the crowned find...

Despite the fact that we are expecting snow today {no comment}...we did have a lovely weekend. I spent Saturday in my pjs {don't you love those days!} working on a big project and hubby caught up on sleep and paperwork. I am putting the finishes touches on a big announcement and am excited for the big reveal hopefully tomorrow...tune in!

Sunday...we spent the afternoon at the flea market...our last opportunity before the snow hits {literally} and they are closed for the winter. There weren't near as many vendors as before, but the ones that braved the forecast of rain were anxious to sell their treasures instead of holding them in storage for the next 6 months and they were rewarded with gorgeous sun shiny skies! and we got some good deals...

...as many know I have a weakness for silver and found some precious silver trays...the one below is huge, heavy, and perfect on our side table in the living room. This chest has become the drop off stop for keys and such so this tray is big enough to hold my lamp and enough space for keys and random pocket dwellers...now our chest is protected from those scratches!

This little tray has found home on my dresser and the dealer threw it in for no charge since I bought the larger tray...I heart a good deal! I didn't even take the time to polish it up yet! I enjoy having all my most worn baubles gathered together on my dresser...but was bothered by the cluttered look...this fits it all and settles my eye!

The most unusual find of the day was this little crown. The dealer knew not a thing about it or its worth. As you can see its missing a few stones, but that doesn't diminish its unusual beauty to me. I researched online a bit to find out more and came across this and this...I would be shocked to find out mine was remotely worth this because I paid not a dime close to these prices. I would really like to find out more about it...anyone know or seen one before???

Hubby heard me telling my mom in my explanation of the crown that I know it must be old because it was dirty... to his laughter he cleverly replies that maybe if he buried something in the backyard and I dug it up...that made it old? Isn't he a funny funny man! Now no...what I meant was in the crevices it needed to be cleaned...anyways!

It is a bendable bronze colored metal, adjustable, and jeweled...and I am so curious to find out more...