Thrifting Success!

Things must definitely be picking up at the thrift stores, I had something to share last week and I do again this week! It's a miracle!!

Even though I found a few things, the things I am looking for are few and far between.  I really do have enough so I should't complain!!

I hope there are more Santa mugs out - I walked by this one first but went back and picked it up - it's marked Ron Gordon Designs Inc. 1983 - I've seen another one since that had some candy cane striping on the handle, so I wonder if this one could be the same.

It always pays to look closely at those junk bags, if you have the patience!!  It's not very often you see a knee hugger in one of those bags, I already have the rest of the bag ready to be donated back, I'm only out a $1 and I got a knee hugger!! 

A partial box of ornaments for 50 cents!

I think it's going to be a Vera drought over the winter, it seems that this year most of the thrifts have only winter scarves for sale - now, that's just not right!!  The one on the left if the first one I've found in ages, or so it seems!  My blogging friend Sir Thrift a Lot sent me the other one - thanks so much for picking that up for me!!!

I don't usually buy Fire King and I really haven't been buying any dishes much at all, but I saw this utility dish in the Wheat pattern at Value Village, I wanted it and I bought it.  That makes two pieces of Wheat for me, I have the loaf pan which I use often!    I only have one Pyrex flamingo green dish that size and sometimes you jut need two, especially around this time of the year!  It's in perfect shape - there was an address label on it and also the owners initials on masking tape, stuck on the bottom.  I think this dish was probably taken to a few church functions, it's kind of sad to see something like that, why couldn't they take the label off?  

Right beside it was sitting this little Pyrex individual casserole, in lime green, now I have the green and flamingo!

I'm happy to find anything nice this time of the year!!

Linking up with Thirftasaurus ,  Thrifter Share and Vintage Bliss Tuesdays

A Little Bit of Christmas

Vintage Christmas has been hard to come by so far, surely it will pick up now that December is here.  I have a few things to share, a pretty small haul, that's for sure!! But, I'm happy with what I found!!

I have to organize all my shiny brites this week, there are just too many bags and boxes of them and now I have more to add to the mix.

This is the first Santa mug I've found this year, he's in sort of rough shape, but still cute and he was priced at only 50 cents.

This little gal has a flocked type of dress and glass pieces down each side of her dress, I bought a bag of junk to get her, there was only one other half decent item in the bag, the rest will be donated back.

I think this little angel is sweet - she came in another bag of junk that I found earlier in the week.  

I guess that bag wasn't so junky after all, as these little miniatures were in it too.  There's no markings of any kind on any of these items.

My kids had something like this Santa, I think it was an animal of some sort, you squeeze him, his hands will open and you can hook him on somewhere.  He has a great old Santa face!!

These flocked bows were in one of the bags too.  They are stiff, have hangers on them and a couple of small pin holes, so there must have been something else on them.  

These little paper garlands are pretty cute - two were still in the package - I'm not sure what I'll do with them, I know some will go in my Christmas Smash book.

Four of these song books were in a bag, the book has Christmas songs and others, some of which are very strange songs to be included in a Christmas book.  There's all kinds of local advertisements in it too.

I don't think these books were ever used so two more to add to my Christmas book collection.  The Grinch book retailed for $20 when this was sold, I saw one yesterday and it was more than that, I paid 50 cents!!

My finds were small but at least I came home with something - I shouldn't complain!!  Now, I soon need to get some of this Christmas out on display!!

I'm linking up with Thriftasaurus and Thrifter Share

Santa's and Snowmen and More

After what I found yesterday, I don't think I should be feeling envious of all the goodies some of you find out there.  I hit the mother load ....  I want to share it all at Rednesday, Vintage Thingie Thursday and Junkin Joe

I didn't have not one Santa mug until last week when I found three, now I have one more..

Made in Japan Santa - it has the familiar wreath stamp but I can't make out the  marking inside of it.  

I turned on the switch, Santa took off across the table, he walks, he rings his bell, his lantern lights up and he plays a bunch of Christmas carols.  It kind of takes you by surprise when you turn him on, he takes right off and the music is loud...

This came in the original box, it was made in Hong Kong.  Another woman was watching me test it out, she probably would have grabbed it if I had put it down.  This one plays a slow version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town

This might be the only Christmas item I've found at Value Village this year -  another blow mold...

This tree topper looks old to me-part of her wand is broken off

Aren't these pretty?  I bought quite a few things at the SA for only $6

I've been wanting some Christmas dishes but I didn't want to buy  new, seems like sort of  a waste, when you don't use them that much - I was scared the bottom was going to fall out of the box when I was carrying it out and that would have been a real shame!!  There are 8 dinner plates, 8 side plates, 8 soup bowls, 1 serving bowl and a sugar bowl - $5.00 paid!

Yay - I won a blog draw - a pair of home made Christmas ball earrings from Happy Holiday Girl - I have never won anything on one of these draws before...

And, for something fun, here's a new song I heard this morning on the XM Radio Holly Channel - click here - it's Rock 'n Roll Santa and he's rockin'