Freebies of the Day!

Today, I answered a Freecycle ad for an old mantel clock and bottles.  When I mentioned in conversation that I love anything old, this wonderful lady started pulling out more items for me for FREE!  She was happy to move the items out of her garage to a home that appreciated them.
 

Now, what to do with them.....hmm the mind is spinning with ideas!

The suitcase belonged to her aunt who was very much a woman of her day. 

It has her initials on it, the middle one being her maiden name.  

The aunt would have been in her 90's if she was still living.

Pretty plates and the

Lena Ross Spera suitcase 

An old mantel clock and books:

(Hi Ho Pinocchio, PT Barnum King of the Circus & A World Explorer John Smith)

Beautiful ceramic handpainted lamp

Oranjay,  Ma's root beer bottles and cider jugs 

Fall Decor on the Inside

Thought I would share some inside decorating.  My fireplace mantel is my favorite decorating spot.  I love to change it with the seasons.  Here it is in all it's fall splendor.  Enjoy!

Most of these items were bargains, gifts or found objects.  

My favorite stores to bargain shop for decor are TJMaxx, Marshalls, & Christmas Tree Shop.

 

Plate and box came from either TJM or Marshalls.  Iron stars from CTS

 

These old glasses were found inside an interior wall of our house- aren't they just the cat's meow!

Wood toy blocks were purchased at a local antique/junk store for about a $1 each.  

The "B" is for our last name.

Love that crusty rusty star made from barbed farm fencing.