Friday Funday

I get one Friday a month off.  I use it to work on Etsy projects and update my shop.  In the "summer months" (I use that term very lightly here in upstate NY) I sometimes use that time to find things to stock the vintage area of my shop, as I did this Friday.

There was an estate sale about a block from my house so I went there first.  It was so quiet, no cars on the street, nobody hurrying back to their car with armloads of treasure.  I felt like I was in the wrong place.  It was also the last day of the sale and everything was half off.  Let me tell you how much I love that phrase.

I wandered down to the basement, which is where the holiday stuff is generally relegated to.  I bought a huge box of Christmas...junk...for $1.50.  There were a few pieces of uselessness in the batch, to be sure, but there were also some pieces of Christmas finery that I added to my own burgeoning collection.

These glittery white snowballs which are probably millinery supplies are going to look HOT in some jadeite vases come Yuletide.  The white bell in their midst might look like some hokey wedding do-dad, but it is in fact Christmas.  Witness the holly at the rim.  It is also coated in white glitter.  Pardon me whilst I drool.

One of my all time pet peeves when sale-ing is finding a bin full of vintage Christmas ornaments.  You might think I'd be super happy about such a thing.  But, this stuff can't be thrown in a bin.  All together.  Bumping and scraping against each other.  What are we?  Savages?  These things need to be cared for, individually wrapped, or at least separated with some freaking tissue paper, come on people!  

I found these gorgeous, very fragile blown glass mushrooms at the bottom of a box of chaos.  Two of them are broken on one side, but they were so enchanting I thought I'd take them and display them, good side out.  Nobody will be able to tell.

The millinery holly is gorgeous.  Such a rich velvet texture and great color.  I'll probably just lay it on a pretty plate somewhere and cry, "Behold!"  That junk is art.

I also got this great vintage leather Vogue bar travel case for $2.50.  I believe it to be real leather.

It has a space at the top by the lucite handle to put in your fancy metal monogram.  Too bad CGU are not my initials.   It also still has the key so that you can lock it up, preventing any shifty bystanders from stealing your travel booze.

It doesn't have all of it's inner bits anymore, but I've got plenty to fill it up.  Invite me over for drinks some time and see if I don't arrive with this dapper chapper filled up with goodies!  

On Saturday the husband and I went to a Wesleyan church sale up in Greece.  It was the last day, fill a bag for $5.  It was pretty pathetic pickings.  I didn't see anything at first gander.  Then I wandered over to the scarves on our way out and saw a box of crazy old ties.  The husband was with me so we perused together and found a few cute, sleek ties from the 1950's for him.

Then we discovered there were some strange ties lurking therein and got the knitted woolen ones for a friend who I think would ware exclusively wool if that were an option.  That's right.  There were enough knit woolen ties to choose from.

Then just as I was about to join the line at the cash register I saw this lovely.  Is it a Dream Pet?  Perchance.  One thing I do know is that it's damn cute.  And holiday.  So, obviously.

So, In Summary:

I'm Getting Too Much Christmas Stuff And I Can't Think About Christmas Right Now Because It Seems Like Winter Hasn't Even Ended Yet And I Just Can't Handle That So I'm Feeling Conflicted.

Quickly!  To The Travel Bar Case!