Happy July 1st Been Thrifting Again - at a few Yard Sale -Oh My the Treasures I Found

 Hi Friends,

Today I went to 4 yard sales and was so surprised with yard sale prices! 

Lanterns are on my list of treasure to look for and look I found "3" the large lantern $8.00 I was surprised that the two lanterns had the glass globes intact.  The small red for $3.00 and the little patriotic lantern $2.00 and had fuel in it. 

 Thermos are another item I look for, I believe I got the green Thermos free and I saw the larger water cooler, I paid $6.00 for it. 

This green Thermos fit right in with the collection.

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1970 Anchor Hocking oil lamp is so cute I added it to a shelf in the corner of the kitchen. Note because I will be using the cute lamp as décor I replace the lamp oil with color water. Love It!

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Right now I have the cool green water jug sitting on the beverage cart. Going to use it for ice tea on '4th of July' afternoon get together to watch fireworks.  

The lantern I'm pairing up with two other lanterns I've had for a while.

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Christmas platters for $1.00 each and the large plate is a 50's or 60's fiberglass Christmas planter.  I'll be stashing them away until Christmas.

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All of these item were thrown in for FREE!

I was so thrilled.

 

I'll be adding the church keys to the collection, for now I'm using this key rack to display my collection of vintage bottle openers. 

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I have a vintage jar that needs a zinc milk glass lid.  I thought the lid would fit on the ATLAS Mason jar, but as you can see it didn't. 

oops I need to dust

This Ball jar doesn't have much of a brim, but maybe the lid will fit.

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The pocket watch will be put into a vignette along with the advertisement change pocket for now on a night stand.

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 The wire tray is for cooking over open fire, maybe for fish, so I'll be putting it into our camping gear. 

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At another garage sale

 I found a framed Snoopy picture $1.00, I have been a big fan since the late 60's of Snoopy items, I pick them up now and then if the price is right.

Also a blue because of the color, but not very aged book, but for $.50 I couldn't pass it up.

Also, at this yard sale, for $5.00 I picked up the shutters there red I think I'll paint them chalk paint even though I do like red. You'll have to stop by in a day or two to see how I'm using the shutters.

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Yard Sale #3

I'm looking for Patriotic treasures right?  I was not disappointed. There were 3 to4 different patriotic patterned napkin set.

I picked up five red, white, and blue star napkins to use at the 4th of July get together to watch fire works.

The cute bibs I thought to frame them in grandkids bed room.

 The green and orange yellow bandanas will be put away until fall.

Oh man the hair pins my mother used hairs like that

hair style.

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I just had to pick these three game books up, I think my vintage poker chip rack and dice make a nice vignette.

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Yard Sale #4

 I didn't take a picture - they had boy clothes so I stopped and I did pick up 3 pair of nice wranglers pant and a John Deer sweat shirt for one of the grandsons for $4.00.

If you have checked a few of my post I do like Hens and Rooster. I spotted this beauty! $2.00

I place this beautiful wooden hen in the herb wagon, I herbs by seed aren't growing very fast as you can see.  I do have dill but the cilantro and parsley are kind of delayed.

Last item was this awesome Nursery Rhymes vintage book. I love the illustration in vintage books.

I want to thank you for making my blog part of your day, please check back any time. I'm trying to post at least every two weeks, with thrift hauls, vignettes of where I show off my thrifted treasures, and a few peek at my seasonal home decorating in and outside my home.

Until next time....

My God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Silver-Plate and Pewter Touches on the Hutch - Decorate With Me for June

 Hi Friends,

Today, I'm decorating the hutch for June. 

All I did was, packed up the rustic DIY rustic bird houses, diy bird nest and eggs.

I kept all the white faux florals, 

Gathered up my collection of blueish vintage Ball canning jars to display on top of the hutch.

I moved around the white milk glass bud vases into different vignettes,

brought in some silver-plate items like the large platter, pedestal candy dish, and a pewter mug to the top of the hutch.

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I stack the chrome/gray color, metal fishing box on top of the two green tackle boxes that were already on top of the hutch.

In the fishing box I gathered silver-plate cutlery my dad gave me and a couple of metal embroidery hoops.

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added a wore-out blue jean diy garland to the top of the hutch

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This vignette did not change much I added a pewter mug and pewter saucer and a Towle sterling silver candle stick.

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This vignette didn't change much, I rearranged the hens around a bit.

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I hope that I'm an inspiration to you to go out and thrift. You just never know what you may find.

I want to thank you for checking in, please checkback any time, I'm trying to post at least every two weeks, with a thrift haul and vignettes of where I have used my new vintage finds.

Until next time.............

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

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

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