Because I love, love “old” things, the use of vintage ephemera in art (journals, canvas, birch boards, tags) is so much fun for me.
I decided, in my infinite wisdom, that we (my hubby and me) needed a getaway, and my “excuse” for a trip was to find some vintage things that I could use in my art. Now, this is different from “going antique-ing” in my mind, because we weren’t looking for “antiques” such as furniture or household items to refinish. We were searching for vintage books, music, postcards, etc.
Our stops included some shops in northern Illinois and in Clarksville, MO (where the flooding of the Mississippi River gave us more adventure than we had actually anticipated). We were in seven shops in all, and I was so tickled that we were actually able to find exactly some of the things I was looking for. Here are some pics of our adventure, including my “haul.”
![First Starbucks stop on weekend adventure First Starbucks stop on weekend adventure](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdPdSsaXHmPycHw8pI79CWlmdjjsiV6j2LVHMxfVJxHd_xY-Zu0osVCoXZYSVpCDZ3bgfEBJilspcf4GzTZizbm_vhSHvDjAV1UeHLjDiZW6rXD6NI6bAQi3aWRKRtDvh6_mqnNcR1w/?imgmax=800)
First stop—always a Starbucks!
![Carter's Cottage in Dekalb IL 2 Carter's Cottage in Dekalb IL 2](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WsNlXiPH5mUskz3tukQSNjNnX7OoYWIO8biu21Q9TtpYopwfi2mXXFqxy_6PRvRBGzyz9RTx0UJCOg3pG0cjBhN3iFoh1eXwfJ4Rbjz5n5TAG3yUdvL1jJzOBXf-DFDRULsVCXSh1w/?imgmax=800)
Carter’s Cottage in Dekalb, IL
![Mediiterraneo in Dekalb IL Mediiterraneo in Dekalb IL](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEika_q8JrGI3aF3IXiQx7rXX-KKOLIWVPnZTkCs4bAeCjJB6Ihn717R3jXAGByMRd__4SdH0xsOYgi3bbXSp0Rh42GKh-qe7ds80LR_rREQ-RqMzQFuGZZfSxxGcZtD9Vvf6f_UkYkcEQ/?imgmax=800)
Authentic Mediterranean food is one of our favorites! Mediterraneo in Dekalb.
![Menu at Authentic Mediterranean restaurant in Dekalb Menu at Authentic Mediterranean restaurant in Dekalb](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevfNZ5l6vgbcw-Z9q7xO2qTW2uCzQgJXiQjhgUxVirGBgKG-17wGtuaz63No6Vbn1Irg79I2mik38Ri1vVn5w1uY78Ga2gS1u9yi5OvOvsR16JjndwU7BdQv9fIMeL-fvCeMgxVEGlw/?imgmax=800)
Decisions, decisions!
![Mediterraneo-Orange Blossom Lemonade fantastic Mediterraneo-Orange Blossom Lemonade fantastic](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95ab9_GbqjKTXLiYcjvPUFRekdDR4L9nXHzgWlOovPmuabDnkcGmpctRW4_MPiXdpA5Cy5pfllcLuzxWK5FBmgGrIW1MCoPRsLMZDVxtL4YOe4k3zr90GLtJSB3KORwLUjZ1FoKEPMQ/?imgmax=800)
The Orange Blossom Lemonade was to die for!
![Gyro at Mediteraneo in Dekalb Gyro at Mediteraneo in Dekalb](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6BbHX8LL2JES-s7dLPXMh_KENKUD3y2VbJY6cbnc1e-2b0jWVGi_JyaAdbdwSQvaRFnro3g_Xhu5w6JH-vf8ZtBE-tEhvGUZjPYrbSvrjEOBERiaJw9TJfagdypAnuYlW-xMMh15bQ/?imgmax=800)
Authentic Gyro, yum!
![Halawa and Baklava Halawa and Baklava](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg466psSgqvOg5HgZj5xPcoGz0Lq_Nd9j6V0XSInOY8PhuSU12Nkn8HdXOexhHP7jvzVG8QuhjIIzutHttcx-SV-ScY0SzRckjgkICEwklwI_lWGY7xzAbbXLtiHmw3gzCg6AS-KtlrRQ/?imgmax=800)
Hawala and Baklava
![My Favorite Things My Favorite Things](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm74LHHKdHN5v-Us1ZOL7ll5uCeOVbg3qEPh7BHjQrlOCqJ7hF7WUx3eYdM3AHmKvgwZ1NNbWt9VRnVmmJzyeottuU2RSeYn5C_eDx5yi788nF1oqpg8CHReLflOE5id1DnQ2HH3Q7A/?imgmax=800)
Another shop in Dekalb
![flooding near Elsberry flooding near Elsberry](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFl5VmhYIsELwlnn6EK7dgYuDdYXSkC2Ygo7mNgCNa1jiiYztltCvsLLQZb8gbtMlBw8UYqRGSc9ZtRGOdmtzNUhUe1YNwJKXWp_ocsZkmShCIRPpQD8DWJBWabhme7Y-L2gQLTmbnA/?imgmax=800)
Headed to Clarksville, MO—this can’t be good!
![hwy 72 about 8 mi from Clarksville hwy 72 about 8 mi from Clarksville](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUJo6OmwuxkSXaWLtaNzwF5QAMClguqiODofVsQ4ZhivNzWhM7h9JhTEVED2EKrVfOwt2qKojAfgwxJPMIcFkLKvJHWn8CqBgwezfJ8bWo9lD_ow4erlHRIiVEY8Kod67NFOBNZuToA/?imgmax=800)
Eight miles out from Clarksville, we realized we were going to have to be creative. But finding alternate routes around Missouri highways has never been too challenging for Russell!
![flooding by MS River close to Elsberry flooding by MS River close to Elsberry](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB230qV4hNW2YRh50KHPymD7Jg-zMuVRJ0SfbBHwfqO1oRsPyqsUqEMdhxUOoXt8xovqsX7Bso2QNKCQ6RcCAhMhdwoHMwhkR_Dk4iOpKVMXFNbMUHa8kbWSjrS-BytVVKoRzZEcEhdA/?imgmax=800)
![Bent Tree Shop in Clarksville Bent Tree Shop in Clarksville](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnkeduqVbmkZEoSbPpnOoyNfRFkB1V3qh6zXKztMkeGQ_eoBdMFhSd4OYx4Wq3vuQFskmW7PtF1wAOvhaYwbrLLePEPBjXZJgWLPsV-afAQvqjYa47696L2d91DAMiPhv2Wu26c00Ng/?imgmax=800)
![Downtown Antiques in Clarksville-flooding Downtown Antiques in Clarksville-flooding](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUZS1AkVx3QI4xEaGqLHtHQaxXLGT5sg4Pgy3krXurpHewab_0GlMV5tkz8uiI59IMDECVVSarOxfJf8drWeA1GBk4e6kbi-jsUfTAKxYrDTx7_H61YDkdVCys_e0ZxuHgjeIeZkKtw/?imgmax=800)
We had to walk around the sandbags to get to this one! It’s right down close to the river—too close, actually!
And here’s the haul:
![The haul The haul](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyCpZ6JQDS5Y2PweFnftKdWVnpmXj3FihaXMQhq3bj3Oged445l_0E7bWLkjB-KPh9xJlJuAPAaAr6DUhyphenhyphenn4-6Tgj0K_e-iDmPE7dNhJd7jG0RAnV6opJs3qHyXKvTH89o9WBROwUDA/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00001 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00001](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv01ocx-KqA5EnnxOo_CCq9HKbIw3Dv0bNw2T12Hq7D7IAlv_7NtAkrqcQBZEhny3xP80SkFzbFZbeqNoAxZ2yUb6A7J_tatFtFSqCF2oAXh-Dxp5y6JqYfOBXsVb3CLfdwdhne_W_vg/?imgmax=800)
Helen of the Old House is actually a 1st Edition, a novel by Harold Bell Wright, copyright 1921. He was most known for Shepherd of the Hills. I got it for $5. I will not be tearing it apart to use on collages!
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00002 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00002](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJHVq5puHW4p4YkDtgywWQzowHm5cGJ-j9JnleO1YUpqCHDoTuLzfIenzWo-gKpV-DmFs3aepI31f_Tb2vv9yfTRy8hgEF7HdhoWNU43m__JMSimqHQuRbIUJMRTgfoYffFTTHZWk-g/?imgmax=800)
Some of these pieces of music are too special to tear apart for collage art also! Package of 20 pieces of original sheet music: $5.00!!!!
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00003 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00003](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rFp9RMJ1CNFZboPM2tj7MH_zpUVmiFp0FZL-sH6bOdBffKoz4E1DfP8tCySt5rW9ftWQCPA4HGyuex8YdYoHgSJmE_h9fAKjTaeaDxT5pSABx7QfeFPNiDSuzS4kPWokEb2CAIOpGw/?imgmax=800)
I was especially glad to find some postcards with writing on them! I believe this packet of post cards was $4.00.
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00004 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00004](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6-t4X0QPUYezf2TPXfu6rZgnk8lOcTIzPuFc9J3Q1smrUN_rX5EVq-0uAqr2HQbio1IYaAnBjzNpZ37zxwT-OZcI13Hr3VrGRvER7AD2ahMNiSqQondnFayeDQFX8xuNZCB5GARc7A/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00005 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00005](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkGhwz1H502vjARG3bp00godNucHSyxgZ9Sm3qfTrJ4-jsob-omOWHPBRCTE5cQi-M2xZ5jlagMAzLIHBg9C4bLZyzp7sKCTIV9bMzHYseCljyiCqNG9x73L4EFrWGb5tfO7v4sNgkg/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00006 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00006](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimN5aFJ1ojfoo8HDiyejjdBUP8L86d8Z51wCaV1BJg_g5LCNbEMuNktD6l_nz0g5kXMuBPp58a-C-lwXK8y5lja4YijSsUOxVyAemgZBGxgHGAEOrYSkYKUSHh9zqtYUrgt6nnGhRLHA/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00007 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00007](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgcGvXsjXW0WHi1dBO4798r3y880H-paae7FAQi6jVsONH_K_8BaLuBllSF3rRLNxuYivtOvQG15bQ0h5eXtyz8v4SOS19hHy9IAWqA3yqOk_ccqU19pv50_ITlBCyy_Ygh5_oECTaQ/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00008 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00008](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zdOno_gLjJ5KLtoXTVPNywe0yZfyDdXqzcoWHYLPtUtETaJa99sBCf0_592_0JgfKN-Kn43BCREq2IOTkBhtbVYg5QsUMMRedjc14JFkvgNnhybMXPJduBUp_pqnDgtKJaMwXMGgcQ/?imgmax=800)
(inside the miniature Sears catalog)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00009 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00009](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXV84SRMxBfUhTL9kQp0RkSsJnngCouVqjkjk8_DyZRRuXTsWpo7vpBRk3UnA62Xk3DvNMLhUdjmZqSNVH92bnkkycDM4dd6esY_H7s31GJCiOBQK0inCKZJCGV224tXNmfC2EEiOW4A/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00010 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00010](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtBjn5KY98U7Bg81pIdEfrcnz1VB4X8qiJ2KZ0YuDPvsM0lbRyLr8QnlLBylfYuWb5oQYru9GHRKyiz9e5Lzvc32vSxWKUVgwHyvUi-6STygg9QWxS9ANSJKyCgmUihyphenhyphenhyV7uOohANg/?imgmax=800)
(inside the “pocket calculator”—love this little book, about the size of a #8 tag! Hmmmmmm)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00011 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00011](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvWzajEKYsPT8nDJbkUp54Z8BOQU_U5NSYCOG_8zkYODS_8SZ2I2Ny6rZRPP5RKoPtQUhDIXkvjcnBfOlKPV-IJUZTar_S1q18zsrbat7RQHH5x-XwvmeyKCBpI_D9XPzu_LciQfpSg/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00012 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00012](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BtkUd1msa0Z5Gz_ollBidEE48ygZNFFOWLKKaAbCKj3siFEkie6jgwy3ce5Px83IxuIV-vRo1VWua_1DxLBPE3OvEWRSTIkktSawb23XQ1LU-H9nJAHjHBLiJtGEyqdemfehXBHhDg/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00013 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00013](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0VOMd196aBNG3suxFQtogPbQDow1coUF54peu-_2FfMVS7zWfi22YXpXNDCjvJDMp1E6p56bPpoX4h6DdfXhSLktWVDa3F3voiq25h9ARP5Ap8PMM_9rebDvPMZhQxKjPmaAAQgz4g/?imgmax=800)
This was an unexpected find! Mother’s Dessert Rose Franciscan Ware came to me, and I was thrilled to find this little piece, in perfect condition.
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00014 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00014](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKQkR7F6RvqiMYB6HEXe3eVNT43t-swpBX4nKfJiG0eNDjUgdSki3N57Xz0Bt_HgggsogDoW3xoVGfVQUErR8nLT8rPabDWfNHigWaAtdPpL4hvrCPVoc3AEBDOhW2vIkrBoo6xSwmw/?imgmax=800)
These buttons are “new” but very old—as is obvious by the pricing on them. I paid half the “list” price for them. Most of them were originally $1.10 to $2.00 per card. I also picked up a couple of vintage photos—I have tons of my own, but I will not be tearing apart or painting over any of my own. It always makes me sad to see old photos like this in an antique shop, though—someone’s family should have these photos!
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00015 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00015](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQAjB1anR_4EjfYumDge_X2HXc7DLRt-UfckWxoIYOcYESeQ62XC1lw790mya3XKHlhR2004951sXAkmNAsuZevFJonbYqZ9q4pTpnEhZWqKljz_dBdS68Led80_dwW8y3VYYULTaTg/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00016 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00016](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRjuihiqpbSIZcHQj5R02Zj3YR85xIPhP6FTh8wYfWQaV9ANR2k7D577n_UldmQbgPYJV1T6WxaED-7CczbHmm1Nj-O2HoA1xC1F7x99u0Jp4WN1OwPEB6XbIWK1a190pbKGF1gzqZw/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00017 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00017](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbNv4exkgHeWCvHh_FP7GA3vIZfTi25ABKFtNxlFqdYIIC7Eh31rYIQNrMEcYotoYKF0cnCQvyvRu9X418yg9L01rz3bSDlBw52YxwXfYf_LdVsqF2QRMcOj2BW_PWcuJRSGSYJXfAA/?imgmax=800)
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The two-book music library is something I will keep in my Music Room—these were published by Silver Burdett in 1914.
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00019 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00019](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXG6fuj7Ay1aNg28LrkyH1RmCqbJ9KVmkUgu87eDSVedFhwo95xZ8L65UQ7-n7s3LJqJodS__XAV7eTSq1sbYAZ3SOM0jfDUkZy50FLm9GFw0jpFluwc7WPzWhpjyxU764ViaXpVqz6g/?imgmax=800)
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(inside the reading book—love the color pictures)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00020 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00020](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkkLmd9VSYPkjFwLv6YCEIAPZrOqu9yzVR64nWbsXEYqm6UMTCTZdm7zNU7BUevnc-r5zIqcWMM4uzUykt1K5MbDRfEVBBEBP51l1hpho1A3nvgwPaq3LG4UYhm_jHxZ6eIEDtKTB2w/?imgmax=800)
![Vintage Findings 6-2013 00021 Vintage Findings 6-2013 00021](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp47dQzQgK9lEBurjbiC6ggx4MXCJ7Zx2NdZrzMAbg9VbRo8XlbPJdghUgwUQBz0-uuHuySCsGdGx-UdZnu087eYoglybqE4oikWcYcJLUUllZpxBIo_2REQDoiNaC6VNTtdFAIoKmw/?imgmax=800)
(inside the do-it-yourself book)
And, so, the weekend getaway was good for the soul—and for the crafting supply inventory as well!