Thrifting for Vintage - Decorate with me

 Hi Friends,

This last weekend I went thrifting. I have found some more treasure at my favorite vintage/thrift store town. I can't wait to incorporate some of these treasures into my home.

Come decorate with me.............

I picked up this vintage converted oil lamp for $7.50, it needed a lot of tender loving care.  The cord was in bad shape, so I replace the cord and socket. I did purchase a chimney, when I was in Illinois

So I'm using the chimney for now, but I have ordered a replacement chimney and galley to hold the chimney in place.  I placed the lamp on a stool in the living room.

This cute "HULL", planter I picked up for $4.00.  I filled it with vintage children blocks I thrifted from my local Budget Center thrift, and set the planter 

  

 on top of the dresser in a spare room that has great afternoon sun for a few of my house plants. 

The rusted Budweiser aluminum can I add with my small barware collection in the den, I paid $1.00.

I've been collecting Budweiser Christmas mug off and on when I find them at a reasonable price.

Come warmer weather I'll be using this faucet that I purchased for $4.00, in one of my outdoor pots. I saw "Nicole Northgarden Thrifter" a  You-Tuber, last summer make a wash tub with broken plate and used a faucet like this. I think it will be very rustic farmhouse touch to my yard this coming summer.

A cute tobacco tin I found for $3.00 at my local vintage/thrift store

Advertising for Maryland Club Mixture Virginia manufacture by American Tobacco Company.

This is going to look nice with some of my other tobacco boxes.

This white platter was a great find at $.50, it has a mark on the bottom U.S.A.. 

 I sat it behind the newly purchased tin and a Sir Walter Raleigh smoking tobacco tin I've had in my collection for some time. Of course a few flower stems to add a Spring vibe 

These super cute copper plate rooster napkin rings I paid 3 for $1.00.  I know, I know, who buys only three? You may ask?  I'm using them around the neck of the bottles.  Tell me what you think.

I put the napkins ring on my green bottles neck

This green vase I found for $1.00, seems to have been painted over and I just wonder if I should strip it  or leave it as is ????

The chicks and bunny are starting to peek there heads out.

I incorporated the spring green vase on top of the hutch to add color into my Spring décor in my living room.  Notice the uneven paint at the bottom?

Look at this wonderful orange plant pot for only $2.00.  It does have a mark on the bottom of the pot  "U.S.A. 4." Not sure what that means but, I love vintage pots like this for plant cuttings from my house plants. 

This past week a co-worker gifted me the Jade plant starts from her mother plant.  I was so excited about this I have the perfect pot for the gifted Jade starts now.

When I saw these three milk glass vase I had to pick them up. unfortunate they have not a single marking on bottom, so I'm not sure if it is real milk glass. I paid $3.00-$4.00 for each.

I have two other vase I've had for some time and gathered all the milk glass vase to made a Spring grouping on top of my hutch

Another great find was this cute little round, double side mirror with a folding stand. I paid $3.00, for this folding travel mirror, and it had Japan engraved on the metal frame.

        Not much marking, but I think this cute milk glass jar was used for cold cream in the past. It is marked H over A logo... "Hazel Atlas Glass Company"?

    I'm grouping it on a thrifted silver plate tray with a few other thrifted treasures on the guestroom vanity.

I was so excited to find this large white pitcher, I believe it's ironstone. I have seen many wonderful ironstone collections displays on social media.

The stamp on the bottom is a single winged lion, Made in U.S.A.  123-4. I paid $4.00

 

I used fingernail polish remover to get the applique off the large pitcher.  I moved the two picnic basket that I found last years at my local thrift store to my living room.  I added a bundle of faux forsythia blooms and tied it with a black/white ribbon. I love this vignette.

 

This cute little Coca-Cola shot glass, I paid $.50. mark on bottom  is a square maybe Illinois Glass or Imperial Glass? not sure

I found another brass candle stick for $3.00. I wasn't able to find any markings on it, so I do not have any history on it.

I placed these two items into this vignette on top my salt and pepper shaker cabinet.

Last but, not least the 15" tall Masonite clip board marked Stem Co Dallas, I paid $.99.  I'll use it to display a bulb print from a blogger I follow

This was a great haul! I hope that I have encouraged you to get out there and go thrifting, you just never know what you will find to add to your collections, at a reasonable price even in a small town.

Thank you for stopping by.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Shopping is What I Love to Do - Last Haul For March

 

Hi Friends,

After work Friday I stopped by the local thrift store and found a couple of things.

I do have a few family Bibles that have been pasted down to me, and Holy Bibles have not really been my thing to collect, however this Scofield Bible connected with me. 

"Heres something to think about, (Sin keeps you from the Bible, but the Bible keeps you from sin. If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?)"

I love picking up silver plate trays, they are so versatile, I paid $

I try to pick up any sheet music I come across, because I can use it for crafting, this sheet music was $1.00.

This mug will look great in my fourth of July décor, I paid $1.50. I'm always looking for Holiday décor.

I love shelves I have a few around the house. I will use shelves until I find that perfect hutch or cabinet to display my treasures.  I paid $2.00 for this cute shelf.

Lastly, a Hersey mug, this is a little outside my vintage boundary.  However, when Christmas comes around next year, I may use this mug for hot chocolate.

Thank you for stopping by, I'm very pleased with what I found.

Until next time....May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Rustic Spring Diy Project - Faux Tulip Bulbs

 Hi Friends,

Today, I'm going to bring you along on a little craft project for Spring décor in my home.

For several years now I have been seeing faux bulbs, being used in Spring décor.  While searching for ideas for Spring craft ideas, I came across Emily at Home made farmhouse.  Thought, I would give this project a try.

Starting off with items I had in my craft stash like -scraps of tissue paper, scraps of coffee filters, 8-styrofoam balls, and coffee, water, and glue to make my own glue mixture.

painting on the glue mixture to the Styrofoam ball wrapping the tissue paper around the Styrofoam and using brush to press the tissue paper to the Styrofoam ball. All I can say is super sticky! The paper wanted to stick to my finger and pull off the ball and stick to the brush, etc., etc. What a mess!

Once I got the tissue paper complete on the styrofoam I then set the bulb onto a piece of coffee stained coffee filter scrap to dry.

For the leaf  sprout, I use folded faux fern stem glued to a small wire, placed the sprout to the styrofoam ball before I put the tissue paper around the styrofoam.

Once the paper was dry, I glued Spanish moss to the bottom to represent roots.

Thank you for checking out my blog.  

I think these Spring bulbs, turned out so nice... I might make a few more, what do you think?

Please check for some more diy's and hunting for vintage treasure for my home.  

So....... until the next post,

May God Bless You and Your Family during this special time.

I'm Vicki  Colorado Junkett

Vintage Thrifting Again! In St Louis!

Hello Friends,

I have just gotten back home from a trip to see my 1 year old grandson and his parent, my daughter and son-in-law.  What a glorious time, I had in Saint Louis, Illinois

I spent a lot of time visiting, and watching the grandson exploring his world, just learning to walk, such precious time, little boys & girls are so cute, full of wonder at the age of one year old, it was such a wonderful time. 

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I did take a day to go thrifting, this is what I found...

A cute little shop in a strip mall called "Edwardville Flea Market"

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This store had a good selection of salt & pepper sets, when I noticed the milk glass set with made in Japan, yes! I snatched them up.

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another booth i eyed this very nice shaving cream brush.  I really didn't need to pick up the shaving cream brush, I have two others, however this brush was very different. I liked the two tone handle, maybe Bakelite? 

In another seller booth I spied these cute little pottery jug salt and pepper shakers. What I thought was interesting is at the top is the cork, to fill the shaker

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The metal pitcher caught my eye, it has measure marks 1Qt,1 1/2 Pt, 1Pt, 1/2Pt -"Household Use Only".

I think it looks great with some my other aluminum pieces.

I couldn't believe it when I saw the little aluminum travel cup with the lid! I remember my grandmother keeping a cup like this in her purse, so she could take her medicine when we were on the road traveling. Great memories! 

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In another booth I was kind of surprised to find this cracker tin.  I have seen some bloggers and You tubers, I follow use them in their vignettes so I thought it was a reproduction. I di do some research and found out this tin isn't super vintage.  It was use for a promo in the seventies, 1978 mine has English and Spanish on two side of the tin.

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The next stop was "St Clair Antique Mall" is was 5:30pm, so I wasn't able to get through this massive mall, but I did pick up a few things 

The large red lid jar I incorporated with my other coffee jars in my sewing corner

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I was able to use the zinc lid on a vintage Atlas jar I found last summer

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The three milk or creamer bottles I pulled together with a couple more bottles I have found and put them in a basket.

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I picked up these items to hopefully fit a couple of vintage lamps I have found and are missing parts, will see

The oil wick was to small for the lamp I had in mind

and the chimney was to large for the lamp I was thinking about

This shop wrapped all my purchases very securely, it was nice because I had to pack the items in my suitcase.

This shop wrapped all of my purchase very securely.

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What great fun shopping in the antique malls in St Louis area. To be totally truthful I could have picked up a lot of treasure I saw, however I really didn't have the room in the car. lol I'll be back! next year, to see that grand baby!

Thank you for stopping by to check in so until the next time......

May God Bless you and your family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Cozy Vignettes for March - Using Thrifted Treasures

Hi Friends,

Today I'm using some of my latest thrift finds I have pulled together some vintage vignette.

styling some of my vintage treasures.

This wonderful little copper wall lantern.  Also Ill be displaying wooden thread spools in the plastic thread spool holder

In the guest room I placed the vintage wooden swivel frame with the black and white picture on the vanity along with two other black and white photo I've saved from the past.

The bead came from a grab bag for $2.00 I think.  The brushes and mirror was a gift from a great aunt of mine. The fun perfume bottle I found on a trip to my mothers last summer.

Another place I like to place little vignettes, are on the red crackle shelves in the den. The vintage vase I have had along, the the cool green scrap I thrifted a couple of weeks ago. Of course you know I have my cigar box collection for many many years, I just love them.

 the sister vase I just purchased I grouped with a pair of shoe forms I found at my local thrift store two separate visits.  The table scarf hanging on the rod I found last summer. I had packed it away until Spring!

Thank you so much for stopping by to see how I have styles a few vignettes around my house for March.

May God Bless You and Your Family every day.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett