My Love/Hate Relationship With Antique Shopping!

Oh, this story is pretty much as epic as Romeo + Juliet. Actually it's not. But it's close. My mom is an antiques nut. Ever since I was a wee little baby, she's been dragging me to antique malls, thrift shops, estate sales, rummage sales and the like. Some days I'd love it, but most days I'd hate it. And here I'm mostly talking about antique malls (I love thrift shopping). 

Why do I hate it? Because you rarely find treasures in a load of junk (and my mom is an extremely slow shopper, ugh, so it doesn't make shopping easy). And most of those treasures are OUTRAGEOUSLY priced. That's why I hate going. Why fling the few things I want in front of my face & I know I can't have it? Especially when I know I can get it cheaper at say...Goodwill (when I can find it that is)!? We went to three huge Antique malls today in Waukesha, WI after church. She bribed me into going, especially telling me we'd only go to 2 of the three (and that I'd get the second and third book of the Hunger Games trilogy, hehe). Yeah, that never happened. But anyways, so I took a few Instagram shots in the malls (I'm too chicken to bring my normal camera with me) & I'd like to share them with you! 

They had a lot of really old photographs, like this one, she actually creeped me out. Must be that murderous look in her eye ;) 

Cute little tins!

The girl planter on the right is SO pretty. I have one similar to her in my room, even with the pearl earring, but she isn't as pretty as this one!

An old cash register.

Guys, I wasn't kidding when I said my mom is really in to antiques. She collects and sells them to antique dealer(s). See that dresser and end table? Yeah, those used to be ours. This is the main booth my mom sells to. It was really odd to see a lot of our stuff in there, especially because my mom uses all this stuff to decorate our home (then she gets sick of it and sells it). 

I really want the top Pyrex bowl. Like now! :)

Lovin this dresser!

Pretty bead detailing on an old antique bag. 

Okay girls my age, do you remember this Barbie?!?! Part of the "Wedding Party" collection. I squeeled when I seen her, because I HAD (well, still do, somewhere) this doll!!! Oh, memories :)

I did score some goodies (I will be sharing in another post), but I made sure to only buy stuff that was REALLY cheap, or fairly priced for what I wanted it for. I seen a lot of stuff I already had in these antique malls, and what was sad was their pricing. I know these people need to make money and all, but when most of those items are a dime a dozen, you shouldn't be charging five dollars a glass when you could go to Goodwill RIGHT NOW and get it for 49 cents. Legit. Call me whatever you like, but I really hate it when people abuse their pricing rights. Okay rant over, haha. Do you guys like going to antique malls or thrift shops better, how come?

xo.

Estate Sale Finds Pt 2

Yesterday, I had showed you my first half of finds from the estate sale. There were a couple old bandages left from the bandaid tin. I decided to open up one package to see if they still would stick, and they did! 

There were a couple other brands and sizes mixed in that tin as well. This was my favorite. I just love the font!

I had found quite a few of beautiful vintage pillowcases that I just had to have! I love vintage floral print so much, I had to get them! 

I love all the colors of this pillowcase. 

I really love this particular case. It reminds me of up north and seeing all the flowers in the country. I can't wait to wash these and put them right on my bed!!

I was also able to snag some great vintage fabric, which was something I really was set out to find yesterday!

I love the quality of vintage fabric. How thick it is and of course, the colors!!

Apparently Bogart loves the fabric as much as me!! 

xo.

My Estate Sale Finds! Pt 1

Today, my mom and I decided to visit an estate sale that had their 50% off sale today. At first I was hesitant. It's the third day and also the 50% off sale, I could imagine how picked over it would be! But I actually got quite a few things, surprisingly. I'm going to show you in two posts!

I got this "Le Bag." It's pretty big, which I like, and it also has a snap closure. Perfect when I'm out shopping or going to the library to get some books!!

This amazing mushroom canister. They had the majority of the whole set, which I really wanted, but seeing I don't have my own home, I had to just get one. This is going to be perfect for my knitting needles. 

Benny, looking cute as always. See the bag in the back? I got that also. I'm going to use it as a travel bag. I didn't photograph it because it didn't want to photograph well for me at all, and it was awkwardly shaped. 

I had to get this awesome vintage bandaid tin. I love old tins like this, but I can never find one I really like. This one even had some bandaids in it, too. I'll show those tomorrow! 

I'm a lover of really old wallets. I love the detail of them (like this one with the three different colored stitches on the front). It's so beautiful in person, it really is!

These awesome vintage sunnies!

I yelped when I seen this! I bypassed it about three times (it was in the box), but then, BAM, I grabbed her because she was meant to be mine, regardless of what she looked like. I love love love clocks like these. They remind me of my grandma a whole lot. She used to keep her's in her living room and for some reason, I always admired it. This one is the best one I've seen yet. I love the orange outside and the mint coloring on the needles and by the numbers. 

And Bogart, meowing (ahem, yelling) at me to stop taking pictures of him. Hey, I can't help it, he's too cute! I can't wait to show you all the rest of my finds...tomorrow. Dun dun dun! 

xo.

A Favorite Thrift Find

Truth be told, my mom and I go thrift shopping at least three times a week. We have a hard time allowing a good find to go to someone else! I picked these up about a week ago. If you've seen my room recently, my walls are FILLED with stuff. It's pretty obvious that I had nowhere to hang them, but I couldn't pass 'em up...

They are simply gorgeous in person. The frames are plastic and the photos are just prints (they are a faux painting)...but I love them oh so much! It was refreshing to see a vintage set of plant/nature photos that weren't the usual mushrooms, etc. The best part was that each photo was 99 cents! SCORE!

I had placed them against my antique piano bench in my room (I just have a piano bench, no piano). They are in the perfect spot too, because I usually store my shoes under the bench, so now the shoes are perfectly concealed!  

The saying in the first photo is on the back of each of the prints. Then each print has their own category number. I thought that was pretty nifty! I'm so glad I didn't set them down! They fit my room perfectly and sadly, I can't stop staring at them! Now it's almost time to feed my guilty (and extremely sad) pleasure...happy Jerzzzdayy. Yeup, I think I just lost a huge handful of braincells. Eep!

xo.

ps. Incase anyone was curious, the artist is Robert Laessig.

Bring on the Jingle Bells

Happy Holidays Everyone!! Here are some photos from my home. 

I love the colors of our tree. So sparkly.

My mom's name is Joy, so our house is littered with her name :p

I love this Santa. He's so cute!!

I spent my pre-holiday at work. It was crazy madness, but a lot of fun! Now it's almost time to exchange some gifts with me mum and watch a movie. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Christmas with the one's you love!! 

xo.