Newest Treasures ~ Pierre Louis "Henri" Grevedon Lithographs

I usually shop thrift stores for the treasures I find however, these I found on ebay. These vintage Lithograph prints caught my eye and were being sold very inexpensively - with shipping I only paid $12 total to receive 4 of them (3 are pictured here)! It turns out they are Pierre-Louis "Henri" Grevedon Lithographs (French Painter 1776-1860) handcolored and published in 1940 by the Artists Picture Publishing Co. in New York (as is stated on each of them). I am so pleased with these.

From looking around online I'm guessing these could sell for $25-$50 a piece to collectors (?).

Pretty Painted Egg

My youngest Daughter seems to have a nack for knowing what treasures might appeal to me! She showed me this lovely little hand painted egg at the Goodwill recently. I smiled as I had already once picked it up. I had never seen a painted egg in a case like this. It is so unique and beautiful. I payed only a dollar - maybe $1.50 for it. I still am always amazed at the treasures tossed aside at the Goodwill. I have since seen many of these for sale on Ebay for around $15.00 with some asking $42! Thanks to my little treasure hunter for drawing my eye to it a second time.

A Real Find! Sorrento "Romance" music box!

When one of my daughters pointed out this lovely jewelry box at the Goodwill this weekend it did indeed catch my eye. I loved the colors and the design. It was marked $3.00 and it was 1/2 price day! I really didn't intend to use it as a jewelry box but thought it would look pretty sitting out somewhere in my home. I tried to wind it to play the music and it seemed to not work at the store. All the same, I decided I wanted to buy it. When I got home I decided it did indeed look really nice on my dresser in the bedroom and I might just actually use it for the little amount of jewelry I wear. Much to my surprise as I opened it to put jewelry in it began to beautifully play "Edelweis"! It has worked every time without fail. I apparently didn't open the lid when trying it at the store (duh!). After looking at the markings on the bottom & researching this little beauty I came to find it is much more valuable then the $1.50 I payed! It seems from what I've seen it possibly is valued more like $150.00! It appears to be a Sorrento Music box. It has the "Made in Italy" label on it and the part you wind says "Romance" (aka "Swiss Reuge") on it! I am very pleased!

In doing research on this music box I found that Vintage Chalet is doing a give away for one of these. So if you're interested in entering click here!

Another old Chair I love

I love old chairs. I bought this chair after Christmas at the goodwill. It is sitting in my kitchen. My husband saw it and said "I hope you didn't pay more than $2 for that thing." Funny how people see things so differently. I would have been happy to pay quite a bit more than the $4.00 I did pay! It just shouts history, simplicity, and character at me. I think it shouts old, beat up chair at him! I enjoyed putting some of my other finds on it. The cross-stitch piece I picked up at a garage sale this summer. I got a few antique magazines from the 70's and early 80's at the goodwill ($1.00 each) and stacked some of them on it. I love how the bird plate I found @ St. Vincent last week ties in so nicely with the picture on the front of the magazine!

Newest Treasures

I was thrilled to do some treasure hunting with Christmas money lovingly given me by my parents. These are some of my favorite finds:

Lantern on Left (paid $8.00 @ St. Vincent)

3 arm candlestick (paid $3.00 @ Goodwill) Currier and Ives 4 Seasons decorative tins (.50 cents each @ St. Vincent)

Unique Pitcher men around a table (paid $4.00 @ St. Vincent)

Child's rocker (paid just under $3.00 @ Good will)

Old Family Pictures - my mother's side

I love taking pictures. Photographs capture the moments of life. Every photo has a story. I am thankful to have quite a few old family photographs. I got my love for pictures from my Mother. She has album upon album - as do I. I am so thankful she preserved many old photographs. She has given me copies of many of them and some I have are originals. Someday I will treasure the originals when she passes them on to me. For now I love having the copies displayed in my home.

I recently did the collage of photos above. They are from my mother's side of the family. The three top photos are my mother as a child. The left middle one is of my maternal grandmother as a child with her sisters. The middle photo is of my Mother's parents as a young couple. The middle right picture is of my grandpa as a child with his siblings. The bottom left picture is of my mother and her family. In this photo she is the youngest child. I believe her mother was expecting her brother Tom in this photo. The bottom right picture is of me and two of my cousins when we were very young. This collage is very special to me. Family and especially the Christian heritage that has been passed down to me through these people is priceless.

"But You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures to all generations." Lamentations 5:19

My $1.00 Rocking Chair

One of my favorite finds is this old rocking chair. I really don't think it's incredibly old but it defintely is worn and had some years. I love the vintage pea green fabric (yes, I love that color!) and the images on it. I don't even care that it needs sewn (although I may eventually mend it). I saw this rocker at a neighborhood garage sale. I saw "$1.00" marked on it. I couldn't believe it. I asked the lady holding the sale about the price and she said yes, indeed it was just a dollar! One of my young daughters sat in it to reserve it while I continued to look around. It is actually the only piece of furniture in my home that is actually the right height for me! I'm not real short or anything but have shorter legs. When I sit in this chair my feet are actually on the ground - which is a nice change. It is a sturdy chair that not only I like the look of but I can enjoy sitting in.

I had fun putting some old pillows I picked up at the goodwill on it, along with a hat I picked up there too. It sits in the corner of my family room next to an old sewing table pictured below.