Fall Country Antique Show Favorites: Pattern Texture and Socks

You can bet that if I sell at an antique show on Saturday, I'm going to have pictures to share by Tues or Wed. I can't buy everything that I like, but I can take home a picture.

I'm kind of predictable in what catches my eye.  Collections, patterns, texture and graphics.  With the cooler weather and the start of fall, I like to see bits of nature, too.  Not the pretty sweet smelling flowers of summer- I'm looking for things like twigs, berries and these gnarly gourds.

Hedge apples.

Collections of buttons.

Well worn but beautifully patterned marbleized book covers.

String, yarn and cord in a twisted basket- lots of texture.

Just a still life that caught my eye.

More beautiful books.

I was talking to my Mom; she asked what I had been buying for my booth at the antique mall.  I told her books.  She said "oh, but how do you know what books to buy?"  (I think she was imagining me trying to decide between John Grisham or Danielle Steele).  I told her I bought "pretty books and handsome books". 

My mom is a retired English teacher, I think she was a little disappointed.  She said "Oh... I remember when you used to buy books to READ".

Basket of roving with a jar of berries.

Believe it or not, somebody really did have a Mack truck for sale- well, at least part of one.

Love old sewing displays.

...and graphics.

...and collections.

and men's socks- that's a new one for me!

Comments

[dorte]

such treasures, you found and have, iam totally in love with your white buttons, i also collect them

[karen]

Definite eye candy Beth!
I love the buttons and the Mack truck front!
karen....

[Sandy]

LOVE the still life! What a great show.

[Mitzi Curi]

Very nice views of the displays...thanks for sharing with us! I haven't gotten my fill of old books yet. Seeing the examples in this post makes me want to dig around in my storage unit to find what I have stored away!

[lisa]

Beth,
Love those pictures, they put me in the mood for fall. Love that curly twig basket & the display of gourds & velvet pumpkins, did you make those? Did I ever tell you my story about collecting orphaned stems at the pumpkin patch & humiliating my kids? I have a tupperware full of rotting stems in the attic waiting to become something pretty!
Lisa
Tell your Mom I buy books based on the cover, that'll make her proud.

[PatiNdak]

I AM proud of her -- and I know she still reads books. Not sure how she finds the time, but I know she does. Mom

[Laurie]

Look at those socks! Your mother cracks me up! I feel her pain!