Old Glory Country Fair

On Saturday I got up early and drove all the way across town to attend the Old Glory Country Fair, a local antique show filled with all the chippy furniture, tarnished silver and vintage linens a girl could ever hope to find in the Denver metro area. I'd been looking forward to it for a month and was desperately in need of some time away sans 4-year-old, and I wasn't disappointed! Though the skies threatened rain (even spilling a few raindrops from time to time) the junque was plentiful, the inspiration abounding, and the prices (mostly) reasonable!

I didn't buy much--in fact, everything I bought fit into a very small paper bag--but I found a few things I had been specifically looking for so I was happy.My few purchases: a white folding yardstick (now I have two, except that I can't find the other one--I believe it was hidden from a certain 4-year-old but I managed to hide it too well), vintage Dennison seals that were promptly used in a few 4th of July art projects, vintage milk caps (I bought 35 at a dime apiece and will probably wish that I'd bought more), some old buttons and an old rhinestone buckle, a vintage White Rabbit greeting card for my Alice in Wonderland collection, and what I think was my favorite find of the day: some old fireworks with really great vintage packaging that would look right at home on Shara's patriotic display shelf!

It was a fun show and I'll definitely make plans to attend next year. Another thing I enjoyed was finding out about some more local vintage and antique shops in the area that I believe need to go on my "field trip" list! There are more photos of the show over on Jeanne's blog if you'd like to see some of the other treasures for sale.