Vintage Thrift Haul - and this is Where I Displayed the Treasure in My Home

 Hi Friends,

I've been thrifting again and I found some real exciting treasures.

I stopped by my local community thrift store to see if there was any treasures to find and I was presently surprise to find vintage hankies .  

I couldn't believe how very cute these hankies are! reminded me of my grandma, The hankies had a price of $1.75 each - I only paid $.50 each. For now I'm displaying the hankies on top of the high-boy dresser in the guest room, very fitting for a girly room.

There were a good collection of S & P, at the store that day. I brought home 5 interesting salt & pepper shakers had a price of $1.50 each - I paid $.75 each.

 I put two sets on a shelf above my kitchen cabinet and paired them with some of brown pottery pieces I have found in past years, bean pot, cheese crock and my small two piece collection of Hull pottery

the pair of salt and pepper shaker with little homesteader is marked "Japan"

The pair of little brown jugs are stink'en cute, I new they would great paired with my other dark brown pottery pieces.

 I was kind of surprised to see the cream lid thermos since its spring,  but hey! Great for me. I display my thermos in a guess room when I'm not using them in vignettes up on the shelf. I paid $2.00 for the thermos.

I think my super favorite find at this store was a cute brushed copper planter with a glass frog in it that I paid $2.00. The frog look to be green, however green putty was holding the frog in the planter. lol 

I grouped the flower frog two others I have on top of a couple of vintage cigar boxes.

I was also excited to pick up two more black enamel door knobs for $1.00, (they had a tag of $1.00 each), to add to the collection. Don't they look great in among the brushed copper pieces?

                                              

I have a Small collection of sewing items, when I spied the spindle for $5.00 I gladly put it in my basket  to display in my sewing area.

I've been picking up kitchen utensils the past couple of months, so when I notice this aluminum funnel/strainer piece for $1.25 it came home with me.

"Louis L' Amour", books I will enjoy reading this summer, and for a dollar a piece, I can read through the books and past it on.

The "Give Thanks", book, I'm putting away till November sometime.

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Then I stopped by my local antique/ thrift store 

I found two books, this cute little red books is titled the velveteen Rabbit for $1.00. The yellow book with the title "Threads of Time" prefect for the sewing corner.

I will be holding on to this book to use in my Easter vignettes next year

I also came across a couple of vintage cigar boxes that I thought would be great with my other vintage cigar boxes in a grouping.  The Montecruz 10 count (thin cigar box) I paid $3.00, the Roi-Tan was $6.00.  I probably paid to much for it, the box was in good shape for a cardboard box. funny! I really like how this vignette looks.

At this vintage/thrift store I have seen quite a few terra cotta pot for under $3.00 so today I picked up two. I'm using the pots for my herbs on the deck.

I always look at the dollies, if I can find dollies under $3.00, I usually do these dollies were $1.75. I place dollies under lamps, under small catch all dishes etc., throughout my home.

The funnels and ink well I added to a shelf in office that has a few school items gathered already.

I sure hope you enjoyed my haul today and where I placed these wonderful treasure I found for my home. 

Decorating is all about what you love, so get out there and go thrifting and find home décor you love for a reasonable price.

Thank you friend for stopping by my blog, please check back next week to see some more treasure that I have found to incorporate into my home......

So until the next time.......

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Spring/ Easter on the Mantel

Hi Friends, 

I'm so excited to be showing how I displayed the mantel for Spring/Easter.

 I've been trying to spend at least an hour and a half each evening after work, to pull out another holiday tubs to get my Easter collection put out to show you all.  The month of April is such a busy month for me as a intervention assistant, in a elementary school.

With all of that said, here is how I set up the fireplace mantel for April/Easter this year. 

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As you know I love collecting vintage cookie cutters,

I looked through my collection and found these three bunnies to display on the mantel.

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I've noticed on several social media sites, creators using vintage clip boards in their display and vignettes throughout the home. I have used a clip board a few time in the past with clip art and I just happen to pickup a legal size clip board last month, so I was excited to incorporate I my clip boards into this vignette on the mantel.  

Let me know what you think.

The vintage clip boards and spring print are new this year, on the mantel. I found this sweet daffodil print from Pinterest, 

See the cute little chick egg and a little, I found at a thrift store in North Dakota quite a few years ago, there were two of them a chick or hen egg and a rooster egg. I  thought they were very unique, did have a "made in China" sticker on the bottom.

This little chick print came from Graphic Fairy

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Don't you just love the chocolate bunny? There was a Spring craft fair in town last weekend, when I saw this very adorable chocolate bunny, I thought it would be a great addition to my Easter décor, so I purchased two of them for $6.50

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The light blue red eyed hen was a thrift find earlier these year, also there are a couple of diy's from last year. A bundle of diy carrots and a diy chalk board bunny also from last year.

chalk board bunny

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The little six egg carton is a new diy this season.

diy egg carton

I hope I have given you some inspiration to get out there and thrift shop and maybe even do a couple of simple do-it-yourself project to bring your celebration full circle.

Thank you for stopping by, 

My God Bless You and Your Family, during these uneasy times.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Simple Diy egg carton

 Hi Friends,

Today I'm trying to recycle a couple of paper pulp egg cartons.  My thought was to make a few more vessels to display a few more of my upcycled plastic Easter eggs.

Starting with a 12 count egg carton........

I simply cut the lid off the carton

Cut the locking flap edge off

Cut the cups side in half

I used the lid to cover the raw end of the six cup carton. I cut out the center strip in the lid and cut just to one side of the latch holes of the the lid.

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As you can see I  just glue the end piece holding tightly to help it stay in place. 

At the end is a little gap and I just cut a triangle from the lid to cover the gap

Here is the finish project, fairly simple craft that I can use to display a grouping of upscale plastic Easter eggs.

Taking some Spanish moss lining the egg cups I placed a couple of upcycled plastic eggs along with egg shells. I love how they turned out.

I'm so glad you stopped by, this project is a simple diy using items you may have around the house.  I hope I gave you a little bit of inspiration to try a simple craft project for your Spring or Easter décor.

So... until next time May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Clipboard -- Diy Print Project for Easter Décor

 Hi Friends,

A month ago I had found two vintage clipboard. scouring Pinterest and you-tube I've seen a lot of clip boards being use in décor. 

Today, I'm crafting a very simple project to add a little whimsical to my fireplace mantel for Easter/Spring, using thrifted vintage clip boards

I printed a couple pages of Spring/Easter clip art from "Graphic Fairy" and

"Follow the yellow brick house"

From Follow the yellow brick house https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/dreaming-of-daffodils-early-spring-decorating-ideas/
and from Graphic Fairy https://thegraphicsfairy.com/free-clip-art-easter-chicks/

I always have construction paper around I thought yellow wood be a nice background color I also decided to use these glue dots to attach the Spring print to the construction paper backing

I have a set of paper fancy edging scissors to trim around the edge of clip art

glued it to the construction paper with the glue dots

 

distress ink

great project I hope you try it

Thanks for stopping by 

May God Bless you and your Family doing there trouble times.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Wooden Ironing Board

 Hi Friends,

I stopped by my local thrift store today after work. I was looking for vintage Easter, but didn't find any thing, however I did bring home a treasure that I have had my eye on for sometime.

This vintage wooden ironing board has been at my local thrift store for practically three months. Is in great shape and has a new cover and pad it had a price of $15.00. I thought that price was a little high so I have been checking prices on the internet and decided that $15.00 wasn't a bad price.  As you can see it came home with me.

I am thinking about incorporating the wooden vintage ironing board in my tiny laundry area. But I'm  also thinking about using it for a plant stand in the living room, not sure.  That post will be later I think....??

Thank again you for stopping by, I would love to stay in touch.  So be sure to scribe.

May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Peter Rabbit vignette for Spring

Hi Friends,

I'm slowly pulling out my Easter Décor, today I thought about putting together a Peter Rabbit vignette in the guest room.  I didn't realize I have a few

Rabbit books - A Whitman Giant Tell a Tale Book "Peter Rabbit", a couple of small books by Beatrix Potter. 

I picked up a set by Etruria of Wedgewood & Barlaston cup, plate, bowl made in England, out thrifting.

Tell me, do you pick up Peter Rabbit items when your out thrifting.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope I gave some inspiration to go out thrifting, you can find vintage treasure at a reasonable price.

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Country Rustic Bunnies and Chicks

Hi Friends,

Easter is next weekend, so I'm changing up the spring décor a little, by placing a few bunnies and chicks and eggs baskets around the house.

The fabric bunnies I have had since my daughters were little. and just  put them out in my Easter décor every year.  A couple of years ago I changed up the floral bunny by soaking the bunny in coffee , Thought was to age the bunny a bit to look more rustic. I'm not sure if I pulled it off , but it's still cute. 

When I'm out thrifting I always look through the children books. You just never know what you might find.  Children books are on my list of things to look for.

 

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I hope to inspire you to get out and thrift, you never know what treasures you will find.

Thank you for stopping by,

May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett