Weekend Thrifting - Found A Few More Brass Garden Water Nozzle - Plus Vintage Books at Great Prices!

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a few fun treasure I found yard sales this weekend at a great price. Two boxes for a total of $9.00

First item was a 2003-Christmas series "Budweiser" Mug to add to my collection for $.50

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I also saw a pair of vintage Brass Water Nozzles  ($.25 each) and a yellow "Nelson Fan Rose" hose sprinkler ($.10) to add to my garden seed box vignette.

I really light how this vignette is coming together.

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deep in a box was a pair of Silver-Plate Vases  (made in Italy - $2.50). I hesitated a bit, wondering if I really needed them but, look how great the vases look on top of the high-boy in the guest room, I tend to add more girly treasures in this room.

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I just can't seem to leave vintage books behind, especially this set of 3 "Hollister's" story books, how cool! 

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I also found another awesome Tomato Pin Cushion it was placed in my tiny sewing nook.

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In a free box I found this adorable Baby Night Shirt

It has a little bit of tucking and small embroidery flowers (made in the Philippines with USA Cotton)

Last week I was going through a closet and found a box of things I have collected over the year and came across this cute child hanger I had picked-up years ago,

 it works well with the newly found night shirt don't you think?

All of these items I paid $5.00 for the box

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In another box were 5 large 

wooden picture frames (priced at a $1.00 each)

This cute birch candle (priced at $1.00) I will be using in my winter decorating.

and a set of twin bed spreads (priced at $1.00 each) I'm going to use on the grandkids bunkbed.

I paid a total of $4.00 for the whole box!

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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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 What did you find out thrifting this week?

I would like to hear about treasures you lookin for. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Found a few Treasures to Add to my Cottage Decor - Weekend Yard Sale

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a fun yard sale haul

two boxes for $10.00

First items were books, I think there must of been 15 boxes over flowing with books!

 

I picked through all boxes as you can see I choose four gardening book, for reading and use them for vignettes. 

I also found a few interesting books for reading material.

I thought this Christmas fabric covered three ring binder was neat...

Christmas count down activity book

at this time I was asked if I needed a box to fill, lol

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A few more treasures I added to the box to decorate my home....

I just could not past by this adorable star pattern aluminum strainer,

wooden spoons,

a useful jar gripper for canning,

a cool, Fire King red plaid coffee mug, I'm displaying above my kitchen cabinets.

a darling embroidered pink rose table scarf,

single blue jar lid,

vintage creamer/sugar,

Two very large shot glasses

a couple of useful items were the little Tupperware container and the thumb tacks

All of these treasure in the box for $5.00.

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Lastly,

 I spotted a box of stationary, envelopes and copy paper! the seller told me to take box for $5.00. What a bargain I thought. 

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there was, printer paper labels, legal size copy paper, several packages of varies color copy paper, design card stock packets

sheet protectors and envelopes, Christmas cards,  etc.

 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. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

I Found a Few Spice Bottles - Weekend Thrifting for Vintage Treasures

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here!

Today, I'm so excited to share what I found thrifting this weekend.

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First yard sale had kid books.....

The graphics of this 1966 "The Little Fish That Got Away" are very cool, price of $.35.

this cute, 1953 "Little Red Hen" Whitman book, copyright date 1953, price of $.59

a Little Golden Book -"Jingle Bells", copyright 1964, price of $.29.

A Disney book "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby" copyright 1971 price,.25.

1983 "Moses in the Bulrushes"

I also found a 1991 animal card and a 1915 Wildlife Identification Pocket Guide, I thought the grandkids would enjoy lookin through them when they visit.

All the books plus the animal cards for $2.00

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Second sale,

I also found two plant hangers for a $1.00 each, I have a few plants that I need to hang up.

I found two very nice pottery flower pot for $2.00 each, I'll be using on the patio.

I look for kids cloths for the grandkids. I paid a $1.00 for 4 little shirts for the youngest grandson.

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Third sale,

I believe it was last month I found a spice rack at a yard sale for a $1.00 and so I've been on the look-out for spice bottles and I found some for $1.50 for all four. 

I believe, the spice bottles match the ones I found last summer, I'm using for beads and sequins in the sewing nook.

This cute embroidered table scarf is great for summer on my vanity in the guestroom. 

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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 really didn't find many vintage treasures, but sometimes that happens.

 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

Stopped by My Local Community Budget Center - Came Home with a Few Cool Books

Hi Friends,

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a small thrift haul from my local 'Community Budget Center'.  I did not find any new vintage items , but I did bring home a few treasures.

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First,

 item was a bag of foam frames to craft,

I thought it would be fun for the Grandkids as a quite time craft.

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Second treasure,

"The Book of Letters", by Mary Owens Crowther - copyright date of 1924. $1.00

"What Letters to Write for Every Purpose, Business and Social."

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Chapter X

Telegrams

"The Etiquette of Correspondence"

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Cost of a letter

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Chapter Xlll

Stationery, Crests and Monograms

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Next,

looking through the book section I also found a couple of cook books for me to look through, for $.50

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A 'BLUE BOOK of Dolls & Value' for $.25, hoping to get more information about the Nancy Ann Dolls I bought on E-Bay in April,

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for $.25 a magazine 'F4F Wild Cat', my husband is interested in vintage military airplanes, I thought this book would be a Christmas stocking stuffer that he'll enjoy. $.25

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A fun book to add to my patriotic décor

also, $.25

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Lastly,

A diary of events from March 20 through June 17,1980. Some very devastating photos, but interesting.

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I was living in Provo, Utah when Mt St. Helens erupted we had ash in the air, Years later I moved to Washington State and went to visit Mt. St Helens 10 years after, still very desolate and little vegetation. 

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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 style it in your home.

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett