Better late than never, I'm finally getting around to showing you what my sweet hubby gave me for Christmas. We'd been browsing an antique mall a couple weeks before Christmas and I pointed out a couple of things I really liked, and what do you know? He remembered and went back for them!
A lovely Franciscan Autumn serving dish (I collect this pattern) and 8 footed glasses that the dealer had marked "Whitehall".
I thought Fostoria had made these glasses, but maybe Whitehall did, Read more [...]
It never fails. Every time the calendar pages flip over to a new January, I feel that I must rearrange the kitchen. Perhaps it's caused by getting all the Christmas decorations put away and feeling like the house has been completely torn up for the last couple of weeks. Do you suffer this affliction as I do? Do you feel the need to rearrange and reorganize every January first?
I did manage to resist the urge until January 3rd this year, so maybe that's progress :)
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Back by popular demand, welcome to another episode of Armchair Junkin' y'all!
Just sit back in a comfy chair and go on a virtual junkin' spree with me, and at the end, vote for your favorites!
It's kinda like shopping, only you don't spend any money and you don't add to your pile. Hee hee.
This month we have a theme: Mid Century Madness!
But first, last time's fave? The majority of you voted for those FABULOUS Napco NOEL Bells! So sweet and lovely:
Now, 
Happy New Year to you, Sweet Readers! Forgive my being so absent lately, I didn't even post my Christmas card for you all that I wanted to do. We had a very nice Christmas here and I hope you did, as well. My awesome Hubby even got me some vintage goodies for Christmas, which I'll be showing y'all soon. I'm feeling refreshed thanks to my sort-of-blogging-break I've been taking, and hope to overcome laziness and post a little more often here on the Junkin'.
Though there 
Did you hear that the television special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is 50 years old this year? If you grew up watching it every Christmas, as I did, or perhaps watched with your children while they were growing up, then you might find my latest junkin' discovery pretty interesting.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I visited an antique mall that had a stack of these 1960s The American Home magazines for 2/$3.00.
There are SO MANY cool things in these mags that I need to share with y'all, 
Whoa, it's been a long time since we all went "armchair junkin'" together! I had a couple of new ideas for this episode - junkin' online and having a Christmas theme, so I hope y'all like it!
In case this is new to you, this is where you:
just sit back in your comfy armchair
come on a virtual antique- or thrift-shopping trip with me
then play “what-would-I-buy” with everybody else.
There’s even a poll at the end where you can vote, no email address or personal info 
If you have an extra $20,000 you don't need for luxuries like food and shelter, then you can become the proud owner of a huge Franciscan Starburst collection!
I check eBay once in a while looking for deals on vintage Franciscan pieces, and recently discovered this listing, which I just had to share with y'all:
Yowza! This set is said to contain at least one of each piece that the Gladding McBean Pottery in California made in the Franciscan Starburst line, manufactured in 
See? I'm still here! Everyone left such sweet comments last week when I announced I was discontinuing the weekly link party and cutting back on blogging, and I really appreciated it!
I have been getting in some junkin' lately, both online and in the thrifts. and I've gotten some incredible deals!
About 20 years ago I went to a Pampered Chef party, where they demonstrated a cool apple peeler / corer / slicer that was about $30. I really wanted one but couldn't swing the money 
Today we're visiting a gorgeous old building in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, at the request of my sweet blogging friend Donna, from Distressed Donna Downhome. This Second Empire building dates to 1870, and has been the home of Sylvan's Jewelers since 1905, having been a bank originally.
That ornate clock (above) was installed in 1906 by the Sylvan brothers.
The south side of the building became part of a modern art piece called "Never Bust", installed by artist 
Hello, Sweet Readers!
That's right, this is the final History and Home Link Party (at least, for now) and it's also time to share some changes with you all. Regular readers have probably noticed a major slow-down in posting here at We Call It Junkin. I've been thinking and praying and thinking and praying and finally decided what to do, and I feel good about it!
In The Beginning...
The reason I started this site was to create an income-producing business for myself. 
Welcome to the 57th History & Home link party, but first, let's talk photography. Ah, photography. It's something I've been interested in since I can remember. I tried to take a 101 class in college but it was so popular, I couldn't get in!
The last several years have been more about being a mom and wife than worrying about photography. As the kids get older, though, they don't need me as much, which opened up some time. Enter: Blogging... which led 
Welcome to the 56th History & Home link party, but first, a tour around an olde-time settlement displayed at the South Carolina State Fair.
That antique wagon is a beauty! And so is this antique truck:
This truck had a Williams Grist Mill mounted in the back with a 12" grinding wheel, for grinding grain. I love the little roof built over the mill!
This next item is really interesting. This is how children's carnival rides were made back in 
It's week #55 of the History & Home Link Party, the place to share your stories about your home, including DIY projects and recipes and decor, and anything from yesteryear, be it antiques, vintage collectibles, and historic places.
The motto of the South Carolina State Fair is "Find Your Happy". When we attended the fair on Saturday, we did find our happy, and we also found some vintage! After going on some rides and eating some crazy fair food, we viewed some of the exhibits. 
Welcome to the 54th week of the History and Home Link Party, it's good to have you here. The weather here in South Carolina has been absolutely gorgeous with cool temps and low humidity. I hope it's lovely where you are too, no matter what season you're in there in your part of the world.
On a recent visit to the State Farmers Market, I decided to take the camera along and get in some photography practice. For all you vintage-lovers, have no fear, I do have something vintage 
Hooray! We've finally managed to add a little landscaping around the new screened porch we built a few months ago. It's amazing what a few plants and some bales of pine straw can do. Do you use pine straw as mulch where you live? Have you ever heard of it? I suspect it's mainly a southern thing, but I may be wrong. It's great because it's pretty inexpensive, and it doesn't attract termites supposedly.
The first thing I want to show you is the topsy-turvey planter 