Recent Acquisitions
  • October 24, 2012
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Recent Acquisitions

Here are a couple of items that have found their way into our home recently…

1) An old school rotisserie!

While I had no idea what she was talking about when she first mentioned this contraption (I grew up eating  mostly vegetarian), Tool Lady grew up using one of these quite often and is very excited about it!

She picked it up at an antique store, got it home and discovered that the motor didn’t work…but if you know anything about Tool Lady, you know she likes to tinker with everything!  So, she cracked it open, by-passed the on/off switch and, like magic, had that puppy working in no time flat!  Instead of plugging it in and turning it on, all we have to do is plug it in and it starts working!  Let me tell you, that was one delicious roast!

2) A bread box (+) found on craigslist

This little stand will live in our pantry against the back wall and will house bread in the top drawer and…well, I’m not sure yet what it’ll hold in it’s two bottom cabinets.  Apples?  Potatoes?  Onions and garlic?  Ideas?

Forgive the random white blobs on the screens…
they used to be awful cardboard ducks that we
attempted to pull off, but the glue is pretty crazy

3) Beer making supplies, also found on craigslist

The kindest woman was selling her wine making supplies for a steal of a deal and wonderfully, most of the same supplies are needed for beer making!!!  So, we jumped on it all and got it for a fraction of what we would have paid for it at the beer supply store!  She only used the whole set up twice (some of the items were actually never used), which makes the whole thing even better!!!
I swear, if we had a bigger house and more money, we’d be scouring antique shops and craigslist all the time!!!  
What about you?  Do you just love making old things new again???
xoxo,

M

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Written by Melissa @ Ever Growing Farm

8 Comments

  2. 1st Man

    I’ll admit to being jealous of the rotisserie find. That looks awesome. I might have to keep my eye out for one of those. I have to ask was it messy? Like splattering grease or anything?

    Nice finds!!

    1. Bee Girl

      Definitely keep your eyes peeled! It wasn’t messy at all! It moves very slowly and has a drip pan underneath the coil…Perfect!!!

  3. GirlRural.com

    Isn’t Craigslist just so much fun? I’m always on there doing random searches or just searching local!

    1. Bee Girl

      Gotta love Craigslist! I have to ignore it, though, otherwise we’d be buying double the cool stuff 😉

  4. Jody

    I was cool with your score until I saw the carboys. Now I’m just plain jealous. I’ve been looking for those! Seriously, congrats. Can I recommend trying your hand at apple wine. It’s that time of year. Seasonal apple cider is perfect for the job. You can find a recipe just about anywhere wine is discussed online. Happy brewing. Heck I’ll email you the recipe we use, just let me know.

    1. Bee Girl

      Lol…those carboys were the selling point for sure!!! I’d love to try that recipe! Please do email it to me 🙂

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