Shady Hollow Flea Market Treasures

The love of vintage treasures and collections is very exciting!  My husband and hit the road to Detroit Lakes and I couldn't get there soon enough!  We pulled into the grass lot and I told Donovan that I think I need to run!  There was no need to run because there are so many treasures and here is my collection!

Religious Collection

 A little of this and that!

My personal favorites added to my collection!

Tart Tin Treasure Jewelry

My collection of tart tins have many purposes when I create.  These tart tins can be big or small, rusty or shiny and are used to store/organize my vintage treasures.  The most creative use has truly been designing treasure pendants. 

This collection  of tins has been filled with treasures and inspirational words and quotes.  I complete this process by sealing with diamond glaze and finishing the tins with epoxy resin.

 I flattened this tart tin and created inspiration with license plates spelling HOPE!

 

 

New creations in 2013!

I've been so lucky this winter to be able to enjoy the snow and cold from my lovely studio in my dining room of my 108 year old home!  Here are few of the fun treasures that I've recreated into jewelry.

Silver collection of treasures!

These treasures include vintage leather & rosette with rhinestone earring :: yard stick & checker :: metal box & clip earring :: button & rhinestone pin :: rhinestone dress clip & domino ::  door rosette with button & locker pin.

Why can't I keep everything for my personal collection?

Collecting Treasures!

It's been a fun & adventurous summer!  With every road trip taken, my husband searches for the best antique/thrift shops in the area!  So while traveling for soccer, baseball or the lake, we make a few stops to search for treasures!  Below are few of our finds!

Glass :: Mother of Pearl :: Rhinestone Buttons

 Key holes ::  Locks

Religious Medals

Kitchen Spoon & Tart Tin Pendants

A tart tin re-purposed into a focal pendant with a vintage clip earring in the center.  It's completed with a recycled fabric strip & rhinestone pin.

A gorgeous rhinestone clip earring rests on a vintage spoon.  It dangles from a vintage chandelier crystal and a shell button & a few lovely rosary beads.

From the beaches of Cozumel

"One Family...One Heart".....and most important....love! My hubby & I celebrated our 15th anniversary around Christmas 2011. We traveled back to our honeymoon resort in Cozumel and brought our son Christian (and Grandma & Grandpa of course)! While beach combing for treasures, we found this heart, which was perfect for my mini metal boxes. Christian picked out the quote, I added a few vintage beads and a chunky chain.

He is Risen! Happy Easter!

I found this little pretty postcard while treasure hunting the antique shops in Bemidji, MN!

Auction treasures & new collections!

My oh my......auctions need to be my new adventure. We usually only go to one a year on Labor Day weekend in Park Rapids, MN. It's outside with lots of room to roam & as I like to call it "dilly dally"! We eat from the food wagon & usually find treasures for all three of us. Last month, we ventured across the river to Moorhead for an auction & this is what I found!

Vintage pins re-purposed into key chains :: charms for my "junky" bracelets.

Vintage keys :: locker pins for necklaces.

A jar of mini sand dollars :: pocket watches :: leather coin purse :: all used for jewelry

Religious rosaries:: religious medallions :: beautiful for bracelets!

Vintage Door Rosette Necklaces

In my "hunt & gathering" of vintage treasures for Let Your Spirit Soar, I'm always looking for door hardware. During a winter trip to Alexandria, MN, my husband Donovan found a fantastic collection of door rosettes! Thank you honey! You are a man after my "junky" heart!

A studio full of sun & inspiration!

It's another beautiful sunny morning in Fargo. The sun is beaming beautifully into my studio and making my vintage jar collections shine! What inspiration! Time to get creative!

Love vintage mother of pearl buttons!

and of course, vintage seamstress measuring tapes!

"Auction Hunters"

Check out this little "gem" of a jewelry box! Purchased at an auction this past weekend in Park Rapids! My fantastic husband got in a small bidding war for this jewelry box & only went over budget by $2.50!! Everything has been cleaned up & ready for me to start recreating one of a kind Let Your Spirit Soar jewelry & accessories!

Stories from the past

One of my most precious finds of all time will be this small leather box which I bought this weekend from a woman in Moorhead for a $1.00! Yes....a $1.00! I figured I would create a collage in the empty frame, but I didn't even realize it's true story until I came home & opened it! The frame came out of the box & that's when this young man fell out to tell his story of loneliness & lost love.
These dainty quotes where placed inside:
"Ah, no my dearest, never can I leave you. Or do the slightest, simples thing to grieve you."
"Good night, dearest, good night."

Vintage Seam Binding Ribbon

WOW! Am I ever a happy gal! A beautiful box of vintage ribbon & lace arrived on my front porch this afternoon. I am completely in love with ribbon...vintage ribbon of course! I won an ebay auction of 168 pieces of rick rack trim/bias tape/etc & am busy sorting & color coordinating everything!

Estate Sale Bling!

I only went to a few sales & found an unbelievable amount of beautiful bling......Pictured below. I also purchased a vintage chandelier, poker chips, ribbon & beads. WOW...When the boys are away @ the lake....I will play!


Christian displaying my estate sale finds while watching Greece play soccer. He was so sleepy & clueless as to what I was doing!

Treasures

Vintage Clip earring, pins & necklaces from my Grandma Bea!

More Treasures!