ONLINE OCCASIONAL SALE

I had mentioned that I was going to offer a few things once a month for sale. Kind of an online occasional  sale. So this month for the first week in July I"m offering for sale 5 pieces of tarnished silver. Now maybe some of you are wondering why I don't polish this stuff up before I sell it!  ; )  But this is a look that I'm favoring right now. I personally have some pieces of tarnished silver in my decor. Like the little cup and sugar bowl I'm using in my bathroom to hold scented candles and Q-tips:

                             And this tarnished silver bowl for other little bathroom essentials:

                                        And this baby cup and goblet I bring out at Easter:

                              I also use one big tarnished silver mold as a candle holder.( Sorry no photo)... But I have found that I love the rustic," romantic", vintage, look of tarnished silver. There is just something about it that makes me smile when I see it! It is one of the elements that is a part of the "Country Beautiful"  design style I started on Pinterest. Take a peek at that board for inspiration and also my Pinterest board, "Tarnished Silver" for more inspiring ideas on how to use these much loved vintage beauties. To get to my Pinterest boards, click on the Pinterest link on the right sidebar of my blog. You might want to go there NOW to get inspired before you see what is for sale here...


 ( this is space and time for you to go to the Pinterest boards I mentioned and get inspired! I'll just wait here until you get back....)



OK...Are you back? Don't you love all the inspired decor? Aren't you just wanting that beautiful look of tarnished silver right now in your own home? OK, then, you can have it!! Here is what you can buy... right now...right where you are sitting...all you have to do is shoot off an e-mail...

                          
                    1)   This beautiful tarnished silver trophy bowl.( Baby's breath not included ) $18

The trophy says," 1988 CHANNEL 7, Invitational "C", 1st " Anyone know someone working at Channel 7? They won first place but I don't know what for!

 

                                        

                         2)   Another trophy in the form of a pitcher... $16

This pitcher was won by a John Shepard for "runner up" at Squash Singles, Nassua C.C. It does have a little dent by the word "Squash". I knew a John Shepard but I don't know if this is his or not. They have moved away...Anyone here in town know if this is the John we know?

 

 3)  Next is this vintage tin mold. Not really silver but same look.  $7

  4)  This adorable bowl with lid.  $14

 I love the pretty handle on top.

5)   And last but not least, is this little cracker tray. But you can find a way to repurpose it in a fun way.  $6

 

So if you are interested in buying any of these fun pieces, e-mail me at lesacookman@charter.net. If you are local, you can "pick up" and save the shipping charges. If you are not local, I will e-mail you shipping charges. Sorry, offer open only to those in the continental US. 

Offering a few things online allows people who are not local, the opportunity to benefit from our sales! And for those of you who so faithfully come to our sales, well, here's the chance to buy something before our next event in September!  For yourself or gift giving!

VINTAGE BATHROOM ACCESSORIES

 I mentioned that I would show you some of the things that I purchased at Junk Bonanza a while back. Here's a peek at two things I purchased for our bathroom.

We only have one small bathroom in the living quarters of the mansion we live in ( See my "Plummer House" page for an explanation of the mansion ). Having one tiny bathroom  is really challenging to say the least but we make it work. And given the "pros" of living here we accept this challenge gladly.

I'm working on making some simple changes to the bathroom. We can't do any major changes so small changes have to work. Since the house is almost 100 years old I wanted to add vintage touches but keep it bright and white with pops of green.I have to be creative to find ways to have more storage in a tiny space without major changes. It's still not done but I'll show you the end result after the paint job and other finishing touches are complete.

So at Junk Bonanza I purchased  a vintage metal white lab-like stool ( not toilet ) to use as much needed storage.  A large tarnished silver bowl holds extra soap, bath salts, and more. The ring on the bottom even holds some extra TP rolls.

 

I also purchased an old green wood box to hold a few little necessities. Inside the box, tarnished silver creamers hold Q-tips and scented candles. A glass container holds cotton balls.

A few more things are needed and I'll be done. I'll show you the whole little room when it's finished.

DECORATING WITH TARNISHED SILVER

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and 4th of July celebration! We had a fun day! My husband and son went golfing while my daughter-in-law and I took the three grandkids swimming at  the Athletic Club. Later we enjoyed a family dinner together, visited my Mom who is going through rehab after  shoulder replacement surgery, and then on to the fireworks. Being able to Skype our daughter, son-in-law, and their new adopted baby girl in China made it perfect!

 I love the look of tarnished silver. That is one of the elements I'm now gathering for  my "new style".  Tarnished silver has both a romantic and rustic look at the same time. In my "picking" for treasures I look for lovely pieces of silver that can be repurposed into something fun. Below are several ways to use tarnished silver in your decor.

found on Pinterest

                                                                            Flower vase

Found on Pinterest

                                                                  Wall decor gallery  ( not sure what the shoe is doing in that bowl )

Found on Pinterest

A pretty way to organize essentials.  Here it holds sewing notions in one place. I might even try this one myself! So cute!

Found on Pinterest

Holiday decor containers.

Found on Pinterest

Found on Pinterest

Container to hold cotton balls, Q-tips, make-up brushes, etc. above...

 and a few of my own silver pieces as shown in the mosaic and below.

This mosaic doesn't do justice to the sweet little silver cups I have but you get the idea. I MUST work on my photography skills!  And maybe a new camera?

 

Thus far I've only used some little silver cups, goblets, and creamers for small bouquets on Easter. I also planted a little evergreen tree in one which is now outgrowing it's container. I've sold several tarnished silver pitchers and pedestal plates at our sales and now will be looking for more...some for myself and some to sell. Since I've chosen tarnished silver for one of the elements in my new style, I'll be looking for lots more!

I have a Pinterest board for decorating with"Tarnished Silver". Check it out for more ideas by clicking on my Pinterest button on the right sidebar. (And while you're there follow my boards) You can always find these reasonably priced at our sales and you'll love the wonderful patina and "feel" of these little beauties. Aren't they sweet? BONUS: No more polishing necessary!
Do YOU decorate with tarnished silver?

I'm joining the party, Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings
       and the party, Mosaic Monday at Little Red House

VINTAGE TABLECLOTHS AND MORE FUN FINDS

I hope you had a wonderful sunny summer weekend! The summer is flying by! Is it flying by for you as well? Guess we need to get out and enjoy it as often as we can! At least for those of us in Minnesota where we only have it a few months out of the year! I'm trying to take it all in and squeeze every moment out of it!

I'll continue to post some of my finds but remember this is just the tip of the iceberg! We will have thousands of items for sale over Labor Day weekend filling up 7-8 rooms of the Plummer House! Yes, we will be adding yet ANOTHER room this time around! This room will be our Christmas room! Since this event will be the last one for the year we like to offer vintage Christmas decor, including many vintage Christmas tablecloths! More about the Christmas room later!

Here are some fun finds:

                  Our usual assortment of colorful vintage tablecloths and hankies as seen in this mosaic.

Vintage leather bag, extra large antique pickle jar, hoosier storage round storage jar, lantern,  stoneware bowl.

Here's a closer look:

                                                                      Vintage suitcases.

                                                            
                                                                 Flow blue dishes.

                                                    Tarnished silver trophy pitcher.

                                     
                                         Vintage wood room divider with old wall paper.

                                            

                                           This vintage youth chair I painted. Only 35 more projects to go...

                              Well, there you have it! Just a sneak peek of what's to come!

                I'm joining:  Mosaic Monday, a party at Little Red House
                                    Amaze Me Monday, a party at Dwellings