Mountain Discoveries

The 'Screendoor' - vintage and antique furnishings for the home and garden - in Asheville has now become a favorite stop when in Western North Carolina.

One area held an unusual display of original items handcrafted out of assorted metals.

This star cut from old galvanized tin roofing caught my eye - I love the shading of colors, rust silver, blue grey. Hanging on the arbor gate it awaits a garland of white lights for the Holidays.

Other treasures I found to bring home.

The window frame with beautiful rusted white roses.

A stunning handmade Journal incorporating items from Nature - a packet of pretty fairy bookplates.


A set of 'Perfect Penmanship' cursive writing guides in the original box with instructions - mailed to Mrs. Foster in Hampton, Virginia in March 1963 - postage 10 cents! This will be fun for art projects. Lastly, this Italian ice bucket, hammered silverplate with bunches of golden cherries for handles. It shows some wear, nice, but has been polished - if anyone knows how to speed up the tarnish process, please let me know. I want the outside dulled to the interior color if possible. This will be used for flowers, perhaps hold decorative balls, as well as cooling the Holiday champagne!

On the way out of Screendoor I spied this basket of exceptionally beautiful gourds - bought just one to take home and add to the porch display.
There's that word again SIMPLIFY - I'm trying but it's awfully hard.

Just spent a long day - 6-1/2 hours - on the Grand Jury. Only one more session to go and my six months term will be up. Will catch up with everyone later this week and hopefully get some Christmas decorating done.