Thrift shopping

Ever go thrift shopping and come home with items for re-sale but the more you look at them, the more you want to keep them?

 

That's the case with some of these items!  I thought I was SO lucky to find these, it's unusual to come home with 4 items for re-sale that I got at fantastic prices and such fun stuff.  I clean them up, research them and then photograph them and as I do, think about keeping them!

 

I found this stitchery kit that just looks so fun and funky, I couldn't resist it but I won't have any trouble selling this!

 Another item to sell is this bright red desk caddy.

 Here is where it becomes difficult!  I just love this casserole by Pyrex called 'Designs'.  Not an easy item to find and in such great condition.

 Now, would you know what this is? 

 Not me, thankfully, it has part of the original cover with it.

 Now I want to keep it but know I shouldn't.

 

Karen

Saturday Thrift

On Sat., I wanted to check out this new place I was told about.  Since it was close to another thrift shop, I stopped at the familiar one first. 

 

I really love Miller Studio Chalkware and found two more pieces!

 

I don't think I've ever seen plaques before! 

 

Then off to the new place.  After waiting for the owner to arrive and then listening to her excuses, I finally got inside.  Not sure I'll go back to this one again.  Did come home with these lovelies! 

 

 

And couldn't pass these by:

 

 

Look how cool my house number looks!

 

 

Anyone want the rest of them?  LOL! 

 

Karen

Day 2 - Mecation

Today was simply beautiful.  Too wonderful to spend all day inside shops!  I hit a few places and then took a ride so my purchases aren't much today!

I need another mug like I need another hole in my head but seriously, how could I resist this for only .97 cents?  Really.  I don't think it was ever used.

Tupperware juice cups!

Yep, yet another Dymo label maker.  Might have to keep this one, look at all the label tapes I got with it!  Purple!  Who knew?

I really MUST stay out of this next place.  I cannot resist their papers and I certainly don't need any more papers!  

This is a huge pack of paper.  It's called Experience Paper.  Has the lines that look like practice paper on one side and on the second side, there's a blank area at the top and then the lines start about half way down. I was told it is so you can draw a photo on the top part and write a story in the rest of the area!  It's a very large size, too.

 What can I say, it was on sale!

 They were having a book sale so I stopped in to look for any Stuart Woods books for the hubby.  He is down to only needing a few more!

I got lucky.  One down, two more to go!!  And the best part?  It was a whopping .80 cents!

How adorable is this?

Okay, not the box but what is in it.  It's a tiny little wallpaper type border!  

I've stayed at this hotel so many times and things have been changing all around it.  I knew they were building a small strip type mall but I didn't know they were going to add a new road.  It's pretty cool.  

I was standing at my window, watching people come and go and I looked across to where they are building this strip mall and noticed something.  Huh?  Seriously?  Are my eyes playing tricks on me?

 Those are tombstones?  I think I'll ask to stay on the other side of the hotel from now on.

Day 1 of Mecation

Here is what I got today!  

At my first stop:

 Pillow Covers.  Don't you just love the moose?

Two matching paint by numbers:

Now, these I just can't stop giggling over.  I wouldn't have purchased these at full price but at half price, couldn't help myself!  You really need to enlarge these!

Very ugly, huh?  Not very well done, think that's why I like them so much. 

 Check out the butterflies on these!  Way too funny.  These are tiny tip trays.  I wonder who painted them!

Later, I got these:

 Funky casserole.  It has NO markings so I have no idea how to research it.  Any clues?

 I got these three file boxes and I'm hoping to use these for photos and get organized.

 It says they are index card size.

 Interesting price tag on one of them!

That's all folks!

Mecation - Day two

While the other jurors were stuck in a stuffy court room, I was out having a ball!  Yep, for the first time in the 20 months I've been serving on grand jury duty, I missed a session and to tell the truth, I did it on purpose!  I have a feeling someone will be getting back at me for that, it just might snow tomorrow!  Seriously :(

In order of my purchases, here it goes!

I'm hoping someone can use these.  It's call Candyland Bingo and has the cutest little cardboard figures with it.  

There's over 40 of the figures, maybe they can be used for a children's party?  I'm sure names could be written on them with a Sharpie!

I love these colors!  Two Dymo label makers.

Avocado green storage rack for cups and saucers.

I thought this was cute.  It's a planter but I think writing utensils in the back and a memo pad in the front would work.  Or how about next to a sink for a sponge or scouring pad?  It is marked Fredericksburg Art Pottery U.S.A. and the factory burned down in the 1960's, so that dates it somewhat.

And a really cool industrial type paper punch.  It looks better in person!

Oh, honey, my Goodwill gift card needs to be reloaded!  LOLOL!

My next stop is a small place that has books and furniture.  I got myself 3 more packs of school paper, anyone want some?  I'm going to keep the larger one, I've been using this stuff to print out my Etsy invoices. It's school practice paper!  Remember it?  Learn your A, B, C's on it . . .

Well, my next stop was interesting!  Take a look at what I found!

Oh come on now, what did you expect?

I love the one above, it's so Tom Sawyer looking!

Okay, last paint by number for now.  It looks much nice in person, trust me!

My photos look so washed out, they are supposed to be bright!  This is the cutest Burwood set I've ever seen, just could not resist it!

I've gotten a small collection of old looking rulers!  These were only ten cents a piece.

And one last item from this shop, a Vera Neumann scarf!  It's just fab.  Anyone know how to wash and iron silk?

That's it for thrift shopping, now it's onto antique shops and malls.  I made one stop at an antique mall and did some damage.

I've been wanting one of these since I spied one online.  Found this today and it was on sale, so now it's mine!  It's a 2 1/2 quart casserole, so sunny!  I have 2 pieces in my shop of this pattern so I think I just might have to remove those from the shop and keep them!  It's by Federal Glass but I've never been able to find out what the pattern is called.

Here's another gem!!  I had two pieces of this that I found at a thrift shop and I sold them.  I've regretted it since.  Today, I found a complete set!  Not sure if I'll be able to keep it, I want to but have to see if I have a spot to store them.  Again, these are difficult to find information about.  They are not listed in any Pyrex books or found on the Pyrex Love site.  I've heard it called both Red Cherries and Cherries and Checks.  I'm leaning towards Cherries and Checks.

AND, I was lucky enough to get these on sale, too!

These will look great with my red Bakelite!  

Well, off to the hot tub!

A Thrifting I will go

I'm off on a little thrifting, bargain hunting and antique weekend.  Today was so windy, it was hard getting around but I had a very nice surprise when I got to the hotel.  The hubby booked me into an executive suite. I knew he did, said I needed it but it was still a nice surprise because it is better than I thought it would be!

I didn't get much today, so I'll have to share stories or something!  The first place I stopped, I only spent $2.00 plus tax.  This is my all time favorite place to go and it's disappointing when I don't find tons of stuff.  I did find this lavender soap dish though and have to do research on it to see how old it is.  It is such a beautiful color but I wonder if anyone can use it:

 It's a wall mount soap dish, can you image having a purple bathroom?  It really is pretty.  There's no markings on it so I don't know who made it.

I'm going to save the second item for last because there's a story behind it.  :o)

At the next stop, only one item.  A vintage Kodak light bar!  The sockets and handle are Bakelite and I had a gift card.  :o)

Did I tell you my room has an electric fireplace?

My next stop again, only one item but it's a beauty!  LOLOL!  Yep, of course, it's a paint by number for a total of $1.59!  It's called Fluffy Kittens:

Did I tell you there's a hot tub in my room?

And the last stop yielded me 3 mugs.  Now, late last year, we purchased a new Corelle set called Squared.  I bought the pieces open stock because the mugs were boring and I really didn't need anymore mugs but I have since gotten a mini-Keurig coffee maker and now I need larger mugs!  This is the set I bought:

The mugs I found today are by Corelle but called Chocolate Mint and are similar to this pattern.  They don't have to match exactly since I don't serve coffee with the meal but save it for later with dessert (bought with a gift card again):

They all remind me of my funky living room chairs!

Now, for several years now, I've been searching for this stuff I used to play with when I was a kid.  I have no idea why it was on my mind so much, but I really wanted to know more about it.  I just couldn't remember the name of it.  I thought dipsy doodle, dipsy something or other, kept doing searches all over the place and could never find it.  I could remember the Creepy Crawlers we used to play with all the time but not this stuff I used to make flowers.  Every time, parts would pop into my head and I'd do another search but never found anything.

Image my utter shock when I came across this!!!

That's it!!!!  Whimsy Dip!  OMG, I used to spend hours upon hours making flower petals during the evenings (even as a kid, I had no life)!  Then, it had to sit so the next day, I would rush home from school to finish my flowers.  I wonder if the cans of dip are still good!  Best part, it was only $1.00 so I was one happy camper.

You shape the wire as a petal, dip it into the latex film and let it sit.  Apparently, it was pulled off the market for toxic substances.  That explains a lot, huh?  LOL!  Well, now that I know what it is, I researched it and you can still purchase the dip, under a different name now and still make flowers and things for hours upon hours!  This includes a booklet of patterns such as butterflies, balloons and much, much more!  But wait, there's more!  The flower centers are still in the box!  I just love this, something I have been remembering from my childhood and here it is!

I just know when I tell my Mom about this, her eyes are going to roll back into her head!

Did I tell you, two TV sets and a super huge bed?  A living room area, a kitchenette area?  I'm never leaving.