A few weeks ago I went to a school sale. The school I went to for all my school days. It was a small church school, at it has made some changes over the years and they decided it was time to get rid of all the extra stuff they had around that wasn’t being used anymore. I didn’t make it till the last day of the sale but I still managed to find quite a pile of fun stuff. I try not to think about what I missed by not being there the first day!
Isn’t this vintage blue typewriter great?! It’s electric and it still works!
Dictionary’s. I used both of these when I was in school I’m pretty sure. Fun to have them. I seem to have a growing collection of dictionarys now though. What to do with them if I don’t want to cut them up for paper projects??? Suggestions anyone?
A stack of old maps. I can’t ever pass those up either. Someday I’ll be able to wallpaper a whole house with vintage maps.
Practice telling time anyone? Now what would you use these for? Besides teaching kids to tell time of course.
Book of poetry. Just because I couldn’t bear to see it thrown out if no one bought it.
Stack of old paper. Remember this stuff from grade school? I have a couple ideas for this – if you have one I’d love to hear it though!
There has to be something I can do with this – right?
Oh the things you can create with filters. These round ones are going to be fun!
An old piece of copper, spinners, and bottle brushes. I had a really fun time in the lab. Really wishing I had been there early enough to buy ‘Bones’ – the skeleton.
Best thing last – several boxes of different sizes of test tubes. Have I ever got plans for these! If you see me pinning ideas for how to use vintage lab glassware it’s because I have so many of these 😀
If you have ideas for me on how to use any of this let me know, I’d love to hear.
Jill
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You found some great stuff! I love old school supplies too, even if I’m never sure what to do with them!
Thanks Jennifer! I’m finally catching up on replying to all my comments on my blog – hope life is going great for you!
Some great finds for sure.. I’ve seen purses made from old books by removing the pages and using the covers as the outside, then fabric attached to the inside and handles added. They were really cool. I’ve also seen old covers reused with blank paper inside to create “new” journals. Not sure about the other stuff, but the book illustrated by Joan Walsh Anglund is a keeper for sure!
Margaret making them into purses sounds so fun! I’ll have to see if I can figure that out 🙂
I have that poetry book. Got it as a child. The illustrations by Joan Walsh Anglund are wonderful. It is a beautiful book.
It is a beautiful book Carol – I took some time to look through it and I’ll be keeping it!
Fun finds. I use old maps all the time for wrapping paper. I get so many fun comments on using them for it. I like how many of the people try to figure out what State I gave them. 🙂
Thats really fun Carla – I like maps as wrapping paper too!
I love the idea to use maps as wrapping paper! Especially great for gifts for guys!
Me too. Maps are awesome – and it doesn’t even have to be that old of a map to look cute.
What a great haul….Display the dictionaries….books are just not made that beautiful any more. The rest wow modge podge is a thought and I see vases or fine brush storage ..mounted on a wreath with a fresh flower oh yea sewing pin storage. Wow what great finds!
Thanks Sheryl – I loved reading all your ideas!
Such treasures and it’s so cool that you went there!
Thanks Ann! It was fun to go back – my oldest daughter went there too for a few years before we decided to homeschool.
Lovely finds. Can’t wait to see what you do with the little bottles. Love them
Thanks Pam! I need more days in a week!
Gosh, I’m feeling old now! The “vintage” electric typewriter doesn’t seem so vintage to me. I used to type on those when I worked in an office. I also learned how to type on one in highschool! Guess that was pre-computers era. Can’t wait to see what you’ll do with all that stuff.
Ha! Funny how things that we used become ‘vintage’ isn’t it?! I keep insisting the 70’s are NOT vintage but my kids just laugh at me!
Very cool stuff! Love the typewriter Jill. Must have felt neat to go back in the school like the good ole days.
Thanks Debbie – it was fun to be able to buy things I remember from my school days!
I can see those round filters made into flowers for a wreath. The film says self adhesive so I wonder if you could use it for labeling things. Print your categories directly on it, cut, and adhere. So mNy great finds. Will be. Anxious to see what you do with it all.
Yes, I can see the filters used for that too! And that is a good idea for the film. I figured I could surely find a use for it somehow!
Woo-hoo! You got some really cool stuff! I love the clocks and the test tubes!
I have extra and will share if you want some!