Lastest finds and a sneak...

Hi Everyone!  Happy Thursday!  I wanted to show you the finds that my personal picker, Aunt Barb got for me.  She called me last week wanting to know if I would be interested in some headboards that she found and of course I jumped on those.  Then she came across a few other goodies and she wouldn't even let me pay her for them.  What an Aunt!  My mom and nephew went to see her earlier this week and my mom brought my treasures to me!  I am so blessed!

My mom and the van loaded.  Don't let my dad see this!  He thinks I have enough stuff already.  So as soon as we unloaded the van, I took pictures of my loot and then put them all away.

An antique large ironing board.  What great patina!

A rectangular headboard.  It can be a bench, or signs, or....

 Spindle head and foot boards.  It's hard to tell, but it sort of reminds me of bamboo.

 Two antique medicine cabinets.  What to do with these???  Any ideas out there?  And another headboard.

Look at those extra large spindles.  They are from an antique table.  I can't wait to make something with those.  Two table leaves, I see large signs in their future or maybe a bench, or...

This is a small headboard.  It's pretty short, so I can't decide if I'm going to make a bench or something else from it, like a message center.  Any thoughts?  Well, a big thank you to my Aunt Barb for finding and giving me all these great things, for free!  and my mom and nephew for bringing them all back and helping me unload the van.  I so do appreciate it!  My aunt also had old  yardsticks that she had put out in the trash can at the curb when my mom mentioned I was wanting some and she went out and rescued them before the garbage men arrived, whew!  Thank goodness.  But she forgot to send them, so I'll get them next time!  

I'll get back to sharing new things, but I've been busy with my nephew.  Here's a sneak peek at what he had I have been working on.

I'm working on a tutorial on this one.  Thanks for stopping by.

Oh what treasures...

Hi Everyone!  Here are some close up pictures of the things my Aunt Barb brought to me last week.

Wood, wood and more wood!  YEAH!

These are two metal tool boxes and a mini lathe.  Which I'm so excited about trying out!

I've only peeked in these boxes, but there looks to be some good stuff in there.

I like that divider.  I might need to clean that up, paint it and move it into the office.

There's part of a decorative shelf.  I wonder where I can use that????

I'm loving this box.  It's metal and it's made out of a caution sign.

More wood.

Hardware.  Rusty hand saw...I could paint on that.

The antique sewing machine base.

I'm not sure what this is.  Or what it was used for.  I'll have to have a closer look.

These are antique wooden skis with the leather straps. 

This is an antique Jenny Lind headboard that my aunt found that has been sitting outside in the elements for years.  I'm so glad she rescued it and I can use those spindles on countless projects.  I'm just wishing that it's previous owner hadn't let it sit out in the elements.  Oh well.  Thanks Aunt Barb!  She's turning into my own personal picker!  How lucky am I!

I still haven't gone through each box, but I wanted to show you all the goodies.  I'll let you know if there's anything really good in those boxes.  Thanks for stopping by!

Special delivery...

Hi Everyone!  Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend.  I wanted to share with you the exciting thing that happened to me last week.  My aunt Barb brought a van full of treasures while I was at work.

My aunt and nephew unloading all those treasures.  The pictures were courtesy of my mom.

Here they are after all the hard work is done.  I can't wait to go through it all and see what treasures are really there.

I will show you one thing, my aunt Barb's neighbor gave this to me.  It's an antique sewing machine base.  How lucky am I!  Her neighbor is the same one that gave me the antique oak chair a few weeks ago.  I'm so excited! A big thank you to my aunt and her neighbor for my new treasures!  And a big thanks to my aunt, nephew, and mom for unloading it all while I was at work.  I'll show you some more next time!  Thanks for stopping by.