060113 Date Day Midland Michigan Antiques Festival

The festival includes a classic car show & sale

 awww...a baby horsie like Lincoln's!

love this peacock

 peekaboo! I see...Lynnette!

 ooooo...bling!

 peekaboo! I see...Dani!

 love the grumpy bully

peekaboo! I see...Lynnette again!

 peekaboo! I see...Jean!

 Peekaboo! I see...Lisa D!

 Love architectural salvage

This guy does AWESOME altered art! Roger Reichman, Altered Artifacts

Isn't this FAB??? I feel a scrapbook embelli inspiration!

 Love old tin toys - this has the original box.

 This had a motor so the puppets were moving.  This dealer challenged me about taking photos 

but when I explained I am an amateur blogger he told me about someone who took photos of 

items, posted them on Craigslist, people paid with PayPal & were directed to collect them

from booth #such & such at the show!!! Total scam - creepy people are everywhere...

 More creative cuteness!

 This adorable stagecoach continues to haunt me year after year! Still no takers, I guess...

Back again this year!

 Bouncy seat made from an auto leaf spring!

 oooo...adore these urns

 peekaboo! I see...Lynnette!

oh, man - this is the deal that got away!

We decided it wouldn't fit in the car until we measured, but it was sold when we went back :(

I have wanted one to use as a display for a lot of vintage kitchen tools that I have. 

The black spots are where they patched holes in the screen with fabric.

Stay tuned for an improvised substitution!

 Their lamb gyros are always SO yummy

 After an unplanned stop at an RV dealer to look at travel trailers for our retirement, 

we needed something sweet! DQ to the rescue!

 Last stop at the Coleman outlet store at Birch Run.

 Only purchase today was this cutie for the grandkids:

 And Greg added the large shell to his collection.  It is Russian, and the gentleman who sold it to

him swam the Yellow River to a Chinese ammo dump to collect it in the war...

And a good time was had by all!

092212 Midland Antique & Collectible Festival Fall Finale!

Finally got to Midland this year! 

So grateful for the chance to see all the eye candy & take home a few little bits...wanna see? 

Here's an old aerial view of the show from their FaceBook page:

A rainbow! That's a good sign - thanks, Lord!

One of the first things we always see...

Scooby-dooby-doo! 

This is actually KID size! Note the toy on the table.

 "Works $8.00" 

Got one of these for a wedding gift in 1976 - mine still works, too!

Aren't these sweet? May have to lift the pattern for an embelli...

 Would LOVE to have this for Lincoln, for someday. Parking meters on the upper deck~!

I think my brother may have had one of these, back in the day.

 Honeymoon souvenir? Kind of sad... love pennants, though  :~)

 Totally charming

Anyone else giggling under their breath?

My brother has one of these that was my dad's. 

Okay, Ned - $300! We may have to renegotiate!

If these didn't weigh a ton...

A little comic relief...

An old favorite... he rides around the show on one of the velocipedes, in costume!

Oh, be still my heart! Price upped to $1800 this year...*sigh*
Here's my scrapbook page about this from May 2012 LOAD:
 Here is my May 2012 LOAD scrapbook page about this.

A new addition, and it was WONDERFUL!

How clever! From old propane tanks...

Wish I could've had these ...

They had amazing metal tables & lockers & great stuff

Autumn comes early to mid-Michigan!

Had another wonderful date day with my knight in shining armor <3

And what did we bring home with us?

This was in an everything $5.00 box (and isn't my new sweater pretty?)

Fell in love with this peanut box - no idea why...

What is it about vintage packaging that is so appealing?

All have at least some of the parts included.

 $1.00 for all of these postcards, including postage, starting at 1cent!

Retrofitted for a bank - see the slot? And there are 2 holes in the front for a padlock! $3.00

Better deal than Tim, lol!

These will look really nice in my breakfast room!

Didn't realize they weren't the same until I got them home -

but I think I like them more that way...

In the end, the grandkids win!

For the whopping price of FIVE DOLLARS!

And a GREAT time was had by all :~)