Moonbeams & Fireflies: cup and saucer

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Sack Full o' Frogs; National Photo Month, Day 17

Jackpot!

I went to a church garage and plant sale this past weekend. The church sales are a favorite of mine--great stuff and even greater prices. The best place to find those hidden treasures. You know, the kind that make you want to squeal with delight.

As if I weren't feeling lucky enough to have scored some wonderful and very large perennial shade plants for $2 and $3, I picked up some beautiful, but well-worn, old books. You can see a hint of them in a couple of the photos. I'll share more about them in a later post.

Most delightful, though, was a collection of nine vintage metal flower frogs. I think they speak for themselves.

The flower-shaped frog--all one piece--is an especially nice one. It's a type I didn't previously own.

The round metal one is all one piece with a rust red-colored band around the outside--also a style I didn't have in my collection.

I have a couple of these. While they're useful for holding pens, pencils, paintbrushes, crayons and, of course, flowers, they make me giggle when they're standing on their own. This one's had some hard use. Some of its wire arms are woefully out of shape and totally askew. So, why do these curly-que cuties make me giggle? They remind me of my wild hair on a humid day.

Another cute find: vintage silhouette bookends in my favorite color. Maybe it's just me, but I think I spy a modified Union Jack and a dog on a leash on her skirt. A poodle skirt, perhaps.