I actually have a post of some treasures I've found in the last week!! The posts and the purchases are few and far between - a house can only hold so much stuff, can't it? I'm being selective!!
Anyone that has been following my blog for a while, knows that I am always on the lookout for Vera scarves - my collection numbers 288 right now, I hope I can reach 300 by the end of the summer. Last Friday I saw an unexpected yard sale, lo and behold, I found a Vera there - for 25 cents or was it 50 cents, whatever, it was a steal. I was away last weekend and found the rest of these at a Salvation Army - always on the lookout!!
I've been looking for a nice jug for a while, spotted this one at Value Village the other day!
I wanted it to replace a Pyrex carafe that I had on this shelf, now I need to find another one to replace the green coffee pot! It sure is hard to take a good picture when you're standing on a chair!!!
I hardly ever see these magazines at the thrift stores, they're so great to cut up for SMASHing, I bought every one - and got one for free!!
It's raining here today, I didn't go to any yard sales but there was an estate sale advertised, which we never have here, of course, I had to check it out!!! I came out with a bag of goodies for $5.
It's worn, but we're of Scottish heritage and it'll be great in the game room!
I bought this little alarm clock because I received one for Christmas, in the 70's, as well, mine is beige and has one leg broken off, I knew I was going to get it for cheap, so I took it! It still works! And, I love the little note on the bottom, looks like that might have been a Toronto jeweller!
This is a real vintage Cootie game! My kids had a Cootie game but it sure wasn't like this one, look at those little game pieces!
A mixed bag of game pieces to go in a jar!
There was a box of playing cards, I took them all, some of the illustrations are so cute!! I can use them for SMASHing, or my newest thing - pocket letters, but that's a post for another day!!!
It was fun to poke around and actually find a few things, hope the fun continues!!
Last week I tagged along with my husband when he had to go away for business, I like when that happens, especially when it's in an area where there are numerous thrift shops and a few antique malls within a nice distance - oh, GPS, you're a great invention!!!
How many times have you seen something on a blog or on Instagram and immediately think you need that item? I've been seeing vintage Valentine candy boxes, it made me remember Dad buying those for Mom, I have never seen them in a shop, so I never imagined I would ever have one! Jackpot - I found a booth that had five boxes - two were red, the others were non Valentine colors, I knew I was taking one, but I came to my senses and took the other red one too.
Both of the boxes are a nice size, about 10 inches in length. The top one has writing on the back - From Warren, 1940. The bottom one is very fancy and still has the Moirs, Halifax, Canada, tag on it. You don't see elaborate things like this anymore. The paper liner is still inside the box. I really don't have anything in the line of vintage Valentines, now I do!!
I've been on an Ideals kick lately, my good friend, Sharon, told me they were great for SMASHing, I never gave them a second glance before, but she was right, they're great - I found a few for Christmas, I used some for pages, some of the pictures are beautiful and some of the verses are ok to use too! Jackpot, again - four Valentine Ideals books!
I can't remember the last time I bought a postcard but these were cheap and cute!
I very seldom ever look at the children's book section anymore, I have quite a few Eloise Wilkin books and any I do see are the usual ones you see all the time. I was just walking past the books and this one was sitting to the side - I grabbed it - it was 50 cents. It's a beautiful book, it was given to Katie from Birgitta, 1st Christmas, 1989 - you should have kept this book, Katie.
I have never seen an Eloise Wilkin illustration that wasn't beautiful!
No trip would be successful without finding a Vera or two - I'm really liking that animal print one - it's different, has the tag attached and was only 75 cents!!!
More and more I find myself hunting down good paper items at the thrifts for my SMASHing stash - I'm finding some great stuff!! It's always nice to have lots of stickers and embellishments to use but SMASHing can be done with just magazines and such. Last week I found these two great old children's books, I have no qualms about cutting them up for pages that I plan to do, I paid only a few cents for each book and they're thick ones, it was really worthwhile.
The French encyclopedia is full of the sweetest illustrations...
I also came home with a couple of old knitting patterns, I was only looking in this section because I have seen people use old sewing patterns for SMASHing, I was sure surprised when I saw these patterns, I bought them and I SMASHed them because Mom made these caps for me and my children.
Here are a few more pages that I've done recently, all with bits and pieces from thrifted books, magazines and catalogues. Some of you that follow me via Jill's Little Bit page on Facebook or Instagram have probably already seen these pages, but I know a lot of people out there are not on either one and like to see this type of page. Click on any pic for a closer look!
I found this pack of unopened Peanuts Valentines, I gave some sheets away and used some for SMASHing.
Thrifting and SMASHing - it's a great combination for me.
