't dry. But it will be up there soon.
My idea is to put the bottle inside the lantern. We shall see!

In addition, I bought a lot of pretty dresses on Monday -- 11 to be exact! Most of the summery ones are at Merchant's Square already and really dress up the booth! Lots of pink, black and plenty of flowers. I have a following of teenage girls who regularly shop my booth looking for cute dresses for dances. In a few weeks I will take in a black satin formal gown I found (floor length, ruffled hem, Jessica McClintock for Gunne Sax!) plus another black dress with plenty of feathers! I'll have pictures of those for you later! Really had good thrifting this week!