Watering cans, mailboxes and shopping cart...

Okay, here's another round of my auction finds. Oh gosh, is this fun or what? My sister left on Sunday and she stopped by an antique mall in Wichita, Kansas. They were having a contest for the best patriotic decorated booth. Oh come to mama....how I love patriotic decorations. So I'm going to show you my finds from the auction...and then some photos that Karen took of similar items. I want to hate her for going there without me. But I don't.

Okay first up is my shopping cart. I actually call them flea market carts. I had to have one a while back and searched and searched. I found one on Etsy with a vintage lining for $65 bucks plus the shipping. I now own it. This one below, I got at out weekend auction for a buck. Oh boy, did it come in handy. Karen and I decided that it needs a fabric liner because small items kept falling out. A beer flat in the bottom did work pretty good though. And I tied my tote to the handle which held my water bottle, phone, etc. I definitely need to *granny* this cart up.
Here's one my sister saw at the antique mall. It has red lining.
And a price tag of $42 bucks! I got a heck of a deal on mine. You can buy these new (all shiney and non vintage) online for like $30 bucks. I'd hold out for the real deal though.
Next up is this white, shabby mailbox. Mail goes in the top and a newspaper goes on the hooks. Nothing we don't already know. However, living in the country most of my life, the mail is stuck in a mailbox at the end of the driveway. But when my mail lady brings boxes, she'll leave those on the porch....and she puts my regular mail in the mailbox. I thought if I had a mailbox at the door, she could now leave my letters and such too. I love it. I haven't asked the hubster if he's willing to screw holes through the siding. I think I can sweet talk him into it though. He's a melty snowman with a little sweet talkin'.
I'm thinking it needs to go right above my old chair with the petunias. I can hang stuff from the two hangers where the newspaper is supposed to go.
My sister(the one I want to hate for getting to see all these goodies up close and personal without me) snapped this photo of a cutie, white, shabby mailbox. I love the flags. Need to put those on my list...then soak them in tea for a day to vintage them up. This one was $12. I got mine for a buck.

Ohhhhh the watering cans. These go for really high around here. I made a splurge and got these three for $20 bucks for all of them. I really wish they had the spouts but I know they would have been pricier. I might try to find some on Ebay. I found out the front can has holes and doesn't hold water. It's going to become a planter. The other two I will use for actual watering cans. Of course Libby was curious.

Maybe I can decorate my non-usable watering can like this one below. Isn't the red can so pretty with flowers and flags. Swoon. I must get out my patriotic decorations.

Okay, there ya have it. I have more to show you this week so stay tuned. We're off to the dreaded Walmart for much needed groceries. Don't worry, we checked the forecast!