Some Rainy Day Fun!

What do you do on a rainy day in Phoenix when the wind is howling and everyone's dashing for cover? I wandered into an antique mall and spent a few hours. I saw some really cool items this trip!

Look at this lamp made out of this old pottery planter!

These are hilarious! Instead of wine charms, they're little 60's dolls in bikinis that perch on the edge of cocktail glasses!


I was looking for a round wicker table to go on the other side of our bed. This is a small wicker desk. Close, but not cigar! But maybe?

I keep looking at these old typewriters because my Grandma Bowman had one that sat on the end of her dining room table. She did all of her correspondence with it instead of writing. I suppose it was easier on her arthritic fingers.

I was in the antique mall so long, I actually ordered a hot dog. The Little Weinie. It was more bun than dog, but not bad. The hot dog restaurant in the antique mall, Willy's, does a booming business. I notice a lot of workmen coming in for lunch.

Look at these cool vintage spools of suede cord! I thought of Jana and her seaglass pendants. I may have to go back and get the turquoise spool. All of them were $5 and that seems really cheap considering what you'd pay for the same at a bead supply store.

And these are the origin for dark blue cobalt seaglass!

I think I'll have to make a trip back for this little wheelbarrow too! I took photos as I went through the store, and then didn't realize what I forgot to get until I loaded them onto the computer!

Cool old watering can sitting on a cute little wicker table. The table wasn't big enough for the side of our bed, but it's cute!

Some little lady's missing her purty pink cowboy boots!

This is a highly unusual garden antique! It's the front end of an old Ford tractor! At least I THINK that's what it is!

A cool collection of souvenir glasses from the 60's!

I was tempted by these too! Vintage beads!

Look at this cool old washboard. It appears to have someone's name and town on it. The scrubbing part is made of frosted pleated glass. Very nice!


And here we have a genuine Italian accordion in an old leather case. I think the keys were mother of pearl?

Okay, this doll is SPOOKY!!! Google eyes! Looks like she has cataracts!


Cute set of apple dishware!


And look at this cute little white side table! Too small for my purposes, but just adorable!