Spring has Sprung on My Mantel! Decorating My Mantel

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today, I'm so excited to share Spring touches to my Fireplace Mantel.

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I shopped my home to find a few of my vintage treasures to add some interest to the Fireplace Mantel.

A vintage green Basket-Weave USA planter, I found earlier this year while thrifting,vintage rooster marked Japan. Pewter tray and a Mid-Century glass vase.

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A cute smaller green pottery planter, stamped Calif Pottery USA and a couple vintage Medicine Bottles.

A vintage green pottery vase marked Bush/McCoy USA, piece I found at a yard sale last Summer, a couple of books,vintage Royal Copley rooster, small white Avon container and a pair of vintage emerald green coffee cups.

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Also, I thought it would be fitting to add the adorable white creamer with a bird pattern, it is stamped Grimwade, England.

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I did want to incorporate a touch of white with this piece of Milkglass Wedding Compote.

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Lastly, I mixed in a green Indiana Glass Compote and a few other vintage glass pieces.

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 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see how I have decorated my Fireplace Mantel for Spring. 

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 I would love to hear if you have started decorating for Spring in your home. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Spring/ Easter Vignettes on My Vintage Record Player in the Entry room

Hi Friends, 

I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share how I have styled a few vignettes on my  Vintage Claro-phonic Cabinet Record Player 

 

The first grouping, I've just used a hand-crocheted doily on top of a checkered place mat a few vintage thread spools, a couple of green pharmacy bottles and a cast-iron candles holder I found thrifting.

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This vignette I brought in the cute green garlic jar, I think works well together with the Royal Copley Hen and Rooster.

another wonderful vintage post-card post-marked April 12, 1911 Carleton, Michigan nestled in a cream color 'Hull' planter 

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Lastly, I grouped another 'Royal Copley rooster another vintage  Easter post-card I used one of my emerald green tea cup and added Easter grass and a few hand-painted eggs a thrifted vase and a S&P hen on a silver-plate platter.

This cute post-card with 'Gold Embossed Chicks' under a flower, has a post-mark of 1912 Detroit, Michigan  has a one cent stamp

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see the vignettes on top my of my vintage Clarophonic record player. 

 I would love to hear how you style your thrifted treasure in your home. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Welcoming, Vintage Spring! On My Mantel!

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share my mantel for Spring!

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It is the 'First Day of Spring' as I'm looking out my window, it is snowing! 

To get some inspiration I dug out my Spring tub and pulled out the nest that I handcrafted a few Springs ago.

 

This cute bird book I bought a week ago on a online auction.

This cute little bird house was a yard sale treasure quite a few years ago and has gone through a couple of make-overs, I'm loving how it looks a little rustic.

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I added a new prints from 'The Graphic Fairy.com' web sight this beautiful lily print. 

The amazing "The Pond Book" was another book I won at the online auction with "Sugar Britches Sweet Ass Stuff" You-tube auction every Wednesday and very reasonable prices.

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In this cream color German planter, I thrifted last year I filled with the handmade 'Spring Bulbs' I made last Spring

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 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see how  I have incorporated the treasures I have found, into my  Spring décor on my Mantel this year. 

 I would love to hear how you style your thrifted treasures in your home. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Thrifting Again! In St Louis!

Hello Friends,

I have just gotten back home from a trip to see my 1 year old grandson and his parent, my daughter and son-in-law.  What a glorious time, I had in Saint Louis, Illinois

I spent a lot of time visiting, and watching the grandson exploring his world, just learning to walk, such precious time, little boys & girls are so cute, full of wonder at the age of one year old, it was such a wonderful time. 

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I did take a day to go thrifting, this is what I found...

A cute little shop in a strip mall called "Edwardville Flea Market"

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This store had a good selection of salt & pepper sets, when I noticed the milk glass set with made in Japan, yes! I snatched them up.

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another booth i eyed this very nice shaving cream brush.  I really didn't need to pick up the shaving cream brush, I have two others, however this brush was very different. I liked the two tone handle, maybe Bakelite? 

In another seller booth I spied these cute little pottery jug salt and pepper shakers. What I thought was interesting is at the top is the cork, to fill the shaker

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The metal pitcher caught my eye, it has measure marks 1Qt,1 1/2 Pt, 1Pt, 1/2Pt -"Household Use Only".

I think it looks great with some my other aluminum pieces.

I couldn't believe it when I saw the little aluminum travel cup with the lid! I remember my grandmother keeping a cup like this in her purse, so she could take her medicine when we were on the road traveling. Great memories! 

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In another booth I was kind of surprised to find this cracker tin.  I have seen some bloggers and You tubers, I follow use them in their vignettes so I thought it was a reproduction. I di do some research and found out this tin isn't super vintage.  It was use for a promo in the seventies, 1978 mine has English and Spanish on two side of the tin.

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The next stop was "St Clair Antique Mall" is was 5:30pm, so I wasn't able to get through this massive mall, but I did pick up a few things 

The large red lid jar I incorporated with my other coffee jars in my sewing corner

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I was able to use the zinc lid on a vintage Atlas jar I found last summer

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The three milk or creamer bottles I pulled together with a couple more bottles I have found and put them in a basket.

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I picked up these items to hopefully fit a couple of vintage lamps I have found and are missing parts, will see

The oil wick was to small for the lamp I had in mind

and the chimney was to large for the lamp I was thinking about

This shop wrapped all my purchases very securely, it was nice because I had to pack the items in my suitcase.

This shop wrapped all of my purchase very securely.

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What great fun shopping in the antique malls in St Louis area. To be totally truthful I could have picked up a lot of treasure I saw, however I really didn't have the room in the car. lol I'll be back! next year, to see that grand baby!

Thank you for stopping by to check in so until the next time......

May God Bless you and your family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett