Thrifty Thursday: Chemistry Finds at Lucketts

I know some bloggers show you everything they got all at one time.  

I tend not to do that.

I don't go thrifting every week.

And I like to savor my finds.

When we went to Lucketts this spring, my daughter came and got me from one booth to show me "some cool chemistry stuff".

We found all sorts of goodies.

I am just going to show you what I chose.

My daughter got a bunch of cool chemistry stuff herself.  

She also told the seller what the pieces she had left were used for and how they went together.

I got all the glass test tubes she had.

I have never seen ones with caps.

Some had plastic and some had metal.

Very, very cool....

I also got these tiny glass bottles.

They are destined to become little reliquaries and vials filled with treasures.

And last but not least, check out these tiny little bottles.

So much possibility...

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Baby Steps to A Clean Studio...

I am still chipping away at the studio.

It does get overwhelming.  

So I am trying to celebrate the little victories.

My workbench area is shaped like a U.  I have a long counter along the wall with old kitchen cabinets above and below.

At one end is our old kitchen table.

It kicks out from the counter at a right angle.

From the other end is a tall counter my husband created for me from an extra locker from work.

He suggested turning it on it's side and then we put casters on it so I can move it if I need to.

I wanted to put a lot of my tools and such on there so I can find them.

Over time it got really full.

Eventually I made curtains from an old shower curtain from the thrift store for the front to hide my mess.

Here are a couple before the cleaning shots:

That is a lot of stuff....

You can see part of the U shape work area here:

My target area is to the left in the picture.

When I went to Lucketts this spring, one of my finds was this amazing industrial style metal cabinet.

I love it and actually cleaned it and got it into the studio the day after I bought it...

A new record!

I love all those amazing little drawers.

I am filling them slowly with new flea market goodies and supplies I use frequently.

You can see this paint rack is actually accessible.

Remember, the one on the other side of the studio serves duel storage purposes.

Those cool copper canisters were a thrift store find this

spring. 

 There were 2 larger ones that said $4 for the set. 

 Cool, I thought.

  They will make great studio storage.

I paid for them, brought them home and got them out to clean them.

I opened them up and there were two more little ones inside!

A bonus!

Score!

Took them from a good buy to a great buy.

My daughter even likes them.

One is filled with lace.

One is filled with stained and dyed cheesecloth.

The other two are waiting...

Also on the counter now are three printers ' trays from a family junking trip this spring.

My husband spied these for me.

He knows my weakness for these trays.

These are actually the cleanest, nicest, least damaged trays I have ever seen.

So I paid a little more than usual.

I usually put them into my booth for jewelry display but I decided to enjoy these in my studio every day.

I am filling them with goodies from a recent junking score.

The vendor was liquidating. 

 He offered 7 jewelry boxes and contents for an unheard of price each.

I could not scoop them up fast enough.

I did not even really look at them until I got them home.

They were full of lots of cool pieces.

The rest we will put on Etsy.

There are some other junking goodies.

Pebbles and sewing notions.

So you can see I am making progress.

A little bit each day.

There is a reason behind the steady push.

I am working to get it done so I can work here again.

So I can find my supplies and tools.

And so I can participate in the Where Bloggers Create Tour 2014.

So watch for my studio tour on July 11th.

Until then I will keep updating you on my progress.

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Luckett's Spring Market

A very dear friend of mine and I made a trip to Lucketts Spring Market this past weekend.....

 Lucketts Spring Market

We had a blast!  

It is about a 3 hour drive for us but the trip was nice and the weather was sunny.

It had rained the day before so much of the field parking that is normally available for Saturday was not due to the muddy conditions.
  

In spite of this, it was a truly fun day.

So much to see....

Love this truck bed....

There is an old truck I have been wanting forever...

I wonder if my husband would let me haul it to our house to do this with....

I was drawn to this booth:

Her things were just lovely.

You can go right to her website here:

Through the Garden Gate Antiques

I loved her booth and the things in it...

To see more of her booth, check out her blog here:

Junk and Stuff Antiques

She has more and better photos than I do.

I must admit, I was having such a great time drinking it all in, I did not get a chance to take as many photos as I would have liked.

Or someone would walk through the shot, just as I went to take it....

This is true in BMore Nestled.

I took a couple nice photos ...with someone walking right into them...

Sigh!

I am learning.

                         

Anyway, you can find more of BMore Nestled here:

BMore Nestled

All in all, it was a fabulous day. 

 My good friend pointed out this cross stitch to me.

It is my new mantra...

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