REDNESDAY

Welcome to "the Rednesday after Sandy"! My post before this one deals with my experience with the hurricane. I have some thrift shop goodies to show you this week. It was one of those days that I hit the jackpot, after many weeks of hardly a thing to buy (except for last week). Here goes!

First item ~ a darling embroidered apron with strawberries that has a sheer gathered hem and sheer waistband and "strings".

Second ~ a wonderful Christmas apron that I just love because it's longer than normal - it actually goes to mid-knee. It has two roomy pockets and a surprising detail of a pleat in the center with three buttons at the top of the pleat! (If it was ironed out the pleat would be prominent, without the creases.)

Third and Fourth ~ cute little S&P's with black tops, and an Anchor Hocking "Wexford" round platter.

Fifth ~ a cheerful vintage Christmas gift box for $2 that has a dozen vintage ornaments inside!

Sixth, and last ~ a box of wrapping paper! Yay! Another $2 item!

These three remnants are raised with a velvety or glittery design.

Feel free to use the snowman print. He's too cute to keep to myself!

There was another item, but it's upstairs and I don't feel like going up with the camera for a pic. I'll try to remember next week!

REDNESDAY

Happy Easter and Passover everyone! Passover begins on Friday, and Easter is on Sunday. I have lots of pics to show you this week!

First is this McDonald's display that Katherine wanted because she collects Transformers and My Little Ponies (she's 19, mind you!). They called Saturday and said it was ours. She is so beside herself!


Here's a 1953 Mattel Easter egg that I acquired this year on eBay. Music doesn't work, but it's red!


Here's the full shelf display with some other Easter eggs (a gift from Carey of Chicory Nits last year). The mushroom candle holders were thrifted last month, they're so cute. The round tin in the middle is new, from eBay, also. A close-up is in the next photo.


Isn't it so different with the brightly colored jewels all over it? Directly behind it is a Homer Laughlin "Riviera" serving tray that I picked up at a thrift store a few weeks ago for $1.00! Nothing wrong with it - no chips or cracks, or crazing. My heart was beating fast because I already have a few Riviera pieces, the saucers in front of the tray, and a serving bowl which you can see in the previous photo on the above shelf. Another "official" collection started!


(That's poster putty at the base to keep it from sliding.)


Last week I said I'd show you the aprons I estated. While ironing them I also ironed my own "granny" apron, so here it is all neatly pressed.


Here are the others ~




This blue one is the one I'm considering keeping. Not sure yet.