Flea Market Treasures

 Trying to get back into my routine....it has been a very busy month for me. I had company, bronchitis and two awesome shows. Last weekend I had a two day show and sold 87 pieces of jewelry...crazy, crazy! I think it has taken me all week to re-coup after that show, plus I put in 2 days of work at the antique shop. So what do I do to relax?...what else but spend the day at the Flea Market.

My found treasures for the day...

round blister pearls, moonstone, copper clasps, old keys, Victorian locket and chain, brass rings, enamel watch face, clock key, enamel cuff links, old rosary beads and masonic medal,, Victorian buttons, vintage dog tags, old chains and  photo tin type.

I could not resist this 1930's G-Man toy badge...how cute is that?

I plan to spend the rest of the day in my studio and see what I can do with these treasures.

Congrats again to the Bead Trends Magazine winner QuiltingJewel39, please contact me with your mailing address.

Happy Sunday!

Tex

Today I made my new favorite piece I call "Texas". It is created using some treasures found on my recent trip to Texas. It is kind of whimsical, it's fun and very cowboy-ish! Love it...hope you will too.

Six shooter embossed charm, old horseshoe, antique Gold Medal adv. charm, brass horse button and a vintage monopoly game piece. Mixed metal vintage chains. You can find "Texas" in my Etsy shop.

I forgot I still had these pictures in my I-phone..taken where else but Texas. Looking at them again I just can't get  "Dirt road" by Jason Aldean out of my head!

 

 It actually rained like 10 drops when we were there, enough to produce this beautiful rainbow.

Number 352

 I've been hard at work in my studio, (at least that is what I tell my husband when he comes home from work!) there is nothing hard about doing what you love. Anyway...as I was saying I have created a few pieces and I wanted to share them with you, they have evolved out of the treasure pile I shared with you yesterday.

 Number 352 on Etsy

This great watch face, which by the way is 44mm, was given to me my one of the vendors The Cheeky Mare at the Big Red Barn in Round Top Texas. I was perusing in a wooden bowl filled with watch faces and chose a few to purchase as well as some old tags. He told me folks were buying the watch faces to make jewelry from, I told him  I was going to do that as well, so he actually gave them to me and asked me to send him pictures of the finished product. How nice was that! I just finished sending him pictures and I hope he likes the finished piece.

Master Lock dangle earrings on Etsy

Industrial Chic Earrings on Etsy

If you have not already done so be sure to enter my Making Room Bead Giveaway, I am adding to the pile everyday! You can read about it HERE.

Making Room for a Bead Giveaway

 Since yesterday I have been putting away all of my little found treasures from Texas, trying to organize it into a space that is already lacking good storage. So to make room I have cleaned out some of my containers and have made roughly a 3 pound pile of beads to give away.

 No junk in this pile! There are some vintage beads, pendants, gemstone and glass beads lots of beady goodness for you!

 Just leave me a comment telling me what is the best treasure you purchased at a garage sale, flea market or antique shop. I love to know what folks are buying! If you want to share this giveaway go ahead and let me know you did and your name goes in the proverbial hat twice. Giveaway will end on Friday Oct. 7th with one lucky winner. 

Here are more of my new treasures,wonderful vintage religious medals in all sizes.

 tons of great rosaries

 old hardware, buttons, keys, game pieces...

clock faces, tags, monopoly game pieces, cuff links...

These trinkets are my passion, what's yours?

Unpacking

We have been home for the past two days and I am still unpacking and going through all of my purchases from Texas. The following pictures are the large items, I will share the photos of all the goodies for my jewelry designs tomorrow. I did not want to over load you with so much eye candy your eyes would just pop! Most of the large items will go to my antiques booth at Bright's Antique World and some of the others are for my home. So here we go on a little tour of what came out of my SUV...and yes it all fit (my husband is a master packer!)..with room to spare!

 an old dress form, a couple of screen door halves (perfect for when I do shows) old signage letters, wire locker baskets, old mill work from a porch in Round Top and 4 wonderful vintage typewriters!

An awesome grain painted metal trunk and a vintage metal printing sheet, perfect for cutting up and using in bezels.

a vintage cowboy puzzle, metal stool and the coolest metal suitcase!

I feel in love with these new cement castings and some religious fonts.

Antique linens, vintage store displays and my absolute favorite....2 vintage garden chairs! 

I LOVE these chairs! I actually put them in the keeping area of my kitchen...they make me smile!

some old jars and beakers, transfer-ware, German clock, sewing box, Christmas scrap santas, a carved wooden hand and pottery.

...and lastly a vintage watering can and teddy bear.

Tomorrow I will show you all the other treasures. Today I am trying to organize them, I literally have no room for all of the trinkets so I am cleaning out some beads I no longer use and will be having a bead giveaway starting tomorrow, so be sure to check back.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Monday!

Found Objects

I hit the road today for a little treasure hunting...made a few stops at some antique shops that I have not visited in a long time. I have been working on lots of "found object" pieces lately and was on the hunt for some more treasures, you know you can NEVER have enough!  Here is the little pile of goodies I came home with today.

Steel chain, old watch housings, watch fob chain, #1 tag and a cool old key

I see something with resin for the watch housings and the rest who knows just yet...

While I was shopping at The Rare Bird  I met this really nice and helpful lady...she knew just what I was looking for, most of the things came from her showcase. Lisa had the nicest booth, our tastes were so similar. Well, it turned out she is also a blogger....how cool is that! Lisa's blog is called "Out Junking" be sure to check it out here.

Here are a few of my latest Found Object pieces.

Dainty Sue

Lost and Found

You can find these in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for stopping by!