I was given a special mission today. Drive to Old Towne Orange, find adorable little vintage sheep from previous post, buy 3 for my sister and 1 for me (thanks, Mer), bring them back to MHC West. Mission accepted. Since today’s rehearsals didn’t really require my presence, I decided this was the day. Luckily, the little sheep were still there. Mission accomplished.

Could they be any cuter? They have their original paper collars with ‘Germany’ stamped on them. I’ve done some research – they are called German woolly stick leg sheep or German Putz sheep. They were made in Germany in the early part of the 20th century for putz (landscape) scenes. Pennsylvania Dutch and Moravian families made little putz scenes at Christmas. These sheep are about 2″ high and 2″ from tail to head.

A tad blurry -but there is the collar stamped ‘Germany.’ One of this sheep’s eyes has worn off.

Meredith – I’m taking the sheep with the aqua collar, if it’s all right with you. Thank you to Jillian of Bella Rosa Antiques who left a comment telling me I should snap them up. Apparently the legs are fragile and are often broken – so to find them in good condition is rare.

Lori of My Faerie Window says that sheep like hats…. So I am going to make a little hat for my sheep. I’ll post photos when I have something wearable.

I promised I would share photos of the sale at the Urban Barn. There are quite a few, so I will spread them over a few posts. I will keep my comments to a minimum.

Want Vintage Dress Form. Badly.

By the way, while I was typing away just now, I felt an earthquake. Just a tad unsettling. The local news just confirmed that we had a 5.1 quake. And we can expect more in the ‘near future.’

Gulp.

More photos in the next post.

Hello friends – I thought I would continue our little trip to Country Roads Antiques.

This was the most fabulous industrial-look space. And more lockers!

Slightly blurry photo from when my camera was on the wrong setting – but I fell in love with the colors on this globe. It was on a floor stand. Gorgeous.

Marsha, this mantel setting reminds me of you!

Lots of fun, big things in this space. The statue had a rosary around her neck. I love the organ pipes on top of the white cabinet. Wouldn’t they make a wonderful decorating statement?

There were 2 of these chairs. I wanted them. Badly. Wouldn’t they look just perfect on the porch at Mockingbird Hill Cottage? Love the design, the metal, the chippy paint – everything.

This huge piece came out of an old post office. I bet all of you with studios would love this amount of great storage.

I took a picture of this china because the design reminded me of the china I bought recently. It is a different pattern, but the blue color, the gold trim and the flowers are very much like my set.

If you are ever in the area, you should definitely make a visit to this shop. You will love the incredible variety of vintage items. The prices seemed a bit high to me. Everything I looked at seemed to be priced a minimum of $10 – $15 more than I would see similar items priced elsewhere, including San Diego. I know pricing varies regionally (remember the huge mark-up I found on McCoy in the wealthy area of Long Island?) However, like many of you, I’ve been collecting for years and know a great deal about certain vintage pieces. I know what they are worth…and I just can’t spend more than that. Of course, if I was independently wealthy, it would be another story!

For example, do you remember this piece I bought a few months back?

I can’t remember exactly what I paid, but it was no more than $12. The same little spice rack was in a booth with a price of $32. I’m on a budget this year so I ended up buying only one thing and I found it in another shop (more photos in the next day or two.)

Koala update: I’ve seen my little friend a couple more times. He’s usually snoozing early in the morning or in the early evening. Today, I didn’t see him. I was disappointed!