Junkin' Finds-early March 2017

Well, everyone's purging, and that is a GREEN and Good thing if you are searching for OLD or NEW.

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First I snagged this gorgeous 'Country Living' label Quilt for a mere $12.99 at a local thrift store. The large top is perfect with a few faint spots on the back. It is pieced and machine quilted.

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The colors are perfect for the back porch, but the greens actually match the living room. So I'm sure I will use this in multiple ways---except for eating on. 

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I love the fabrics---very vintage looking cottons and very nicely done. 

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I love the puckering from the quilting and the star point edges. 

I'm not a ruffles girl, so this was right up my alley.

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Another pretty tea cup---marked Elizabethan Staffordshire.

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Clearly Britain can't produce too many tea cups. From the wear on this I think it isn't particularly old, but is in perfect condition. Stoke on Trent factories, produced and still produce much of Britain's wares. Taylor and Kent used this name up until 1982, their Florence factory was sold and then wares produced under 'Elizabethan' name, and then I get a dead end.

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This appears to be newer than that, but only $.99 for the set, so a deal. Lots of stuff around with this or a similar mark. I will guess almost 30 years worth, figure after 1985, this shape later, even.

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The term bone china comes from a required percentage of animal bones ground for their calcium in the production of the clay. 

So, just another pretty teacup from Staffordshire England---

the Mother-ship for all stray teacups. 

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After Christmas purging? This was adorable a classic small Racer not a scratch on it, or a bend in its runners, abandoned at GoodWill, for 2.99 going for $9-24.95 on eBay.

I think it may have been issued for an anniversary.  Too cute.

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It really is cute. I can see a REDO wreath wearing this for winter. 

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After Valentine's purge---three tins/box for heart REDO projects next year $1.25 total. 

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Two, washed once, hand towels in a vibrant red print. With the new all white kitchen, 

I'm sure these will be great for summer entertaining. $1.50 for 2. 

I think they match 12 bandanas in a similar print I found on sale.

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I'm dealing with my Gramma's OLD costume jewelry. She had such gorgeous stuff. I will be listing these bracelets earrings and a few necklaces in my ETSY shop. 

I'm sure someone who is a collector will snag those gorgeous amber earrings and a matching necklace. The quality swarkovski and pearl expandable, never go out of 

style and the old ones don't pinch like the imported stuff on the market now.

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I did snatch this gravy boat tray, in silver-plate. This is a heavy piece, with nice lines and details.

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Perfect desk, bathroom, or vanity tray--not too big. Simple REDO.

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It's in pretty good condition, I may give it a light polish and buff.

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More of Gramma's stash---I'm keeping the white beads, they are a rope, very long with a catch,

 so versatile. I remember my mom and gramma swapping these back and forth.

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I still haven't totally cornered the picnic basket market yet. (I think I have 10 or more.) Honestly they are so useful and I go for the ones with flat tops for stacking.

 This a more recent style, probably from country style in the 1990's. 

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Clean as a whistle inside and out---this one will go to the craft room, or under the Barbie House.

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Why are English graphics so lovely compared to 

American, cough-(Made in China, ha!) tin/metal pieces?

I snagged this tray for $5.99 and would have paid more. 

 I love the paint-like print and it's huge.

 I'm sure it will eventually end up on the porch wall. 

Right now it is on my buffet adding a Spring vibe to my nonexistent spring.

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Pansies were my great grandmother's favorites and I confess one of mine also.

Unlike many floral pieces the flowers are all from the same season. 

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The tray has wear, and is only from 1993---made by Ian Logan-painting by Lucy Neil. I think I will search for a few more pieces of this---I hope they made several different shapes. 

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Now isn't that perfect for spring, speckled eggs----!

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Almost forgot this OLD Japanese Moriage cup and saucer---probably from the late 1950's-early 60's. Marked Made in Japan. And the little doily for $.25- this one is really OLD, you can feel the rayon mixed with linen thread. 

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More delicate than some Moriage pieces which can be gaudy with heavy blue and gold. A steal at $.99 and no chips, dings, or cracks. 

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This is just the right amount for me---blue enough to work with my blue and white, 

and spring enough for a seasonal tea setting. 

Happy Spring...as blogger glares at 10" of drippy snow outside. 

It melts only to succeed in making icicles.

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Not bad for the first weeks of March. Grins! Grand total about $30.00 for all my goodies. 

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Chicagoland Spring

What should be a simple post, became a long story. 

We have had a mild winter, by Chicagoland standards. 

No measurable snow---since December 17th, 

which was just enough to sort of be a whitish Christmas.

After dust begins collecting on the seed catalogs that arrive--
promptly after New Years. Some earlier this year...sheesh!

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In our house, Spring begins the first week in February. 

Hubby drags out the seeds and trays and sets up a mini-green house

 in the kitchen for starting tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli.
GREEN: We reuse containers and trays, and finally invested in large baker's trays for the greenhouses.

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After 5 weeks, this is how the plants looked yesterday in the mini-green house in the kitchen.  

We do use pellets, make sure to squish and loosen them before planting otherwise they are too stiff to allow roots to grow.

SPRING usually starts when we move the seedlings into bigger containers 

out on the larger front porch greenhouse. 

We use this for convenience, usually with a heater. 

The greenhouse is on the south side of the house and 

sheltered from north winds and has full sun all day. 

Long shadows, keep the backyard greenhouse cooler until mid to late April.

On the kitchen island hubby plants tomato seedlings into bigger containers.

Broccoli, ready for transplanting, when they droop---it is definitely time.

Drooping tomatoes---so ready for big containers

So....when we had those 60 degree days, we got all enthusiastic, I hung my egg/wreath on the front door and we put up that medium greenhouse the first week in March. Sigh....

And we were ready and waiting. 

Today, one more day of transplanting more tomatoes and peppers.

Lots of peppers ready to grow into plants. I will start marigold, zinnias and other perennials in pots/trays directly into the porch greenhouse as soon as it is warm enough.

So far here is the set-up. I'm sure we may add more shelves, later.

After one night of transplanting, see how they perked up in the mini-greenhouse.

Peeking at all those southern Spring posts had me itching to do a springy one.  

But deep-down, we, Midwesterners and Northeastern Americans SHOULD know better.

Since, Spring is a state of mind Chicagoland, fleeting at most---WINDY---(+60mph) last Wednesday. 

And, the above SPRING  egg wreath took flight twice and is now in the house.

This morning....along with the half the country, 

no bunnies, daffodils, or budding branches here...

At 7AM out the bedroom window.

Like most of the upper states---we HAVE SNOW!

Not too much so far, but we have Lake-Effect snow expected tonight (4-6")---so the medium greenhouse stands, shivering and plant-less. 

This really isn't much compared to what the east coast will get.

I tried to look at the green side of life---from my ivy planter.

 But each ivy leaf strains to grab Spring. Sigh...

No Spring here either.

The Dragonflies try to stay in flight, the right one is spinning---must have been the windstorm lat week.

Our backyard from the back porch. Oh, I so miss the view from the back porch. 

Alas, the porch is still packed up for winter! And, 22 degrees isn't particularly comfortable.

But a sure sign of Spring, despite the weather.

SHhhhhhh, birdies are nesting. 

Not sure if it's the Junco family or the English Sparrows that were there last year. 

The turf war has been extensive over who has ownership---

there is a new nest inside--details to follow.

Welcome to my Spring

 Chicagoland Style.

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The Barbies Furnish the Mansion: Wallpaper and Floors

Hi, I've been busy in the Barbie Mansion REDO. We had two weeks, where the Grand wasn't here, so I took the opportunity to do some work on the house.

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I started on the third level bedroom, where the boys have been banished too. The Pink graphics were not exactly gender friendly. The third level does have the deck where the boys can hang out. 

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Here the guys and chill, and munch popcorn on some vintage/used chairs. 

This gives them a little-girl-free place to hide. 

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I made a wardrobe out of a photo box. The blue stripes were perfect. Space up here, is pretty tight.

We are adding a  double-bunkbed for the 4 guy dolls.

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I wallpapered the bottom in a denim scrapbook paper and the top with a very small shirt stripe. The 

football and sports motifs are stickers. Most stickers are perfect size for fashion doll scale of 1:6.

I still have to hand paint the windows. 

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Here's a closer look. I will show you how I preserved the original graphics under this sports look. 

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In an earlier POST, I showed you how I masked and then sprayed

 the heck out of the entire pink-magenta house.

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Choosing a ivory satin spray paint for plastic, 

I masked the appliances off, but painted everything else.

The goal here was to get rid of the magenta ceiling-the windows were sprayed as a 

base coat for when I decide what color the trim will be. Covering the Barbie pinks and magentas require several coats of anything. 

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I chose another scrapbook paper for the wallpaper REDO. The contemporary circles, were a nice modern scale, with pinks, blues, greens, tans and white. Perfect to make the two houses blend, and something a real person might use in a real kitchen. My goal here is realistic play. 

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Here was my secret for applying the wallpaper. Dormtack a product that is basically a lightweight sticky on one side tape, that is removable. I found this at Michael's, and it promised to stick to anything, and still be able to be removed.

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I cut the tape down the center to make it thinner, because I was just trying to hold up paper. The secret is to twist the gooey side out into long pieces of stickum. Here you can see it applied to a piece cut for the window edge. Unlike gum stickums this laid very flat when it was applied.

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Here I have outlined the pieces with the rolled tape. I basically 'traced' the window shapes with a finger nail in the ridge of the plastic, then trimmed with a scissors.

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Pressed down the tape was light enough in weight to disappear, but super strong to hold to the painted walls. It worked very well on the existing graphics on the third floor which had a shiny finish.

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I just have to go back and do the windows, white, I think, and hang some white cupboards on the walls with velcro. I used the white tape at the top to make up the difference in the length of the wallpaper, it looks like clapboard or molding and again will be removable.

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Then there was the HOT PINK, UGH!--floor. Too much pink for me. Since, I see this house everyday, some pink had to go. I sprayed the textured floor with the ivory spray paint. Because of the texture of the floor, it was matte looking except in the Barbie squares, which stayed shiny? 

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Trying to unify the two houses, I planned to use the same sticky shelf liner in white squares 'grouted' in pink. You have to have some pink.  Well, I started at the back, working forward. I knew I only had enough paper for one shot. The trim around the elevator will be hand painted white, as will the pillars.

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It sorta worked. But, the textured painted surface of the tile paper really only stuck in some places--the shiny parts and itself. The tile design blends nice into the dining room, but I'm hoping it will work well enough once all the little doll feet walk on it, (or contact spray). I can always peel from the back and use removable contact spray?

So the townhouse side is pretty much done except to describe 

where the OLD and REDO furnishings in another post. 

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The second floor REDO is on the Victorian Mansion side. Here you can see the second floor is quite shallow compared to the first. The goal is to extend the second floor to the left to the end of the green floor,  and forward the entire floor forward approximately 3" to match the green sticking out on the far right. This will almost double the square footage on the second floor in Barbie scale, 1:6.

The Victorian house REDO: the peach will probably have to go. But first is the issue of the built-in vanity/tub, where the closet will go when the new floor is installed. Who, wouldn't want a walk-in dressing room--especially six Barbie's with LOTS of wardrobe.

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Problem: Here's the built-in tub/sinkvanity. The vanity tips forward and a pink tub appears. This has fittings molded into the wall with canister to the left and a pipe thing behind on the right.

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Well this isn't pretty, but I hacked at this with a Dremel tool circular saw and managed to get the tub out whole. Eventually I smoothed it out. I saved the tub to be used as a hot-tub in the  house 'yard'. Very cute graphics on this wall, I will paper over the lower part with some coordinating paper to go with the bathroom and the bedroom. 

So on to the second floor next week, the closet, and the bedroom, if the weather warms up like they promise and I can do some spray painting.

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