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Yesterday I shared some of the sights from our trip to Mobile, AL and some of the treasures we spotted at the Olde Mobile Antiques Gallery. Today I’ve got a few more photos to show

This scale was beyond amazing and unfortunately so was the price.

Lots of antique quilts.

Olde Mobile Antiques Gallery had some really beautiful clocks. The one with the big brass pendulum was my favorite.

There was lots of really great furniture.

If I didn’t already own two bar carts I would have bought this one. I love the shelf on the side and the brass details.

Here’s the color of the year, Marsala on a beautiful settee.

After we finished our shopping at Olde Mobile Antiques we checked out a few other antique stores in Mobile including Antiques At The Loop. This store is huge and was filled with just about every kind of antique and vintage piece you could imagine.

They had a great collection of vintage dough bowls which were priced about the same as what I see here in Atlanta, at Scott’s.

There was lots of chippy furniture and these vintage pizza boards were awesome. I think they’d look great hung on a wall in a kitchen.

Large demi-johns jars are really popular now and they had a nice selection of clear and colored glass.

Their grain sacks were a nice quality and were priced well.

Just one of many Ironstone serveware groupings.

And check out this gorgeous bamboo magazine rack (which I bought).

And these vintage apothecary jars which also came home with me.

So let’s take a look at a few of the things I purchased from the Mobile Antiques Gallery warehouse sale. I did buy a couple of things for myself but most of what I purchased was for my Etsy shop.

I found several of these glove forms for under $15 so I purchased a few.

I wrote about my love for brass trays last week and found this one for $5.00

There was lots of ironstone dishware and all of the small pieces were less than $4.00.

One of my favorite purchases was this vintage brass tape dispenser with double cutting blades.

I bought several sets of these acrylic steak knives and will be keeping some for myself.

This brass perpetual calendar was just $1.00!

Another great find was this really old ceramic bento box. What made it really stand out was the brass lock and handle.

And you know I can’t pass up a chic ice bucket. This octagon shape burl wood bucket was less than $10.

We had a great trip and can now check another new adventure off the list!

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If you want to take a road trip to do some antique shopping in and near Mobile, here are a few shops to check out:

Olde Mobile Antiques Gallery, 1616 West I-65 Service Road South, Mobile

Cotton City Antique Mall, 309 Williams St., Mobile

Antiques At The Loop, 2103 Airport Blvd, Mobile

Daphne Antique Galleria ,1699 US Highway 28, Daphne, AL (15 mins from Mobile)

So, how was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?

The hubby and I headed to Alabama last week and spent a few days visiting family. In addition to eating lots of barbecue and playing with the horses and rabbits, I spent a lot of time 4-wheeling. My brother-in-law lives in the country and I love visiting and riding the 4-wheeler all along the country roads.

I also did a little woodworking for a DIY clock project that I’m working on and hope to show you later this week. My brother-in-law has every power tool known to man so the hubs and I were able to do lots of cutting, sanding and building.

I also managed to squeeze in visits to 4 flea market/antique stores near by. Here’s a look at a few great things I spotted…

If you’re in the Montgomery, Alabama area here is a list of the flea markets I visited and what I thought of each:

Eastbrook Flea Market–425 Coliseum Blvd., Montgomery, Al–This is a really large store with a wonderful selection of vintage and antique furniture, glassware and decorative objects. The prices were pretty good too. I really loved this side table and almost pulled the trigger but decided to pass on it at the last minute.

Memories Flea Antique Market, 1724 E. Main St., Prattville, Al (about 13 mins. outside Montgomery)–This was not my favorite store mostly because of the pricing. I felt that most items were very overpriced and I didn’t like the fact that there were several booths of new and cheap import items in the store. I did spot these picnic baskets but after doing a little research on Etsy and Ebay the price wasn’t good enough for me buy and try to resell in my Etsy shop.

J & G Antique Market, 742 E. Main St., Prattville, AL–This is another fairly large store with a pretty good selection of items but again I thought the prices were a bit high. If you love vintage glass, this is the place to check out but again be warned that the prices were high. Most of the milk glass pieces below were anywhere from $5.00 to $25.00 more than what I pay at Scott Antique Market or some of my local thrifting spots.

Prattville Pickers, 616 County Road, Prattville, AL–This was probably my favorite shop and the one with the most unique mix of goods. The shop itself is massive at over 10,000 square feet and has vintage, antique and mid-century modern pieces. The prices were more reasonable and in-line with shops here in Atlanta. There were lots of people in the store so it was obvious that it is a popular spot.

One of the things I liked most about this shop was there selection of original oil paintings. This piece below was $35.

They also had lots of really nice accent chairs.

In between all the shopping, eating and riding, I also took a spin on the golf cart, sat outside and watched the lighting bugs at night and stopped by the local Walmart (people watching at its best)—all things you do when you vacation in the country!