Lovely Stores ~ Tombees du Camion

{store front and interior}

After visiting the Tombees du Camion website, I feel a desperate need to visit the brick and mortar shop ~ guess I better start planning a trip to France! For now, I will have to console myself with a peek here and there ~ it does look like one could order via email ~ the shop photos lead me to believe there is much more there than on the website ~ maybe they will continue to add more as time goes on ~ I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Look at this great stuff ~ a store of my dreams! I wonder how they can bear to part with it?! I love the way they have displayed the items ~ whether in a type tray or in the wonderful vignettes above. Looks like there is something for everyone! On their site, if you hover over the different objects, a close up appears, along with pricing and information about the object ~ I've shown a few closeups below.

{all images via Tombees du Camion}

As I do not speak or read French, I looked up what Tombees du Camion means ~ all I could come up with was "tombees of the truck" ~ anyone know what "tombees" means?

Time to bail

Paint the Town Red!

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday and the election. Almost the weekend ~ enjoy it!

{political illustration from 1885 via vintagraph}

Fixer Upper?

Love the dilapidated worn look of this wonderful huge birdhouse! Looks like a great place to raise a family ~ although winter might get kind of nippy! Spied this at the fall Antiques on the Common ~ I saw many things I admired, but have no room for, so a photo will have to do.

Household Necessity?!

Doesn't everyone need one of these? This must have been a very important tool since it appears as if it would take hours to make one! I saw this handmade harrow at Antiques on the Common ~ quite a unique piece ~ I was drawn to the subtle colors and textures ~ just beautiful in its simplicity.

Wouldn't it make a great wallcovering?! Or maybe a giant back scratcher?!

{Interesting info ~ I would never have known what this was for without this sign!}

{side and closeup views}

Fish tie

Beautiful Quilts

It is taking me a while to catch up with all the photos I have taken at recent antique shows ~ too many things on my plate right now! Below are some quilts I admired at the autumn Antiques on the Common show in Greenwood, Missouri several weekends ago. My photos don't do the quilts justice ~ for some reason the color never seems to match what I see.

{lovely crazy quilt}

{colorful log cabin quilt}

{my favorite ~ beautiful subtle colors in log cabin pattern}

{contemporary flower quilt}