YARD SALE + THRIFT STORE FINDS

Here are some recent finds while I was out poking around!

A nice sturdy vintage apron with an embroidered cook who looks like she's deranged or on happy pills or something, lol!

I love this gothic-arched display case from a yard sale.

Another red bunny cookie cutter to add to my Easter collection! The purple Wood and Sons, England plate now resides in my purple half-bath.

I don't know who made this blue vase, but I also have a yellow one just like it. The tin will get a makeover at some point.

A big basket to put annual primroses in on my shady porch, a Dickens Christmas Stories book, a wood cover for a scrapbook or craft, and a Mary Engelbreit address book!

This is the cake I made for my Becky's 18th birthday on the 22nd of May. The sticks are to keep the layers from sliding off. Becky had her last day of school on the 22nd also. She's now officially out of school; she will get a certificate of completion instead of a diploma. No idea what the future holds for her, but that's okay - I like having her at home!

Becky made the vase a few years ago in school, and the irises are 'Honorabile', an 1840 heirloom variety.

REDNESDAY

Happy Spring, everyone! And, it's almost Easter, too! I see some of you who joined my Easter Swap have received packages already. I got mine yesterday, from Carly of Swt Vintage Love. Here's what I got:

Two adorable hoppy critters (I've always loved these things!), some yummy Jr. Mints, and a wad of vintage red lace to make some fun stuff with. I know you're probably thinking, "Huh, that ain't much". Well, look down at the next photo . . .

Isn't this an awesome bag?? Carly made it! Just look at that vintage fabric, and those gorgeous roses!!! (Maybe I'll plant it in my garden, lol!) I do love tote bags and am so happy to add this to my collection! Thanks so much, Carly! :)

Now, speaking of Easter, here are a few miniatures in my shadow box.

I made a banner this year from vintage Easter cross images. A few close-ups follow.


I went to an estate sale on Saturday. I picked up some Christmas novels to read in December.


I grabbed this bag of ribbon and lace, as you know I have a thing for this kind of stuff! I also found three small vintage square tablecloths, two doilies, and five vintage aprons - all for 25 cents each! I'll only keep one and sell the rest. After they're washed and pressed I'll show them to you.


Here's another batch of lace that I picked up at the thrift store recently.


And, finally, I show you my recent eBay purchase - Pyrex cherry bowls!! Yahoo! I never knew Pyrex made cherry bowls, but I have some now!

MORE YARD SALE STUFF

Here are the rest of the items that I picked up at yard sales and thrift shops last weekend.

A pretty, chipped, serving dish. I've been told that this pattern is a Homer Loughlin Harlequin, but I haven't seen any of that pattern in this shape. If you have a clue, let me know, because I have four small plates in the same pattern. Also, a Bombay Company swag.


A green metal mug tree, that I'll probably use to hang tags or ornaments on, and an Anchor Hocking Wexford wine or liquor bottle that's 12" tall, to add to my Wexford collection.

A Red Rose Tea/Wade Pottery "January" snowman figurine (1-6/8"). I have the blue "July" Uncle Sam figure, and Katherine has some of the older animal ones. Did you know . . . that the bottom of the figurines are ridged (or graded) to strike matches on? How thrifty!

A pretty "shabby" fake birdcage that has a door that opens, and the top opens, too. I need to decide what to do with it now!

Last is this lovely vase with a girl feeding a bird. There's no sticker so I don't know who made it - Lefton, maybe? The vase is kinda in the shape of an open book.

REDNESDAY

Welcome to another Autumn Rednesday! Did you see on my right sidebar that I won ImagiMeri's giveaway? I'm so thrilled! She will make a statue based on a picture that I chose. Her work is awesome! Go check her out!

I did a bit of yard sale-ing and thrift shopping this past weekend. At my fave thrift shop I found these three vintage ornament boxes - and this was on Monday! Don't know why nobody scooped them up over the weekend, but they're mine now! Although I did have to do a bit of taping and glueing.


These are the other reds I picked up ~ a length of Pokemon "Pikachu" flannel fabric for Katherine, two little elves, a 1969 Snoopy mouth harp (which will go on my Etsy), and a Meakin red transferware mug (this makes #3, so I now have yet another official collection!).

Now, personally, I don't celebrate Halloween, but I do love all the vintage graphics! I found this through Google a while ago (forget where) and thought of all you Halloween decorators and just knew you'd like to have it for a label! (yeah, I know it's more orange than red!)


Last, I have a silly little photo of pretty birds eating out of a wheelbarrow! This is a live feed camera in Australia called Backyard Galah Cam. They have the prettiest birds Down Under! It's about 2:00 a.m. there as I'm typing this at noon EST. I took this photo earlier this week.

Now it's your turn!

REDNESDAY

Hi everyone! Welcome to Rednesday! Yes, I know it's still Summer, and it's as hot as Hades in many places still, but . . .

Football season starts this week!! Woo hoo!! (Happy dance, happy dance!) I'm so excited!


A few more reds from the garden ~

Plains Coreopsis, self-sows, grows 3+ feet and needs staking.

A no-name Dahlia, but oh-so-pretty! I just dry off the tubers, throw them in a bucket, and store in the basement for the winter.

A satiny red Estee Lauder case that I picked up at a yard sale. Good sized: 11 x 9 x 4" deep.

The back side of my doo-dads storage caddy.

And a yard sale sign . . .

HAPPY REDNESDAY!

Welcome back to Rednesday! Hope all you U.S.-ers had a great long weekend! I had a mild stomach bug last week, but am back to normal (whatever that is) now. I've been doing a "mulch marathon" this week. With my babysitting money, I've been buying a few bags each week. I'm up to 13 bags and will probably need 3 or 4 more - whew!

I noticed that Mister had a few dirty coffee mugs on the counter and thought they'd make a nice photo! The flag one is from a set of four Ralph Lauren I got at a yard sale last year.

This is one of the cubbyholes in the unit beside my computer. I got the beer glass at a thrift shop only because my Dad used to drink Black Label, and it's a nice memory. The cup is Adams of England called "The Season of Blossoms", a yard sale find. The game pieces are from a vintage Wide World Travel Game. After I loaded the photo here, Katherine (Teen) walked by and asked if I liked it. I said, yeah, it's got red in it. She giggled and said she had turned the yellow ship in the opposite direction on purpose! (There is no dust, there is no dust, there is no dust . . . )

A pile of baskets with the cherries box, and my canisters on the book shelf.

And, now for the patriotics that I didn't get to show last week. Mister's humongous 48-star flag:

A few shelves in the living room:

A close-up of the green dish and butter knife. I haven't looked up the maker of the green dish, but it probably had a lid - wish it was red or blue! The knife is a Wm. Rogers & Son that says "United States of America" with an eagle and shield. Wouldn't it be cool to have a whole set in this pattern?

And, that wraps it up for me! I hope to see lots of red vacation shots this summer!

REDNESDAY

Happy Rednesday, everyone! Here I have a few items from our church's yard sale this past weekend:

Two cute little tins, a Hazel Atlas swanky swig, and a Josef Originals wind-up musical figurine.

A funky polka-dotty kitchen towel, and a 1948 Bible stories book!
A few other items were taken as well, including a green woven Burlington picnic basket with a "pie" shelf - for $3.00! It looks like it's hardly been used. Actually, I gave her $5.00 for it because she didn't have any ones on her - it was Friday afternoon, the day before the sale and I had dropped off my plant offerings for the plant sale.

And, speaking of plants, here's a shot of my red Columbine!

REMINDER: For those of you involved with the Initially Yours Craft Swap, click on the link at the top of the right column to add yours!