French style clock. Paint this or leave it alone?

                           What would you do paint this frenchy looking clock or leave it alone?

                    This has raised details and would look great painted with some light staining

                                                Look even the sides and back has raised details

 Well, let me know what you think paint or not to paint? Oh, did I mention that I only paid 1 dollar for this lovely little clock!!!

Just a few new Salvation Army and garage sale finds.

Got this large, almost 24in. tall, beauty for a cool 2 dollars...sweet. It is made of some kind of metal with great details and patina.

                                          Love this clock...maybe painting it cream and age it a bit.
                                         

Some books from a church sale 3dollars a bag full

                Great covers and lettering. These will look fabulous on a book shelf with some decor. items.

Coffee Stains...its a good thing.

Coffee grounds, one Ivy plant, a large white urn and whalllaa. What do you have?

Out of stain, so I got creative by using my husband's coffee grounds.  I forget to take a picture of the all white urn before the staining began...oops. Just rubbed the coffee grounds into the sides of the urn and let set. for 20 min. and rinse off lightly. Don't over rub or it will be to light of stain.

                                                           I think it turned out pretty good.

Hellooooo, is anybody out there?

Almost ever  time I try to comment on a blog site...I have to resign in on google, soooo I do and it just keeps on asking for me to sign in again. What the blogger is happening????? Helllllp Decor. Lady

What is it? It is a butter press mold.

            Below, is some butter presses that I found on line for sale. They are very similar to the one I bought at a garage sale some weeks ago for a $1.00. The ones below sale for $10.00 and up on ebay and Amazon, but, this is the first time I had ever seen one let alone known what it was. They come in glass, wood, metal and clay. Great for decorating in a kitchen vignette.  Do you have one? Let me know and send me some pictures of them.          
                                         

             I just love the carved wood ones best, can you imagine buying your butter this way from the store. In the 30s and before butter was sold like this and the  fancier the molded butter, the more expensive it was. Now we just buy it plain and in cubes of four in a pack. 

                        I love this rooster butter press

What is it? Do you know?

What is it ? Do you know?
    CeeKay, You said that you didn't know, but guessed that it is a butter press. Guess what.... you are right. I would like to know how you came to it being a butter press? Have you seen one before or just have knowledge of them? I love this butter press and its rough wood look, but the carving on it is very detailed. It makes for a great vignette with cook books, and other old kitchen items. I will be putting up some more pictures of it in a vignette display. By the way does anybody know how to get a ( follow button on my blog from google friend connect) Please I need heeeeelp. Thanks for guessing  Decor. Lady

Part 2 WHAT IS IT? A few hints

Here is a few hints for my WHAT IS IT?

 1. It is made of one solid piece of wood
 2. It is 75 - 100 years old
 3. It is a hand held press for indention of this design into ??????
 4.Your grandparents or parents might of seen one of these in there time.
 5.We no longer use this item,  but, what it was used for we now buy ours plain and by the pound now.

  Look at the pictures of it from my previous post again and see if you can guess what it is.