getting organized.

i know that january is the traditional "get organized" month,

but i am a little slow this year.

i started reorganizing my studio.. aka "the basement"

a couple of days ago.  

it is going to be a long process.

i hope to be done by june.

my computer is going to be leaving the dining room

table and going to be set up down there

where all the "stuff" is.

after all my etsy shop is all about

destashing.

maybe i'll share some work-in-progress posts

along the way.

what do you think?

if you are in the organizing mood

here is a vintage "destashed" wood office tray i found down there.

available at

anythinggoeshere.etsy.

notice the copy of pottery barn's workspaces in the box.  very inspiring!!!

yes, i have vintage clothespins.

yes, lots and lots of vintage clothespins

in different styles, combinations, and quantities.

JUST in case you forgot.

they are one of my best selling items.

i have sent clothespins all over the world.

other people love them as much as i do.

available at 

anythinggoeshere.etsy.

vintage holiday goodies

SOLD

vintage holiday goodies.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

still taking orders this week, but i can't promise

delivery before christmas.

there may still be something you would love

even for next year.

time to turn our attention to holiday gift wrapping.

just in time for holiday gift wrapping,

another unusual item from the estate sale of

unused 1950's christmas whimseys.

red mercury glass pinecones.

still in their original tissue paper wraps.

(their red color matches the beaded icicle picks

 also in my etsy shop.)

fun vintage holiday stickers.

and 50 sheets of vintage sheet music

that would make great vintage packaging for your small gifts.

all available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

rare and square... vintage square mercury glass garland beads.

a couple of months ago

i had the opportunity to buy some unused 1950's

christmas store stock.

the red beaded icicle picks that i posted about yesterday

were from that purchase.

but the items that has been the most popular 

in my etsy shop

are these rare square mercury glass garland beads.

SOLD OUT

these are something i have never seen.

lovely candy colors and very nice

condition.

a touch of something special for your favorite

vintage christmas collector

or for your own holiday projects.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

whirling away....

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

this is the last of them.

the last 21 vintage radio controlled model

airplane propellers.

thank you all of you wives and mothers of pilots

who are giving your honeys some of these

 for christmas.

just a hint for display.

wouldn't group 2 look grand painted

in a rainbow of colors?

these last groups are now available at

anythinggoeshere.etsy.

and that is all.

fly away with me.

about a month ago i bought over 200 vintage radio controlled model airplane propellers

at the estate sale of a ww2 fighter pilot.

and the last couple of days i have spent listing and selling them

as fast as i can take photos and get them ready.

ALL SOLD

there is such a nice variety of sizes, writing, patinas.

and i am enjoying picking which ones to put together.

25 of them went off to california together.

lucky them.  it is starting to get cold here in the midwest.

these are some of the ones i have added so far today.

available at anythinggoeshere.com.

another flock of lost sheep looking for direction.

SOLD, also moving to canada.

look at their poor innocent faces.

need new loving home before the holidays.

waiting for you at

anythinggloeshere,etsy.

thru rain, thru sleet, thru snow....

nothing will keep me from my appointed rounds

of sales.

went to a local barn sale this morning.

it wasn't quite as bad as my title indicates, 

but the weather was pretty miserable.

number sets SOLD

got some nice wire baskets, glass doorknobs, blue bottles, AND

several sets of vintage number tacks.

the number tacks are already available

at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

calipers and dividers. oh, yes!!!

i love old tools.

and old calipers and dividers

are some of my favorites.

they were used by

 carpenters, furniture makers, architects

and many other craftsmen.

they come in a never ending variety

and look great as a wall or table display.

graphically interesting

and beautifully made.

this instant collection is 

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy. 

and the turtle makes a run for it.

yesterday i listed another flower frog from my

personal collection.

people ask me how do i decide to sell something

from my personal collection.

and, you know, there isn't a lot of deciding.

i just walk around the house, look at my collections,

and some of them just say, "it's time to go."

and it is, and they do.

here is the little sweetie of a "turtle" flower frog

in an article about my collection

in a 2001 issue of Romantic Homes Magazine.

if he needs to live at your house, he is available at

anythinggoeshere.etsy.

and he has made his escape.

he is SOLD.

but, i have just listed that green ceramic 

turtle flower frog.

he wants out of here too.

ring my bell.. a halloween trick or treat

SOLD

here is a fun little addition to your 

halloween decorating.

let your trick or treaters

ring your bell.

available at anythinggoeshere.etsy.