Check out our "new" Check Out "counter"..AND the Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market AND the Vintage Marketplace

Just in case you need a reminder - here are the dates!  And, it's written on a big 'ol piece of wood, covered with chalkboard paint, accessorized with an old sewing machine drawer to keep you organized, and a couple pieces of wood window trim to frame it all out!

Here's the cabinet we bought last month at Springfield - $30 and we loaded her up!!  And of course with visions of possibilities dancing in our busy brains - it was love at first sight!!

So the first step was to add a piece of rusty, crusty ceiling tin, and a piece of wood trim to the front.  Hmmm...it's coming along nicely, don't ya think??  (We also added strips of bead board to the sides of the tin...didn't get a pic of that step...)

Here's the backside - we left the black, and just dry brushed some white and teal to kinda soften it a bit.  The doors came off, so we could put some shelves inside.  Top shelf for bags and wrapping paper, and the bottom for tools and other supplies.  Inside the drawers on the left, Terri cut wood for dividers for cash, checks, pens, calculators, etc.  We are gonig to be SO stinkin' organized!  The drawer on the right is metal (probably a bread drawer in its previous life...and it's a pretty chippy pink too) - this will be used for our "girl stuff"...how appropriate, right?  Didn't I say this was just we wanted??? :)

The big reveal!!!!  We painted it on the front and sides with a shade of white (there are so many...), dry brushed the teal, and lightly black stained and sealed the rest - VOILA - a fabulous check out counter!  It all came together quite nicely!  And, since we had to do something fairly practical (it can't be loved JUST for its good looks...), we attached locking wheels - it'll be a great help in moving in and out of our trailer!  The very durable metal top, will be great for taking care of our customers' purchases.   And we're anticipating LOTS! 

It's all in the details, and there's nothing like old ceiling tin!  The black stain just made it really snap, crackle and pop!!

There are definitely three happy ladies at Nostalgia's Cottage...Susan, Terri & me!!!  Ready to meet and greet and sell, sell, sell!

A couple of my newest projects - two vintage pastry blenders - are happily displaying vintage photos!  Sa-weet!

Susan has been as busy as a bee (like always)...designing her salvaged wood picture frames - with perfectly rusted hardware and such...a great combination.  And, by the way - the photos are of her mom and dad (copies of course).  I just love that personal touch!

Terri's newest designs - salvaged wood pieces and junk are used to create crosses.  They are heavenly!

Another re-do.  I bought an old smoking stand, the top was broken loose, and it needed a little attention - and of course a facelift!

And, here it is.  I chose a bird theme...an old 60s plastic bird (part of a set of three), sheet music (and the song is actually about birds in flight in the heavens - I loved that!), a glass knob, and a bit of decorative wood to finish it off.  (And, of course a paint job, and some dark wax.)

Last but not least - and totally just for fun...  I bought a whole burlap bag full of these (about 150 of them) "nesting" eggs.  I was told they were used to "encourage" the chickens to lay eggs, but I'm still in search of more information...anybody seen anything like these before???  It's my new junk quest - and I even carry one around in my purse hoping to find an "egg"spert - ya just never know, right???