Loot for the Collector's Eye show this Sunday in Cedar Rapids...

Just the pictures I happen to have of these few things I am planning to take to the show... Hard to see the sorter, but it's really cool. Not sure yet what I am going to put it on to display it, but I'm sure I'll figure something out. I LOVE the pumpkin color on the base of the workbench. Bobby got the stepback cupboard all varnished and is ready to put it back together.

Some fun vintage kitchen pieces from Polly Ann's!

Even though it's fall... I still can't resist the pastels!

Love this little yellow cupboard... it was once part of a secretary desk. A wonderful size. Perfect for displaying this collection of forest green glassware from the 40's and 50's. LOVE IT!

What a fun old refrigerator! I would love to see it painted cherry red or '57 Chevy aqua... a real find!

Look what Bobby built for me. I had this old sink and ask my honey to build a cabinet for me. I think it turned out great! What do you think?

Don't faint... Collector's Eye Show

Just wanting to check in and tell you all about our next show coming up on October 24th in Cedar Rapids...The Collector's Eye will be another awesome show this year. I've got a few things I'm really excited about bringing. I'm heading out this morning to put another coat of varnish on a great workbench/kitchen island piece on wheels. It's got a mahogany top and the back is painted a wonderful pumpkin color. I'm also working on refinishing a beautiful mixed woods step back cupboard. My most exciting piece is a 10 foot long divided feed store bin/sorter. It's missing a lot of it's original paint, but what's left is green and pumpkin colored. It would be so awesome in a quilt store filled with fat quarters. I soooooo wish that I had all sorts of vegetables, gourds, pumpkins, etc. that I could put in it. It would be fantastic at a farmers market like that. I should really call my friend at Bass Farms and see if she has a need for anything like that. It would be fantastic!!! I'll try to get a picture of it up today. My camera is pretty much toast, but my new phone should work.
Have a fantastic week... I'll be at the shop Wed, Thurs, Fri this week... yikes... that's today, better get moving!

Heading for Kane County this weekend!!!

Bob and I are gearing up for a weekend together... at Kane County Flea Market... sleeping in the back of the truck and hanging out together. I've already decided that we are going to sell out. Maybe we won't even have to stay all day Sunday, cuz we will be out of stuff to sell. I'm going to take a bunch of odds and ends with concentrations of kitchen (my favorite), garden and vintage laundry.

I'm actually really excited about getting away for a day with my honey. It's been a long summer with the kids. It's hard to have a conversation without one of our kids calling or settling a fight or having to run someone here or there. We're hoping to actually be able to relax a little.

Hope to see some of you there...

Flower Garden Explosion!

My original name for this room was... "the flower garden threw up!", but my much wiser, older sister had a better name... "Flower Garden Explosion!" A perfect name for the 4th of July Antiques Extravaganza we had this past weekend. The room sold very well and was quite well received. Almost everything in the room had a flower on it somewhere. One little girl walked in with her grandma and said... "look Grandma, it's just like a tea party!" I took that as a good sign.

July 4th at Polly Ann's...

More pictures and details to come...

My most wonderful ebay find EVER!!! Mount Vernon, Iowa mini jug

I bought this little beauty on ebay last week and I am so very excited about it. I have a Lisbon, Iowa beater jar and a pitcher from Jennie's Grocery in Mount Vernon, and a Lisbon, Iowa bowl from Stahl's Store (same as the beater jar). I feel very priviledged to have found these items and am so grateful to the gal who put the mini jug on ebay.

Thank you Sierra!!!!

What a find!!!

I bought this wonderful little crock on ebay this morning. I have a big collection of "Polly" items and just a few "Polly Ann" items. This one will be a treasure right up there with my vintage book titled "Polly and Bob". I can't wait to get it in the mail and put it with my local stoneware advertising pieces. It's just perfect for me. I'm a lucky, lucky girl!!!

I didn't even get to play with it... :0(

I bought this wonderful, vintage bamboo patio set this morning on a quick run to Cedar Rapids... got lots of great goodies... and I brought it back to the shop with no where to put it, so I plopped her in the driveway at the shop. The first folks sat and said they wished they had their room done, the second van slowed down, parked, got out and inspected closer and loaded her up. Wish it happened like that every day!

Great stuff at the shop right now, you really should stop by!

Wow, what a show!

I guess you could say I cam as close to selling out as I ever have at a show... furniture-wise, anyway! We showed up at the show with a full truck, full trailer and full jeep and we left with two pieces to deliver in the truck and a couple things in the trailer. The jeep was empty and Bob was a little nervous about how things were going to ride in the trailer since things were packed so loosely. We sold all of our big pieces and I can not tell you how relieved I was about that as I honestly didn't know where I was going to put them if I had to bring them home. The shop is jam packed... with awesome stuff, of course, the workshop is full of projects and the garage at home has a tiny little path to walk through. What a relief to not have to be worrying about where it was all going to go.

I'm so excited about this season for antiquing. Shoppers have been out in full force and most of them are quite discerning and are looking for the best deal they can find. We're fortunate that we sort of specialize in affordable, functional things that have great character. Just about anyone can walk into our booth at a show or to our shop and find something wonderful and useful that they can easily afford. So many people commented about how reasonable our prices were at the show. Two women actually came up to me and thanked me for my reasonable prices. They said "we can really shop here".

I have to admit that sometimes my prices tend to creep up a bit. It's a supply and demand thing, just like so many things. I am pleased to say that right now is NOT one of those times. I have plenty of supply and am thankful that the demand is good, too. The turnover at the shop is good and I am really enjoying getting to "play house" and rearrange when there are holes to fill in.

Well, my kids are at it again... time to go crack the whip... later
Polly