Thrifting

I stopped in at a thrift shop today and hit another good haul!  A boatload of vintage party decorations!

 

Got some party troll items, wasn't much of it but I grabbed what was there.  Party hats, tablecloth, 2 sizes of napkins, plates and favors.

Then, these awesome centerpieces of clowns!  I love the honeycomb items so one of each of these isn't going anywhere!  And one of them is a Beistle!

Tons of Beistle honeycomb bells in different sizes and colors.

And two clown cake decorations.

 

Lastly, a pair of Bakelite screw on earrings!

I got a total of 55 party items!  Now I get to remove all the thrift shop price tags from it all!

Karen

Day Three of Shopping Finds

How can you not love this happy face spoon?

I got two of them and might, just might, have to keep one!

They say Splenda and Kool-Aid on them, have to find out how old they are.

Just look at the rainbow of colors!

They are a basketweave plate holders and I got lucky enough to get two of each color for a nice set of eight!

Some primitive looking kitchen utensils, one being red Bakelite.

Stay cool rolling pin.  You can put ice into the center chamber.

This was an odd thing I found at a thrift shop.  I love the looks and colors of it and thought it was a planter.  When I picked it up though, I was surprised.

That hole isn't large enough for a plant!  While at an antique co-op, I started talking to a man that helped me with my lamp and asked him if he had any idea what it could be and he said a lamp base!  OMG, he was so right.  I found a few more online but not one of them have any lamp parts with them.  Did they start to make the pottery and then the deal fell through with the lamp makers?  I have an idea what I need to find to make it into a lamp, so I'll keep looking!  Upon looking really hard, I found USA marked under the glaze, it's really hard to see but there.  Wouldn't it just be adorable in a baby nursery?

Have a nice day!

Day Three - Mecation

I packed a ton in today because the weather might be nasty tomorrow.  Lots of photos today!

I started the day at a flea market.  There was a couple there that came from close to where I live!  They aren't dealers, just people trying to unload a bunch of items that were left to them.  I made out very well!

First thing I purchased were these napkins for embroidery.  A set of six!

 Then, I was looking at some bags of Christmas items:

 Various Santa picks marked $6.00

 Pipe cleaner angels and such, also marked $6.00.

She said I could have them for $10 but I decided to bundle, dang that American Pickers marathon I watched all night last night!

There was a box of vintage greeting cards.

They are in great condition and there were a bunch of post cards inside the box, too.

There's only 3 of the above and they are so awesome!  

The girl with the powder puff opens up with her hand popping up with a powder puff in it!

These are 3-D with various items popping out.  It doesn't show well but the bathtub is popped out as well as some of the other items.

Same way, the bed pops out!

A few more cards.

Close up of muff lady.

All the red on this one is flocked!  The two bags of picks and the cards?  $12.00 for all!

Then, they talked me into one last item, a puzzle for $1.00.  This one should keep my Mom busy for awhile!

Some  unusual Bakelite handled utensils.

Bakelite buckle

I've seen these before and even owned a few in my days.  I always called them Burwood.  What is Burwood anyway?  

 The original card shows something interesting!  It says 'a wood fibre (note the spelling) plastic'.  Wood fiber plastic?

A paint by number magazine rack for $4.00!!!!  

I'm tired!

Bakelite Beauty!

I just love Bakelite and this one is a beauty.  It's a two piece belt buckle that is heavily carved.

So many of these are missing parts, this one is complete.

Two piece belt buckle.

According to the patent number on back, it's from the 1930's.

Unusual Vintage Pyrex Mixing Bowls

I touched on these in my Mecation posts but thought I'd show them again.

I spent the day trying to get really good photos so I could list them in my Etsy shop.  I took tons of photos just trying to get 5 I felt worthy of them.  I took them with different props, in different lighting, with different backgrounds and by the time I went to edit the photos, I decided to keep them.  LOLOL!  

I'm not positive but I think the name of this set is Red Cherries.  They are marked Pyrex, so I know that for sure but even the site called Pyrex Love doesn't show them.  

It's just an amazing set of Pyrex!  

Oh so retro!

Can you just image these in a red kitchen?

With red Bakelite!

I guess I could be talked into selling them for the right price but for now, they are all mine!

Bakelite Buttons

Have you ever purchased something online that seems to take forever to get to you?  I'm like a little kid when it comes to these purchases, I want it and I want it now!

With online businesses expecting their sellers to supply buyers with estimated delivery times, it's hard on the sellers.  I know it is.  I'd rather not know and of course, the sellers have found a way around it.  One such seller takes the time to supply you with a tracking number the day after the purchase, however, there's been no movement on the package, including it being scanned at the post office.  What does that mean?  Most likely, it hasn't even been sent yet.  Why?  Because if it was sent and let's just say the post office failed to scan it, someone along the lines would have scanned it OR I'd have it by now.  Not the case with one seller that has this beautiful "fast 'n free" icon by his name.  He got that icon by pretending to ship immediately.  So much for the fast shipping!  Anyway, back to the subject.

I collect Bakelite realistic/goofy buttons.  Most times, I buy one at a time and it takes time and money to purchase this way, so when I found a full set on eBay, I decided to watch them.  I realize they are black and black isn't the most desirable color but hey, it's a full set!  And something told me there's more to them.

Imagine my surprise when I won them on eBay for a total of $10.54 including shipping!!!  I paid, I waited and waited until the estimated time went by and still no buttons.  Email the seller and she had sent them but it was 5 days after I paid.  Um.  I ship the next business day, no excuses but I guess not everyone is like that.  I wait, I wait and today was the day!!!!  

The card isn't worth writing home about but it's still neat.

Woohoo!  I now have a full set of Bakelite fruit and veggies!

I love that Made in U.S.A. part!

But wait, there's more!!!  My gut told me there was, again, let's take a closer look!

YEP!!!!  A full set of BLUE, not black, Bakelite fruit and veggie buttons!

Doing the happy dance!  And the full set for under $11.00!  Well worth the wait!

Vintage Sewing Buttons

My latest finds in vintage buttons.

First, my friend sent me these buttons:

Pretty plain and boring huh?  HA, let's take another look!

They are actually blue and aqua!  Both Bakelite.  Thank you Cathy!

Then I found this lot of Bakelite buttons on eBay:

Again, these need a closer look!

The green duck is actually blue.

The brown Pied Piper and Old Mother Hubbard are blue.

The maroon looking key is purple!!  It's my first piece of purple Bakelite.