For me, fall is the absolute best time of year for thrifting, vintage hunting and just plain junkin', for a whole host of reasons. So far, early fall has been good to me. And I'm especially excited to share a few of my latest thrifty vintage and vintage-inspired finds with you all today. Get ready for a HUGE vintage-inspired farmhouse sign (on clearance no less!), vintage-inspired cow and bull head cameos (another great buy) and a vintage galvanized chicken feeder. I've been waiting for a chicken feeder for a few years and I finally found one in my price range. Time to celebrate.
The sign is 5 feet long, 14" high and 2" deep. I found it only after trekking up Vintage 71 Shop's dubious and creaky stairs to the "attic" where they keep their clearance items. I paid $35.00 for it, which is a lot for me to pay for thrifted, or even vintage-inspired, decor. But I knew I would probably never DIY a sign of this size, and it was originally $78.00. So I feel like I did get a good deal. PLUS I totally love it! The chippy aqua paint just happens to go perfectly with the color scheme in the family room. And honestly, when I get sick of seeing the word Farmhouse and want a change in color -- THEN I will DIY myself a new sign!
The chicken feeder was found early on in The Pec Thing visit. It also came with a long wooden handle that runs the entire length of the feeder which I took off for decorating purposes. But the patina is priceless. I got it for $24.00, which I thought was a fair price. I talked the seller down from $30.00. The small velvet pumpkins came from Target's Dollar Spot -- the lovely deep colored ones are from last year and the white and green ones are from this year.
I got this much larger velvet pumpkin from T.J. Maxx, and the real Baby Boo pumpkin in the aged terra cotta pot is from the grocery store.
I added in some dried hydrangea cuttings from the garden. I use them year-round in so many decorative ways. The feeder will be moved to our farmhouse kitchen table as a centerpiece.
As you can see here, the chicken feeder isn't the only thing with a wonderful patina. This sign really does look like it's many years old and really beat-up (in a good way). Dents, dings, chippy paint and fading letters. Need I say more?
I absolutely love this pair of vintage-inspired chippy, shabby cow and bull cameo plaques. I saw them selling online for $27.00 plus shipping, so I skipped it. Later I was so thrilled to find them at a local vintage shop -- for $18.00 -- that I had to bring them home. It was a new-to-me shop that I was happy to stumble upon. Don't you just love it when that happens? I'll definitely be going back.
And here's the bull.
The patina really gives them a vintage look. I'm thinking of naming them. Perhaps Bessie and Bob? Barb and Bill? I'm open to suggestions!
Well, that's it until next time, friends!
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Thrill of the Hunt #76.
Thrill of the Hunt #76.
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I love all of your finds, Kathleen. I have several chicken feeders and use them often.
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