found items

As most of you know .. i've been spending most of my evenings and weekends elbow deep in "the bins" at my favorite store: GOODWILL. I've also been perusing all the vintage junk shops and have turned up with the following treasures I like to stare and smile at from my couch at home. Thanks g for indulging my ever-growing junk pile and craft stations ... this wedding is going to be a serious labor of love :)

a collection of "fancy" tarnished silver platters ..

as my adorable mom would say ... fancy cup & fancy tea

tippity type

a collection of different eras .. brands .. colors ..

I'm the proud owner of SIX HUNDRED pieces of silverware :)

My most prized possession: a beautiful set of silverplate passed down to greg and I from his parents

two parisienne bistro chairs I painted white for the bride + groom

and a stellar little shoe find to top things off ... it cost me a whopping fourteen dollars! gotta love buying vintage.

earthwise

I recently discovered the wonderful world of salvage. I thought I had a pulse on all things old, vintage, re-used, re-purposed and re-vitalized ... UNTIL I discovered this haven that is part ocd junkyard, part pack-rat and part fremont market underground treasure trove.

My purchases ...

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old windows of all shapes and sizes

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You have to love a store that has succulents strewn all over the place .. growing in random pots, nooks and crannies

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How lucky! To buy a claw-foot tub that includes old rubber ducky decals.

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Earthwise is pretty key to happy crafting in Seattle. There are a few other stores including Re-Store and Second Use that are worth checking out.