A Vintage Patriotic Vignette - Memorial Day-God Bless America!

Hi Friends,

This is a wonderful day to get together with Family and Friends to Celebration Men and Women that have given their lives to protect our Freedom in America.

Today I'm sharing a corner shelf with some of my favorite red, white, and blue treasure I gathered from around my house. 

Include the two wonderful flags my 7 year-old grand-daughter drew for us I totally love them.

Around my home I have gathered some of my favorite Red, White, and Blue treasure to share with you and hope to inspire you to get shopping your home for items you treasure.

In this vignette you can see I gather some cobalt blue bottles and jars that I placed in a Kraft cheese wooden box.

 I also remembered I had some poker chips in the right color, so I filled a red rim enamel cup (I had on top of the kitchen cabinets), with the porker chips.

  I gather one candle stick from my set of Towle Sterling silver plate candle sticks, I love the patina on this piece and placed it into the vignette.

In the corner of my dinning area, you may have notice a nut or cheese grinder, when I was researching this great find, it is from the 1940's or 1950's, it has a hand crank, it was made by Federal Tool Chicago glass, the top piece is a measuring cup, I was super to find this great piece at the thrift store.

I just find this pair of  Salt &Pepper on Spring Break visiting my Daughter in Illinois, to celebrate her son's 1st birthday. You can check out the fun treasures I found while visiting. I love this set, they are marked, made in Japan and I believe their milk glass.

I've arranged and rearranged this corner shelf many times today, trying to find what makes me smile.

 

I think I figured it out. What do think? I would love to hear from you.

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Red White and Blue

For seasonal holidays I try and have at least one diy project to add to my seasonal holiday décor.  I have a few new ideas for a patriotic summer coming up. Please be sure and check back, I try and post every Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by.... So until the next post,

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrift haul at Local Vintage Store - Looking for Patriotic Treasures - BINGO - Found Vintage Ink Bottles

 Hi Friends,

Today I stopped by the vintage store, a couple of weeks ago I was told they would be open Sundays through the summer.  Just my luck it was open. It's been a week or so and I just wanted to see what might be new or some treasure I might have missed last time I stopped by.  

Memorial Day is in a couple of days, so hoping I might find some patriotic treasures by chance that I might use in a Patriotic vignette. BINGO! 

This is what I came home with, I found a Sanford ink bottle with royal blue ink still in the bottle for $5.00, that I might use in a Patriotic vignette.

I also brought home a aqua ink well it's also a Sanford ink will $4.00.  These beauties will be displayed on the little shelf in my office nook for now.

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I spied a $3.00 tape measure, labeled  E.C. Simmons Blue Brand 50 ft. cloth tape measure. I added the tape measure to the shelf in the office nook, also.

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I saw the Stanley pulley for $4.00, I knew exactly where this was going. 

I in the back yard I have two brass lanterns that I bought at an auction about 35 years ago. The last couple of years I've had the lantern hanging from hooks on the fence.

Now I'm using pulleys to hang the brass lanterns.

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I really like how the lanterns look.

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This awesome rusty milk can lid I purchased for $5.00, and I used as a lid for a large milk can that sits on my front porch.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and checking out the haul and how I have incorporated these treasure into my homestyle. 

 I do hope you stop by again and please leave a comment.

My God Bless You and Your Family, through these trying time.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Working in the Garden - Planting

 Hi Friends,

I have been trying to get out in the garden for a few hours after work this past week, the temperature has been warmer so it's time to get out in the garden areas and get them tilled and ready for planting.

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I started some of my seeds with the  gallon milk jugs method, April 17th. Seems to work really well for me. I learned about gallon milk jug gardening from  Jen on You-Tube

I'm trying sweet peas in the straw bale I started last summer growing vine green beans.

I also had time today to transplant the green bean I also started back in May in milk jugs, and plant  lettuce, kale, onions, carrots, lettuce

radish seeds in this raised bed.

By 3pm, I was ready for a little rest and it getting warm.  I still wanted to get some weeding done in the flower beds, but that will have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I have been doing. I'm very relieved that I got some of the plants transfer to the garden and some seeds sowed.

Until next time....

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrifted Vintage Sewing Notions

Hi Friends, 

I love to sew, crochet, embroider. Today I thought I would show a few vintage sewing notions that I have collected and some I still use.

This is my sewing box I use on a regular bases, I'm not sure how long I've had this box or how old it is I;m guessing maybe 1960? Not sure

When I'm out thrifting I look for vintage sewing notions. I like the vintage illustrations on the packaging.

Needle caddies and pin cushions

Miscellaneous thimbles, scissors, tape measure, hem rulers machine needles, etc.

More needles and snaps

I also included a few vintage embroidery patterns I've always thought I would make embroidered bibs or pillow cases for my daughters. lol, just didn't have a whole lot of time when my kids were little.

I want to thank you for checking in and making my blog part of your day. Please check back any time,

So until next......

May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

April Showers -Bring May Flowers

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today, 

I'm so excited to share blooming flowers.

 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what treasures I have found out thrifting this week. 

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 I would love to hear what you have found thrifting and how you style it in your home. 

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 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrifting for Vintage Treasures at Two Local Thrift/Vintage Stores

 Hi Friends,

 I stopped by the local thrift store and found a few treasures I'm excited to show off! 

I saw a vintage sewing machine cabinet very plain with a sewing machine they wanted $150.00 and it didn't work and the cabinet wasn't even pretty. I'm going to give it a couple of weeks or so and go back and give an offer I think.

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Local Budget Center Thrift Store

First treasure I found is the terra cotta pots.  I've been collecting terra cotta pot for my herb garden.  When ever I see one reasonably priced I pick it up.  The two pots I found today, were $1.00 for the larger and $.50 for the smaller pot.  I'll be using these two terra cotta pot for herbs in the garden.

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As I walked in the door of the thrift store, there was a basket filled with cookies cutters priced from $1.50 to $2.75.

I was over the moon when I found these cookie cutter of the Peanuts characters.

  I was charged a total of $6.00 for all 13 cookie cutters.

I have a large jar above the kitchen cabinets that houses my collection of red Tupperware cookie cutters and HRM cookies cutters.

My Grandma had aluminum cookie cutter with the designs to make a gingerbread house I saw the gingerbread man cookie cutter, it brought back great memories cooking with my Grandma.

I have a large aluminum strainer above the kitchen cabinets where I store all of my aluminum cookie cutters, so I just added the new cookie cutter to the strainer. Also I placed the white mug -$.50- as well on the shelf.

 

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I have incorporated the little cobalt blue bottle -$1.00- into a Patriotic vignette for Memorial day vignette

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The sewing notions and embroidery hoop - all at $.25 each - hoop I placed in my sewing room with some other related sewing items.

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The bag of beads and brass bells, I'll stash them with my craft supplies for later use.

Vintage Thrift Store

Of course I had to stop by the local Vintage/Thrift Store to see what was new

I'm working on a laundry vignette and for $1.00, this blue compact clothes line will be a great addition to my laundry room when I get it done you'll be the first to have a look.

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I was looking through a box at the store that has a great selection of bottle openers and I found a wooden handle cork screw - $3.00. I have a small collection of bottle openers, I'll be adding to my barware collection 

and possibly the two handle item was - cigar cutter? nut cutter? pickle cutter? I spent a $1.00. Has anyone have one of these?  What is it used for?

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The Westcott wooden ruler that I found for $0.50.  I incorporated the ruler on a shelf in my computer area with other vintage school related treasures.

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The cute little aluminum sauce pan - $1.00, I picked up was incorporated with other vintage kitchen treasures above the kitchen cabinets.

This was a great haul and the items were not overly priced I don't think. I hope I gave you some inspiration on how to add some of your collected treasure and incorporate them into your every day décor.

My God Bless 
You and Your Family through these trouble times.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett