Vintage Black Friday 4

It is Vintage Black Friday once again and I am joining everyone at Gypsy Brocante for the party.

I have a few lovelies to share this week.  We went to the flea market last weekend and I found some black treasures.

I found this great oval frame ( I love ovals!) with this vintage black and white striped ribbon.

And I found this vintage scale... I have been looking for one for a long time!

And, here is something that I won off of ebay... I have been bidding on these off and on for awhile and I always get outbid at the last minute....

They are vintage organ pulls or stops!  Aren't they wonderful?  I am not quite sure what I am going to do with them yet.

For now they are displayed in the most unloved piece of ironstone ever!

Now, go visit all the other Vintage Black Friday bloggers...the list has grown considerably!

Vintage Black Friday 3

First, I want to thank everyone who joined in the Wish List fun!  I loved reading all of them!  Today

I am joining in Gypsy Brocante's Vintage Black Friday again.  I missed last week because I couldn't think of anything to post.  This week, I am going to do a little self-promotion of some wonderful black items that I just added to my etsy shop.  So, if that offends you, stop reading here....  no really, you want to see the goodies!  Trust me!

These cute little custard cups!

Black glass urn

Black glass trophy cup

More black glass

Ironstone clock

Big old rusty scoop

and one of my favorite things I have ever found... seriously, I am not quite sure why I am selling it....

a vintage hat form!  It is incredible!  It even has numbers stamped in the side!

That is all I have for now... it is flea market weekend and I do love black... I am going to make it a point to search for something wonderful and black to share next week.  Okay, now go visit all the other lovely blogs to see what they have to show off!

Vintage Black Friday 2

It is time for another Vintage Black Friday at Gypsy Brocante.  Today I thought I would give you a little look at our library/Mr. Hughes' office.

This is a lovely vintagy black frame that I painted and Mr. Hughes blew up a vintage notebook cover and we framed it.

Here is another vintage frame that I painted black and framed this really neat vintage handtinted photo.

The vintage typewriter that Mr. Hughes is quite attached to... I would love to move it by the doorway so that guests could leave us notes before they leave.  But, I am not allowed to move it!

And, here is our black globe and a couple of vintage trophies.

Okay, now go see all the other party goers that are bringing the black.

Vintage Black Friday

I almost didn't title this "Vintage Black Friday."  Too many years working the day after Thanksgiving in a mall has really spoiled the phrase "Black Friday."  But, maybe joining Gypsy Brocante and the others will put a positive spin on the phrase!  On this Vintage Black Friday, I am going to show you a smattering of the black items in our living room.

These are my vintage doorknobs  that clever Mr. Hughes turned into tie backs.  And, my lovely drapes were made by my fabulous mother and her friends...let's just call them the Margarita sisters *wink*

I forgot to mention during my Multiples Party Post that we also have several vintage crufixes throughout our home.  This one is in our living room.

This is one of my favorite flea market finds.  Mr. Hughes found this photo in a box for $1 in Mary's booth.  Mary is an interesting lady to say the least.  Mr. Hughes loves to dig through boxes of paper and photos... I just don't have the patience for it.  This time it paid off though.  This is a photo taken in front of Picadilly Circus.  Mr. Hughes took the handwriting that was on the back of the photo and put it on the front (we just don't have nice penmanship like they used to have.)  Then, he blew it up and had it printed on canvas.  If you look closely, there is a couple in the middle in front of the fountain kissing.

Here is a vintage round table that I painted black.  I love painting things black!!!

This shows a couple of the vintage glass pieces that we have... they are actually deep purple, but they look black, so I think it counts.

Here is a small sample of the vintage frames that we have in our living room.  I find these for a couple of dollars usually and they are lovelified by a coat of black paint.

This is a vintage chair that I think we paid $35 for at Carter's Creek. It was ugly and unloved.  I painted the wood black and sent her away to the furniture spa, where they covered her in a nice black and white ticking.

And, I saved one of my favorite pieces ever for last.  I wish I had a decent photo, but it is raining yet again.  Even more, I wish I had a before photo.  Boy, was she unloved!  I stalked this piece for months.  I would go, visit her and try to convince Mr. Hughes that she could be lovely and fit in the space we had.  Then, I saved up the money and drug him back there while we had my mother's SUV.  I nearly ran to the booth... only to find out that she had been sold.  I am not lying when I say that I teared up and nearly started crying.  Mr. Hughes felt bad.  So, we walked around (while I had lump in my throat) and turned the corner and there she was!!  My big, hideous brown cabinet that had marble on the top and ugly handles.  I grabbed the tag a ran to the counter.  And, here is where she is today:

Oh, what a coat of black paint and some marble pulls will do!  She still has her marble top and now she is so useful in hiding our DVDs.  I will try to get a better photo.  It just doesn't do her justice

Alright, so now go check out all the other Vintage Black Friday posts!