Fabulous Finds!

Oh... What a hot and humid month it has been....almost too hot to hunt for treasures! Sometimes you just have to sacrifice the uncomfortable weather to find the things that you love! Yet again...It is an obsession! You find stuff on friday and saturday..spend all week cleaning, painting, arranging and then enjoy looking at all the pretty stuff you bought...and then it is friday again, time to start the treasure hunt all over again~This is just some of my finds for the past two weeks!  One of my favorite finds is the vintage white beadboard radiator cover, a 20.00 find... displayed with ornament filled jars, small glass cloche, seashells, old corbels, which I love too, a steal for 20.00 for the pair! I found two pair of those! Check out these adorable concrete statues, found a pair of those with the pedestals for only 30.00! I love old wicker flower baskets, especially the tall ones that stand on the floor, I found this one at an antique mall for only 40.00! Lately, I have had a passion for vintage silver...love these two large trays, found last week for 10.00 for the pair, (Trays are awesome for grouping little treasures together to make a statement) along with the trays came this huge ironstone platter for 5.00! There are great treasures out there to be found and at fabulous prices! I hope you all have a happy junkin trail this weekend!

Enjoy the pictures, and have a wonderful weekend!

It was a wonderful saturday morning, when I found this awesome vintage stepback cupboard along with lots and lots of other unusual great finds! This cabinet was an absolute steal for only 45.00! Can you believe it? The couple that I bought it from told me it had sat in the same spot on their huge back porch for the past 36 years! I knew he was telling me the truth when it came time for me to clean it! Ugg! It was so worth it in the end! I love how all my vintage toys and old advertising things look on it! Don't you?

Great Estate Sale Find & Diningroom Makeover!!

Oh my gosh! I can hardly believe it has been more than a month since I have posted! The month of may has been just fabulous for estate/yard sales! The first I would like to show you is the wonderful vintage buffet I got a few weeks ago. Most bloggers start off talking about how they have redone a piece of furniture, a project, etc..Well, Every once in awhile you find that perfect piece that you do not have to do anything to! This is what happened to me....The yard sales were just alright, then decided to go in a different direction, and thank goodness I did! This wonderful buffet with the prettiest etched mirror was just sitting there looking pretty waiting for me to take it home! This is the part that you will not believe! I asked the seller how much, and she said 20.00! Then she proceeded to apologize, for having left some paint around the mirror! Was she kidding? I'll clean it up for the price she was asking! So here are some pictures of my diningroom. I had to rearrange just about everything, but I love how it turned out! I hope you enjoy the pictures! Remember you can click on the picture to enlarge. I would love to hear your favorite story of that perfect find! I am all ears! If you would like to send me an email  and/or a picture, please send to Rhinestonesandroses@yahoo.com ~~~~Happy Junking!

~Wordless Wednesday~Shades of White~

Sand Pails, Soda, Barkcloth, and a lot of Red!

I finally decorated my sun porch the way that I wanted. I had to use the porch for storage for some furniture I was wanting to sell. I finally took it all to a thrift mall that just opened up. I wanted to show you all what fun it is to blend Barkcloth curtains with vintage sand pails, garden stuff, chippy painted furniture, and vintage advertising! I am headed out the door to find more goodies. I will share those photos with you tomorrow. I hope everyone has a fun day!

~*~Wordless Wednesday~*~

Today, I thought I would let the pictures speak for themselves...Just some random close-ups of some of my favorite displays! Enjoy!

~*~Dress Form Divas~*~

Dress forms are fun to dress with vintage finds from estate sales, yard sales, and flea market finds! Whenever I find vintage jewelry, millinery, and vintage clothes, it's great to layer items on them! You can never have enough embellishments!  This J.R Bauman dress form with the cage bottom is my favorite. Believe it or not I found it at Goodwill for only $35.00  The second picture is how I have it dressed with my favorite pink roses apron.  The third pictured is a form that a customer brought to me to sell, when I had my own antique store a few years ago. She just knew I would love it, and sold it to me for only $40.00 Included with the form was the 1920's all beaded flapper dress and glass beaded antique hat! What a great deal! The last of my dress forms (pictured above) that I found at a yard sale, I just decoupaged vintage barkcloth fabric to her and added a vintage hat, different strands of  lovely pearls, and draped some beautiful vintage lace over her shoulders. I love them all, it is hard to pick a favorite, but I believe I have them in order of favorites. If I should come across another dress form, I will just have to add it  to my collection! They really make a  lovely statement to any room in your house!