Welcome to my world!

I have lived here in LA for over 35 years having started life in North Alabama in a little town called Jasper. I enjoyed a wonderful childhood in a town where everybody knew everybody and you didn’t dare get in trouble at school because as soon as you got home, you got in trouble again, and then, when your Grandmother found out – well you get the picture.

I first became interested in Antiques at a very young age.  My Grandmother Wing - that is her in the photo above - had lots of little china animals on a whatnot shelf made by my Granddaddy Wing.  She would let me play with them on the rug when I visited her in Talladega, Alabama.  I called them the "breakies" because she instilled in me the fact that they were indeed little treasures and could be broken.  All was well in breakie world until the advent of my brother.  I only have one of the breakies left that isn't broken - can you guess what happened?  Yes, being a BOY, he didn't understand the word delicate!  Anyway, that got me in the collector's mind frame.

Check out the Dale Evans look!

Now, I collect many different things.  I LOVE English Ironstone especially the large to small platters and pitchers.  They work so well in the Shabby decorating schemes.  I collect McCoy Pottery, simply because my maiden name was McCoy.  I love the matte pastels, but also collect some of the figural planters.  The simple charm of the 1930s and 1940s appeals to me and makes me smile.  For that reason, I love anything to do with children's things, I have an extensive collection of baby plates and infant feeding dishes made in Germany and England. 

I love the illustrations of those days and even have a lot of Sunday School Lessons with darling illustrations from the 1920s and 30s.  I also love old Fiesta and Hall teapots.  I only collect the solid colors in the Hall's, I love the funky shapes.  My dream is to have all of them, but they are a little pricey for my budget right now.  Another of my loves is my Bark Cloth collection.  The romantic, soft florals and the funky bright abstracts and tropicals.  I think that this is because our den was decorated in these fabrics when I was a child.  My mother - that's the cute little girl in my header - was an excellent seamstress and decorated our home with her own creations.  Another of my collections is Wedding Cake toppers.  One that I cherish especially comes from my husband's "Aunt Carolyn".  It is just so sweet in its simplicity. 

Here is my collection of wedding items -

photo of Grandmomma Wing is in the background!

Maybe you noticed the mosaic pin in my header - YES, I love my Victorian Jewelry.  Until I started writing this, I didn't realize how many collections I had.

Estate Sales - I LOVE ESTATE SALES!  You just never know what you will find.  Perhaps granny's stash of old feed sacks for that quilt she never quite got around to piecing or a huge set of the the most gorgeous English china.  I look for everything from hankies to handbags, china, silver, elegant glassware, evening dresses and shoes.  I have just found some of the neatest things.  I absolutely love to find vintage toys and have found some real treasures that I have sold on eBay.   I sell my finds on eBay so you all get to have some fun, too!  I know that you love to find that unusual or rare piece to add to your own collections.  With my eBay store, I hope to give you more chances to own a little piece of history.

Here is a Ceil Chapman Beaded Dress and a Whiting & Davis Bag with a Pink Rose that I found at local Estate Sales and Sold on eBay!  Those were two of my best auctions ever!

Here are some more items I have sold on eBay!  Two Antique Baby Rattles and a Fenton Milady tumbler.

Again, some of the best auctions ever!

You never know what janieruth will find at the next Estate Sale, bookmark my auctions!

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Now that you do know a little bit about me, let me just add that I have been selling on eBay for 10 years, yes that's right, I have been a member of the eBay community since 1997.  I can hardly believe it myself.  I hope that you will check my feedback and look in on my auctions from time to time to see what is new.  Now that you know me, please come back and see me!  Janieruth

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