More Cabin Sweet Cabin

David added a shelf above the kitchen window so we could have much needed storage.  The vintage bowls are and a coffee grinder are at home there.  

One morning our cabin neighbor, Judy, was cleaning out.  She kindly offered us this cool doorstop.  We speculate about how the driver lost his head.

Someone along the line stenciled "fire water" onto this old jug.  The fireplace seems a fitting spot for it.  

Unfortunately, the photo doesn't do this needlepoint justice.  It is special to us because we took it from our old Wisconsin cabin.  Our mom worked the needlepoint and our dad made the frame from salvaged wood.  We love it.

Cabin Sweet Cabin

When we bought our cabin nine years ago, my husband said, "What are we going to do to fill it up?"  I laughed aloud thinking that I had been squirreling away flea market finds for the three years we were looking for a cabin. 

At a garage sale we found an old shipping crate that we thought would look much better as an end table.  The original mailing labels are still pretty much in tact.  The antique fishing reel was a garage sale find.  The ink well is from a friend and the feathers were kindly donated by local birds.  We have oodles of rainy days at the cabin, so having a multitude of board games, like Scrabble,  is a life saver!

The antique toy phone is a garage sale find as well.  No child can resist the "Boyce's Bear" puzzle.  It's a favorite (and a challenge).  Cindy and I pick up RCMP memorabilia for David.  The small figurine was a recent purchase from an estate sale.   

We love this great tin coffee can.  A $10 find at a flea market near one of our favorite vacation spots.

No log cabin would be complete without a fishing creel.  We left the original old string which was holding it together, then added a lucky lure!

Weekend Fun

We didn't have much luck on vintage items this weekend, but I did find a dala horse for my friend Sherry's collection.  

This pot holder is much too beautiful to use.  We pick these up because we cannot imagine the work, time, and creativity that went into everyday pieces like this.  I wish the detail showed up better in the photo.