Antique Finds

This will be a recurring theme on the blog. We love to hit up antique shops when we have down time and here is where we will showcase some of the stuff we’ve acquired.

We didn’t go to a lot of antique shops this month. Most of it happened one morning when we found ourselves Ramona-less (because that’s what every mid-20’s couple does when they have a day away from their kid). We made our purchases at the Benbrook Antique Mall (one of Amber’s favorites) and a new store in Downtown Weatherford, Grammy’s. Here’s what we got:

1.  School Globe (Benbrook Antique Mall, $12.00) – These things are a bit ubiquitous, but we don’t have one. Plus, it was 75% off. You can’t say no to it for that price.
2. Giant Glass Vessel (Grammy’s, $17.00)  – It instantly made me think of the jug that Emily Henderson used in this episode. Except it’s much larger and much cheaper. Our friend Pete said it’s used to make beer, so it’s got that going for it too.
3. Milk Glass Cake Stand (Benbrook Antique Mall, $4.50) – It’s got a giant crack, but we thought it was still well worth the risk.
4. Squirrel Art (Benbrook Antique Mall, $6.00) – I find it to be incredible, Amber finds it to be creepy. It’s an original piece of art for $6 though. Hard to argue with that. (Side Note: Apparently a friend of Amber’s cousin is afraid of squirrels, so she took a pic of this and send it to her. Her response was “thanks for the nightmare picture.” Brilliant. Worth the $6 already). Probably will paint the frame black and put it in my office.
5. 2 small IKEA Ribba frames (Benbrook Antique Mall, $3.00) – We didn’t have a pressing need for these. We thought it’d be kinda funny to buy ikea frames from an anique mall, and they were a good deal. Also, can you ever really have enough of these frames?
6. Vintage felt christmas ornaments  (Benbrook Antique Mall, $18.70) – These were our splurge items for this trip. Kinda pricey for what they are, but we think they’re incredible. Not sure what we’re going to do with them next year, but we’ll figure it out. Maybe they will party with Lowell Van Winterbottom our Elf on a Shelf.
7. Santa Doll  (Benbrook Antique Mall, $4.50) – Amber really liked this guy, I was more apathetic about it. For $4, you can buy it and decide later (that’s the great thing about antiques!). It immediately went into storage with other Christmas stuff.
8. Vintage Bow Tie with card  (Grammys, $8.00) –  I’m obsessed with vintage neckwear. I haven’t stumbled upon a ton of cool old bow ties, so this thing really lured me in. It’s slimmer than most old bow ties I see and is a nice dark brown.
9. Bronze Cuff  (Benbrook Antique Mall, $10.00) – You know if it has a chevron pattern, it’s got Amber’s name all over it.
10. Wreath pin  (Benbrook Antique Mall, $7.20) – A holiday pin for Amber to get creative with next year.

There you have it, our round up from January. What do you think about it? Is the squirrel picture creepy or awesome? Are we weird for buying antique christmas stuff in January?