Vintage Thrifting at My Local Thrift Store - Checking on the Vintage Record Player

 Hi Friends,

Today I decided to go by my local "Community Center" to check on the vintage record player, it was still there.

I went ahead and did a little shopping while I was there and found quite a few treasures to add to my collections.

I have been looking for a egg basket for many months today, I spied a deep boiling wire basket with red handles "SCORE!"  I think it will work as a egg basket for spring. 

However for the month of August/September I'm using the wire basket as a apple basket on top of the hutch.

 The picture isn't clear enough, but look I found two bone/ivory crochet hooks $3.00 each.

I don't know why but I picked up another vintage flash light for $1.75.  This one reminded me of my grandfather, because of the magnet. My grandfather had a flashlight like this in every vehicle and on the refrigerator in the kitchen.

 I see slabs of wood sign quite often and it just dawn on me today, I should be picking these up to use as risers  I paid $1.00 each. I place the ink bottles on the small slab for height. 

I gathered up these wooden rulers I paid $.25 each thinking they would look great in this cute wooden box. 

I believe "Rulers" are going on my things to look for list.

Here's something that I don't normally pick-up. This stacks of vintage saucer/dessert dishes for $0.50 each, large dishes $1.00 each, the sign said for mosaic? Can't beat the price. The plates are marked  Homer Laughlin and Kikusu china patterns.

I picked up this Retro-Looking vase, mainly for the color it had no markings.  Looking it up I found a similar vase with red-ish pink color, but same design with gold swirls as the vase I pick-up, the caption said "Mid-century hand painted pink & gold Bartlett Collins glass vase", isn't it beautiful?

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Lastly, I picked up a few small treasure I look for when I'm thrifting which are....

Any kitchen Utensil with Red or Green Handles - Who could pass up a red handle potato masher?  Not me, I picked it up, it didn't have a price sticker I was hoping to get it for a $1.00. I wasn't so lucky, I paid $5.00. It is for charity.

Rolling pins - 

I have to confess, I really don't need another rolling pin my box is full but, I picked it up anyway for $4.00.

Vintage Salt & Pepper Shakers - Look at the cute red pepper shaker, looked it up too, it dates back to 1940 &1950's Lustro-Ware.  

The little clear salt shaker  I couldn't find a marking of any kind, it's still a darling little salt shaker. 

Vintage bottle openers - Pabst Blue Ribbon metal bottle opener, it will be place with my small collection of bottle openers.

Vintage cookie cutters - HRM red plastic cookie cutter to add to my cookie cutter collection.

Wooden embroidery hoops - I picked up a few more embroidery hoops for $.50 each, I'm collecting hoops for a future craft using some of the thrifted hankies.

The large hoop has a red apple embroidery on the red check fabric I paid $1.00, very darling but, I wasn't real happy with the framed embroidered apple with the ruffle edge so, I took it off and added it to my Late-Summer Sunflower display on the top of my hutch 

Now that I have a small collection of vintage dolls, I thought I'd pick up these lovely satin dresses $1.00 each.

Finally, I saw these paper lunch bags you can never go wrong buying extra lunch bags for a $1.00. I put them in the pantry for later use. 

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After I had checked out, I got up enough nerve to ask if the store would come down on the price and of this wonderful vintage record player piece. I was asked, what was my offer? I said $25.00, and they took the offer, YIKES! I was also thrilled.

Since I was feeling confident I asked the price on this China Hutch top? their reply was, how about $35.00? WHAT!

I was in a state of shock.  I know this hutch needs a base and a little TLC, but WOW!

What a great day to go thrifting I felt I found some great treasure to day and at a great price. What do you think?

Thank you for checking in to see what I have been up to, Please check in to see what I will be doing with the vintage record player.

Until next post, May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett.

Thrifting for Vintage Treasures -Fabric, Craft Books, Paper Dolls

 Hi friends, 

A couple of weeks back I shopped a yard sale that had many many dolls and I picked up three boxes of fabric and sewing notions and craft books.  Well, today I took the time to look through the three huge boxes that I purchase for $1.00 a piece.

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I kept a few pattern books with seasonal covers, to use in my vignettes, I someone on social media using vintage craft books in seasonal vignettes and thought it was a great idea.

I love the photo on this page, pearls and white gloves.

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I kept all of the cotton fabric, I use fabric in my décor as garlands, bowl filler or ornies, signs, etc. to give a warm down home feel to my home.

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I was super excited to find these paper doll books, back when i was in grade school I loved playing with paper dolls.

A cute pet animals with interchangeable clothes.

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In one of the boxes were four to six of these man-made lace pieces, this is my favorite one "house in the woods"

a couple of quilt panels this fabric panel of a pheasant, will be used in my fall décor.

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Not to long ago, I watched a You-tuber I follow, was showing how to crochet summer flowers.

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At the end of the sorting through three boxes down to one box with a lot of little kid character and baby fabric and many many crochet afghans pattern books to be re-gifted to someone. 

Thank you for stopping back by, to see what I have been working on. 

This coming weekend is thrifting weekend so stop back by on Monday to see what kind of treasure I find.

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

 

Thrifted Sunflower Mirror - Simple Saturday Afternoon DIY Upcycle

 

Hi Friends,

I went to several Yards sale with my grand kids yesterday and one of the thrifted find I decided to upcycle today. A super easy project.

At one of the sales I found this very cool sunflower mirror for a $1.00, with metal petals and knew how I would upcycle this sunflower mirror.

I used a little Aleene's Tacky Glue and adhered to the mirror and added the fabric to the mirror

Here is my homespun fabric, I really thought about using the red-ish brown check 

You know how I love black and white check

This turned out so nice and a super quick project besides.  

Maybe you have a different idea I would love to hear, how you would upcycle this sunflower mirror.

I just want to thank you for stopping by, check back next week to see what I'm up to.

I post my weekly vintage thrift hauls and vignettes of where I incorporate the treasure in my home, along with seasonal home décor and a few DIY's.

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

Vintage Thrifting Friday-Perfume, Milk Glass, Pharmacy Bottles

 Hi Friends,

I went to quite a few yard sales this weekend, I took two of my grandkids with me, we found a few wonder treasures.

I loaded up on vintage glass bottles, $0.10 each.

I decided I was only going to keep unusual shapes, any colored bottles and milk glass jars I don't have already.  I still came home with around 25 vintage bottles, lol.

The box had quite a few milk glass container I choose these milk glass container that had some cool designs on them.

I'm not sure about the bullet looking bottle in the front here... Has anyone have an idea?

I love the detail on these bottles

these two pieces were a $1.00 each the saucer is red and green, great for Christmas.  The little legged basket I believe is silver-plate and may have held candy or soap?

one the bottom of the saucer was stamped Germany

This cute sunflower mirror is going to get a small change up.......

Check back later in the week to see the quick change I'm going to do to this sunflower mirror.

I want to thank you for checking in, please check back, to see what I have been doing.

I post every week with vintage thrift hauls and vignettes of where I show off my treasures I find.

Until next week....

May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Late-Summer Vignettes

 Hi Friends,

I'm still bringing in the yellows of sunflowers for my Late-Summer vibe through out the house.

Here in the computer nook, I changed up the vintage chalk board with sunflowers

On the red shelves I place one of last summer sun-flower DIY. I also incorporated amber bottle and some dried cotton hulls in a vintage jelly jar.

A few faux sunflowers in the Atlas canning jar with a few more dried cotton hulls, also a DIY felt crow project, and another vintage chalk board. 

I want to thank you for checking back this week to see what projects I've been doing.  I also have a thrift haul coming up, so please check back to see what treasure I find.

Until next week.....May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Thrift Shopping at a Few Yard Sales This Weekend

Hi Friends, 

I went thrift shopping at a few yard sales today. What I purchased was vintage dolls and fabric, Why? you might ask, well the price was right. Each box was a dollar, so if I keep one thing it's cheaper than the thrift store in my area.

Some of the fabric I will use in some of my DIY's and I'll gift the pieces of fabric to friends that I won't use.

Most of the dolls are vintage and in very loved shape.

 I quickly added some simple clothing on the dolls in order to show you this little collection I thrifted this weekend.

I haven't decided if I'll keep any of these dolls I may 

At the Bottom of the doll box there were some souvenir dolls in pretty good shape.

I want to thank you for checking back, I'm trying to post at least every week of what I've been doing every week.

So, Until next week......

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Late-Summer Sunflowers and Vintage Treasures on the Hutch

Hi Friends,

Today, I'm working on the hutch in my living for Late-Summer, I've left the vintage tackle boxes, because that is what I like to do in the Summer is fish. I'm adding pops of yellow to the top of my hutch, the yellow sunflower was a DIY last year.

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As I have mentioned before I love some roosters and hens. I thrifted the applique rooster in the embroidery hoop many years ago, just love it

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A few yellow sunflowers here and there.

I love bringing out the old torn jeans garlands and banners for Summer into Fall décor.

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Still loving black and white check ribbon when ever I can. I brought a couple of my green glass pieces, the vintage emerald glass goblet in the harvest pattern, I filled with dried cotton hulls to add some interest.

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I really like the little wicker basket I sat on the vintage scale it brings a bit of warm color and I think ties with the recently thrifted brown oval picture frame hiding in the back, did you notice the wooden pony?  My step father carved it, such a sweet memory.

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Lastly, I left my small collection of vintage blue/green Ball canning jars, if you remember I thrifted a zinc cap for the large Ball jar a couple of weeks ago, now all the jars have lids.

Thank you so much for checking out this weeks post, please check back. I'm posting now every week with vintage thrift hauls and vignettes of where I have incorporate my treasures.

Until next week.......

May God Bless You and Your Family!

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

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