What do You Collect?

I love finding and admiring vintage treasures but I don't actually collect many specific things for myself.   As a vintage seller and repurpose artist, I am able to enjoy my finds while they sit in my studio/shop/home and then happily sell them to someone who just can't live without that particular treasure...definitely a win-win for me! 

However, as someone who has a deep passion for anything to do with gardening/flowers, I do have a  harder time letting go of vintage gardening items. This little collection of flower frogs has been with me for a long time and I actually use a lot of them in my floral arrangements...

The wire thing on the left below is actually a vintage gutter cap (so I've been told) but I use it to hold flowers in several of my vases...

the copper one below the ceramic frog is a recent find and I think it is actually for a drain but I'm not sure, it looks like it might make a great frog in the right vase...

and this little guy is so adorable, he just makes me smile...

What do you collect? I'd love to hear! Feel free to include a link to pics in your comments. 

I'm linking up with

 Knick of Time Tuesday 

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Be Inspired Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

~~ Becky

My Amaryllis

I've had this amaryllis for a few years now and I just had to share it since it's in full bloom and so pretty! Every fall I stick it in the garage in a dark corner and (literally) forget about it...and amazingly this is what I get every spring!

 I usually stumble upon it when looking for something else and think "oh yeah, my amaryllis". When I notice it starting to get some green, I put it in a window inside and start watering it. I know a lot of people make them bloom for Christmas but I never have, mine just seems destined to bloom in April!

Have a wonderful week friends, 

~~ Becky

Vintage Mousetrap Memo/Key Holder

Remember this little Vintage Mousetrap I found?

 

I had a little project in mind when I bought it. So I took this tray that I already had...

 then I punched out a scallop circle from a vintage sheet music cover, and added a #3 stamp...

 punched a hole on each side of the tray with a hammer and nail...

 glued the mousetrap and circle punch onto the tray (I just used a glue stick for the circle punch and E6000 for the mousetrap) then bent the end of the piece of wire into a hook...

added some twine for a hanger (I originally tried wire but didn't like the look of it)

and here is what I ended up with...

I'm linking with 

Knick of Time Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday 

and 

100 Ideas Under $100