Something *new*

Well new to me!  I've decided to give the blog some direction I'll use themes to help me blog more consistently...and Thursday seems like a good day for thrift-shop blogging!  I love to visit junk shops, thrift shops and antique shops, everywhere and anywhere...here's a few recent gems:

I've recently started hanging new and old pictures, art, prints, etc., and finding old frames to use, re-purpose & play around with is good fun, I especially like "gold" frames, or those that lend themselves to a good coat of paint.

I love collecting old silver, both plate and sterling.  I can't decide if I want to add these beauties to the cutlery drawer or incorporate into "found art" or a  mixed-media piece! 

This little gem I bought from a dealer, its 1860s, a  sterling brayer for blotting correspondence.  The wooden roller has a slot for blotting paper.  Its going into my craft studio for general use.

And how could I resist? 1940s Austrian sterling silver and crystals, Art Deco cuff!  My photography doesn't do it justice. :D