Neat Stuff!!

Another weekend gone, another Saturday of many yard sales, the post where everyone puts their ad was full, I picked three, I just can't be bothered to go around to all those sales, it's just not worth it for me, I think I picked the right ones because I purchased at all three.

The first one was advertised as an estate sale, still not an estate sale like so many of you are used to but for me, it was fine, nothing was priced, just give whatever, they just wanted to get rid of the stuff, great!!

I finally found some Gurley candles - finally!!  I know the angel is missing an eye - I'll fix her up!!  I was so happy to find these, I thought of Vintage Sister Erica right away, I knew she would be so happy that I finally came upon some of these candles!!!  And, she was, because I posted them on Instagram

This lady must have loved Christmas candles, there was a table full - I bought this little box of miniatures - all never used and only one missing, made in Japan.

I already have one of these Santa's and the little girl, but these are in much better shape.

I bought these for display - but you know, the French Fry cutter is a whole lot sturdier than the one we have!  Aren't the graphics great?

My first Pyrex pixie dish and also the first piece in this Blue Laurel pattern

I saw one, I saw two, then the third - I grabbed them all - little Federal bowls that match my mixing bowls I found last year at a yard sale.

I brought something home for the game room too..

At the next sale, I bought this lone Christmas mug, it was an older lady and her son, the son says 25 cents, oh, no, the lady says, that's Christmas, it's more, $1 - I laughed , I asked if there was a set, she said there were two, but I guess only made it - it's beat up but that doesn't matter in the least to me.

I would have stayed longer at this last sale but the bugs were so bad and everything that I was interested in was in boxes under the tables, but Ifound something before the bugs carried me away..  I don't really know why I bought this, but I did - I paid $1 for everything I took home.

This is the neatest old book, copyright 1952, I'm going to read this -  good for a laugh - women back in the 50's had so much work to do - care of underwear - wash underwear after each wearing, mend your underwear when the first split appears, when underwear fades, dip it in a dye of the original color!  Did you know the color white is bad after forty?  Oh, this is going to be fun!!

In the afternoon, I moved on to the thrifts, only luck at one - I paid $1 for all this stuff...  my thrifting trip was worthwhile, I found a Vera!!

I was carrying around this thermos , a guy who I believe to be a dealer, stopped me and said the thermos had a crack in the lid, I said it didn't matter, I was buying it for display!!  

These aren't old and they were unopened, I thought they were just regular playing cards, I  thought the diner was cute, I opened them this morning, they're all different - love them!    Perfect for SMASHing!!

I paid less than $10 for everything I bought on Saturday!   I like it!!

Yesterday we went to get flowers, the flea market that had the large fruit pail that I posted a few weeks ago was on the way, I've been thinking about it ever since so many people told me that I should get it, it was priced at $25.  The more I thought about it the more I knew I had to have it.  It was still there yesterday, I offered $15, nothing doing, which I figured, but I got it for $20 - not bad for this huge old pail!

And to finish off the day, I bought these swizzle sticks for $2.

I know I was lucky on Saturday, that doesn't happen very often around here!!

Linking up with today with Thrifty Things Friday, Thriftasaurus and Junkin Joe

Vintage Red from Around the House

I wondered what I could post for Rednesday today, I haven't had a post in a while, so thought I'd share a few red items that stay on a shelf in our basement family room.  I've already checked out some of the "red posts" at Rednesday - you should too...  And, while you're reading blogs, how about visiting at Vintage Thingie Thursday

It's my one year Blogiversary and I'm having a little draw - you can enter here - good luck!!!

This is my very own Popeye lunch box that Mom saved - and I'm glad she did.  I  lived close to the school so I only got to take my lunch on stormy days - I can still remember placing it in the extremely hot cloak room  and even that thermos didn't really do its job in that heat - the milk was warm and of course, that was back in the day when peanut butter sandwiches were allowed in school.  I've seen this box a few times in antique shops, it's not cheap by any means.  I have a little lunch box guide book, it lists this set, in mint condition, of course, at $450 for the box and $80 for the thermos.    Mine is in pretty good shape!!

Dad used to keep change in this old candy tin.  The  candy were made in the United Kingdom, it had the old  type of key to open the lid. The original price sticker is still on the top - Eaton's, 79 cents.

This lobster tin lid comes from a lobster processing factory close to my home in PEI.   I sure wouldn't mind having a tin full of lobster right now - a sandwich would taste really good for lunch!!

The Bake Rite baking cups I found a few months ago at a thrift, the original sticker is still on this one  - Domininion, 19 cents.  The Sweetheart Straws are the old fashioned paper ones - they're pink, green and white, I found them at a yard sale last year.  The Kurly Kate I found at home...

I ordered something one time on Ebay and it came in this old cigar box!

This took my eye at a shop one day - the sticker is still on the back - Fine Ironstone, a Berggren  Original.