Flea Market Haul!

Wow, what a day!  We went to a flea market that I've never been to before and it was awesome!  Three trips to the car and a full trunk, look at our haul!

We found 17 paint by numbers, 3 paint by number sets, the metal lock box (complete with key), metal bookends, buttons, a photo, shelf liner, moving blanket and the best thing, my hubby got an old GSP unit because he wanted the power cord and he shocked me by bargaining!!  I just about fell over.
 

The sunglasses are from another flea market and the reason for them are because they are bi-focal sunglasses, so I can use them for driving and now when the police stop me and say do you know how fast you were going, I can say yes instead of guessing.  Since I got my new eyes, I can't see close up and need readers.  I don't need them for far away sight but like to have sunglasses for driving, then I can't see the gauges that are up close to me!  With these glasses, that should take care of that problem.

Let's look at things closer:

Lock box, sunglasses, photo and Bakelite buttons.

Bookends and oh so retro shelf liner paper!

Inside this box was an advertisement that I've read about before but never saw the actual item, this is probably as close as I'll ever get to it:

You'd send them a photo and they would make a paint by number for you!

Last Supper kit!  The details are way too much for me, good thing I have a few of these that are done!  

This one is fun!  It is set number two but only one picture is left inside but there is a frame in there, too!

The photo on the right in what is left in the box. 

Here it is with the frame.

Now the fun starts!  I get to research each one of these for names, manufacturer, size and dates for my web site!

This one has a funny story to it.  My hubby was inspecting it and said "this doesn't make any sense", I told him "unless the seagulls are swimming in the ocean, you have it upside down".  He turns it over and says "Oh, now it makes sense!"  This set the vendors off into a fit of laughter!  Me, I'm just rolling my eyes and shaking my head.

One thing, I do know the name of this one because it was shown in one of the brochures that was in with a kit.

 LOL, check out the deer!

I'll be adding all these and more details to my web site, come and check it out at OurPaintbyNumbers.com but give me some time to get all these on!

Okay, let's talk numbers!!  GPS $5.00, moving blanket $5.00, shelf liner .25 cents, sunglasses $10.00, every thing else was only $1.00 a piece!!!!!!!  Can you believe it?  20 paint by number pictures and kits for $20.00.  That won't happen too often.

Karen 

Finds!

This is LONG overdue, I found just a few items over a week ago and am just getting around to taking photos!

First, is this wonderful George Briard plate:

Wonderful pair of rhinestone clip-on earrings:

Love this shelf liner in gold!

And this great chef note paper holder!  I don't have it shown but there's a place for a pencil, too.

And, I have another vintage makeover item to share but that will come later!

Vintage Finds!

Of course, I'm going to start out with my favorite things!  Paint by numbers.

I think I showed a great deal of restraint this time but some I just couldn't resist!  I found the one above in a thrift shop for $5.00!

These I found at a flea market for $5.00.

These I found at an antique shop and actually walked away from them.  I never saw ones as small as the two roses.  I went back to my hotel room and researched them, thinking someone might have drawn them and painted them to match the larger one.  I found them listed at the museum, so I went back the next day and purchased them!

At the same antique shop, I found these old pads of receipts from the 50's.  I love these!  They are three parts, the next two pages are yellow and pink.  These will make awesome tags!

Close up of them:

Strange photo, I should have used a different towel!  LOL!  These are awesome shoe stretchers with chippy bluish green paint:

I love this shelf liner I found, just wish I had a use for it!  So retro looking:

Here's the shelf liner close up:

and

At the same thrift shop I found the paint by number of the lake and deer, I found these vases.

This is a beautiful thrift shop, not too big but very nice.  It's run by a church group and kept so nice and clean!

Another new place I found to shop is a place called a ReNuZit shop.  This one just opened in November and I'm so glad I stopped in.  It's huge, two stories and they keep it very clean.  It's so much fun, they organize everything by sections in rooms.  Like you'll go into the bedroom and find linens etc.  In another room is clothing, another room is kitchen and on and on!  I've been there when they come out with a bucket of water and start cleaning glassware and dishes, not to mention the shelves.  Oh, they even have a Christmas room!

I found these Ball jars with the most awesome retro lids:

Take a closer look!

They are just short and stout jars and the pattern on them is called Quilted.  I just love them!

That's it for today but I have tons more!  Stop by tomorrow to see what else I found.