So last week was kind of serious on what I wanted to give my kids this time of year. Well…in the midst of that I wanted to give myself time away from my kids to enjoy a few flea markets, antique stores and junk shops. Not only did I get time with a friend….I got time with Chris….and I got some squeal worthy items. As I was looking over the things I scored I realized I must currently be a fan of a few choice colors because they seemed to pop up in everything I was drawn too. No sooner than I was thinking about it than a package arrived with a hat…and I did squeal over the cuteness and colors – mustard & teal!
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I really liked the colors and punch outs on the old gambling punch cards, but I am a little concerned about what they were originally used for. I can’t seem to find their history online, so if anyone knows…please feel me in. I figure it is better to know before I use them in a project! My sister saved the movie tins from a trashcan fate at work. I like what is written on the outside…”you can work wonders”….
by AshleyAnn
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Laurie J - mustard yellow and teal are a-mazing together–the hat for firecracker is adorable. i’m curious to see what you’re going to do with those old hinges–they look like butterflies!
mandi - Oh my! That is one squeal worthy hat! I love it!
And your color pallet there- minus the coral- are variations I just painted the exterior of our house with! I love it!
Kacy Mehlem - Always fun to treasure hunt!
Thought you might want to check out this hat for your boys. http://www.etsy.com/listing/62695075/organic-striped-baby-hat-hand-knit-any I photographed them for the artist’s etsy site. She does great quality work. Lots of things in those colors for girls as well, tough to find. Especially love her hair clips.
tasha roe - very very cool!!!!
all of it is so much fun.
Jen - so sweet…i am melting!
Dawn Nikol - I found this on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/24203918/pick-your-lucky-girl-and-win
Some sort of in store lottery game apparently. I couldn’t find anything else on them either, except some more images.
Love the color combos, too!
ashley jensen - I really enjoy seeing all the little random things you find and how you incorporate them into something larger! I LOVE the Tulsa Chapter bingo cards. Anytime I see anything that says Tulsa I snatch it up!
Jack - I love the ribbon tins and the fabric. Looking forward to seeing what you are going to make with it!
christina larsen - I love your finds, makes me want to hit the antique shops.
Haylee - Your color dots remind me of a blog I love to look at.
color-collective . blogspot . com/
Anyway, love your finds…. you’re so lucky to have such wonderful flea markets to go to… I’m wish’n Utah peeps would get into that!
ashlee - those are the colors of your background too:) great finds!!
Casey - You go so much great stuff!!
heather - no wonder you squealed! what sweet treats you found!! i love those color combos right now, too but with a nice big heap of gray thrown into the mix. gray still has a pretty solid hold on my heart.
if i don’t get the chance to come back by before Christmas I just want to wish you and your family a very merry, merry Christmas!
xoxo-
heather
Liene - Great colour combination. I love the yellow hat! My favorite colour combination now is mustard yellow and grey, it is funny how that works!
Lisa - according to ebay (an excellent source of info ha!) the game boards were for church bazaars, carnivals, and such fundraising opportunities!
hearttypat - I’m curious what you’re gonna do with all your finds! Does anybody feel like me, when I see something of certain potential out there and I SOOO wanna get it, but I just can’t have a clue what I wanna do with it. Most often than not, I left all those little treasures slip away.
elizabeth - your daughter is ADORABLE!! i’m squealling how cute she looks in her little hat :0) i think i must have one for my little gal.
kari - These colors are amazing! Where did you get that hat? XOXO
amy - swoon. i think i’m in love…seriously. man, what a haul.
rebecca - I have the bread box that mathches the yellow tray with flowers on it!
Carolyn - I LOVE the hat. So beautiful (as is your daughter!) Please do a post on how to keep cute hats and headbands on a toddler..my girl is always pulling them off/out of her hair!
Lesley - Good finds! Love the new hat too!
gina - fun finds!!
Amanda-ThriceBlessed - Great finds! I love posting my thrifty/vintage finds too. I found a new flea market this weekend and it was almost 2 hours of kid-free bliss!
Ali - Oh my goodness, that hat on that baby girl made my day!! So stinkin’ adorable!
libby - Oh my gosh that hat is incredibly cute!!! love it!
the whyte house - i love picking up old ric rac when i hit our local antique mall. i immediately go to the same booths during every visit. there’s 10 of them that i constantly buy from, so i stop at their booths first. i bought an old movie reel and put movies, candy, popcorn in an old crate with some filler, placing the movie reel at the front. makes for a great family movie night gift for my brother-in-law’s family.
Yolanda - Here’s some information of your punchboard: http://www.punchboard.com/whatisit.html They have photos of your actual card on their gallery here: http://www.punchboard.com/photogallery/pushcards/luckygirl.jpg . I’ve never seen them before. Now I think I might have a new obsession.
Kelly - I love the yahtzee cup and the typewriter ribbon cases. I really respect that you want to find out more about those cards before you use them in a project. Kelly
Kelly - p.s. your sister knows you well. I love a rescuer like that and I too really like what’s written on the outside. Kelly