just listed~ vintage pool balls in the lovely colors of autumn

yummy

SOLD

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

let the games begin...

even with all the estate sales i have gone to

over the years i had never come across

a really neat stash of vintage games.

until last week.

i was invited to a private estate sale

where i was able to purchase a stack of

1930's and 40's games.

i will be listing them on etsy from now

through the holidays.

the perfect time for old retro games.

don't ya think?

this is the first.  a neat late 1930's ten pins game with

all the pins and 2 balls.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

and to finish yesterday's post about my trip to the "letters and numbers" guy...

i now have 5 boxes of vintage letter and number decals.

i just have to figure out how to sell them.

and lastly, several people contacted me asking

whether i was going to list the lab glass on etsy.

the answer is yes.  i just have to get it, and myself organized.

why my garage will NEVER be empty....

in addition to this box of old number and letter decals

i bought 6 boxes of lab glass at the flea market yesterday.

beakers, beakers, beakers everywhere.

and this morning i am off to see what else the "number and letter guy"

has from an old hardware store cleanout.

i love everything about this old metal box of letters and numbers

including all those tabbed dividers and the red box itself.

while i am out shopping come by and take a look at what

i have added to anythinggoeshere.etsy.

I was on the front page of Etsy!

yeah. my tiny princess postage scale was featured on the front page of etsy this morning!

a culling of the herd.

unlike 2011, the year of the brush....

the autumn of the apple...

will just be a thinning out of my collection...

of vintage wooden apple toys.

my collection was featured in the october 2002 issue of
  country living magazine.

the ones i am offering for sale here are down in front.

can you spot them?

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

2011, The Year of the Brush.... continues

i am poking around in all the hidden corners

in my workspace.

and yes, i found another vintage brush...

a pretty magnificent brush at that.

a neat, big vintage wallpaper brush with

great "brush presence."

it could be the centerpiece of your

brush collection.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

mad for plaid!

in honor of back to school here in northern illinois

today's listing is a mad for plaid 1970's plaid zippered binder.

i had a skirt and vest of a very similar plaid 

when i was in college.

i thought i looked "way cool."

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

a little bit(e) of france.

let's start off the weekend with some fun french stuff.

25 vintage 1930's french stamps.

vintage apothecary jar with old 1920's french seed packet label.

an original 1949 copy of the berlitz self-teacher french.

a classic, full of fun and amusing illustrations

and helpful french lessons.

all available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

vintage shoe shine box

a cute little shoe shine box to repurpose into

a "just for fun" tote.

for now it is displaying my collection of

vintage 8mm. movie reels.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy

folk art wire egg basket

i think i am finally recovered from the weekend.

and even though i was in elkhorn wisconsin most of the weekend

i did make it to a private estate sale of a local folk art collector.

where i bought this wonderful vintage folk art basket.

made in the style of traditional egg baskets.

this would be about a two dozen egg size,

but with a twist.

it is woven from bright blue and yellow wire.

and beautifully and meticulously woven at that.

folk art perfection.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

my vintage dress forms~ playing nice with others.

my girls got some notice at the show.

and ten of them have new homes.

4 of them are still looking.

the first two photos of my booth are from Room 363

and 

the next 3 of the booth are from Tattered Tiques.

stop by and have a look at their great posts about the show.

vintage dress forms for sale.

come and see the girls

dairy cattle building 1 booth 25

at the elkhorn (wisconsin) flea market

this weekend.

and some shy ones who

didn't want their picture taken,

 are there too.

flower power pin and elkhorn

my apartment in the 70's was decorated in exactly these colors.

 flower power pin.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

and i will be at the elkhorn, wisconsin flea market

with vintage dress forms.

email me or leave a note in the comments if you

want to know where to find me.

another reason to whip off your skirts.

another 1950's wire skirt hanger

from the same estate sale as monday's.

retro. graphic. unique.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

Let the games begin...

look at that wonderful old paint surface.

and that orange.

yum.

vintage horse shoes available at anythinggoeshere. etsy.

Whip off your skirts, girls!

Whip them off your skirt racks that is.

These are one of my all time favorite things to repurpose

into inspiration boards.

1950's skirt rack available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

SOLD

Started with a Scale, Ending with a Scale.

Thank you so much for all the Birthday Wishes.

I spent my birthday going to Estate Sales, of course.

 I started the week with a scale and

I'm ending the week with a scale.

This one is from an Estate Sale last weekend

of a Scale Collector.

The sale included 20 or so old scales.

Mostly the big traditional kind that were very

expensive, but I got

several smaller, more unusual ones.

This one from West Germany is my favorite.

I love the face, its deco styling,

and that tiny platform that you are supposed to

be able to put something up to 25 pounds on to weigh.

Available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

Yep, that's me!

Today is my birthday and

I don't mind at all telling you how old I am,

but I thought we could have some fun with it.

I have some easy clues involving some very famous people

so you can figure it for yourself.

If I was 15 when he was born

I could be Barack's mom.

(It's his birthday today too.)

AND

I am 5 years and1 day younger than

Martha Stewart.

How old am I today?

Yes, you guys are so smart and
know your math too.
I am 65!

Label it quick before it moves.

yux

My apartment in the mid 70's was decorated in chrome yellow

and ORANGE.

This retro Dymo Label Maker would have

fit right in.

Available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

Label it, man!

Built to scale.

SOLD

Last week I sold all 5 of the scales I had

in my easy shop so,

of course, I have to list some more.

This little cutie weighing the wooden apple

is a vintage Hamilton Postal Scale.

A new look anythinggoeshere.

SOLD

Lately as I was impatiently waiting for
my own blog to load...

I knew it was time for some changes.

So I have simplified my blog header,

my format,

my border,

and shortened the number of posts per page.

SOLD

 I was ready for a renewal.

SOLD

While I love to visit a fancy blog as much as the next girl,

this new look is much more who I am.

What do you think?

Do you like the changes?

And, of course, a sneak peek at what's new at anythinggoeshere.etsy.