A Great Day for Thrifting

It was a great day for thrifting - I have lots of vintage finds to share over at Vintage Thingie Thursday - I bet lots of other people found some great treasures in the past few days too...

My first stop of the day - there wasn't much I was interested in but I didn't leave empty handed..

Was I surprised when I saw these wrapped up in an elastic band -  they're Vera  napkins - the newer ones that have never used  - I paid $1

I found two Eloise Wilkin illustrated books, both the same, I bought the both, for $1

On to Value Village

I didn't buy any of these - the bowls were in bad shape, the white Butterprint wasn't turquoise, it was green  and the turquoise one had so many scratches and it was $4.99 - why, I don't know, look at what I bought on the same shelf for $2.99.  Maybe it didn't catch their eye that this one was Pyrex!

It was this Terra 474 that I paid $2.99, it has a few scratches, but  now I have one piece and that's probably all I need!

This is probably the worst looking piece of Pyrex that I've ever bought -  I worked hard on it this morning, it looks much better.....

I'm giving this 045 to Carla - she has some other Butterfly Gold

This might look like a cooler - no, it's a breadbox!!  I don't really know where I'm going to put it but  I'll put something in it. The handle is broken but I HAD to buy it, you know how expensive these things are in the antique shops,  it was $2.99.  The lady behind me at the cash, wondered why she hadn't seen that, because I had it in my cart, that's why!!

A syrup dispenser for 99 cents

An Inuit mug - I had good luck selling an Inuit designed scarf the other week, I'm hopeful for this  to sell.

I know there's plenty of Care Bear fans out there...

A Totes rain scarf, claimed by Carla.

And then, on to the Salvation Army Thrift Store...

I liked this scarf because it was long and just the right size, I've never seen a scarf like this at Old Navy, it says it's from Fall 08, I paid 25 cents.  And, I also paid 25 cents for this Vera scarf.

Tim Horton's Coffee Mug

Strawberry Shortcake Birthday invitations, not  opened

Last stop - not one purchase - nothing!!  I was on such a roll, it would have been nice to find at least one more treasure, but I'm not complaining.  

Red from the Eaton's Catalogue, 1976

Red didn't seem to be a real popular color in the 1976 issue of the Eaton's catalogue - how we looked forward to the catalogue arriving to pick out our new wardrobe.  I think we were buying anything in coral, denim blue, lots of stripes and flowers.  Most of the household decor was in shades of brown, rust, orange and yellow - I remember those colors!!!  So, here we go -  some red for Rednesday to take you back to 1976.

Eaton's Spring & summer catalogue, 1976

Pull on style polyester shorts with elastic waist, cool cotton tank, $14 for the tank and shorts

Cotton knit red halter, back tie - $4

One piece leotard  - $5.50

A 5 in One Outfit, $10.99 - woven cotton/polyester blend

The Summer Olympics were held in Montreal in 1976, I don't remember anyone having any of this merchandise, but then it was probably too expensive - $45 for the warm up suit!

High Rise Bike with Banana Seat - $54.99

Velvet Look - $49.99 for a queen size bedspread  or $6.00 monthly

Red in all its glory!

Complete bed/headboard  - $112.45

Vintage Things

I sure can't wait for yard sale season to happen, the pickins' at the thrift shops have been not very exciting of late. Here's what I managed to scrounge up this week, nothing for myself - all for resale..

How cute are these mugs covered in lampshades, for sale here.  They were made in  Japan

Another item made in Japan, a cute little oil lamp with  a Dutch  boy and girl kissing by the windmill, it's for sale too

A nice children's cross stitch runner - offered for sale

My daughter loved Popples - but she didn't want this to take her back to childhood fun - only two pages are colored in it. Popples are such fun! 

I thought this was a neat book - apparently Misty was  a  British comic published between 1978 and 1984, this book is one of their Christmas annuals - it has short stories, comics, a crossword, a game - it's neat - I've never seen or heard of one before

I bought the bottom part of this Daisy a few weeks ago, I found the lid on Ebay so I ordered it, it's a little  faded but I didn't hold out much hope of ever finding that cute Daisy lid.

It was my birthday a couple of days ago, was I happy to open this package from Sharon and see this Waffle jug, I love it!!

I'm linking up to Thrifty Love at Cap Creations, there's bound to be some neat things posted!  I like to link up with Flea Market Finds and Thrift Share Monday

A Few Finds

It wasn't much of a selection this past week at the thrift shops but I did come away with a few things and left a few things behind too, like Pyrex Cinderella bowls - I'm trying not to buy the Cinderella bowls unless it's something really unique - I carried three Verde bowls around the store but put them back, it was such a good deal - $2 for the three but I came to my senses and knew I didn't need them and I thought the plain bowls might be hard to trade. There was also a Woodland 444 for sale - $2  - I left that behind too!  I was excited to find this old Pyrex Ponderosa cup, I paid $4 - which is way more than I would usually pay for a cup but memories make you do funny things!  This is just the way I remember "The Ponderosa" - sadly, no more in Canada...  We tried one last year in Florida - it wasn't the same at all.....

It's not very often you find any pink Pyrex around these parts so even when they're not in the best of shape, well, I had to buy it, it doesn't look too bad far off but up close, not so great!  Have you tried out the new photo editing site - PicMonkey? I did some editing to the poor little fridgie - at least the Coffee Crisp eggs look good in there....  I paid $3 for that and this bag of buttons.

What do you think of the little minature tea pieces I found at the Salvation Army?  They are all made in Japan and occupied Japan - there's three different patterns here, some have lids missing, but they were just too cute.  Of course, they weren't marked - the lady turned them over numerous times, I thought she was going to say some high price - how about $2.50 she said - SOLD!

It's March 18 and this is the temperature today in Northeastern Ontario - for my US friends, that's 75 degrees, just not a temperature we have this time of the year, it's beautiful -  I don't remember ever having a lawn chair out in March - I'm heading outside with my iPad to catch up on some blogs, maybe some Flickr and see what's new on Pinterest - and I'll probably pin!

It's that time of the week to link up to Flea Market Finds again - I'm going to see what's new over there right now....  And, because it's Monday, it's time to link up with Apron Thrift Girl

Stuff

I imagine the thrift shops will soon be bursting with new treasures in the next few weeks when spring hits - hope so, because there sure hasn't been much good stuff.  It's not very often that I don't find something, but all I managed to find were three Spring Blossom Dinner Plates.  I was happy to get those, though, now I have six, they're my "extra" plates. I did find some more "stuff" though...

Dynaware Brown Floral   - Pyr-O-Rey - made in Mexico - this little casserole measures approximately 4 inches across the bottom.  It's cute!!!  Pyrex Love has a little blurb about Dynaware, which is often mistaken for Pyrex.

How about a cup of coffee in a retro Sanka mug?   I'm selling this mug on  Ebay if  you'd like to check it out.  

I've never seen mugs like this - this one is for sale too

This sweet little Holly Hobbie bud vase is from 1981, part of the Designer Collection, I never find things like this - it's for sale too.

I found a couple of these in the summer at a yard sale and the lady told me they were shortening containers.  It's funny how sometimes a comment can trigger your memory - I remember my grandmother having those - they're from Proctor and Gamble, I've seen them on line identified as a coffee can - I don't think so....

Now I'm on the hunt for Eloise Wilkin illustrated Golden Books, I hardly ever see Golden Books and if I do, they are newer ones but I spotted this one at Value Village for 49 cents.  Since I did my post the other week on  Eloise Wilkin illustrations, I've been on the lookout for more books - I say I'll have them for the day when I have a grandchild.  Hah!!

Some Easter fixins for 50 cents - I bought a bag of similar ones at Christmas  -  I made a wreath with them,  not sure what I'll do with these ones...

Finally found another Vera scarf - $1.99 at Value Village - they've been very scarce lately too.

It's Monday so time to link up with Flea Market Finds ,Apron Thrift Girl and for the first time - Thrifty Love

Red Head, Ginger, Freckle Face

I was looking through my old magazines last night that I found at a thrift a while back  - I got a great idea for a Rednesday post this week - red haired children, also referred sometimes as Freckle Face, Carrot Top, Ginger, Rusty - I'm partial to red hair children because I gave birth to one!   I always give a second glance when I see a redhead - they are just so different - usually with a face full of freckles, I always say they look "pastey" .

Did you know that red haired people have fewer hairs on their head than blondes or brunettes but each strand is thicker?   I didn't know that redheads don't turn gray, their hair just turns neutral and then white!  Were you aware of that, Carla??  I've read before that redheads are more sensitive to pain and may require higher doses of pain medication than blondes or brunettes......Red heads are also prone to more allergies than others.  And, of course, there's the sun - we always had Carla slathered in sunscreen - it doesn't take much for her to burn and forget about ever having a tan.....

Lego Ad -  Family Circle, Nov. 24, 1981

Kraft Singles -  Family Circle, 1981

Colgate Toothpaste  -  Chatelaine, February, 1974

Smiles Vitamins - Chatelaine, January 1973

Florida Orange Juice - Chatelaine, March 1962

My little red head is all grown up now - and her hair is not the same shade it was when she was small and the freckles have all but disappeared but the skin is still white and the hair is so beautiful.

Carla  - my little red head

Carla and her brother, Darcy 

Don't forget to check out all things red over at Sue Loves Cherries - any other readers that have a redhead child??  And, because it's Thursday, check out Vintage Thingie Thursday