Rummaging Through Junk Drawers

Hello everyone! I've been gone too long. Getting William prepared for Kindegarten last week was quite challenging. Nothing like leaving things to the last minute. School supply shopping, haircut, etc. etc. I hope you are all doing well. Now that the little Lamb will be in school all day, I can focus more on keeping up here & creating wonderful projects. I have lots up my sleeves, so please check back often!

These ceramic balls really caught my eye & think I can make some type of garden 'bling' with them. I had 6 of them, but dropped one (hole in bag.) That was the end of that. I thought there was a large hole in the bottom of the balls (there were stickers covering them.) Turned out they are quite small. Not enough to do what I had planned for them. I have other ideas swirling though. Don't they remind you of Easter?

These lovely vintage strawberries are ready to hold your tea bags. I love their faces & big eyes. Don't forget to click on any picture to enlarge. The very old "Keano" game is in great condition considering its age. There are round, wooden number game pcs. enclosed. I had taken a picture of the inside & thought I'd uploaded it, but I guess not. If you'd like to see it, just let me know. There are these little pcs. of paper inside with tiny wording. For example, one states, "It's a girl's fault and she's a dunce. If she believes his "just this once." (ha.)

A few oldie-but-goody cookbooks. The church one has pockets in it & is full of the previous owners handwritten recipes from days gone by. Very touching. I wonder if she had any daughters & why they didn't keep this treasure?

This is a serving tray to a miniature tea set. (See next picture below.) It's very charming & whimsical with bugs, bees & butterflies. I've had it for YEARS & it's never once been out of the box. (Which is very nice, too, by the way.)