Setting up the antique sale

Today I was over to the Red Barn to take a few more things and help set up the displays. These pictures were taken inside the barn, upstairs and downstairs and believe me........you only see the tip of the iceberg! I'll try to post more pics soon!

There's that railway lamp I picked up a couple of weeks ago alongside some old snowshoes.

This cupboard is painted the loveliest soft green!

GREAT old sign!

Someone who collects this type of glass is going to be VERY happy to find these pieces!

Up to the hayloft....great furniture and more!

ok.......see the fur jacket upper right? One of my garage sale finds for........$1.00....we believe it's MINK!!..and in great shape!

I have NEVER seen such a gorgeous old brass bed....that is GLASS in the headboard and there's another panel in the footboard!!

SEE?

And my old wooden chest on its stand........I painted it and gave it a crackle finish about 10 years ago.

I brought that over today. I decided to let it go. Let someone else enjoy it.

Well, gotta go and dig around for more to take over to the sale, it starts next Wednesday and goes til the Sunday. I always find things that I wanted to sell after it's over!

My dolly in the trunk! I'm getting ready for an antiques sale

I will be glad when October comes! So much is going on all the time and I've been running all summer with one thing or the other! (mostly by choice, so, nobody to blame but ME!).

Well, golf finishes this week, and last day at the farmers market too......then the next thing on my agenda is taking part in the antique sale I do every year at a girlfriends place in the country. We have a big RED BARN and MORE to fill up!

So....I'm deciding to part with a few of my own things and gathering up anything I've picked up through the summer to sell, and pricing and packing it up for the sale that's on in a couple of weeks.

 

Did you ever think you wanted to have a doll collection? I did, ....a long time ago, and they complemented my decorating at the time and I loved them!  I almost forgot about this sweetie! Bought at a garage sale of course! I even made her dress MYSELF!! That was waaaay back....when I used to actually use my sewing machine!

She's really old, fully jointed, and she wears a wig! Over 100 yrs old but unmarked, she has glass eyes, open mouth and all!

Well! She's going on an adventure......to an antique sale...
She will find a new home! She will be loved and displayed, not hidden in a trunk!

I've had her long enough and my sweet grandaughter is 9 and is just not a doll girl...

although she's a real little doll!

She was in this lovely old wooden trunk that sits on a  stand....(mennonite I was told when I bought it years back)...yes....it's going too! It's really in my way and I usually have the top covered up with JuNk and never look in it or use the storage for anything but things I don't need or use. The doll was the only good thing in it!

The trunk even has this huge key.......

but I have to let it go...yes I do....I know it is a beauty...but ....it has to go..

yes... I've made up my mind....

........I think....

This was a good find  last weekend. No market...too cold and windy, so I got to garage sale and first thing I got was this old railway switch lamp......it weighs a ton! Marked too....CPR ...for Canadian Pacific Railway (?Railroad?)

Best deals were on Friday though.........one really great sale just down the road. everything was 1.00 and she had a garage full!!! I got a vintage fur jacket in perfect condition for $1.00!!It will go to the sale.

Lots of jewelry, all kinds of things for resale on Ebay or Etsy.

Well, .....back to cleanin' and packin'

oooooh....I just previewed and this is waaay too long a post!  sorry!

2 Old Crows Live Here?

Ever see those signs? Two Old Crows Live Here? Well, these two hang around here in my yard and decided to perch on the deck this morning. They are pretty large, crows or ravens? Not sure, but they can make alot of noise too! I took this picture through the window so the screen kind of blurs it a bit.

Well, Marilyn and I are anxious to set up at the farmers' market but just look at this screen shot of the weather forecast! I think next week I will take a screen shot for the week and see what happens by the end of the week. We were previously looking at a high of 28C and sunshine all day for tomorrow's forecast. What a change!! Rain, rain, go away!

click to enlarge, if you really want to see a miserable forecast!

I escaped for a nice breakfast at Smitty's yesterday morning and a get together with my friends Leslie and Mona. We were discussing the upcoming RED BARN SALE held out at Leslie's twice a year. Lots of fun and tons of interesting things to buy. Here is the link to the site we use for our advertising of the sale. The Red Barn . There are some neat slide shows of the last sale to look at.

OK......I think I'll go and see if I can find a couple of garage sales while it is NOT raining! Have a great weekend!