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

The Auction and The Thrifting...

Yesterday we spent the afternoon at a local auction, it was hosted by a small antique and collectible shop in town, Second Hand Treasures.  There was a lot of great merchandise, it was a fun filled all afternoon affair and then supper out, it was perfect!!  My husband bid on a vintage Pop-o-matic Trouble game, it went too high, boo hoo!!  It was nice too, the pieces were wooden, not plastic!   I missed out on a piece of pink depression glass, once again, it went for more than I was willing to pay!

We only ended up with two items though - here's what my husband bought - he is more excited about this than me, it's a vintage drafting table, there was a paper with it, from the 30's.  He's an engineer, that's why he goes for things like that!!  He's happy!

I had my eye on a bowl the whole auction, then when the auctioneer said they were going to wrap it up and take the rest back to the store, oh, no, not a purchase for me...  So, we're in the line up to pay for the beautiful drafting board, the owner comes along and asks if I got lots of stuff, I said I got nothing, I was waiting for that bowl - he said he would sell it to me, $2 for me...  Look what I got...

It's the largest of the Fire King tulip mixing bowls - how pretty is that?  I don't collect Fire King and I won't be starting but after finding those cute salt and pepper shakers, minus the covers, in Prince Edward Island for $2, I just wanted that bowl and now I have it! I've placed it on the corner shelf, love it!! Sometimes it pays to know people in a small town!!   Thank you, Chad!

I haven't been buying many dishes lately, because, really, I  have plenty but sometimes you see things and you just have to purchase - you know what I mean?? Last week I found these treasures... 

I couldn't pass up this Friendship 401 bowl, not for $1, I couldn't!!

I have a couple of pieces of this English Pyrex in the Snowflake pattern, but no plates and none with the marking on the bottom that this one has - Jobling, Opalware, Made in England, my other pieces just have JAJ - it's a sweet little plate.

I think I paid 25 cents for this little souvenir from Prince Edward Island - Woodleigh Replicas is no more so it's a neat little piece of the past.  I have a couple more PEI souvenirs the same style, oh, no, hope I'm not starting a new collection...

This isn't old but when it comes to anything Snoopy related and it's Halloween, if it's cute, I'll be buying it!

I bought this old coloring book to use for SMASHing - it's not even used - copyright 1986.    Older pop up books are hard to come by in good condition, I picked up this one to add to my Christmas book collection - it's in perfect shape, every tab is in working order, the book was given to Leane from Aunt Deb in 1978.  

This week I am going to visit my daughter on an over night trip, there's a few thrift shops there, hope I find something fun!

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Some Vintage Things

This is a miss match of vintage things - some that I brought from home, some that I purchased....  Vintage finds have been few and far between at the thrifts lately, but then, I really don't need much but it's still fun to hunt..

This doll was mine - I don't really remember playing with her too much, I think she was "too good" - I remember that a US relative had given it to me.  I imagine she bought it because she's a Jill doll and Jill is my name!!  The Jill doll was produced by Vogue Dolls from 1957 to 1965, her popularity waned after the introduction of the Barbie doll.  I looked through a site that has many of the outfits, for the life of me, I can't remember any of them.

Back then we could never find anything with my name on it so this would have been very special.

She's very pretty

I do remember she had drop earrings in the shape of a heart, I think they were the same as her hair band.

I bought a few pieces of doll clothing one day at Value Village, only because they were old - this seems to fit her, sadly she has no shoes to slip her painted toenails in.  I found my Jill doll in a bag in a drawer, with a few plastic doll skiis but no clothes....

This came from my mother in laws house, it's so pretty..

In honour of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in 1953

I bought this when I was home at flea market - it was $1 - it's part of a Fire King Range Set.  There were the two pieces from the tulip pattern there too, I sent my great aunt back to get them for me the next week - they were still there, also $1 each.

I found this when I came back home - at a Christmas in July sale at a local flea market - it's tiny, it has the G in a wreath on the bottom,  what is that?  Right now, I can't remember!!!  It's just a tiny little boot, only 2 inches high.

Just a neat old Barbie book by Wonder, copyright 1964

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Yard Sale Jackpot!

I very rarely am ever out at a yard sale when it begins, maybe that's why I don't  often find anything very exciting.  Yesterday I was at one at 8 because I had seen an ad the night before that this one had scrapbooking and craft items, I was hopeful!  She had quite a bit, I picked out this pile which she let me have for $2.

Another person was set up at her yard sale, so I strolled on over - I ended up  needing a box - I bartered, ended up with  everything for $6 - I was feeling pretty proud of myself, $6 for such lovely items!!

I very seldom ever buy a vase but the color of this took my eye, I figured it was old, I researched it when I got home - it's a Fire King Hob Nail vase in such a pretty coral color - it's in pristine condition - isn't it beautiful?  I need some flowers for it..

Then I spotted these glasses - we were just in the process of getting a box going for me and another lady put her hand on them, the seller  hollered out - they're sold!!!  Take your hands off my glasses!!!  She thought they were so retro - I agree with that!! There are ten glasses of one size and two of another - I love them!

I have a small collection of red handled instruments - I never see things like this at a yard sale..

My last item there was a Christmas tablecloth - it's lovely and not a stain!  Six dollars for all that stuff - it's hard to believe!!!  But, read on - I found more great stuff!

I found these three old books at one sale for $1 - two more different ones for my Christmas collection.

This was sort of an odd thing to buy - I'll be taking off all these old decorations and fixing it up with something nice -it was 50 cents.

The last sale I pulled up to was a big one and so sad - a woman in our Town had been killed in an accident just before Christmas, her daughter had gone to school with Darcy,  her husband was moving and selling a lot of stuff - there were bins full and boxes full, I didn't go through everything because my hands became full very quickly.  I really had no business buying any of this stuff - but, it's really nice, I just had to  and wait 'til you hear what I paid.

I never stopped by this sale until probably an hour or so after it started, why had nobody picked up these bowls??  They're beautiful!!  I just got rid of a bunch of overflow Pyrex and now I'm buying these - but I think they're perfect for summer.  They're Federal bowls - I've seen a blue one while I was researching, is the blue one another size or maybe the same size as the orange one?  

I had made the rounds and thought that the bowls were my only purchase and then I spotted these - 

An ice bucket and seven glasses, it looks like a red one is missing, I don't care at all about that - they're Hazel Atlas - I couldn't believe my luck - and you won't either - I paid $2 for the bowls and the glass set!!!  

I've been thinking about that poor woman ever since - I wonder if they had belonged to her mother...I'll take real good care of them.

I moan and complain about the yard sales around here - this is actually the second one this year that I've gotten some great things, it sure makes up for all the bad ones..

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