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Across the Fence:  Another man's garbage...is this gal's treasure!  |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 07:07:47 AM
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I've been looking at this vintage pram for the last few days while driving up our street...the firs time I saw it, I slammed on the brakes and started to hop out and thought, "my husband will KILL me!" and so I've refrained, even gone so far as too look to the other side of the street when I pass the driveway it sits at...
Last night, when driving home with my husband, he slowed down and said, "Do you want that pram? It's been sitting out here and I was sure you'd seen it..." YES! YES! YES! I WANT THAT PRAM!!!!! and so I hopped out and put it in the back.
It's a little rough around the curve, but I think i can find some waxed canvas to stitch there. The mattress is in great shape, and someone took great care to make a lining for it in the last few years, so I'm thinking it was used for a wee one. The lining washed up really nicely, and I'll get a bassinette sheet for the mattress. Violet will be getting a "big girl bed" near October, so this will go in her room to hold all her doll babies and stuffed animals. You can tell, she's pretty excited about it :)
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 07:21:14 AM
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Oh how adorable is that! Great find and Hubby brownie points!! :D
hugs
Jessie
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 07:31:54 AM
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It's really cool and so well made (like all things were at that time.) The wheels, spokes and frame are steel, so it's rather heavy. I just think it will be a good thing to keep all those animals in instead of the multitudes of baskets and stuff lining the floor.
It's funny, my husband is more excited than me, I think!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 08:17:13 AM
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Awesome...looks like the one my mom had for us kids back in the day!! Cool find!!
Lori
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
1874 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 08:30:55 AM
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That's beautiful! Great find!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda |
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nabrown42
True Blue Farmgirl
409 Posts
Nancy
Caneyville
KY
USA
409 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 10:06:40 AM
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What a lucky find! What are you going to do with it?
"I've wept in the night for the shortness of sight that to someone's needs I've been blind; but I've yet to feel a twinge of regret for being a little too kind." |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 10:54:50 AM
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We're going to clean it up, nabrown, and put it in my daughters room when we get the "big girl bed" in a month or so. We'll use it to hold the myriad of stuffed animals and baby dolls she loves so much! Currently, they are in lovely, but space-taking baskets and containers on the floor. This puts them in once space, and can be moved, too :) The other stuff can then go into the closet for other storage.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13773 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13773 Posts |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 1:36:30 PM
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Nice find! Your daughter looks happy.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
1023 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 3:03:25 PM
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Thats cool. I love it...Your daughter is beautiful also.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 3:36:04 PM
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Violet looks thrilled. I know I would be!
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 4:20:16 PM
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| How Wonderful. I am so happy for you. I think it is so exciting when you find a treasure. |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 4:32:26 PM
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They just don't make em like that anymore!
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 4:57:54 PM
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That is so cool, great find!
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
Farmgirl sister #1156
www.KKJD1.etsy.com
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
863 Posts
Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
863 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 5:03:24 PM
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I think the whole thing is pretty funny. You looking at the other side of the road as you drive by to ease the temptation knowing the hubby will kill you if you bring it home. Then driving by and your hubby asking if you want it. So glad it worked out and so glad it was still there when the both of you drove by together! :) Violet looks pretty darn cute pushing it too!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 06:02:49 AM
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Nice, Jonni! I'm surprised it stayed there for days. It wouldn't have around here, for sure. :)
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 06:20:18 AM
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Thanks girls--it really is a great little find. Justin worked on the wheels yesterday with a course sanding paper and they have shined up nicely! I'll go to the fabric store over the weekend and see if I can come by a remnant that will go with the battleship blue color and see about stitching those corners. It's just where the vinyl or whatever has dried and flaked off--the fabric underneath is still there.
I was actually surprised it was still there, too, honestly--not because someone like us would pounce on it because it was a vintage cool find, but because the SCRAP people patrol our street like police in a riot zone, each and every evening, looking for stuff they can make cash on. I even had one guy try to lift my old steel seed spredder that I got for $1.00 at Goodwill before Violet was born and put it into his truck (WHILE FULL OF IMPATIENTS AND GERANIUMS) because I had it parked by the driveway as decoration. He just decided it was for the taking--and when I yelled out the front and said, "hey! What are you doing?" He responded by saying, "well, this will bring some cash and I thought you were getting rid of it. Can I go ahead and take it?" Um...NO.
So, yeah, we're all pretty excited :) Thank you for the compliments to Violet--she is really so much fun and I'm enjoying this age so much!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
863 Posts
Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
863 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 07:29:21 AM
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Wow! I can't believe the guy had the audacity to try and take the seed spreader when it was obviously being used as a planter!!!! I'm all for people trying to salvage other peoples' "junk", but only if it's by the curb and clearly the people are getting rid of it. Obviously something that is holding beautiful flowers.....NOT weeds, but beautiful flowers!!!!......is NOT junk! People just tick me off.
Anyway...didn't mean to turn this thread into something negative. Great find....Violet's a cutie! Woo hoo! :)
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 09:04:35 AM
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Yeah, Jonni. The scrap people was what I had in mind, really. Somebody even took the metal garbage can from up next to my dad's house. Even the sewet grates from the alley where we walk the dogs. That's kind of dangerous. Leaves a big hard to see hole.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 09:14:04 AM
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Yeah, their like rabid dogs around here, Janice--it makes me mad. My friend Luke has this old brass bed that is falling apart and he refuses to put it out to the curb because of the scrappers. He's going to cut it down and put it in his car to take himself so HE can get the money :)
All of the houses that are around us, that have been foreclosed and vacant for some time have been stripped of all the copper pipes and one had to be condemned because of the damage caused after theives broke in and stole the piping. Major water problemns and high mold. Jerks.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 06:52:43 AM
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Love it! I remember playing with one just like it (which had been my sister's and mine as babies). I would walk up and down the street with my doll inside (and sometimes my puppy, who was not happy) . It looks as if your daughter loves this one as well!
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Across the Fence: Another man's garbage...is this gal's treasure! |
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Another man's garbage...is this gal's treasure!
