Rusty Treasures

  Treasures from our last trip...

in no particular order.

lanterns, rust of any kind came home with us...

seeders make great display pieces. fill with straw 

or excelsior and addpumpkins, pulleys or.....

cow bells, clock part, and odds and ends,

another cow bell and and more smalls....

display box, rusty lantern...

old 'hat form', stove door, and drawer full of rusty hearts.

 Big wheels...

Yellow is great in the garden...

ceramic stove, and some hardware drawers.

scale, and whatnot's

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pulleys and old cast iron stove parts.

Hope you enjoyed this quick post.

Mostly on FB these days if you want current store pics.

Blessings
Barb
Joining these parties...

Rusty Treasures and Fun Ideas

 Rusty Treasures.

Yep, this is a pile of 'stuff' that I used the rust/patina formula on.
Rust and Patina How To Here

Some of these were new in the package, (like the little latch toward the top).

Some were used. All were metal, but assorted kinds of metals.

The watch case on the right was brass, thus the beautiful patina blue.

The thimble turned a bit blue also.

 

close up of latch.

also, thimble, right below latch. Can you see it?

It started to turn a bit blue.....

Here are some pieces I am getting ready to do.

Will show you when they are done.

 

  

 fun idea

an old wire basket.

I think it is about 18" across, and not very deep

It was hung on a blank wall,

 with some clip boards hanging in it, and a book on the shelf.

(Just the beginning of a cute display.)

Will fluff some fabric around, and maybe hang some old keys in there too.

what did I use to hang them up there with??

See the picture above....the weird kind of really rusty thingy on the bottom?

Do you recognize it???

It is an old drapery hook.

You know, we used to hang those big heavy drapes with them?
(it is upside down here)

They are perfect for hanging things over a piece of wire, and

easy to find at garage sales. I have a whole bag of them!!!

Who would think????  =)

(OOOH!! I'm getting another idea for them!!)

Cost of my project:
basket  $15.00 
Rusty hooks....guess  5 cents each.
clipboards/book etc...already had.

Thanks for the visit.

Be Blessed

Barb 

Joining these parties.

Little Bits of White

 Just some new little bits of white....

Little teddies in a white wicker chair.

Seen better days, but still oh so cute.

Would be cute with a plant on it too.

My 'brand new' petticoat.

 not really white, but wanted to show you anyway.

An old perpetual calendar....

 A sweet little mannequin my new vednor made.

Too much patience for me to do.

and lastly some old wire garden fencing,

and some old windows.

Just had to show you a little something so I could play at these parties today.

Thanks for visiting.

Blessings

 barb

    Country Whites Party March 15-17 

Held jointly at

The Country Farm Home

&

Old Time Farmhouse

White Wednesday Rustic Fun

 Here are my fun White Wednesday treasures.

An old lumber yard apron....

Thought maybe fun with straw and a pumpkin in it.

(thinking Fall girls)

 This is a really cool folding mason's yardstick.

One side is regular inches..

 the other for spacing masonry. cool huh?

 Do you think this is  a razor?

It looks like it but I cannot figure out how blade was attached.
Very old.

 Just got this perfectly shabby, rusty, white cage.

click to see cool doors.

 This is a (sideways) Dentist Lab appointment calender

from 1960.

 

This is one of 38 license plates I bought in a big box.

They have the lights brackets to attach to your car too.

A great way to display them.

 

and this is just a little wire basket that had some kind

of pots with candles in them. I ditched the candles,

and will use the baskets for something else.

Any ideas???
 They are about 4x8" with 2 round rings where candles sat.

All for today.

Have been finding awesome treasures for the store...

just not any more white ones....

blessings

barbara jean

Be sure to go check out all the other wonderful whites at Kathleen's,

and thank her for hosting. =)

 
And don't miss next week.
I'll be posting .....

Copper and Sweet Little Vignettes

Copper.
I love copper.
When I opened the store, I went on quite a copper frenzy.
If it was that beautiful color, and especially tarnished,
it went in my bag!
But this is a special piece. I have not had a pitcher before.
Most were tea pots, and cups.

My question: Does anyone know about the
Old Colony Copper Company?
or Anaconda Copper?
Let me know please.

here are some little vignettes of some new finds.
Love this tall glass jar with lid.
Such a different pattern and shape.
And it is very thick and heavy!
Most valuable I am sure. =)

And this sweet little wire piece will of course go
in the new French/Victorian room we are getting ready.
Wonder what it is for??
OOH LA LA!!!

Thanks for coming by.
Blessings on your day

barbara jean

PS I just really need to do some crafting instead
of all the book work going on for inventory and taxes.
Wat do you think?
Work, or PLAY!!!!!!