flea market + junk shop

The Elephant's Trunk did not disappoint this morning. Here's the loot:

Federal mirror that needs some love; $5

A pair of bird needlepoints; $2 (need to be badly cleaned and frames painted)

Forgot to take pics of a thin-necked, pewter pitcher great for flowers ($1) and a sweet candlestick holder (free).  So all in all, $8 for a really fun morning with mom. 

Thennnnn we decided to swing by the junk shop because mom has been blabbing about this chest of drawers. Card catalog-eqsue but not really. Used as a tool box. Well, it was still there. Here she is: 

Almost the same exact piece (except covered in old green paint) was going for $800 at the flea market. $75 dollars later and she's waiting to get pretty at home :) Excited to turn it into an entryway catch-all console. Mail, keys, office supplies, tools, and 20 other things for the other drawers. 

saturday junk shop

As usual, it did not disappoint.
$15 later and I left with these goodies..

A bust of someone that I feel like I should know who this is? Currently calling him Colonel Mustard. He was very very dirty so this had to happen before any paint was going to touch him..

Yes, he's also a bank.  Love me some two-fers.

And this vintage hankerchief could offer just the right bit of funk once he's framed and put somewhere unexpected:

Having shopper's regret for these, but really, wouldn't mexican bull plates be so much cooler if they actually came from Mexico? (ok they did come from mexico but if it were ME in mexico... finding them...). So I passed. wahh