Tiny Finds

Not everything we find is big. Often what I find when I'm out thrifting is some little thing that just catches my eye. Today's post is dedicated to the little finds that make me smile.

 It is an eclectic mix, for sure. Little wooden bird whistle and a very small matroishka nesting doll, small flowered boxes and tins, a tiny amber bird...

a cobalt heart paperweight and a small antique milk glass plate

that has great "fire" inside (a sure indicator of older milk glass).

A sparkly prism paperweight, odd little bird pitcher marked "Foreign Made",

a lavender tin (my favorite scent),

 strange little ceramic monkey that is badly chipped but I can't bring myself to throw it away because, well, look at that face! Another pretty flowered box,

and a rose-topped trinket box.

while the little vase is marked "Occupied Japan" but is a souvenir from Manitou Springs, Colorado,

and a tiny key and a "Twinkies" spoon which was a giveaway from a shoe manufacturer in the 1930's.

These all live in various places in the house. Combined value of all of them might be $50-75 but for me, they're just the little things that brighten my day.

Do you have collections of little things like this?

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