I have a confession….I’d never actually gone antiquing before.  I’d been in antique stores, but had no interest in purchasing anything “old”, so I didn’t really pay attention, nor did I buy anything.  But, this past weekend, I decided that I wanted to go check out a local antique mall to see if I could find some deals on things I could use as props for my posts.  I was beyond pleased when my sweet daughter told me that she wanted to come along, too!

The first thing I learned, antiquing can be overwhelming! Walking into a huge building packed to the rafters with more goodies (and some junk) than you can imagine can cause you to panic, just a little bit.  Where do you start? There’s so much stuff that you can’t see anything! But, we worked up a plan of attack and got started.  While I saw many, many things that would work as photography props, we decided to stick with just a few items and head back another day to tackle the props.

As many of you know, our family is currently saving up for a big, BIG family vacation to the UK.  My daughter and I couldn’t be more excited about it, my husband…is along for the ride, and my son…let’s just say the idea of such a long flight is less than appealing to him.  So, when I came across a set of coasters with this image on top, I was instantly curious.

The only down side? I couldn’t see the others! They were tied together tightly with twine, so I had no idea if I was buying 6 different coasters, 6 of the same coasters, one coaster with a picture of London and five other coasters that could possibly be extremely inappropriate…who knew?? But, for $3, my curiosity lured me in and I bought them…and here’s what I discovered when I got home.

Holy moly, it’s London, baby!!!! London, London, everywhere!! My daughter and I were literally squealing with delight (over COASTERS, mind you!).  But isn’t that kind of the fun of antiquing? The find and then the surprises?

This is one of my daughter’s scores.  While I don’t think they are necessarily old, my daughter’s obsession with cows caused me to spend the $5 and get her this cow sugar and creamer set…even though she doesn’t drink coffee.  Not sure what she plans on doing with them, but she was excited as can be to find them!

Seriously, the cutest hat EVER! She’s hardly stopped wearing it since we bought it…it was an adorable find and she loves it.

She’s already asking me when we’re going back…and if you follow me on Instagram, you know there are a few items that I’m kicking myself for not buying.  I foresee a return trip very soon in our future!