Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Vintage Pot Holders - A Shopping Frenzie!!

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday

If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much. Lastly, try to make an effort to visit the other participants. I know myself, I get so behind and busy, but this year, I am going to do my best to visit each week. 

I'm LATE.....I know.....please forgive me!! I have a very good reason for being late however! One of my friends called last night and asked if I wanted to go to an estate sale BEFORE the estate sale. SQUEEE.......are you kidding!! So....I am late getting home this evening. The sale is not until Friday, and I seriously think I may have to run back over there tomorrow evening. 

Have you seen the after Christmas commercials for the after Christmas sales?......the frantic ladies.....running from one direction to another.....brain on overload at all the great stuff......piles in your hands and arms, then those turn into piles on the floor.......trying not to miss a thing......well, that was me!! I had a car load when I left....and the worst part of this story was my husband was home when I pulled up. ahem.......well.....we will just stop that fun story right there and not talk about when I got home!

I took a quick snap of these cute vintage pot holders, they have not been soaked or cleaned up, but they will be good as new when I am done with them. The lady was a quilter, embroiderer, and her house was full...WAS is the key word here, I brought much of what they had home with me. I left the quilts, but I don't think I can get one of them out of my mind. ALL HAND DONE...and NEVER used....and only $60.00. A Steal....I think I am going back for one of them tomorrow.



Don't you think these are the cutest things? Can't wait to go through all my boxes, some of it will be listed in my etsy shop, but lots of it will be for me. Oh...and did I mention I bought a sewing machine??? Yea....that one was a little hard to explain....poor Steve just went to bed.......I'm not so sure he was happy.

I have always wondered why when I stand in line for over an hour to be the first inside an estate sale, I never find the things I found tonight....I think I have my answer. Friends of friends get to have first shopping rights and get all the good stuff. I hate to think what was already sold today before I got there as I heard the guy talking about a truck load that left early afternoon. Nonetheless, I can not be too greedy.....I hit the mother load and I am super happy about that!! The lady had two sons, and the daughter in laws did not want a thing. I'd love to send them a thank you card! 

Special thanks to my friend Joy, for calling me....it was the most fun in a short hour I have had in weeks!

 Have a great Vintage Thingie Thursday.





Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Turquoise Restaurant Ware Mugs

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday

If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much. Lastly, try to make an effort to visit the other participants. I know myself, I get so behind and busy, but this year, I am going to do my best to visit each week. 


I have mentioned before, how I always seem to find three of something when out thrifting instead of four. That still rings true! I found a wonderful set of three restaurant ware mugs in this stunning turquoise and white color. These were a real bargain at twenty-five cents a piece.


The marking is like none I have seen before. I love these and have been back a few times hoping some more will turn up on the shelves, so far, nothing. However, I do love the colors of these and was happy to bring them home!


Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!!





Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Vintage Restaurant Ware

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday

If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much. Lastly, try to make an effort to visit the other participants. I know myself, I get so behind and busy, but this year, I am going to do my best to visit each week. 

To be honest, my new thrift shop is really making me happy these days! I have found the mother load of great items in the past week. One thing they seem to always have are great restaurant ware pieces. I have purchased way more than I needed to, but some of it will end up in my etsy shop.



This small single serve vegetable bowl is just adorable....I wish there would have been more pieces, but for twenty-five cents...I brought it home!


Here is the label on the back, and it is the only piece I have that has this marking.

Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!!! Hope you all have a great week, thanks for all the lovely comments last week on my chenille bedspread....I am still over the moon with that purchase!




Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Vintage Thingie Thursday : Vintage Chenille Bedspread

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday

If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much. Lastly, try to make an effort to visit the other participants. I know myself, I get so behind and busy, but this year, I am going to do my best to visit each week. 

Oh, I was so lucky this week when I stopped in at a new thrift shop. I was quickly browsing the isles and spotted (just barely) a chenille bedspread on the rack. It had a tag, but no price so I had to ask how much it was....when the guy went to find out, I took a peak at the beauty I was holding and absolutely could not believe my good fortune!


When  the clerk came back to tell me the price was $6.00, I just about jumped for joy! But....I held it together and walked no, ran to the counter to pay! I sorta felt guilty....but my husband said not to feel guilty, that I very gladly gave them what they wanted for it! Still.....


It is in mint condition, pristine in coloring....and exactly like new...wish I knew where it  has been all of these years......I am loving, just loving it!!! It is not too often I run across such great finds...but this day was my lucky day!

Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!





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