Just a few finds...

I don't have any fresh flowers to show you like most of the lovely blogs I read, so here are my fake ones to greet you today...

{Having fake flowers doesn't mean that I love you any less!}

To everyone who has stopped here to read about my recent travels, or to read about little Bella Marie, or to share in Joy's Blog Party...I want to thank you so kindly. I have met some wonderful people and I appreciate all of the sweet comments!

I wanted to share with you my latest finds...this is just a few as I have saved most of it. I scored on a huge stash of vintage jewelry Saturday morning while at a local garage sale but they are all cleaned, bagged and saved. Yes, I forgot to take pictures. I'm bad. And if you scroll down a couple of posts...you will see my score of vintage velvet ribbon too. (my favorite so far of the year!)

A stash of player piano rolls! Found this in New Orleans at a yard sale after picking up Sandy at the airport. I bought 12 rolls (every last one of them). They are great for collage and other paper art.

One role is included in the vintage bundle that I am donating for little Bella Marie's raffle. Don't forget to go here and purchase a ticket before May 31!!! They have GREAT prizes to win from generous donors!!! We are almost up to $1000!!! We need you!!!

Now I really need help on this precious box below. I know it's OLD because I purchased it from an OLD man who said it belonged to his grandmother who passed away over 25 years ago! (let me add that it was still filled with her old lipsticks...eeww) I am not too familiar with lucite nor celluloid. But I do think it's one of the two. On the inside of the top lid there is a mirror and under it reads "patent pending" Rialto products, N.Y.  Any help???

Note: Yes the little drawers swing out opposite each other, Debbie (Mrs. Trash Talk) seems to think that it's from the 50's! Thanks Deb!

This little plate has no name...I just love the colors (& the little strawberries). As for the bottle, I am going to slap a vintage label on it with some velvet ribbon. It'll be  eye candy for my studio!

These little rusty capped jelly jars were a steal...10 cents a piece! Rust and all! So as I separated by buttons this past weekend and I sorted them out in these cute little jars. And see these earring above and below? They are velvet! Yes! Velvet earrings!!! Yay!

Now I really really really love this little velvet salmon colored jewelry box. I found it at a local thrift store and I asked Sandy if she saw it, she said yes but she passed it up. She's crazy I tell you but I love her to death because it would have been horrible if we would have started a fight over it. I think she is scared of me anyway...I am much bigger than she is! ;)

{You can read about mothers and daughters fighting over garage sale finds here...I know, who'd of thought but it's so funny! I had to post about it June...I just couldn't help myself.}

The beautiful platter above I scored at a yard sale on Saturday. Made in occupied Japan...woo hoo! And the oil & vinegar bottles are perfect for housing my glass glitter!!!

Edit: I listed these as salt & pepper bottles...Debbie (Mrs. Trash Talk made the correction...ya'll really do read my blog don't ya'll?) Thank YOU!!!

I love storing new things in vintage items!!! Old jars, hat boxes, cigar boxes, sewing machine drawers, suitcases...

I think someone should host a party about vintage storage! Anybody taking the bait???