Antique Mall

Yesterday my husband and I went up to Stuart, Virginia to visit a huge antique mall. I am not really a collector of antiques or vintage things but since my husband has discovered his hobby, finally, I have been looking at these things a little differently. My husband's new hobby is woodworking with the old time tools. So now we go to antique stores looking for the old tools. While he is looking I am having fun looking too with nothing in particular on my mind to buy. What ever catches my eye is what I might buy. This past summer I went through my house and de-junked and simplified so I don't really want to fill up my house with stuff again but I did buy a few things.

The basket is going to be used to hold my husband's magazines and papers he prints from the internet. He has a tendency to pile them up on the coffee table and they become a big pile so now he has a place to put his stuff. I love the blue jars and this one had the zinc lid that was not all beat up. I like to put my scraps of wool in them. I just liked the casserole dish. The tag said the metal part was from the 1930's. I don't know if that is true or not I just like the dish. Then I saw that shoe box of ornaments and it called my name. The colors are just pretty together.
The little cookbook is for Borden's Eagle Brand milk. I love the pictures inside so I bought it. I think it might be from the 50's.

I found this aluminum tray and I put the ornaments in it and now I have a new Christmas decoration. I think the pink ornaments bring out the pinks of the quilt.

I went to Stephanie's blog today and she is introducing a new blogger who is also a pattern designer. She has only been blogging since November and her name is Sheri Howard. It looks like she likes to do some applique. My kind of designer. She is also having a giveaway. Go say hi and welcome her. And don't forget to tell her I sent you.
With Passion, Carrie P.