The beauty of aged silver

I don't know about you ,but I am in love with aged silver and have been for quite
some time. Shh...don't tell hubby because he might get a tad jealous. :)

I took my bff out for her birthday lunch yesterday and while in a local town
I picked up these gorgeous spoons at a new little store that we found called
The Bees Knees.
50 cents each or 3 for $1.00!! I was instantly smitten and started digging through
the pile. I almost yelled when I found three spoons with crowns on them.
Can you say L.O.V.E. ??? 

I often wonder what stories they could tell us? Wouldn't it be amazing to be able
to look into the past and see how and where these were used?

So much beauty...yes I picked out the neatest ones. :)

Do you love old silver as much as I do?

I think I just may have to go back soon and dig around some more!

Have a beautiful weekend ahead and go out and celebrate life!!

Vintage silverware, makeover and an old counter

I love pretty vintage silverware that has beautiful

designs and I found this silverware for a *song*.

{sure seems like I sing a lot doesn't it...lol}

It was very grimy looking so I polished it up and was

amazed at how beautiful it is.

I also picked up this wooden box at a garage sale several

years ago. It was burgundy in color so this past summer

I painted it white. Next I added pieces of vintage wallpaper

to the inside. I then gave the wallpaper two or three coats

of Matte Mod podge.

Love how it turned out, but now I need to get some

little wooden feet for it yet.

Sorry for the flash in some of the pictures. One of these

days I will learn how to take better ones...I hope!

I fell in love with this antique counter the moment I

saw it. It would be just perfect for my kitchen...except

for one teensy little problem...the price.lol.

Look at the detail work...amazing!

I love the back of it, the color, the size... so I asked hubby if we could make one a lot cheaper and he said *most definitely*. {he builds cabinets and can make most anything}

This is now on my list of things*to do* things when Spring/Summer comes. We shall see if it actually gets accomplished or not. I always have these grand ideas and sometimes the time just isn't there to bring them to fruition. {Now I need to take measurements before it is

whisked away to stay in someone else's home}

Have a blessed Saturday~

Hammering out frustration and recent finds

I have been hammering out my frustration lately!!

What have I been hammering on you ask?

I have been making

hand hammered Garden Markers.

I saw this idea online and decided I wanted to try it.

LOVE how they turn out and if you are frustrated

about anything at all, it just makes you feel better

when pounding the silverware! lol

All tagged and ready to take up to my booth

at the antique mall.

Spoons, forks, knives...

so much fun. Yes, there were mistakes along

the way and some silverware that is not fit to show,

but overall they turned out fine. I learned fast what

to do and what not to do.

Now I am on a mission to find more old silverware.

I have been looking for some pretty goblets/glasses

and fell in love with these that I found at the Goodwill

last week. They remind me of a upside down bee skep.

Another recent find. A Sheidan silverplate butter dish.

I thought it was a steal at 5.50 , but

when they rang it up, it was on sale for

$3.85! It even has a removable glass dish inside.

Last , but definitely not least

I found these lavender soaps made in France too.

They smell heavenly! $3.00 for this box.

Oh the little things that make me so happy.

Have a beautiful Tuesday!

Recycling Vintage Silverware ~

I had fun a few days ago recycling some vintage silverware.

I added some words and definitions to a few knives and

I love how they turned out ~

A vintage silver spoon on which I added a fleur-de-lis~ Fun new decorating projects that keep me busy and out of trouble. { lol } Blessings~