A FEW FUN FINDS

Yesterday I mentioned  the antique auction Les and I went to where we bought a car load and more of furniture and a few smaller pieces. I haven't been able to get photos of everything because it's still kind of packed in our garage but here are a few items I was able to pull out to get photos of. I've also included here some photos of treasures picked up at yard sales. I don't want to show you everything! We like to keep some things as surprises!

 

These old  buoys are the real thing, pulled out of the ocean near the Florida Keys.

This is a really neat wood box with wire handle and vintage milk carrier.

Teal colored vintage ladder.

"California" Lazy Susan. Love the colors!

Chippy old stool. I might end up painting this.

Great vintage bench!

Very cool red leather swivel chair. I'll be doing some work on this one also!

Sweet little drop-front desk that I will paint. Below is the inside:

J and P Coates Thread advertising display along with thread.

Isn't this a fun street sign? This is something I picked up a while back  ( not off a street corner ) but wanted to show you. Sorry, this won't be for sale. My daughter and son-in-law have dibs on this. They met at a coffee shop and want it for their kitchen...when they move back from China! Holding onto this sign for them actually gives me hope that they ARE moving back!

There is so much more which I'll share in future posts. But of course there are many more treasures that will be SURPRISES! I'll also be showing you some "before and after" photos of refinished furniture as I complete some projects.The sale isn't until Labor Day weekend but we gather inventory all summer. Well, back to the HUNT!

FLORIDA FINDS

Even though the main reasons we love Florida are the beaches and ocean, I DO take time on rainy days to find antique and vintage shops. I even go to some garage sales while vacationing in Florida! Is that weird? Most of the treasures here in Florida are very much "beach style". We don't have many beaches in our home town but some of us still like to decorate with beach/lake type decor. I found this fun buoy at a garage sale last year while on vacation! I love it! I actually found a place for it in our home. Great reminder of our Florida vacations! But I CAN see letting this go sometime in the future.

                                 The year before that I brought home this vintage bird cage. It was on sale for half price so I couldn't NOT buy it! Right?

I won't be bringing home any more big things like this bird cage again, though! That took up TOO MUCH room!
So far on THIS trip I purchased four little old bobbers. I'm going to try and find something creative to do with them and show you later.

They look like donuts here. But you might find them tied between knots on a rope to rope off an area in the water or something. They float.

Tomorrow there is a vintage market that I'll be going to. I'm excited about that. The weather here is now a bit colder and very windy so not great for going to the beach. So I hope I can find some great stuff at the sale! I'm getting kind of antsy as our first Hob Nobber sales event is coming up and I need to get a LOT more inventory!

You can go to my "Hob Nobber finds" page just under my header to see what I have so far. There IS more in my special Hob Nobber room at home but we DO have to fill several rooms in the mansion! Wish me luck!