Things that make my heart beat faster...

Every now and then I come across an item that makes my heart rate go up several beats per minute... And some day....well you most likely know the end of that phrase! 

    Vintage Plaster Architectural Fragment

 The serenity on the face of this architectural fragment makes me sigh with contentment, what a pleasure it would be to look at this every day.

   Vintage Set of 7 Cast Iron Pins and Silvered Balls

We have sold vintage and antique miniature bowling sets for several years but I have never seen one like this before....I am afraid this would have to be a "keeper"...it would be wonderful no matter where it was displayed!

Lately, antique and vintage Industrial items have been tugging at my heart..just look at this amazing light.

           Large Industrial Flood Light

I am thinking this would have to be another "keeper"!

When I find items that combine storage with the Industrial look my heart rate really goes up...imagine all the treasures this unit would hold..

        Vintage Hardware Store Bins

Something else I am partial too is baskets, old Industrial Storage baskets...like this one...

        Circa 1910 Antique Industrial Basket

 I could store lots of stuff in this basket!

Well, that is just about all my heart can stand for right now...what are some of the things that make your heart beat faster????

If you click on the name under each item you will be taken to the shop and the item :)

Have fun...

VE

 

Lucky Horseshoes

Wuzzy222

Some people believe you have to hang a horseshoe up in the U shape to keep the luck from running out. Others believe you hang it pointing down so the luck runs into the owner. All agree that any horseshoe hung up must have been worn by a horse for it to be lucky.

If the horseshoe is stolen or borrowed the luck still goes towards the owner. If you find a horse shoe then the luck is yours as you are the new owner.

oldyellowhorsegifts

It is said that faeries and such do not like iron and will not cross a threshold that has an iron horseshoe above it. Supposedly houses that had a horseshoe hanging up did not suffer any loss of thimbles, babies or old folk. One must believe in faeries to agree that this is a fact and not just a story.

Another story tells of how the devil heard the blacksmith hammering away and he decided that he wanted his hooves shod. Well, when the blacksmith finished the devil was in such pain that he begged the blacksmith to remove the shoes.  The blacksmith would not remove them until the devil promised to never enter a house with a horseshoe hanging over the door.

KlineFinds

So whether or not you believe in faeries, the devil story or just all around good luck, horse shoes are fun. I have shown some here that have been made into decorative and useful objects.

skhorseshoe

thebirdandthebutcher

   

ptpiddler

eclecticka

I also made a treasury of horseshoes;

 Luck of the shoe

~may the luck of the shoe be with you~

(jj)