MY WEEKEND FINDS

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of My Weekend Finds, the continuing saga of one girl's quest for more junk!

I often get asked, right here on my blog, whether I keep all of the junk that I find. The answer is that, much to Mr. Old Glory's disappointment, I keep most of it. I'm the type that's constantly changing things around, so I've got a huge "inventory" in the attic. But on my honor as a former Girl Scout, I vow to sell off alot of it this year, between Ebay and one big whopper of a garage sale! But that doesn't mean I'll stop hunting for more junk. Like this tablecloth, and the cutest vase with a metal holder and a flower frog built right in!

If I see a vintage mermaid, I'm gonna buy it. Especially when they're 25 cents each. I may be a hoarder, but I'm not crazy!

I simply had to have this old aqua fan. I just need to make sure to keep the kitties and the kiddies away from that open area where a piece is missing!

25 cents for a bouquet of flocked hat floral picks.

A bunch of vintage pillowcases, all with the original price tags still on. I paid even less than that!

A pair of Lefton patriotic drum bookends. I'm ashamed to say that I just started decorating for the 4th on the inside of the house. Otherwise I'd have more patriotic books between those drums!

An old framed Pledge of Allegiance, pre-1954. "Under God" was added to the pledge in that year. I forgot that it wasn't always in there. All I know is that I  remember saying "Under God" when we'd recite the pledge every morning in school, with our right hand over our heart, and I say it that way to this day.  Anyway, I've been hoping to find a vintage Pledge for a while, and I found this one on vacation, in the same town where I found that Old Glory print last year.

Finding vintage Christmas stuff year round is always appreciated, and these blow molds are no exception. Especially that little elf!

Another thing I can cross off my must-have list. An old funeral/cemetery basket. I found this at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago, and the plan was to put lots of vintage flags in there, but it's just not going to happen this year. I am, however, already thinking ahead to Easter, and wouldn't a bunch of vintage bunnies look great in there?

An old African Violet plant stand, from that same estate sale.

More old garden tools. Crikey! I ask you, how many will finally be enough??? After finding that turquoise-colored one, I don't think there could possibly be another one out there as pretty....

Last but not least is this old tray, also found on vacation in the Northwoods. It really doesn't go with our decor, but I bought it as a symbol of hope and promise. We hope to retire up there some day, and have a little cottage in the woods. And I promise that this tray will look fantastic hanging on that cottage wall!  So, did you find any treasures that you really can't use right now, but hope to use in the future?!?