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on vacation in missouri, and stumbled across a yard sale where i found a beautiful cut shell cross that had been made by the homeowner from shells she had picked up in florida; it was the perfect addition to my "shelled out" bathroom!
While visiting England, popped into a small version of WalMart….had everything from kitchen items to gardening items….bought some measuring spoon. Use them every week and always remember this fantastic little place with wonderful service.
Found a hand carved wooden turtle that was made by a local Belizian child. It was so beautiful and one of my treasures from Belize.
A found a new friend and you can never have to many of those
I went to a church rummage sale and found a clear cheese platter that had sea shell floating in the platter. Every time I set it out for a gathering I always get compliments on it how unusual it is….I paid 25 cents!
We recently found an awesome metal sculpture of an old "woody" station wagon. It is the perfect accent piece for our beacy decor. This shell mirror would be perfect too….thanks for the chance to win it!
I found a clear vase with shells sand and a candle in it for my sister-in-law who loves the ocean.
she calls it her own little beach.
A coach bag at an outlet. It was awesome!
I found an antique shell box in an old store in the UP. It sits front and center in my foyer.
I found a Petoskey stone in Petoskey, Michigan!
The one thing I always am excited to find on vacation while shopping, ..is always a very unique shell, I collect them, and to me it is like finding gold when I do find one I love!!
My best vacation find was a Howard Holt Siamese cat pepper shaker at a Florida flea market. It is an exact match to the salt shaker side of the set that my Grandmother had given me 30 some years previously. She gave me the salt shaker in Connecticut and I found the mate in Florida!
I found a beautiful music box
We were wandering in and out of shops in New Orleans and I found a bottle of wine called Vampire and I thought it reflected the feel and taste of New Orleans….
Honestly, I always try to go for the local, ecclectic buys. It’s fun when my purchase reflects where I bought it, and may even have a story with it. However, I have a 4 year old that has his own wants and desires. Our favorite purchase last trip was a squeaky crocodile toy. When my kiddos are happy, iy makes my heart happy too.
While visiting with the women in my family, we went to a thrift shop in Mocksville, NC where I found a Teleflora vase and goblet. I just love that design. I had been looking for them for a while. What luck!
My unexpeted find would be a shell lined mirror!! Beautiful!
One of the first few weeks that we lived in Manchester, NH, my youngest son and I took a drive after dropping off his siblings at their new school. We didn’t know where we would end up. To our surprise it was the shore. It was the middle of the week, in April and quite chilly and we were the only tourists around! In one of those little seaside shops that all beaches have he spotted a shell windchime. Now I know they are mass produced and not too big of a deal but in his eyes it was beautiful and his Mommy needed it! We’ve had that shell chime now for over 15 years and I love it more than anything!
Found old window, with glass intact, crackled original paint, put poster of ocean behind it, hung it up on bedroom wall, looks like my private window to the beach!
Wonderful jewelry made by the Jamaican natives.
My favorite, unique find from a vacation was a photograph. I got it in Santa Barbara visiting family. The photo was taken by a surfer who is in a wave at the same times as eight dolphins who are surfing. he shot the phot underwater through his own waves to theirs behind him. It's the coolest thing I've ever seen. And, even though we live nowhere near the ocean, every time I look at it, I remember the beautiful oceans and sunsets there.
While driving we found an old chest..when we got it home we removed the bottom and planted in it in our yard. It fits right in with our beach theamed house. A day at the beach is worth a month in town!
A treasure that will remind me of the trip and is also priced at a bargain
In Jamaica, a one room, dirt floor, art shack, the perfect oil on canvas painting in black and white; depicting the sunsets I witnessed nightly while on vacation there for my honeymoon. It's been hanging above our bed ever since!
While vacationing in Aruba we found a gorgeous handmade wood sculpture..
When I am on vacation I often like to pick up a piece of local art.
I found an old daisy bowl hidden underneath a shelve of glass goodies. Good thing that I don’t mind getting dirty to hunt for treasure.
While vacationing in Colorado I found a beautiful handmade pottery sculpture of a native american woman.
A beautiful candle holder made out of bleached drift wood…it holds about 7 candles and fits right in with my coastal chic decor in my home. I have never seen anything like this before in stores but I found it in a very unique botique in Jackson, MS.
While my ex was stationed in Vicenza IT and my best friend came over to visit from upstate NY we went on a mini vacation to Venice. While out shopping, site seeing, andexploring we found an awesome ceramic chicken pitcher and got to find out what the history behind it was! I also decided because of the history to give one as a wedding present to my cousin.
The candle stick holders I found in Germany at an open air market for 2 Euros!
The best find I found on vacation was a purse made out of recyclables, it was actually top of the line high fashion not what you'd expect. I had to have it.
I was in the Dominican Republic and there was a painter who only painted with his fingers. I bought a tile of a beach scene that I absolutely love and every time I look at it, it reminds me of the wonderful vacation that I had.
I found a glass globe while on vacation in niagra falls, canada…it goes great in any room!
About 25 years ago while on vacation in Cape Cod, I found a pair of earrings that today are still my favorite earrings. They are metal and remind me of a perfect ocean view sunset. And they make me feel young whenever I wear them.
Baby turtles bought from a Chinese grocery store in New York's Chinatown. At least I can say that I saved two of them from the soup pot! They were as big as quarters, now they are the size of a cantaloupe!
On a girl's trip to Galveston for Mardi Gras, i found a beautiful trunk in a little shop on the strand, it was perfect for our bedroom, and store's extra linen's and blanket's .
An antique/Armoire and as I was paying for it I looked up and there was a curved carved drawer; bought that too! I took it home, took the legs off, built in the bottom to house the drawer, put the legs back on and painted it (custom art on the doors). Love it! I've collected items from all over!
Every time I visit a new state I bring my mom a Christmas ornament to symbolize where I was. It is usually the silliest thing I can find- like a mini cheese-head from Wisconsin and a pasty from Northern Michigan. Sometimes they are 'normal' like the blown glass baked potato from Idaho or the carving of the National Cathedral made out of stone from Washington DC. But this year is one of the best-a cloisonne shrimp I got in South Carolina. It's elegant and silly and I can't wait to see her face!
I always find an ornament for our Christmas tree from a vacation. This year, I went to Paris and got a tacky "Parisian" ornament, but I love it because it reminds me of the fabulous time I had there.
When my daughter was young, I bought a French provincial bedroom set including the canopy for the bed. Every little girls dream. As she got older, she needed more drawer space. As I was driving home from work through a small town, I happened past a yard sale and lo and behold there was a tall tower of small drawers identical to her set. I pulled over and bought it for $25. It matched perfectly and was a nice addition to her room.
Driving home from vacation we found a small auction was being held and had to stop. There in the midst of antiques we discovered and bid for the most beautiful large abstract painting with a gorgeous frame. Due to the majority of the crowd wanting antiques, we won the bid for a great amount! Now the painting hangs over our fireplace as a wonderful reminder of our vacation and the perfect focal point
I found my perfect find while vacationing at the beach in Oregon. My boyfriend and I went treasure hunting on the beach at sunrise and found so many sea shells. I brought them home and cleaned them up and then bought a hollow glass lamp, filled the bottom with sand and added all of the sea shells. It's perfect for my beach get away office!
On vacation on Lake Michigan driving on Blue Star Hwy we came across an outdoor antique business. We bought 2 beautiful ornate pieces of rusted fence from New Orleans. We've returned there several times and never fail to find something unique.
Two great prints in New Orleans that were perfect for my future twins nursery!
A week ago while in Destin Floida area, stopped at a local consignment store and bought a black glass fish for display at oor home in Destin. Looks great.
In 1981 before Jack Russells were wildly popular, I had one. So when we sailed into Port Jefferson harbor on NY's Long Island, I was surprised to find a beautiful resin piece of a Jack chasing a rabbit down a hole on a lovely wooden base in a hole in the wall shop. It was a whopping $50 which I couldn't pay fast enough. Now I know that it is a highly collectable Border Fine Arts figurine, almost impossible to find after market and worth several hundred if you can. It is still my favorite piece of my JRT art, and I have many!
I purchased a cast iron bathtub with perfect legs and. in excellent condition while on vacation in New Mexico. Thank goodness we were in our pickup truck!
A canvas painting in the Dominican Republic that I picked out because of it's unique neutral color scheme. It turns out that the artist was the seller and he showed me some hidden designs in it if you look carefully, almost like a 3d puzzle. Then he explained that it was his interpretation of the Taínos people and I got a history lesson from a native perspective. Now it is the focal point of my living room and I love to tell it's story and showing people the hidden design!!!
Silver bracelet in Santa Fe