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Bouckville Adventures 2013 • The Collections, Part Three

When we unload our treasures, Mr. VJIMT grabs his stuff and paints them/hangs them/displays them before I even get a chance to photograph them! I'm sure I missed a few items, but here goes.

WHAT HE GOT.

We both spied this little cabinet drawer thingy, and we were surprised to find out it was metal! Sure looked like painted wood to us.

A scale, some trucks, and a two-drawer cubby.

Colorful wooden bocce balls and a metal beach pail.

Various framed photos and documents.

This toolbox is a work of art! Great patina and drawers. Plus there were a bunch of keys left inside.

This Big Ben clock does work!

The deer head was not allowed in the house. I still think it was bad karma to even purchase it, but it was intended for the Party Barn. As you can see, it was hung up and displayed before I could get a good photo of it!

And I think I'm finished. Bouckville Adventures 2013 Review is history. How many days until the next one?

Bouckville Adventures 2013 • The Collections, Part Two

Here's the second part of my "collections" from Bouckville (read the first part here).

THE CHINA COLLECTION.

You know I can't resist a pretty plate -- I love the brown and black transferware patterns here. Linda of My Vintage Soul gifted me with the big floral in the middle and the Washington, DC. So nice!

THE CAMERA COLLECTION.

These Baby Brownie cameras are "adorbs" (as my 9-year old would say!).

THE (not-so-heavy) METAL COLLECTION.

I got a great deal on rusty skeleton keys! We attach them to our doorknob wine bottle stoppers, and I was just about out until I scored these.

Also featured: small green fan, silver trays for chalkboards, metal paper dispenser, and "Paul" coffee can (a gift for Mr. VJIMT).

THE PHOTO COLLECTION.

The french postcard book of Versailles at the bottom right is filled with fabulous colored cards. They are amazing! Here's a sneak peak:

Also featured: school group photos and New York City postcards, including Radio City Music Hall.

THE PAPER EPHEMERA COLLECTION.

I saw a dealer selling paper and packaging like these for $10 a piece, which seemed a bit pricy. There is some cool ephemera here, like the unused Asthmatic Cigarette (what?) packs and automotive tags.

Also featured: partially filled hand-written ledger, ice cream packaging and a New York map.

Coming next: What He Got.

Bouckville Adventures 2013 • The Collections, Part One

In my last Bouckville post, I told you we got a lot of smalls. I think the best way to show them to you is to group by like objects. Here we go.

THE AQUA COLLECTION

I love these little birds. I originally bought them to sell, but reallyreally wanted to keep them. The night after we got home, I heard a crash downstairs and found one with a broken tail! I couldn't figure out what had smashed into it to break it, but a cat probably had something to do with it. So now I HAVE to keep them since there's a repair. Thanks, kitties!

Also featured: teapot without lid (still cute enough to sell), clothesline pulley that I'm thinking of mounting as a baker's twine dispenser, Fire King bowl, door escutcheon, two pretty necklaces, a pin, and a tin plate.

THE EMERALD COLLECTION

I love my instant collection of flower frogs, and I have a project in mind for the buttons. Thought about keeping the 3-strand necklace, but it's a little too bulky for me. I have the matching earrings so it will make a nice set for Etsy.

Also featured: green jar and pin.

THE ORANGE (and Black) COLLECTION.

After my honeycomb sale a few weeks ago, I was on the hunt for more! Was happy to find these amazing ice cream cone samples. 

Also featured: vintage games, varsity letter (for Mr. VJIMT), more buttons, Marx President figures, and Halloween blow mold, clicker, and paper ephemera.

THE RED COLLECTION.

Featured: cake decorator kit in original box, more buttons, and Los Angeles wood and metal towel bar.

THE (non-working) CLOCK COLLECTION.

None of the five clocks I found work (Mr. VJIMT's does) but I still like them. Especially the green one with the art deco face on the left. All others are heading to my Etsy shop.

Next time: Part Two of the Collections.

Bouckville Adventures 2013 • The Christmas

This is our SUV as we headed home from Bouckville. It looks like we have some empty space, but we bought A LOT of smalls so there's more in there than appears at first glance!

Images of my Christmas treasure hunt are up first! I think it went well.

These multi-colored aluminum reflectors were the only items I got from a spendy vendor, but I can never pass them up.

A few strands of mercury glass garland, a couple of tree toppers (love the small aqua one!), and a little box of Shiny Brites.

A tablecloth, some Gurley candles, three bottle brush trees, and two mercury glass birds. They don't have their clips, but I love them anyway.

I got this bundle at the half-off guy. Barbara from Oodles and Oodles got 29 boxes, so I can just point in her direction when Mr. VJIMT gives me a hard time about the Christmas.

He actually spied these napkin ring Santas, so you know he's an enabler. Also pictured is an unopened pack of spun head snowman package tie-ons, and a red and green wood fence.

How adorable is this flocked reindeer? He's quite big, and I bought to re-sell but I think he may need to be the leader of my reindeer army.

I once passed up this same tin lithographed Christmas tree stand at a yard sale. I don't know what I was thinking.

Two is always better than one, especially if the second is red and is decorated with snowmen families! I think I'm going to be using this one for a while.

And the best Christmas find of all? An aluminum tree, possibly two. I was going to sell the pieces individually on ebay, since I didn't want to take the branches out of their sleeves to put it together. Ebay has the plain branches selling from $1-$3, and the pom pom branches (like the 53 I have in the middle of the photo) for $3-$5 each.

Carrie of Junque Magnet bought the whole kit and kaboodle; can't wait to see her repurposed creations!

Bouckville Adventures 2013 • The Beginning

We're back from Bouckville and have lots of photos and stories to share! Some of you on my facebook page may have already seen some of these, so bear with me.

These first images are what we saw in our travels -- this booth had lots of multiples…

…including plenty of beautiful aqua Ball jars. They were priced individually; one I saw was $12, in case you were wondering. They all look pretty much the same to me; how do you price them?

I had to restrain myself in this booth of religious statues. I only purchased St. Bernadette, in the front of the Infant of Prague on the left. Mr. VJIMT purchased St. Rita, to the left of her, about an hour later. We could have bundled! (Both statues have already sold, thank you FB page!)

This booth had about ten globes piled on the ground amidst empty boxes and bags. Not the best merchandise staging!

Here is a much better display of the goods. I did purchase a fan, but not from this vendor.

This booth of vintage Christmas had some great deals -- half off! Barbara of Oodles and Oodles had a day's head start on me.

This lovely large religious print of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was my first purchase. The colors are so bright and vibrant!

I also got this spectacular yellow Remington typewriter from Holland. The dealer told me it didn't work, but I figured out it was just locked. Woo hoo!

Mr. VJIMT bought a euphonium. And I learned a new word.

He also took this outstanding photo of a red barn against a blue sky along the way.

Four days of vintage bliss! Even better -- although I have no photos, what the ? -- we were able to have a few dinners with fellow blogger Sue (Vintage Rescue Squad) and her rusty crusty friend Justin (no blog), and again with Linda (My Vintage Soul).

Lunch (and breakfast pie!) with the afore-mentioned Barbara was a treat. It was also nice to spend a few minutes in the booths of Bouckville vendors Vicki and Colleen (even though they were each super busy!).

More images to come!

Bouckville Bloggers Tell All

Extreme weather conditions and a holiday weekend add up to no yard sales for this girl. The last few weeks have not been kind, with few sales and fewer treasures.

I didn't even buy these holiday blow molds. Mr. VJIMT would not want them on our lawn, and they are too much of a pain to ship. So I passed them by. 

We did pick up this red cooler and galvanized tub, though.

One great estate sale yielded the fab table -- Mr. VJIMT will probably use it outdoors as a bar or serving center -- and the old camera.

All the rest is also from the estate sale. I did have fun digging.

These two tissue holders from the 1950s -- one lucite -- are in excellent vintage condition and were quickly listed -- the green already sold!

Sadly, no typewriters this time, but a typewriting manual is the next best thing!

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If you're not on my Facebook page, you may have missed this -- my blog was featured in Central New York magazine alongside fellow vintage bloggers Colleen of freshvintage, Sue of Vintage Rescue Squad, and Laura Kaufmann of 52 FLEA.

I am thrilled to be part of this fun and creative bunch, and even happier to call them friends. Thanks to editor Linda Bien of My Vintage Soul for pulling it all together.

If you live in the area, be sure to pick up your copy!

Bouckville 2012 -- The Finale

I mentioned in my last post that as we left Bouckville and the surrounding area we hit a few barn sales on the way out.

In addition to the vintage Christmas, we got a few more cool things to round out our trip -- like this fabulous box!

I'm not sure what I like best about it.

The label on the inside?

The compartment sections?

Or the debossed letters and latch?

Probably all of the above. Don't you think it will make a great display piece?

I also couldn't resist this big stoneware mixing bowl with green stripe -- it was a steal!

We have a collection of vintage yellowware bowls, but maybe I can sneak this one in there too.

While shopping with Barbara from Oodles and Oodles, I mentioned that I would love to collect vintage Pyrex, but wouldn't be able to decide on a color or pattern, so I just stay away.

However, I would have been a fool pass up this multi-color set which was selling much more inexpensively at one of the barn sales.

Now I don't have to decide!

And that's it, friends! The official last post of Bouckville, 2012. Here's hoping our September and October yards sale adventures yield just as many goodies!

Bouckville 2012 -- Christmas Again?

My apologies to those readers who are not fans of the vintage Christmas. Because yes, I found more, and of course, I'm going to show you what I got!

On our way out of Bouckville at the end of the week, we ran across several barn sales in the surrounding small towns. The yard sale prices made it that much more fun!

For example, I found all of these items while rummaging around in a big old dusty barn. The entire bag's worth cost me three dollars!

Here's what I found -- vintage foil candleholders --

A box of green mercury glass ball picks --

Gold mercury glass ball grape cluster picks --

Elves. Enough said.

The little glass mercury bird on the right --

Sequined red felt bird ornament.

Spun head ornament.

And, best of all, 2 strands of mercury glass bead garlands.

Next time I'll be looking for more barn sales!

Bouckville 2012 -- The Small Stuff

I'm almost to the end of my Bouckville treasures! Here are a few of the smaller finds:

Couldn't resist the sweet illustrations in this religious songbook…

Especially the birdies.

Or this vintage Valentine with two adorable kitties.

Not to mention the fabulous diecut.

And this embroidered horse linen.

We were shut out again at yard sales this morning so it's a good thing I still have stuff to show you from New York. Hope you are enjoying the unofficial last weekend of summer!

Bouckville, 2012: Seeing Double

On Thursday, we met up with Sue from Vintage Rescue Squad -- boy, did she get some good junk! Unfortunately, we didn't get to hang out much since she was just coming into town and we were on our way out, but we managed to have a blast at dinner! 

The title of this blog post in no way is related to the two drinks we have in our hands.

It does relate to the double treasures I found in Bouckville, however, such as these vintage felt pennants. This Cooperstown one looks kind of backwards though, doesn't it?

The direction of this Johns Hopkins one seems more natural to me.

We also found these vintage globes.

And these small paint-by-number framed pieces.

Also these vintage carnival chalk dogs…

(and one famous duck)

Vintage Halloween decor.

And a pair of $1 vintage insect rhinestone pins, which upon further inspection are marked Pegasus Coro Sterling (dating to the 1940s) on the back. 

My research also unearthed this design patent for the piece. Cool, huh?

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Hopefully we can set up a Pennsylvania/New Jersey vintage blogger get-together sometime this fall or next spring when Sue's in town for the Kutztown Extravaganza weekend. This blog post title may be much more relevant then!