You Snooze, You Lose!

So, I just returned from the Sacramento Antique Faire that I wrote about yesterday and had a great time. It’s been a few months now since I’d last visited, and it was great being immersed in the market once again with all the vintage stuff, particularly things that you don’t normally run across. I did pick up some things for me and my family and for my shop.

For the most part, I got really some good deals but did have a “when you snooze you lose” experience. It’s happened to all of us, I’m sure, but I feel like I’m the queen of indecision sometimes and occasionally get punished for it! I saw three little vintage figural light bulbs in pretty good condition at this small booth. For some reason I love those things. I once got a couple 1930’s Santa head bulbs that were in this huge box of vintage Christmas stuff that I bought for $2 total (score!) at a church rummage sale and didn’t even know the bulbs were in there. I ended up selling the bulbs for $10 each. Anyway, the figural bulbs I saw today were of a blue bird and a couple Japanese lanterns. I wandered one foot away to see what else the vendor was selling when some woman and her Our Lady of Guadalupe market bag (which I kinda liked – reminded me of Santa Fe) came swooping in and snatched all three up for $2.00. They weren’t marked so I didn’t immediately ask thinking I might bargain with the seller if there was something else there I liked. Had I known it was going to be two bucks for the lot, I would have bought them then and there. Oh, well…I got some fun things so I’m really not too broken up about it! But I did give that gal and her cute market bag some stink-eye as we both made our way down the rest of the isle.

By the way, in my previous post, I mentioned that I prefer to go to the antique faire earlier rather than later. I explained that the reason being that I hated to think of everything I may have missed if I go later in the day…After today’s excursion, I just remembered another reason why I don’t like going later – the crazy crowds! I’ve never seen so many people just literally stopping and talking or just sort of milling about right at the entrance to a booth. You can't get in and you can't get out...The later being pretty bad when you're faced with a booth that primarily has a table of eclectic" $1.00 only!" items.

In the spirit of Halloween soon arriving, I took a picture of some fun vintage masks. I remember having a bunny mask that was made by Collegeville. complete with a thin plastic outfit that tied in the back.



These were the most beautiful and clean vintage oven/stoves I've ever seen. And such great colors too! The folks selling these stoves have a store called Buckeye Appliance in Stockton, CA.


This one was just so wonderfully displayed with the vintage kitchen accessories and all.








Without further ado, here's what I actually bought!

This was my first purchase of the day. I know this has nothing to do with vintage, but I just fell in love with these little rusty quails! They'll be perfect in my yard, and I feel I got a good price at $25.00 for all three. Garden art can be expensive! (Please ignore my crab grass!)



Even though this small McKee refrigerator dish is missing it's glass lid, I couldn't help buying it considering I just happened to mention the matching McKee salt and pepper shakers I'd found at a garage sale in yesterday's post.


I just love this find! These are Shiny Brite ornaments with the "Twelve Days of Christmas" theme. Each bulb is a day. The box has seen better days, but the bulbs are in great condition!



I couldn't resist getting this for my house. I love western stuff, even if it's a little kitschy. I happened to mention to the gal that I bought this from that I love Santa Fe and would love to live there some day, and she proceeded to tell me how she had just returned from her first trip there last week and absolutely loved it! She, too, would like to live there some day. Interesting how these things happen. She has her own store, Topia, in a great little Gold Rush town near Sacramento called Sutter's Creek. She has a knack for display and sells a great array of vintage/garden-style items and art, including some great metal work and vintage watering cans. I think I just happened to purchase one of the only western-styled items she had to sell! If you're ever in the Sutter Creek area, be sure to stop by her beautiful store.

I couldn't resist buying these Little Little Golden Books. The "Four Puppies" one was my favorite as a child growing up, and I've read this book over and over to my son (in the original size) over the years (now he can read it to himself if he wanted - they grow up so fast). These were so cute and small and the "Four Puppies" one was on top when I walked by, so I had to buy them for my son.


This last picture was just simply to be used as blackmail later when my son is a teenager! All kidding aside, he was interested enough to see what Mom was doing all morning to help display my last purchase, a cute Santa apron. I'm thinking of keeping this one. We'll see if I actually end up using it, but it makes me smile!

It's been fun sharing today's adventure! Thank you for reading!

Until next time....

~Jeannie