Early knife box

Another knife box! Nice early wooden box with handle. These don't usually stick around too long. I found these little pumpkins made out of some kind of paper, and just love the way they look!

Primitive bee keeper's cage

Unusual primitive bee keeper's cage. This supposedly would mount on the front of the bee cage and there are two little mesh nets that hang down and a trap door to keep the bees in or out. Very interesting piece!

Why I don't buy china!!

I finally broke down and bought some china teacups and other pieces at an auction. I usually try to avoid anything breakable. When I was unloading my car, I tried to carry too much in one trip (a bad habit!) and the box of china slid off the top and crashed to the pavement. I lost a few pieces, but fortunately not all of it! I will stick to my rustic wooden items from now on. The china is on a cool little cart I got at another auction. It looks like someone used some old buggy wheels on the front giving it a "folky" look.

Sweet little butter churn in old mustard paint

Wonderful old paint in mustard color on this old butter churn. A nice small piece measuring 31 " high by only 18" wide not including the handle on the left side. Missing it's cover, but it would make a great planter or small end table (thanks for that idea, Gail!!) Excellent country look!

Butter churn from Nashua NH-nice graphics!

Nice old mustard paint on this churn and good graphics still intact. Blanchard Churn of Nashua NH.

cupboard made from an old shipping crate

Inside of old cupboard made from an old shipping crate.

Cute little cupboard with spool knob

Here is a cute little cupboard made from an old shipping crate. The address is still written on one side and someone has added a shelf. There is an old wooden thread spool for a knob. This makes a nice display shelf or storage cabinet.

New home for all the kitchen goodies

The store underwent some changes over the weekend. I moved my big cupboard out of this corner and moved in all the kitchen items. Or I should say some of the kitchen items as they are spread throughout the store.

The guy stuff (or for girls who like oil cans, etc.)

I had to find a new home for all this misc. stuff when I emptied my big cupboard to move in vintage Christmas. It had to be condensed down, but I kept all my favorite things and packed away the rest in storage. Advertising cans, oil cans, bait buckets, pocketknives, etc. It's all here in one new little cabinet.

Puzzle from 1933

I got this great little puzzle box at an auction the other night. I wanted to make sure all the pieces were there, but the box simply said "over 250 pieces." Not very definitive! I decided I would just put it together to make sure it was complete. No picture on the box! Also to make matters more difficult, the pieces don't all interlock. Some of them just touch up against the next. Every time you put a piece in place, the whole puzzle would shift and separate. GRRR! I had to leave it half finished, but when I came home, my daughter was working on it. Then her boyfriend came and together, the three of us finished it! I was amazed that a puzzle from 1933 was not missing one piece!! Now it will be for sale, so some other lucky person can have fun putting it together!

Hand painted oval nesting boxes

These were hand painted by my friend Sam's friend. They are so beautifully done with milk paints and they have that wonderful country look.

Vintage Christmas

Customers have been asking for vintage Christmas, so I put it out even though it's only October! I have some cute flocked Santas, tinsel, lights, tree topper etc. I have been collecting bits and pieces over the year, and just brought out a little so far. Also a red sled and a matched pair of carriage bells.