Metal Stuff and Some Other Things

Do those of you who thrift/junk find that often times when you go out looking for stuff, you tend to find a lot of the same kind of thing on the same day? That has happened to me a lot. Last week, for example, I hit all my favorite thrift stores on the way to Monticello and the things I found most were metal items.

Metal baskets, metal teapot, metal light fixture, metal sign fixtures. Weird, right? I don't know why that happens, but it does. Here's a picture of my metal stash.

I was so excited to find the metal sign holders (6 of them) until I called Isabel to tell her about them and she said she got a bunch of them the week before. ha ha

A couple weeks ago I ventured out to a shop I heard about called Vestiges on Fremont in Portland. I had heard they were going out of business and were selling some of their fixtures for good prices. I didn't find any fixtures that I had to have, but I did find a neat vintage floral hat (took it apart before I could get a picture of it), a really cool chenille robe (for me) and a little belated gifty for Timi's birthday which I was able to give her last weekend at the Blog Party at Joy's.

Here is the cute white chenille robe. I find lots of chenille spreads, but rarely do I find a robe and one that I would actually wear. This one is so cute and simple and I love the scrolly bits on it.
I was also able to check out Melanie's newish store All My Favorite Things also on Fremont. I didn't get to meet Melanie, but her very nice husband was there to assist me. I found several things that just had to come home with me.

A sweet rhinestone bow pin to add to my pin collection.

Adorable ruffley cream colored vintage curtain panels.

Lovely little lady painting.

Her shop is just adorable and I highly recommend you check it out if you are in the area.

Another place on Fremont (further west than Melanie's shop) is Amy's shop. Poppy and Ivy. I have blogged about Amy and her shop before which you can read about here. About a month ago my daughter and I were out shopping and decided to stop and see Amy again. I was so surprised that she remembered me as I know she has a ton of people coming through her door and I had only met her that one other time. Amy is the kind of person that you can never run out of things to talk about with. She is a bundle of fun energy and her store is a total reflection of her delightful personality. I only got a few things on this visit like some yummy smelling hand cream for my girl and these

Two lovely rose patterned linens (very Cath Kidston) and cute little hangers with clips. I thought these would be great to use for some mixed media collages that I have yet to sit down and do. But at least I now have the hangers when I can finally find the time and motivation to do it.

So, I think I have now caught you up on my latest vintage finds. This is going to be a very busy week for me. Tomorrow I am meeting some old high school friends that I have recently reconnected with on Facebook (my newest addiction). It will be fun to see them again and I'm sure there will be laughs and shared memories a plenty.

On Thursday I am heading south to Temecula California to see my Dad for a long weekend. It's been almost a year since I was last down there and I am super excited to spend time with family as well as visit some of my favorite shops. I am thrilled that my trip will coincide with this fun sale which is just a stone's throw away from my Dad's house. I have been lucky enough to go to La Maison Rustique sales twice before and trust me, they never disappoint. The quality of merchandise and vendors is amazing.

Not sure if I will have time to post before my trip, but if I don't, I promise to take lots of pictures while I'm on my mini vacaction and will check back with you next week. If you have any suggestions on places I should check out or things I should do while I'm down there, I would love to know about it. Have a fabulous week!