Antiquing and a New Rug Preview

I made a quick trip this afternoon to my favorite antique shop.  It was one of those rare days when I found MANY things that I wanted to buy.  In fact there were so many treasures that I spent WAY more time there than I had intended, trying to decide which items to purchase.  Complicating the decision making process was the pitiable state of my checkbook!

There was a great old basket (one of my biggest weaknesses!)  There was also a to-die-for hand carved wooden bowl with tin repairs which I could just picture on my kitchen counter filled with apples...sigh.  A child's rocking chair painted white caught my eye, as well...my grandchildren would look so cute sitting in it!  Then there was the black sofa table with carved legs...I REALLY wanted to snatch it up and take it home.

The grand total for all of my objects of desire would have been around $300,  so I came back down to earth and faced the bitter reality...I couldn't buy it all...sniff...sniff.

I did, however, LOVE the few things that I felt within my price range today.

This one quart stoneware bowl appealed to me because I love this kind of stoneware and it is a shape I had never seen before.  It is small - 6" in diameter and 4 1/2" tall, and I plan to fill it with some hand sewn vegetables (carrots, radishes, peas, etc.) found another day.  This will go in my kitchen.

The woven table runners are wonderful.  The red one photographed a bit brighter red than it actually is.  It is long and narrow (9").  The other runner is shorter and 12" wide.  There are several possible places I have in mind for them.  It was a fun afternoon!

Also, I have been working on a new rug, and here is a small preview:

I've always loved very primitive floral rugs, so I will show you more as it progresses...as you can see, I've just begun!!

Have a great week!