Friday Vintage Thrifting - So Many Sewing Notions

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today, sharing what I found at my local vintage thrift store

This particular day, it didn't seem like there were any new and reasonably priced treasures to be found!

A second time through, I notice a large basket of grab bags in the sewing area.

This bag looked interesting for $3.00. Is that a little sewing basket?

Isn't this little basket cute?  

Inside this cute basket were odds & ends

fabric swatches, buttons, packet of sewing needles, tiny brash safety pins,

measuring tape, 6" ruler and a metal shoe horn with advertising!

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some other items in the grab-bag were wooden thread spools, a tweezer, coarse black thread, spool of pink ribbon, buttons, and a little seam ripper

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 Second grab bag for $2.50 .....

Had more sewing notions

rick-rack, pocket liners, thick black thread,

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a nice bundle of red and white ruffle lace trim,

 vintage black and red type writer ribbon,

1-inch elastic waist band on a card, 1/4-inch elastic bundle,

and a interesting 'Moppolls' instruction sheet.

I remember back in the 80's or 90's this craft project was a favorite in all the craft fair shows.

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Also in the grab-bag....

was this cute little 1960's Childs Sundress Pattern

Also a pattern to embroider the flowers on the front of the dress

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The favorite of this grab-bag is the Cross and Crown Quilt pattern with templates!

I was so glad to have the opportunity to stopped by my local vintage thrift store today.

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 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 have used or styled 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

Hunting for Vintage Treasures

Hi Friends, 

I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share my Friday Thrift Haul!

1st treasures is this 'Bingo Game'

I've been seeing on Instagram, other vintage collectors are using Bingo cards in there vignettes, so when I saw this Bingo box I was really happy for $2.50. The box has 50 cards so I think there are plenty of cards so one or two cards wont mess with game. The cards are blue, so I think I'll be using them in my Summer vignettes.

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Next, I spied the blue glazed artisan pottery bowl for $1.50, that would look great in my Patriotic corner shelf.

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When vintage shopping I always have my list of treasure I'm looking for but, I was also hoping to find a few green treasure to add to my March theme... this cute hankie with a 'L' screams ' Saint Patrick's Day!

I added the new $2.00 Hankie in the China Hutch with a few other treasure I had found.

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I cruised the mug, glass, and plate isle and I picked up the coke glass for $2.00, ( I know it's not vintage) but, I can use it in my small Cocoa-Cola collection

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I also thought this vintage looking mug for $1.50, would look great here on the kitchen shelf.

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I thought this "Libby" Mallard Duck Hi Ball tumbler was interesting for $.75, so brought it home and nestled it in with my other bird glasses and along with

a set of Endangered Wildlife coasters $1.50

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Lastly, I saw this little souvenir doll in a locked cabinet last week as I was checking out, but for $2.50 I wanted to look it up before I brought it home.  All I could find was it late 1940 to 1950 sleepy eye, a Finland souvenir doll.

I have been finding quite a few little dolls, I need to find a better place to display them.

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 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. 

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

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Early Vintage Summer on the Mantel

 Hi Friends,

Today, I'm working on the mantel, I've gathered a few vintage chickens, I'm getting out the birdhouse, I'm liking the silver plate and pewter pieces amongst the rustic brown tones of the birdhouses.

This year I gave the small bird house face lift.

You may have notice the pewter horn mug I had to go back to the Vintage/Thrift store and purchase it paired up with a silver-plate platter

I really like how the colors of the my vintage chickens and the birds houses work well together. 

What do you think?

A little rustic diy nest sitting in a thrifted silver-plate bowl, and a vintage rooster watching over the cute little diy eggs. The bowl may have been used, for fruit or slice bread and rolls. I have been using it for décor. 

This little bird house had a cone shape roof and I decided to add a few stems from a Lilac bush and some "Dollar Tree" Spanish Moss".

Another pewter platter that was thrifted last year I think, helps to show off the the vintage glass vase I thrifted in March I believe.

I want to thank you for checking in, please check back any time, I'm trying to post at least every two week, with thrift hauls, vignettes of where I show off my thrifted treasures, and a few picks at my seasonal home decorating in and outside my home throughout the year.

Until next post....

May God Bless You and Your Family

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Week after Christmas - Thrift haul

 Hi Friends,

I did get a chance to go by my local antique-thrift store this week.  I picked up some pieces I have been keeping my eye on for some time.

This piece I have been passing up for quite a while, they had a price of $30.00. I had decided I was going to purchase this item if it was still there no matter the price. BINGO! Today it was still sitting in the cabinet. 

I didn't get much of a break on the price but some of the other thing I did. I was glad to purchase this Mrs. Butterworth syrup bottle for $20.00

Another cute find was this Log Cabin tin for $3.00 I thought that was a good price.

I've been looking for a couple of oil lamps for a time,  the two brass lamp were only $7.50 each, one has been changed over to a electric lamp and I believe I can find parts for the other one.

The glass lamp in the center caught my eye, I haven't really seen one quite like. It does have  an electric cord, I think it's very nice even though, and I think I have some extra crystal stashed somewhere that will work to fill in the missing crystals.  This glass lamp was also $7.50

I also picked up a bucket for $3.00 and a coal shovel for $4.00 I do have a coal bucket I use now for a planter, with a shovels oh the possibilities.

The painted door knobs we're $4.00 and the black porcelain knob was $

As I was looking around I found a copper tea pot it has been really cleaned up and unfortunately the copper lids I picked up were to little and I paid $2.00 each for those lids, ouch!

When I saw the little black rim tray it matches a Kleenex box I thrifted early this year, for $1.00

The cream color hot pad for $.98, I remember my grandma had silver look'in ones. 

Of course I picked up the green cover book for a riser and the title "Fresh Water Fishing" it may have some great pictures, I paid $1.00

The black picture frame and aluminum tray $1.00 for staging. 

I don't think you can ever have enough of trinkets. lol  I just thought these items were interesting, as you can see the glass creamer was $1.00, the silver plate shot glass? was $2.00 and was stamped made in occupied Japan in the bottom. 

I am drawn to pick up tart dishes, I don't know why I guess there cute. They had no price

And if you have followed me at all, I always pick up game pieces, you never know when one will come up missing. lol  Just a note, I didn't even notice at the time but, the red dice have been stamped "Silver Nugget" on them, who knew?  I paid $2.00 for the three dice.

I do pick up bottle openers also, if they have advertisement on it but, this bottle opener , the handle looked like Bakelite is why I picked it up for $2.00.

Now the glass looking car is new one for me, I'm thinking it fits on top of a perfume bottle, maybe Avon?, because it has no bottom?  I thought it was interesting enough to pay $2.00 for it.

This group of items are all so not related, I don't know what I was thinking.  Truthfully, the wooden plaque of the "Last Supper", brought back memories as a teen, something like this we would make in shop and give as a Christmas present. Does anyone remember making these in wood shop?

The other plaque I just like, "A Mother Love".  The hamburger press with the colorful roosters, is another design I haven't seen.   However, I do collect the black and gold and black and red rooster kitchen items.

I picked up the pint canning jar to go with a pint jar I pick up this summer at a out of town thrift store.

Now, this small plastic box I almost passed up. I was in the house wares and sewing items area, and took another look at this box and realized it was a cigar box!  Wow, so as you know I do have a small collection of cigar boxes which means I thought I needed it for $6.00. I know, I know.  It is pretty cool.

Some more odds and ends I have been finding lately, dollies.  I haven't used dollies for a long time in my décor, however when I see other vintage thrifters add dollies into their décor it looks so nice.

So I to pick through the box and to find handmade dollies. Each of the dollies were $2.00.

Heres another item not sure why I picked it up were the bag of  rusty buckle for $3.00 

Lately I have been picking jewelry that catches my eye for my self. 

The box was pretty also.  With the carving and inlay. $4.00

What wonderful treasure I found, so totally excited about this haul.

Thank you for checking in to see what going on at my house.  I hope my haul will encourage you to go out thrifting.

May God Bless You and Your Family this week.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett