pomegranate seeds: Just back from a buying trip (and what fun it was).

Friday, February 28, 2014

Just back from a buying trip (and what fun it was).

Is there anything more fun than being on the hunt for vintage goodies? Not really! We just returned from a whirlwind trip to the Bay Area to go to the smallish but good San Francisco gift show (our second market trip to supplement the buys in Atlanta)... and did some crazy vintage buying all along the way. And boy, did we come home with a good haul! Sometimes you can look until the cows come home and not find anything worth packing up, but this time, we lucked out. At the end, there was just enough room in the car for us, plus Jilly in her little bed. Nobody had to ride on the roof rack.

And now we've just about got it all out for your viewing pleasure. We're really excited about all our finds, but I'm especially in love with the collection of globes we found, all collected by one person (who had a really good eye). It's all I can do to not take them all home, but I am resisting with all my might, because I know they'll all end up in good homes. There's a fabulous little carved wooden Chinese figure, some neat-o barware items, trays and bunnies, hotel silver (!), books and odd bits. Stools, French souvenirs, clock parts, the cutest toy telephone, tin boxes... the list goes on and on. We also have a box of fabulous horse trophy ribbons from the 50s and 60s. These are really fun to decorate with, whether you have horses or not. So, I'm really happy that we have some fun new vintage treasures in the shop; still struggling to find room for it all, but at least it's nice and full – lots to look at. Better stop in soon because these things will go fast... and cannot be repeated. Here are just a few pictures: