Observation with 2023

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My Observations with 2023-- 

I found it interesting how many blog-share parties disappeared, and others still have upwards of 200 participants each week.  I miss many of my favorite ad-free bloggers who have just dropped to the wayside. I think we leaped out of the Covid period and began 'LIVING' again with less blogging, reading, or sharing. Many of those who continue to do so---have the proverbial monetary carrot dangling in front of them to continue to produce and fill the internet with crammed AD upon AD upon AD.

I still love to puruse the How-To bloggers, but do tire of the constant barrage of products they hawk.

Speaking of hawking. When I finally was able to get back into gear from the basement upset, I filled my Etsy shop with so many items unearthed from my family stashes as well as my own and vintage finds.

Early 20th century oil lamp---quite unique.

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Blue of course is my favorite color, and I had SOOOO much stashed away, in all conditions.

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 I realized I had five blue enamel coffee/teapots, 

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Fifteen biscuit jars, and oodles of blue and white everything, 

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A lot of Stashes of new craft items I made last year in a fit of creativity! 

Also a bunch of New Old Stock (NOS) from my brick and mortar shop.

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 I still have fifty some totes to go through, most of which is fabrics, antique laces, 1880-1900 clothing, jewelry, etc. 

Much of this will be going into my Etsy shop over the next year. I did manage to list over 150 new listings, many of which had 3 or more items in them. I'm not even going to mention the name, but it is over in the right hand part of the blog with all that other stuff we ignore.

I did sell many items which has helped with the pain and expense of having to redo-reorganize everything. It takes time though and oodles of photographs, like another 3000+ photos this year. When you do 10 or more photos for a listing it really mounts up. 

So no more back to 2023...or any more looking back, I think not---I'm going to charge forward into the fray of 2024. Thanks for putting up with my creative blog and crafting lull, and I plan to do some great things in 2024! I have a new phone, and honestly it takes great videos and I will try and film some serious how-to's.  I may try a few videos on Etsy even, as Etsy says it raises sales???

Yes, this is an unabashed plug for ALL of Etsy, but honestly you can get lost there in all the wonderful antiques, vintage, and crafted items. Thanks for your support and readership!

Hugs, Sandi

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Happy Easter All!

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Spring is a time for new beginnings, but I guess we have to wait a little longer in Chicagoland.

We've had flu here for the last 11 days. So I dug these out from last year.

What's better than carrot cake for Easter.

Tulips----and bunnies nesting in my vintage fish packer.

I have some of these in the yard---but they haven't even peeked up yet.!

To you and yours have a Happy Easter Holiday!

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Junkin' in Grannys' Garage #5

Everything in this post is OLD.

Two more OLD boxes from Grannys' Garage. I say Grannys'--because I'm a Granny, my mom, 4  Grandmas, Great-Grandmas and ocassionally my Great Aunt (who was a great-great Granny in her own lifetime) goodies passed on, passed down. I have often said my style is Begged/Borrowed/Stolen, but in reality it's Goodies-Left-Behind, too!

My mom and I were at an auction back in the late 60's---yes, I was a teenager and already afflicted with the junk-bug. Well, we were seated in the back of the auction hall--and hadn't perused the lots---and this set came up---! We bid, and bid, and bid, and finally got it...I think for like $30.00 which was a lot then, but we weren't reselling--so we were happy.

Until we claimed our box. Every piece was full of flaws---the vinegar seeped from the fissures and everything had cracks/clay issues. They oil still oozes---same issues that's why Oil is on the plate. I have boiled, washed bleached, distilled vinegar, everything to get them clean---to no avail.

The spice jars are not that bad---a few chips on the covers inside, one (Cloves) bad smash, and the cover issues, multiple covers and only one combination to make them all fit.

The four canisters are pretty good---as long as you don't mix up the lids...combinations for lids I think aren't as many as the spice jars, but they only fit just so. Everything has cracks, chips, crazing, and flaws. Now looking at them, I wonder if it wasn't a piece-meal seconds set a pottery worker brought home as there is so much variation in all the glazes, stencil color and even the clay. Usually pieces match better. The whole mess is probably European, hate to blame it on any one country, turn of the century to maybe 1920. I think I will try and sell, as I have only seen one other set in this pattern over the years---and maybe someone will want a few pieces for their set.

Considering minimum wage was $.85 an hour in those days (1966), it was an expensive lesson. The clay goes from gray to buff--with heavy white thick glaze, the stencils are simple and cobalt blue, while the printing was probably transferred on in black in a final firing. With our familial love of blue, my mom had to have it. It was still wrapped in 1967 newspaper...lol and was never used since then.

I would still keep it, if I didn't have Tante Agnes' complete ceramic set with wall rack to work into our kitchen remodel in blue and white.

This is a very OLD pretty set, engraved on heavy glass---the pitcher is perfect and stunning. The glasses have tiny pings and dings, no cracks.

Large etched flowers with cuts to the centers and leaves.

The glass has almost a blue tone---the handle is gorgeous, cuts are meticulous--I have seen similar labeled American Brilliant. Will try and sell-the glasses will be free, as they have tiny pings on the rims. I believe this was my great grandmother's perhaps from the 1930's. I already have multiple glass pitchers.

An extra piece I hadn't finished working on before the holidays. Enamelare soap dish, possibly a reproduction from the 1960-70's. No mark, no major dings or chips, just a rub-off of the enamel on the edge occuring before the kiln.

Size is perfect for a Scrubby and my trusty Lava...soap for cleaning up garden, paint, and glued fingers.  This maybe a keeper, yet--if I keep on.

This also reappeared from a Fall stash.  Chippy, enameled wire soap holder from the farmhouse cottage my parents had---pale green and cream--circa 1920-30s. The curved handle fit over the endge of the cast iron claw-foot tub. Yes, that is a chip---on the towel.

Do you remember, "Who made the Salad? Seven Seas made the salad!" I think this is a 1960's cruet for Seven Seas salad dressing. I'm thinking hard of a REDO for this.

See the "S" in the stopper. Nicely ribbed, I think this was a giveaway or a coupon redeem. Not sure if my mom bought this or actually redeemed a coupon.

Update: 1/27/16    This piece belonged to my mother or grandmother. The glass itself is finely ribbed and marked on the bottom and has a very light green tint to it.

Visibly marked-trademark used by Owens-Illinois Glass Company from 1929 into the mid- and late 1950s.  It is listed as “Diamond and oval superimposed (entwined) with I in center” although often times, especially on smaller bottles, the center “I” is poorly delineated or virtually illegible.

Side Note: Do you remember when you got 'real' toys in cereal and Crackerjacks, towels in soap boxes, silverplate flatware for little certificates on products, decoder rings from mailing in to Ovaltine, S&H stamps that were redeemable for completely awful goods.

Don't get me started on Sea Monkeys on the back of comic books.

More Goodies! I love this pattern "Danube"by Homer Laughlin China, in Alliance, Ohio. This was made post-WWII and discontinued in 1947.

This was a sales promotion pattern distributed by Cunningham & Pickett, Pattern CP203 I have picked up a few pieces over the years and sold quite a few in my old shop.

The lightblue-green is particularly lovely for today's palette, these pieces are lightly used with only bits of the gold worn. Perfect for Shabby Chic or Cottage Style.

One of the boxes I opened was antique/vintage stock from my shop which was closed almost 10 years ago. I had several of these pedestal bowls, this one has a definite yellow tint to the glass. LOVELY, 1960's Indiana Glass compote diamond-point pedestal bowl candy dish. Will list this---or maybe Mercury glass it.

These can usually be had for under $15.00 and are nice and sturdy, perfect for shower/wedding centerpieces or serving.

These are fun---Lefton's Exclusives-- Chinese pair circa 1956 with rhinestones---as is---these have both lost their heads and been reglued. One stone missing on the boy's cuff---easily replaced. Otherwise in pretty good shape...paint missing from the hair on the girl.

 Really very cute---and all the fingers are there, which is rare.

 Labels are still on the bottom forgot to take a picture of that, might give these to my daughter-in-law...we will see if she wants them. The little red suitcase with the blue metal handle, I snagged at Goodwill for the Grand. Might REDO it up for Valentine's day for her.

Between smoking and drinking my family had a ton of bar and smoking accessories. Engraved wheat patterns on glass were popular during the late 1940's and 50's and apparently made by many makers.  This decanter belonged to my parent's. Two glasses survive, (or maybe more will turn up?)

The decanter is perfect and I dont' think it ever left the closet. Heavy American engraved glass---no luck on finding who made this, unmarked.

Cigarette box--This is a funky piece, wooden cigarette dispenser which also dispensed matches. You pull the top up, and it supposedly feeds a slot to raise the cigarette and match to the top when you push it down. Smells faintly like old tobacco. Red oak with sealed finish, bits of silver paint specks? Must have been my grandparent's.

 

This is how the cigarette (chalk) appears on the top? Not going to buy cigarettes to try this out. A super gloomy day---multiple lights, action setting and maxed tweaking.

Press/cut sugar bowl in great condition. Pretty pattern of fronds and criss/crosses, fans. Deep-cut star on the bottom. I will research the pattern.

FTD Swan porcelain planter, glazed inside. Nice piece for little arrangements. REDO-Think I may find an Ivy in this in spring, lol. Label on the bottom-1986 already vintage.

No luck on finding this basic OLD EAPG pattern, heavy,  smooth on the outside-optic curved panels inside, large starburst on bottom. Has that feel of old glass except on handles, which feel sharp. ???
Maybe one of my readers will recognize it.

I think everyone had a set or two of these, Anchor Hocking Waterford (Waffle) pattern. Nice deep faceted pattern, catches the light. Supposedly only made between 1938-44, but reissued in green in the 50's.



























Pretty, but will probably sell.

Set of OLD Vintage wood spigots---at least 60 years old. From my grandparent's basement. Unused, except for one which is stained from use. My grandfather built a fabulous fancy barroom and then passed away a couple of years later. The handles all turn/work freely, one has a 0 another a 3 pressed into the wood. 

I do love the vintage look of these, and will sell as a set.

So as always, Thanks for peeking into my boxes from Grannys' Garage, and have a great weekend.
I will be happy to try and answer questions or comments.

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Junkin' in Grannys' Garage #2

Three Totes from the Grandmas, One tote + a trash can from old shop, and a few--I have no idea?

Yesterday, I pulled 4 totes from the garage, ran inside with them and began to excavate. 

It was so hot this morning before 7am, I threw everything out on the table and settee 

on the front porch, took pics, and ran back inside dripping wet. 

It's FALL__not really! 

So I'm going to share, my (unpurchased) junkin' finds. $0-$0-$0

In earlier posts, I have explained how my family-4 generations-collected 

and passed the sickness on to me. 

I have inherited a ton…and now I have to either weave it into my home…

Or let it go.

No order here---just have fun junkie' in granny's Garage #2

4 pc. unique smoking set, all hand wrought turned brass, 

probably Mexico…unmarked?

and a small copper ashtray, I will have to research these.

Another (brass ashtray)? in the shape of a sardine can. 

An Onyx high quality lighter worth $50-60, 

and unusual Chinese brass bowl and stand---

I had picked that up in the 70's..and it was old then. 

8 dinner plates…crazed but otherwise in great condition…

pink roses and black/gold rims very--SHABBY! 

A Way-Rite kitchen scale…very chippy green, I will keep!(worth $65+ here) 

Another small copper ashtray, with a phoenix brass corner thingy.

Heres a pretty hand turned maple bowl…and a NOS bag of speckled eggs…

perfect for Fall. I may keep this for a grouping. 

Also, a bunch of very old shoe stretchers.

 Vintage closet stuff has disappeared fast, we will see after researching.

An Awesome bakelite-shaving brush with stand in perfect condition, 

from my mom's stash, I know this is $$$ 

The chippy, rusty filigree thing was marked--stove part---

so must be from Annabelle, the huge stove at my parent's old cottage in Wisconsin. 

Keep, maybe?

In the middle of that pile---remember it was hot,  a car horn, circa pre-1920.

 The rubber bulb disintegrated, but it still has great sound, 

 I blew in it at 7am…lol and got a HUGE honk, shame on me. 

Replacement bulbs are available, so I will polish and let it go-$75-125.

Great old Footwarmer, circa pre-1910..

rusty and the carpet is shedding…but they all seem to be that condition---

probably will get $75-100 or more for it, here.

Old Marcel wave hair crimper and 2 old electric curlers…

from the 1930-40's and two, a blue and green handled curling irons. 

 not worth much, maybe $15-25 for the lot.

An electrified oil lamp---still has residual oil in the glass bottom. Cute will go for a song.

The wood cutlery box…is really old. Pegged and square nailed…fine old washed wood…

Great primitive…may have to keep this. Mom had this at the cottage.

Okay---I'm assuming this is from Denmark. 

It looks new but it isn't-simply has been bleached.

 Grandmother used this to press meat-Rollepulse…

which was a Danish rolled luncheon meat made from 

lamb breast, onion, pepper, prunes, and parsley. 

Unique mechanism as the end-screw flips down…and the top swings to the side.

Very Neat…will have to keep this. 

Everything looks hand-wrought on this piece. I can check the screw grooves, if its'

metric, I can assume it is from Denmark.

Donald Duck Beverage bottles…circa 1952-7. 

These bottles even have raised designs of Donald on the throat of the bottles. 

I have 11 bottles--$5-10 each? 

Lower-right is a weird cigarette box, which lifts a cigarette and match,

but, I have no idea how to load it???

Behind, a Phillipine cigar box..from when? My dad gave up smoking in the 1970s.

 I have no idea---will have to research the stamps.

Inside great collection of very old buttons,---will sort and decide what to do with them.

Quite a few bake-lites in there.

Celluloid tidy scoop---$5-10 (Fuller Brush maybe)

Seagrams gift bag 1857-1957…anniversary issue?

4 Wood spigots $5-10 each…

Three Miller High Life tip trays early 1950s $5-15 each.

Silly cigarette box...

and Postcards…

lots of them $1-15.00 each, scenic museum sites in Wisconsin.

Home Sweet Home long pillow NOS from my original shop…will use in 

Fall vignettes, when it isn't 90+degrees 

Silverplate tray---since I'm buying these, I guess I have to keep this one. 

Brass pail---will go..cheap

In the back a Silver trimmed bowl--marked England, 

nice heavy pattern glass very old, we will see if I keep that.

An Enamelware soap dish lid…yes, this is old…from Mom's cottage.

I actually bought the aluminum container for 50 cents, sometime ago…

going to use it in the craft room for brush storage.

The Miniature candleabra--was in mom's stuff---going to the DIY Barbie house, for grand baby. 

Birthday candles will fit in the little holes, but would be so cool to light it with seed lights. 

Family heirloom, this wonderful brass grater from Denmark

 hallmarked and from the early 1800's or late 1700's. 

All hand wrought. KEEP< KEEP>KEEP!

Fishing-net bobbins…

A real powder horn, hopefully the rest of the parts, I think they were silver, will show up. 

A 1960's Sterling Silver gravy boat-- from my parent's25th anniversary. 

It was stuck in with everything else.

Mom wasn't terribly organized. 

And when we packed up the house, I simply repacked-

cardboard boxes into totes, as I found them.

A 1940's Salt shaker in Blue Willow pattern hope the pepper shows up?

Another heirloom is this Copper sauce-pot (heavy) 

with heart wrought handle, a beautiful piece.

 I will have to keep this somehow.

See the detail where it is joined. This hasn't been polished since 2006--

I put mineral oil on them then..this holds the polish well on copper and brass, too.

A Copper hanging planter--Think this is just from the 1940s. 

Let it go--

CHIPPY old tub-soap dish---this was on the tub when my parent's got the cottage 

(farmhouse) in Wisconsin--and it looked like this in 1963…LOL.

One of two Planters' Peanuts 100th anniversary jars, 

Grandma bought for my boys---

one jar is missing, and will probably surface, I hope.

One trash can of Fall flowers from my old shop, New-Old-Stock.

 I will just have to get creative, because this is simply a 

beautiful assortment for Fall!

Love the texture on these thistle balls and ferns. And the toasty colors, Nummy!

Another heirloom from 

  Great Grandmother's silver-plate coffee set. 

This had been Polished so much the brass shows through--

but it's really dirty right now. I may have to polish it a bit, just to bring up the details.

I will keep this and use the entire set in my craft shop to hold treasures.

This was buried in boxes of newspaper and crap. 

No rhyme or reason to Mom's organization or storage ideas. 

This cracked me up…Has to be circa pre-1957 because that is the last time 

my parent's vacationed in Minocqua, Wisconsin. 

It will work in the basement fishing room…lol.

BUT----MORE----

There's more---three dishwasher loads of stuff…that had been all mixed together. 

Crazy, Huh!

Welcome to Junkin' in Grannys' Garage only #2…

there are at least 15 more trips ahead of us.

Have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear. 

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