My Latest Thrift/Flea Market/Antique Store/Garage Sale Finds

I just realized that I promised to share my flea market finds from the 4th of July flea market -- I forgot! We didn't find much, but that was probably for the best. I was blown away by one vendor, Melissa's Garden Antiques (I forgot to grab a business card, but according to Google she is based out of Arkansas, Kansas). Her booth was full of things that I love -- vintage flash cards, game pieces, and other paper ephemera, old typewriter keys, lithographs, and the like. I picked up these flash cards that I thought might be cute as artwork in a nursery (no bun in the oven, scout's honor -- I'm just going to store these away in case a second child ever becomes more than theoretical).



I have been picking up other bits of vintage artwork/paper lately. I found this old French game piece at Inkpainter on Etsy:



I scored the prints on the left and in the middle of this photo at my mother-in-law's antique store (family discount -- thanks!). The ship print is from the flea market.



I was inspired by Rambling Renovators' milk bottle cap art and put together the display box on the left with milk caps I found on Etsy and eBay. The picture on the right is a vintage ad for Wesson Oil that I found at an antique store in Walnut, Iowa. I'm putting both of these in the kitchen.


I might have more to share after this weekend. We're heading to Kansas City for a little family mini-vacay. I'm sure we'll end up stopping at a few antique stores along the way!