Another thrift shop day

Still no actual

WORK

on the camper.

It is going to have to wait until the

first of November.

But for now,

I found these

great treasures

on a stop

at the

local mall.

St. Vincent de Paul

in

Kittanning, Pa

yesterday.

Loving that harvest color scheme!

A Freebie and Some Lights

Today,
I had to go to my Mom's Quilt Guild

and

demonstrate

how to make penny rugs.

On the way home,

I wandered.

I found a really cool antique shop

in

Butler, Pa.

Butler Antiques.

It was a little tricky to get to,

I managed to go down a one way street

the wrong way,

making a lot of people

really unhappy.

Finally found an illegal parking space,

risked getting towed. 

I found this picnic cooler. 

When I asked the price....

the nice man

GAVE IT TO ME! 

What a nice gesture! 

To my surprise,

it still had the instructions for use

and a cute little catalog

inside it!

JWS got a plug on his travels today....

and we have lights!

Aren't these cool and retro? 

How do you like that feather sticking out.

I mean,

after all this was a hunting camp....

It will be removed soon! 

What I am doing in the meantime....

No, this is not mine.  Click here to go to the link!

.http://amysvintagetrailers.blogspot.com/ 

and this site

http://littlevintagetrailer.com/

Unfortunately, I am spending way too much time

drooling over everyone else's projects!

I love the colors in the pic above

but now I have to decide...

paint the interior

or leave it wood grain?



The Thrill of the Hunt

Yesterday,

we attended

Clarion's

Autumn Leaf Festival.

As a side trip

we headed to this.

Fulmer House

This little plaster decoration

screamed out

1960's to me.

I can see it on the camper wall now.

After I scrub, of course!

And then

as I was sitting here with coffee this morning,

I looked up and saw this.

I think that plaid cooler

may have to be moved to the

growing camper stash also!

And now

what I am really looking for is

a

set of these.

Gold or Green

preferably.

Still hunting!

Trying Again

Ok, long silence...

a small amount of mourning.

A trip to the scrapyard,

the last camper did not make it.

As much as I had high hopes,

JWS

finally convinced me that it was not salvageable.

It has hung in the air between us for the past few months.

I still wanted a camper.

Not a new one,

not a big one.

Something old,

vintage,

character.

Something I could decorate.

Another project.

Then Tuesday,

JWS comes home from the fair meeting,

telling me that he might have a surprise for me.

I needled,

whined

and

annoyingly begged

until he caved and told me.

There was another camper in the works.

If we didn't take it,

it also was going to be scrapped.

How bad could it be?

So we went and looked...

and decided to try again!

This one is not newer, but in really good shape inside and out.

As close as I can figure

1967.

So off to my favorite thrift store again

and

the picture at the top is the haul for today.

Melamac.

A vintage tablecloth

and we are up and running again.

It will be a great winter project.

For now,

it is in the garage.

I have to get

my craft open house i

behind me

and

a

trip to Florida

and then

I will be covering cushions

and painting

and

making curtains

and

of course,

scrubbing and cleaning.

I can't wait!