Look up...in the sky...
While I was at the community garden this week, on the clearest of days, I remembered to look up and this is what I saw above my head. A rather large hawk was swooping up there like he owned all of the air in the sky...beautiful!
Being a shorty, I always remember to look down...seeing what is near my feet is easy because it is closer. At the yard sales this past weekend while walking through someones garage, right there on the floor I saw this...
It is a set of 4 original prints. Vegetable in theme, they are marked, Three Color Vegetable Landscape, Four Color Vegetable Landscape, Five Color Vegetable Landscape and Six Color Vegetable Landscape. All Signed by the artist Tammy Renfroe. They are also all double matted and professionally framed.
and I couldn't believe my eyes either. The four of them for $10.00...no haggling here...I know a gift from the yard sale spirits when I see it.
So, I have a question about the frames...and I know so many of you are good at restoration. The frames are a little dinged up and although perfection is not so very important, I would like to clean them up a bit, preferably with out taking the prints out of the frames as they are sealed in the back. Do you think that if I use some fine steel wool and one of those wood color markers that might work? I don't want to make it worse.
It was also my day to find jars and cookbooks. The jars are used in the kitchen because I am the kind of person who needs to see what is in the pantry... I tend to forget that things are there if they are not in view. I believe that is called a visual learner and visual thinking in the special education field....wish I knew that when I was in school. I also found a gorgeous crystal cloche...a nice big one! You can see how the jars work in the kitchen
making dinner is just a glance away. So, I found some older jars and a brand new never used jar. In addition to all of this yard sale gold I found this book...
that I have been wanting to read for a while now. It makes getting up very early on a Saturday morning soooo worth it. A new best seller for a buck...seriously...how great is that?
This post is being linked to Little Red House for Mosaic Monday, Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday, and Smiling Sally for Blue Monday.
♥, Susan
Wow! Just $10 for those pictures is awesome, they're so colorful! They'd look great in the kitchen...
Posted by: Jenna Ericson | November 06, 2011 at 02:12 PM
Great finds! Those are beautiful prints and a book for a buck - wow. The early bird does get the you-know-what!
Posted by: Susan | November 06, 2011 at 04:00 PM
You are such a lucky yard sale shopper, Susan! I honestly don't know much about restoration but I do think that sometimes a few "dings" make a piece more einteresting so I'd only polish up those frames and leave them "as is" :)
Love the photos of the hawk -- they are so majestic!
Posted by: Pat | November 06, 2011 at 04:47 PM
Have read The Greater Journey and like all of David McCullough's books well done. Have a wonderful week!
Posted by: Cathy | November 06, 2011 at 05:29 PM
Wow, looks like you got some great buys at the yard sales! I thought of you a few weeks ago when I was in an antique shop in Somerville and came across a whole bunch of aluminum ware... :)
Posted by: mary | November 06, 2011 at 06:01 PM
I like your cloche and the jars contained grains and other stuff. I remember that is what my grandma and mama did while I was young and then cans and tins came so the glass container diminish but not totally gone. Now it is back and I kind of like the jars comparing to the cans or plastic. Happy Monday, Susan!
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Posted by: Kim,USA | November 06, 2011 at 06:04 PM
My goodness! What great things you found at the yard sales. I think I'd leave the frames as they are.
Posted by: Snap | November 06, 2011 at 06:17 PM
Great finds! Old English makes a product called scratch cover that I've used successfully. It's much better than the stain markers.
Posted by: Jane @ Cottage at the Crossroads | November 06, 2011 at 06:36 PM
Hi Susan! You got some great bargains! I really love good ole jars. Fun to fill them up with things you use...
Posted by: ellen b | November 06, 2011 at 06:45 PM
What fabulous bargains you found. Loved the cloche and the prints for $10 needed no thought! Sorry I can't help with advice about the frames. I'd be tempted to leave them as is.
Posted by: Bernieh | November 06, 2011 at 07:11 PM
Your finds are wonderful ~ love the glass jars! Aren't garage sales the best fun! You did real good :)
Posted by: ldh | November 06, 2011 at 07:42 PM
What a great find - and I'd just clean up the frames a little, as you suggested, but not too much. A little history is a good thing!
Posted by: Pondside | November 06, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Wonderful finds! Patina is good.:-) A tad bit of cleaning and the frames will be good to go.
Posted by: Pat@Back Porch Musings | November 07, 2011 at 02:49 AM
looks like you have made some good buys!
Have a great week - and I hope your frame restoring goes well.
Posted by: Jill Harrison | November 07, 2011 at 03:17 AM
You never cease to amaze me with your finds! That blue book is a prize.
For your frames, I'd suggest you try Old English Scratch remover. You can buy it at most stores. Simply wipe it over the scratch or ding, wait a bit, then rub it off.
Happy Blue Monday, Susan.
Posted by: Sally | November 07, 2011 at 05:37 AM
Thanks Sally...that sounds perfect for the frames!!
Posted by: susan ericson | November 07, 2011 at 05:41 AM
What great deals! I've read some of D. McCullough's books and they are epics...wonderful written! We just watched the John Adams dvds this past week! I'll put this book on my list! ♥
Posted by: Lavender Dreams | November 07, 2011 at 06:37 AM
Fantastic deals, and I like the jars you've found.
Posted by: Wandering Thought | November 07, 2011 at 06:46 AM
I like the prints, the frames don't bother me.
Posted by: Pat Langley | November 07, 2011 at 07:00 AM
You scored at that garage sale!!! I would definitely try the Old English or Scott's Liquid Gold first. If it doesn't help, than I suggest a fine grade of sandpaper and lightly rough them up in places to give them a distressed look.
Posted by: Elaine | November 07, 2011 at 07:21 AM
What a great lot of finds you discovered. It certainly was worth getting up early!
Posted by: Lorrie | November 07, 2011 at 08:53 AM
Wow - what great finds! I love that treasure hunt aspect of yard sales.
Posted by: Molly | November 07, 2011 at 09:50 AM
What a bargain on the pictures! Happy Blue Monday ;)
Posted by: Joy | November 07, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Great pictures.. I love yard sales and flea markets.. My blue today was a flea market find.. Have a great day!
Posted by: Patricia | November 07, 2011 at 01:06 PM
What a fun post to view. I know you were tickled to death to get the prints for such a great price. Lucky you! The mosaic is nice, too. A really pretty post. genie
Posted by: genie | November 07, 2011 at 03:42 PM
Delightful, thanks for sharing!
Late visiting from Blue Monday, hope you can come and see my entry, thanks!
Posted by: chubskulit | November 07, 2011 at 07:28 PM
the prints are a great find Susan and the price is right. Fine steel wool(0000) is a good idea and some wood cleaner would do the job.
Love the jars too. The book is terrific. I know you will enjoy it too.
I also love your pinks. I am behind on my pink Sat. visits. We just arrived home yesterday from being in FL for 9 days. It is so good to be home.
Happy thrifting.
XO Jeanne
Posted by: jeanne | November 07, 2011 at 08:48 PM
The prints are treasures. I really do love those and the whole thing is a haul, for sure.
On the frames, I'd try going over them with some Restore-a-Finish applied with a squeezed out cloth. Fun to go along with you.
Posted by: Jane F @ Atticmag | November 08, 2011 at 04:08 PM
GREAT finds, Susan! I'd go by the way of Old English too before you do anything else. The stuff works wonders!!!
Thanks for sharing...
Posted by: Louise | November 10, 2011 at 06:00 AM