So, I love urns. Rusty with the perfect weathered patina like this one from Urban Farmhouse....
tall and slender and chippy white like this one from Urban Farmhouse....
short and squatty and just beautiful like this one, again from Urban Farmhouse....
painted black and repurposed as a very elegant side table like this one from my friend A's house....
or amazing, beautiful, and repurposed as a table in the breakfast nook like this one also from my friend A's house. This one literally makes me scream OMG followed by a long sigh every time I look at it.
But unfortunately, I had no urns at my house, except those fake resin look-a-likes from the big box department stores. I coveted others' urns from afar and window shopped to get my urn fix. I could always stop by Urban Farmhouse to salivate over all the beautiful cast iron urns Lisa gathers up to sell. But, I could never convince my husband to let me bring one {or two} home with us.....there was always a good reason.....too heavy, too big, the car's not big enough, not within the budget.....you know what I'm talking about, right?
And then it happened. I pulled up to one of my favorite little shops in Lithopolis, The Vintage Attic, and before I was out of the car, I spotted them from the corner of my eye....4 diminutive cast iron urns sitting there on the porch. Oh so rusty with some white still visible. You will never believe this, but I didn't buy them that day. I left. I drove home. I went about my business for TWO more days! I thought of those urns. I dreamed of them. And I feared they would be gone. Finally, I went back over there, and my heart skipped a beat because they were still there. I realize they are nothing compared to the beauties I've showcased above, but they came home with me anyways....after all, they weren't too heavy, they weren't too big, the car was big enough, and they sorta fit within the budget, so Mr. Sassafras couldn't get angry with me, could he?
And, here they are, my little urns, in all their glory sitting on the porch with an array of white pumpkins, lime green hedge-apples, and green gourds.
I heart these little urns, and maybe someday, I'll get to bring home a larger one {or two} to keep them company!
If you love urns as much I do, stop by www.urbanfarmhouse.blogspot.com for a mouth-watering selection of unique old urns.....you will just love what you see!
tall and slender and chippy white like this one from Urban Farmhouse....
short and squatty and just beautiful like this one, again from Urban Farmhouse....
painted black and repurposed as a very elegant side table like this one from my friend A's house....
or amazing, beautiful, and repurposed as a table in the breakfast nook like this one also from my friend A's house. This one literally makes me scream OMG followed by a long sigh every time I look at it.
But unfortunately, I had no urns at my house, except those fake resin look-a-likes from the big box department stores. I coveted others' urns from afar and window shopped to get my urn fix. I could always stop by Urban Farmhouse to salivate over all the beautiful cast iron urns Lisa gathers up to sell. But, I could never convince my husband to let me bring one {or two} home with us.....there was always a good reason.....too heavy, too big, the car's not big enough, not within the budget.....you know what I'm talking about, right?
I heart these little urns, and maybe someday, I'll get to bring home a larger one {or two} to keep them company!
Cat's Paw Rubber Heels....aren't these just perfect for Halloween time? The boxes are in great shape and the rubber heels are still inside. I thought these would be so cute at a Halloween party holding black licorice or straws or orange candy canes.
Vintage flash cards....there's a few stacks left.
Funky old wooden gears
Black plates that say BOO in scrabble letters.....these are so easy to make, and I always have a huge selection of scrabble and various game letters available for your creations and projects!
I had a few old bottles that I gussied up with some vintage letter stickers and rusty springs...they just need water and a pretty flower.
The letter supply!
Gardening in the fall is just so wonderful....the crisp fall air makes being outside bearable and fall's bounty makes it easy to dress up a porch or garden. This old cupboard is filled with various pottery planters, vintage gardening tools, nests, and urns.
An old drawer with dividers stood on end and filled with little mementos and what-nots.
We used an old rusty ladle as a soap holder above the tub.
An ironstone bowl full of soap
An upside down sink overflowing with vintage sponges from a vintage drug store buyout.
A crusty old white door......I just stenciled "Wash Room" on the glass with a white paint pen....an easy project to do, and easy to change out too.....just scratch off the paint, and do something new.
I thought the chippy old fence piece hanging on the wall might make a nice towel or magazine rack.
A vintage creamware pottery compote.
a rusty old breadbox with a glass knob.......not for bread storage anymore - it's just a little too rusty for that.....but it's perfect for storing all those unsightly papers and coupons that clutter up the kitchen counter
a new handmade Beth Quinn necklace.....you can find her blog and merchandise on my blog list....I have received several compliments when I wore it last week....and Beth was so nice to do business with!
the handmade teardrop prism necklace came from Urban Farmhouse, also on my blog list......it is decoupaged and says "vintage french" (and yes, you may be able to tell that i have a necklace problem, if you think having too many is a problem!!!)
now this idea I snatched up from Sue Whitney's blog Junkmarket Style.....it's just a simple glass cylinder candle holder that I decoupaged some old piano roll paper to....it's really pretty at night with the candle glowing through the slits in the paper.....read the words from bottom to top
an urn I picked up somewhere a couple weeks ago.....a true rescue.....it had been broken in half and glued together, so it's a little wonky....originally my plan was to use it in my kitchen to store my roll of paper towels, but the opening wasn't quite big enough so an acorn squash got a new home
i loved this bottle when I saw it! I have a thing for the fleur de lis symbol......just added a whiskey bottle pourer and some clear dish soap....it's much prettier than a generic plastic soap bottle sitting on the counter!
