The last few months have been very busy for us at Down Home.? We went on two buying trips to Texas and New England;??had a space at?two weekend antique?shows - Three Speckled Hens and Remnants of the Past, and had our 13th Birthday Open House! Of course that means alot of preparation and planning and time! While it's fun, it can be exhausting too! ?When the last customer left our store the day of?our 13th Birthday?open house, I thought, "We did it!!!!"?Our busy string of events was over and we had a few weeks to relax a bit!?
Just days later we loaded up our trailer and headed to Big Sur, our annual camping trip with the kids and grandkids!? Of course, as we were planning the camping trip, my mind started to wander a bit...Hmmm, Alameda Points?Antique Faire?is not all that far from Big Sur!!!?I guess I'm not that tired!!!? Our?camping reservation started on?Sunday, the day of Alameda, so wouldn't it make sense to drive up on Saturday, stay the night in Alameda, go to the flea market Sunday morning and then meet the family in Big Sur??Of course it would!!!? So we did it.
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That was only my second time going to Alameda, so I was excited to go and see what treasures I could find.? I started off?my purchases with?this adoreable galvanized metal pet house.? It originally was probably a dog house, but I was thinking it would be a cute house for my bunny, Sunday.
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?? Then we found this great galvanized metal Church sign!? I love old church signs and I love galvanized metal, so you can imagine my excitement! I have another church sign for sale in Down Home right now -it's wood with old gold lettering!?? ?
As we continued our hunt, I found a beautiful harvest colored painting in a wonderful craftsman frame - I may save that for the Fall!? Then a boat paddle with green paint, and a blue and white quilt from a dealer who also had some embalming equipment.? I loved the standing?embalming tool?tray, but the thought of it made me a bit squeamish, so I utimately passed.
As we continued, I ended up with an early child's rocker with old red paint, an Eastman/Kodak photograph paper cutter, a leather courier pouch, some vintage?fishing flies, and a vintage corset. Yeah, I was sort of all over the board with my purchases that morning!? That's what I love about antiquing; you never know what you might find and what you'll come home with!
Our work at Alameda was done! So, off we went to Big Sur, where I found the best treasures of all!!!
Source: http://downhomeorange.blogspot.com/2012/07/hunting-in-alameda.html
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