Weekend Treasure Hunt

The Rocky Mountains are dusted with snow, 

as if a giant baker has sifted powdered sugar onto their peaks. 

Autumn has slipped quietly down the mountains and into the city 

where it seems the leaves have turned golden almost overnight. 

It's a lovely time of year here in Denver with cool nights for sleeping and bright sunshine during
the day. Everywhere you look the leaves have turned yellow and plum, red and orange. 

It's also a lovely time for end-of-the-summer yard sales.

True, there aren't as many sales now but the prices are better 

and some people prefer to hold their sales in cooler weather. 

So, there are still bargains if you're willing to look for them. And, of course, I am.

I've found some real treasures lately, some dainty like this pretty painted tin 

with three triangular bottles for perfume or lotions that snug perfectly together.

I adore this clip-on lamp shade I found that sparkles when you turn it on, 

revealing pinpoints of light like a starry sky shining through the tiny holes. 

With gold trim, it's a perfect size and fit for my kitchen counter lamp.

And it was a "gift with purchase" by the sweet lady hosting the sale. 

This scale was a great find hidden in a garage crammed full of greasy tools. 

I love the cream and black colors and how it looks in my kitchen.

I think this lampshade from another sale looks like it just came out of a chic Paris apartment. 

I've been watching for a mannequin head form to display a cloche hat 

but all I could find were those ugly plastic or styrofoam ones. 

A neighborhood sale offered this wonderful old linen head and I snatched it up for $10!

Another little jewel of a find was this silver music box that once held loose powder and a puff. 

The sides of the tin are worn slick in two spots where someone's fingers turned it over 

and over to wind the music box. Such a story it tells with each note. 

Was it a young girl dreaming of romance or a mother who played it for her sleepy baby? 

Or maybe an elderly woman with special memories to treasure every time she heard this song?

Always with an eye out for old ironstone, I discovered this elegant gravy boat at a local sale
to add to my collection. Sometimes it's hard to remember what's on the shelf at home 

but for $5 I took a chance and was happy to find I didn't have one like this (in the back).

At the same sale, I spied a large platter with heavy crazing, muted brown tints
and faded blue flowers. I was thrilled when I saw it was Limoges. Be still my heart. 

I love to uncover tablecloths with substance and texture piled under a stack of plain white sheets
and pillowcases. The big red one with apples was made in France while the small red and white check with fringe is perfect for dining al fresco. And there's the blue one that makes my heart sing. 

I even found one that someone had made out of toile, edged with checked fabric.

When I discovered these wonderful red garden obelisks, I just had to bring them home with me.

$5 for the pair!!

 Come back in the spring to see them in big pots planted with flowers.

We probably have a couple of weeks before cold weather hits.

And that means a few more weekends of yard sales.

Who wants to go shopping with me?

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