Saturday Thrift Ship Finds

Thrifting 

My favorite past time on a Saturday morning.
I found lots of goodies today.  The shops are all having 50% off sales so that made it even more fun.

So many fun things to include in my shop WeeLambieVintage

I love finding books.

The Illustrations are amazing.
This story book Homer Price by Robert McCloskey the author of Make Way For Ducklings is filled with great drawings.  I remember this donut shop story from childhood.

The Wind In The Willows ....filled with color illustrations.

Illustrations by Ernest H. Shephard

This little toothpick holder caught my eye.

I love that little bird and wishbone!

Lots of brass and shiny objects caught my eye as well.

Little copper pans, a brass pear, filigree gold mirror, copper candlestick.....

It was all lots of fun and I got this great pink cotton purse to use for a knitting project bag.

This one is all mine!

Once again the top of my dining room table is hidden.

The table still has the extra leaves in it from Christmas.  All covered up now!

It was a fabulous morning!
Anne

What Is A Firkin ?

So what's a firkin anyway?
I found a great looking wooden bucket with a cover when I was out thrifting the other day. I researched my find as I always do prior to listing it.  
Turns out it is a firkin.

Firkin

According to Merriam Webster a firkin is: 
1. a small wooden vessel or cask.
2. any of various British units of capacity usually equal to 1/4 barrel.
The first being used to store items in the pantry like sugar. 
The second definition being far more popular with beer drinkers.
my ... firkin

Now if someone would help me find out what this is.  It has been in my families possession for generations. I have no idea what it is.  

My ancestors built wooden boats.  So what is this relic?  I want to think if it isn't an actual tool of some kind that it is a toy.  I imagine a little boy watching his father working in his boat shop and making this small toy to occupy himself.  The nails are hammered in at odd angles and bent over.  I plan to keep this for future befuddled generations.
What do you think?
Anne

Saturday Treasure Hunts & Knitting

I have a three day weekend. This is such a pleasure. I meant to get up early and go thrifting. Of course I slept in and then had lazy Saturday am coffees at home.  The happy result of this was getting to an Estate sale late at the half way point. This is when they throw everyone out of the house and make you line up all over again. Then when they allow you back in everything is half off. 

Lining up at 1 pm in the Hot Florida Sunshine!

I think they really use this time while we are broiling outside to run to the bathroom and eat their lunches.  Running a busy Estate Sale is a lot of hard work.  

The wait was well worth it.  I went home with a full trunk of goodies.

 I hope tomorrow is a nice sunny day so I can take pictures on the lanai. 

~Knitting Right Brain vs Left Brain...my thoughts~
After a fun day of shopping I am ready to sit and relax with my knitting.
I have planned to try and make a lace scarf for well decades. I have started so many lace projects only to have them land in the frog pond.  I am going to blame it on my right brain vs left brain thought process.  Knitting is a visual pleasure (right brain). Counting lace patterns and looking at charts is analytic (left brain).  I have discovered I have no left brain. Ha! 

No Fuss Shade Loving Shawl

I also have a very hard time seeing that tiny itty bitty thread of lace weight yarn. I found a very simple pattern No Fuss Shade Loving Shawl I think despite all my problems I will be able to pull this one off. I hope so as the yarn Silky Alpaca Lace that I bought on Webs summer sale is really soft and lovely. 

Shade Loving Shawl

So stay tuned in and if you want a little shawl in your Christmas stocking you just might get one.

Anne/Lambie

Digging For The Garden

I made a vow that I would work on my garden this weekend.  This morning I spent about thirty minutes in my actual garden looking at weeds and spritzing them with white vinegar.  I hope by morning to just be able to cover them up with new mulch.  Then as I was already worn out from the effort I went thrift shopping.

My dining table covered again!

I found some adorable garden containers. I love the little California Pottery snail.  I think my garden might become a miniature container garden.  Some sweet little succulents would look good poking out of that snail. 
I need to go to the plant store.

Plants I am thinking about

I will let you know how this turns out!
If you wanted some instant gorgeous gardening done for you check out this creative etsy shop.

WilliamsGrove

 Williams Grove @ Etsy Williams Grove They have really lovely containers and plants all set to go.

At ElmPlace on Etsy there is a great cast iron plant container. I love how rustic and traditional it looks. 

ElmPlace

ElmPlace located here @ ElmPlace

For more whimsy take a look at these britches!

ThriftCore

 Aren't they fun? You can find them in ThriftCore @ ThriftCore
Last but not least for more magic and fun look at these little miniature fairy garden whimsy's...

Ozarkmountainmagic

they come in lots of colors and variety's from Ozarkmountainmagic @Ozarkmountainmagic

I can't wait to explore more of these shops and to start my own magical little snail garden. I will keep you posted.
Anne / WeeLambieVintage

Projects Completed

I finished the Shabby Chic shelf.  The white paint looked lonely so I added some color. At first I was going to glue some pretty paper onto the inside of the little cubbie holes, but I decided to use my favorite blue paint.

I am happy with the result.  All in all it was 3 coats of paint in most areas.  I distressed it with a really gritty sand paper here and there and then waxed with paste wax.  It is in my etsy shop ...Shabby Cottage Chic here
Yesterday when I was on the way to work I was lucky enough to have time to stop at a neighborhood rummage sale. 

I found so many great items. If course I love the chippy white paint on this corner shelf, but I also fell hard for some mushrooms.

When I was a new bride in 1972 my kitchen was all orange and brown and mushrooms were popping out all over the place.  Now it is vintage.

This collection of thread was begging to go home with me. 
I love community tag sales.

Since the white and blue shelf was last weeks finished project I think I will also show the last plate of corned beef and cabbage I will ever cook.

It looks so yummy, but the salt and the spices and the way we had to air out the house for 2 DAYS!!!!  Not doing this again. I will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with green beer next year.
Anne