FUN IN OHIO & MISSOURI

Well...we had a whirlwind week.  Starting on Saturday October 5, we headed down to Wilmington OH for their annual show Ohio Country Antiques.  My good friend Sally has been telling me for years how wonderful this show was...and she didn't steer me wrong...it was PHENOMENOL!  Everything offered was authentic, early country antiques....not primitive....just good old country.  Beautiful!  I think I could have purchased something from every single vendor!  The prices were good and the vendors were there to make deals...I believe it was the best antique show I've ever been too!

My first purchase at the show was this large 1823 sampler stitched in  the most beautiful blues greens and golds.  It is so vibrant and in good condition...I wasn't thrilled with the frame, but for now I'll keep it as is.
The oval shaped basket, was also purchased at this show.

The smaller sampler was purchased about four years ago.  It's date 1780.

I also purchased a sweet old red paint, drop leaf table with a drawer from around the mid 1800's....but I didn't take a picture of it yet..but you can see it in a following picture shoved in the back of my car.

Off to Missouri we went after the show.  We stayed at a resort (which was much to be desired :-( )but...right around the corner was Cecilia's Samplers.  What a wonderful shop it was!  The women were so sweet...I went four days straight...and of course, finding more things to buy...

I love these little sleds they had stitched up, so I decided to purchase 13 of them....yes....13...so I could stitch the initial of each of my grandchildren.  They said I could stitch two to three a night...so we'll see!

This is some of my other haul from the shop....if you are ever in the area...this is a must stop!

So many antique malls on I-44 heading home...these are two of my favorites:  Route 66 right off of the highway....see that mustard cupboard in the corner?  I wanted to rent a Uhaul to bring it home....

And then....there was this.......oh...my heart.....but always with a question...."where would you put it".....

This antique mall called "Half-Crocked" was another fabulous shop filled with prims! 

I bought a few things from Half-Crocked...but the item that really spoke to me...begging me to take it home...was this early flax wheel...It's small and is missing parts, but I love that it is slightly charred on one side....leaves me to think that the gal who was spinning was probably a little too close to the fireplace on a cold blustery night...

 As you can see by the back of my car...I did quite a bit of basket shopping...but who could resist? I can never find any antique baskets in Michigan unless they are priced astronomically high...these were very cheap...all found in Missouri!  There's my little table too...

And my husband is a saint....he takes me whereever I want to go & never complains about my craziness!!!  Except...he would not let me rent that dang U-Haul!