The Shopping Schnauzer

While working on my booth today, this cute little schnauzer was being pushed around in a cart by his parents.  I talked with them for awhile and asked if I could take a picture of him.   They were the nicest older couple and spoil him just like I do my pets.  I forgot I had my camera with me and took this with my iPhone, so his eyes look creepy...oops!
The antique mall I'm in is pet friendly.  We get to see a lot of cute pets.

I cleaned, rearranged and brought in new purchases.  My space was long over due for an over-haul as I wasn't able to get in there for a month.  I usually work on it at least once or twice a week.

Some of the items you might recognize from my trips to Iowa and New York.

Probably my favorite thing in this photo is the pink cake carrier.

I have some cool vintage nylons in the original box in this cabinet.

An interesting item in this cabinet is the SOUTHERN COMFORT bar blender on the bottom shelf.

Yes, I emptied every one of these cases and cleaned all the glass.  I had a real mess going on until I put everything back.  But that's the fun part to rearrange.

This china cabinet has the original curved glass.

A favorite item among the younger crowd, PABST.

Another few hours tomorrow and I should have it back in order.

Later I will post a photo of a sterling chatelaine I brought home to put on ebay this week. Trust me it's incredible.

Back In The Groove

TODAY'S BOOTY

It feels good to be back in the swing of things and participating in life.

Everything I bought was cheap!

I couldn't wait to get home to look the items up on ebay and Etsy.  I think my favorite part of the job is the research, because I'm a real dork.

Here are some of my fun finds......

 2 Goebel birds

A sweet hand painted tin

I think this watercolor is very pretty.....

and the most adorable vintage children's souvenir umbrella from Florida.

Antique DELFTS ginger jar
Enamelware bail handled pot

 Vintage luggage rack.....example of my good find, I paid $8 and they are selling for approximately $59.00 on ebay.  Woo Hoo Fun!

Other great finds:  Waterford duck (only paid $1.00), Murano ashtray $1.00, vintage boot jack $3.00 (found one on ebay for $89.00!!!

Is it a crime folks to find these great deals?  It's all in the hit and miss.  Going to billions of sales.  Learning from mistakes.  Not knowing a good thing when you see it.  Not picking something up before someone else, don't hesitate.

Now for the second fun part....getting to display the items in my booth.

Can You Really Call It Work?

I always admire this booth in the antique mall where I work.

A nice vignette of vintage shoes, hats, gloves and clothing.

And the adorable Molly who comes to work every day with her owner.

Like I said... IF I can really call it work!  More like a hobby.  I only officially help out 1 day a week.

This mall has over 90 dealers & 15,000 square feet of fun.