It all started with this ~

Yellow ware bowl.

I found this bowl on Craigslist and when I called about it the guy(Skip)said he had other items for sale and I could bring a friend.

I wanted to show my friend Jenny a picture of the bowl, but when I tried to find it on my phone I found a vintage rummage sale that was going on in Appleton and I was at work.  I called my sister Sandy and told her she had to make a run and check out some items for me ~ she did and found the items I was looking for.  Yeah!!!

When I got home from work I called my friend Misty and asked her if she wanted to go with me to see Skip and pick up my bowl ~ so Sunday we both headed out.  We went to see if they had anything left at the vintage rummage sale first and we scored ~ Yeah again!!!  Picked up my items from my sister and then headed out to get the bowl ~ yep Skip showed us around and I couldn't believe the stuff he had ~ oh my!

I felt like the American Pickers.  When they get to someones place and they show you their collections they have accumulated through the years and you show interest in something they are not willing to part with anything.  He sold us a few items but we wanted so much more.  He did take down our names and phone numbers and said when he's ready he'll give us a call ~ I'll patiently wait.

Since we were near an antique mall we decided to stop and look around.  Score!!!

Here's some of the goodies that came home with me ~

The baby shoes were one of the items I sent my sister to get aren't they cute?

Skip gave me the scissors for free!

I bought the jug from Skip and found the whisk brooms at the antique mall.

Skip wouldn't part with a whisk broom that he had even though he had a bunch ~ he said he uses them ~ LOL

I scored on the oil cans ~ it's getting harder to find them for $3.00 or less!

I'm going to try and make a bird house out of the coffee can ~ we'll see how that goes!

Skip sold me his hearth broom but not his whisk broom!

I also got the stool from Skip ~ he was a little reluctant at first because he stilled used it!

I also brought home a rusty vintage lawn mover ~ that I put in my flower bed ~

I forgot to take a picture of it ~ sorry.

All in all it was a fun picking day!!!

This weekend Terry is having his barn sale ~ we'll see what I find there!

This is Polly ~ I forgot to take a picture of her on my last post.

I picked her up at Cottage House Primitives.

Isn't she cute???

Until Next Time

You work hard

promise yourself a reward!

Blessings

Robin

My Road Trip

to Cottage House Primitives in Lodi, WI and The Country Sampler in Spring Green, WI.

There was no disappointment in my road trip to Cottage House Primitives yesterday!

I just Love going to Carols shop ~ there are so many wonderful treasures to look at in her store.

Should we take a look???

Trust me there is lots to share!!!

Don't forget to click on pics to enlarge!

Anything catch your eye?

~ Keep it Simple ~

Opening to the new area of her shop.

I should of bought those pears!

Beautiful furniture pieces

~ Spring Delights ~

So much Eye Candy!

Items for the upcoming holidays.

I'll take one of each Please!

Love everything in here ~ even the curtains!

Great items to display in your dining room!

~ Love the color combinations ~

So many options!

Great selection of woolens too!

Thanks to both Carols for your hospitality!

It was a lot of fun finding some Awesome treasures to bring home!

If you've seen something you just can't live without give Carol a holler ~ she'll be glad to help you out!

To keep up with what's going on at her shop please visit her here and give her a thumbs up!

Sorry I didn't take any pics at Country Sampler.

But the drive there is breath taking ~ pictures don't do it any justice

especially mine since I take them while the car is moving : )

There are a lot of farms and old buildings through here also

The sun is starting to set ~ time to head home ~

Here's some of the goodies from Cottage House Primitives that came home with me ~

Isn't that sheep pic cute?

make-do wooden box, cute little chick and quill

some lovely woolens!

From The Country Sampler ~

red velvet, linens, fat quarters & stamps

Some cross stitch patterns

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until Next Time

It's always good to be Home!

Many Blessings

Robin

It's been

cold, dreary, raining and snowing at times the last couple of days and it doesn't look any better for the rest of the week ~ ugh!

But that hasn't stopped the birds from playing around ~

or

building their nests!

A robin has been busy building her nest on top of a gas can that I have on my porch.

I don't know if she is going to like it there when the dogs are out there most days when it's nice.

Other than that I haven't really been doing much ~

Just working on a few creations and stitchin' ~ but haven't finished anything as of yet.

Over the weekend I went to an antique show but didn't really buy a whole lot.

Looked for Karen from My Colonial Home ~ but didn't find her ~ bummer.

On Sunday it was a Beautiful day so we gathered up the dogs and headed for the park ~

and did a little kite flying!

I can't wait for another nice day to do that again ~ it was Fun!!!

This weekend I'm going to take a road trip over to Cottage House Primitives in Lodi to see Carol ~

She is having a Tent Sale & Open House.  They have opened up another room and expanded their wool area ~ Looking forward to seeing what she's been up to!

I'll see if she'll let me take some pic's for you!

In the mean time you can follow her here on Facebook ~

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cottage-House-Primitives/

and since I'll be over that way I'll have to head over to the Country Sampler in Spring Green and see if I can find some stitchin' goodies there!  Life is Good!

Until Next Time

Enjoy the little things in life that make you smile!

Blessings

Robin

Road Trip Day 1

I'm back from our wonderful 4 day road trip!!!

I was going to post yesterday but was to pooped to do anything ~ I didn't even stitch.

So here I am....smile

We left on Thurs. morning and our first stop was the Columbus Antique Mall.

Sorry I didn't take very many pics.

This is a huge place with lots of rooms and pathways.

We even got lost and couldn't find our way out!!!

If you are interested in visiting it is located at ~

239 Whitney St.

Columbus, WI 53925

For additional info visit ~

http://www.columbusantiquemall.com/

For our next adventure we headed to Lodi to visit Carol at Cottage House Primitives.

I must say this is a prim shop that you must visit if you are in the area.

This shop is my favorite ~ so many wonderful prim things to be found.

Don't forget she also sells wool at a great price too!!!

Lets take a peak shall we ~

She had the shop filled with some wonderful prim Americana goodies!!!

Cottage House Primitives

120 S. Main Street

Lodi, WI 53555

For additional info visit ~

http://www.cottagehouseprimitives.com/

(Thanks Carol for letting me take pics of your wonderful shop and it was a pleasure meeting you!!!)

Now we are heading south to Milton ~

(always have to take some pics of the country side as we travel along the country roads)

Yes I take these when the car is moving!

By the time we arrived in Milton there wasn't a lot of time left to shop.

We stopped at The Old Junction Mill ~

The Old Junction Mill

613 W. Madison Ave.

Milton, WI 53563

For additional info visit ~

http://oldjunctionmill.com/

While we were in Milton we had also wanted to visit  Black Byrd Primitives.

But sadly we couldn't find it and found out later that they weren't open that day anyway.

(But we did meet them at the flea market on Sunday!!!)

They had some wonderful wares and I would love to visit their shop the next time we head that way.

You can find them here ~

Black Byrd Primitives

525 College Street

Milton, WI 53563

For additional info visit ~

https://www.facebook.com/BlackByrdPrimitives

Time to call it a day!!!

I'll be back tomorrow for day 2 of our adventure!!!

Until Next Time

Love what you do!

Prim Blessings

Robin