Capturing beauty through cell phone images

Hubby and I hopped in the car and wandered around the countryside last Friday. We headed for
Blissfield , Michigan where I love to go antiquing. I was hoping to find some old jewelry pieces
for my altered bottles, but I didn't find anything except pure
 BEAUTY.

These first few pictures were taken on my cell phone at Blissful Living.  If you are ever in the area,
this store is a MUST see.  It is always so gorgeous. All this white and aqua just drew me in.
LOVE the aqua and white together.

I could take this hutch home with me if I had the place to put it {and the funds}

Another gorgeous piece!  Does it get any better than this? 

What a pretty display of old lace.

Mercury glass, silver and aqua...what more could a girl want? 

Loved this old suitcase display 

I also found Tattered Gypsy's booth in one of the antique stores and I took a
few pics. Isn't the chest above amazing??  Love it! I found out later that she was working in
her store {that will open soon} just down the sidewalk! Had I known I would have stopped
and chatted with her.  

I fell in love with these adorable hats...now if I only had someone to buy one for. ha! 

Love the stools that she makes. This one has Jeanne D Arc living wrapping paper adhered to the top. 

I hope you enjoyed my little tour. I can't believe the photos turned out as good as they
did because I do not have a fancy phone. Just a basic model so I was happy to see that these
came out crisp and clear for the most part.

Happy Monday!! 

Weekend finds...including a german watering can and vintage english clay pots

Hubby and I worked our little buns off this past Friday prying up our very heavy deck and working
 under it to level out the ground. Over the years it had settled and become uneven and was really rather
unsightly.  I am soooo happy with the results! That was hard work, but we did get it done and I am a
happy camper.  In the process we realized we need to totally replace the smallest part , but that
will happen another day. We also put up some new fencing to replace what was rotten. After all
  that work we took  Saturday off and went on a mini getaway.
{truly *mini* as it was just for the day}

We headed out to Findlay, Ohio where there is a huge antique mall that we haven't been to
in  a long time. I will be honest and tell you that I whined half the way there because our GPS
 was not taking us the usual route and I do not like change so much. I finally calmed down and just
 enjoyed the drive. Seriously?? What GPS would take you on the back roads. *smile* We even
 checked the settings. Oh well...turned out AOK and  I even thought about doing that more often...
just wandering the back roads and see what that brings.

I found these amazing vintage pots at the antique mall along with the German watering can!!
I fell in love the moment I saw them. Those were my only two purchases there, but I was
one happy camper.

While wandering the back roads we ended up at an estate sale in a little town. I found several goodies there
including these three clay pots in the drawer.

Isn't the patina on this little chest/cupboard amazing?? {sorry for jumping all around in this post
...hee hee}  I got this years ago when my mom and dad were cleaning out my great aunt's place.
 It was outside in a run down shed and I spotted it right away. My dad {you know the
NEW cabinet builder?} thought I was cracked for even taking a second look at this, but I didn't
waver so he put it in his truck and hauled it home for me. I have loved it ever since. This year
 I decided to enjoy it on my deck. I need to get the handles back on  {glass ones} , but I think
 I am short one so I will have to figure something out.

Perfect for outside on my deck.

I also found all these hangers at the estate sale! I just love old wooden hangers! I especially love the ones
that have advertisement on them. 

Now , what can you tell me about these? I have never seen hangers shaped like this before, but
thought they were so unique.

Last , but not least at the same sale I found two suitcases and a wooden ironing board. Haven't a clue
what I will do with the ironing board, but it was calling my name for a dollar.   I spent a whopping $3.25
total at the estate sale. I also got a wooden spice rack, but somehow it did not get in the photo.
Everything was half off ...the sale had been going on for  three days so I can't even imagine what
 they had to start with.  I made another round when I realized it was half off day and landed
 this little gray suitcase above for 25 cents!!
{I guess taking the back roads isn't so bad after all!! :}

{I wanted to get a vintage wooden step ladder that was only $1.00, but hubby told me he has one
like it..same size and all so I will be investigating today to find it...I KNOW I should have bought
it anyways.  He brought home two HUGE {taller than we are} pepsi stand up advertisements
with star wars characters on them. He just couldn't pass them up, but somehow they don't
fit in with my decor. ha!! I have a feeling they will end up in hubbys shop or our sons man cave.
  He has already told us that he would love to have them. }

Happy Monday everyone and enjoy the week ahead!!