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Friday, February 17, 2023

Vintage Thrifting - On the Hunt for a Couple of shelves or cabinets



Hi Friends, 
 I'm so glad your here! 
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Today, I'm so excited to share another thrift haul Friday. My mission out shopping today was looking for a couple of shelves or small wall cabinets for the guest room. Unfortunately I did not find any thing like that.

However, I was not disappointed! . . . . . .  

I haven't dug through the hankie tub in a while and LOOK what I found!


I used the hankies in my décor mainly in my guess room,


but I think some of these will look nice in my summer vignettes in my China Hutch

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Here is a better look at the dollies with roses, I was think next year for Valentines, but about mothers day or maybe my June décor. I struggle with June because, I don't use shells, boats, and seagulls in my décor. (I'll need to think about the ideas...)


(I always seem to bring home jewelry, those cute pink earrings were only $1.50)

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You know me I'm always looking for Vintage Holiday Treasures.

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I was not disappointed . . . . 

I thought the round tin with gold strips ($.50) might work along with the green spool of crochet thread ($.50), and a very darling hankie with a green crochet trim ($2.00).





I'll be using these treasures in my March décor.

(sneak peek)

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I was so surprised that my local thrift store, already had a table over flowing with Easter items and of course I had to look it over!

I was super glad I dug through the hankie tub I found two hankies with yellow crochet trim at $2.00 each
On the holiday table I couldn't believe this glass Avon Egg - Mothers Day - 1977  .  Usually, these type of items are in the collectible cabinet 


I just couldn't past up these awesome little fuzzy chicks made in china


13 out of 24 for $1.00, they hand a hanger so they may be for a Easter tree. So cute.

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Well, that's what I found today out thrifting for Vintage Treasures.  What are your plans for decorating for March or for Easter?

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Ill be showing you how I have incorporated these great treasure I found today in the next few post as I start thinking about decorating for the month of March - Saint Patrick's Day! and Easter in April.
 
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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 this week 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

Monday, February 13, 2023

Vintage-Inspired Valentine's Touches to the Mantel





Hi Friends, 

I'm so glad your here!

Today, I'm so excited to share my Mantel, I have changed it up a bit and I totally love the new look!




I'm trying to do more layering with with different texture while building my vignettes. 

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I thrifted these gorgeous frames last August and hadn't found a good home for them, until, NOW!


In my eyes this is a rustic vintage cottage look that I love.


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I like using metal tones with the red and pink for the month of February.


pewter mugs are one of those treasure I look when out thrifting. This mug is a new find this month.




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As you can see, I am using my Vintage-Inspired handmade Valentines card from a couple of years ago.

DIY Valentine Cards




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Lastly, 
a couple of vintage-inspired Valentine prints from Graphic Fairy

I just embellished the prints with glitter. 



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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 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

Friday, February 10, 2023

Shopping For Vintage Treasures-Friday Thrift Haul

Hi Friends, 
 I'm so glad your here! 


Today, I'm so excited to share What I found out thrifting this week.

My first stop this week was my local community thrift store.  There really wasn't much Valentine items  to dig through, but I did find the aluminum cookie cutter in one of the boxes.

I walked over to the glass shelving, were all the small figurines and breakables are displayed and spotted the super cute hand fired, hand painted ceramic
 trinket container! so adorable.




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A couple of days ago I stopped by the other thrift store in town that carries more vintage items, their places have double in the past year, but occasionally I do find treasure for under $10.00


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First I spotted a face cream Milk-Glass jar w/a plastic tan lid, in the front window of the Vintage-Thrift Store, I'm thinking it's Avon , couldn't find a mark.  I thought it looked great as a riser for a pink depression glass creamer in this Valentine vignette in the China Cabinet.


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I also found a few great vintage books for a $1.00 a piece


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This super cool wooden hinged box was wrapped in foil
 and there was a cloth bottom, I looked it up.


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Oh my! I found some very cool "President Trivia Cards" 
Oh my! I found some very cool "President Trivia Flash Cards"
They look GREAT in this corner shelf.

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As a small child I remember getting these jelly jars, I like Grape Jelly the best! I pick up these cute little jars when I see them because they are usually price at $.25-$1.00.
 I have recently are using these cute jars for snippets of plant to grow the roots


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 Lastly, the best find this week were this adorable pair of 'Dutch-inspired  Souvenir Dolls'. 

These cuties were not priced, So the owner said what about $10.00, I'm not good at all haggling a price, so I paid the ten dollars. This  amazing pair will go into my small doll collection.


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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 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

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Vintage- Inspired Valentine Touch in the Den





Hi Friends, 
I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a few vignettes in the family-room, that I have added vintage-inspired Valentines Cards and sprinkled a few handmade fabric heart around.

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In a sweet cigar box I place a couple of hand-sewn felt hearts


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I added a few more fabric heart among a few heart rocks that I have collected over the years.


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 In this cute vignette I placed a thrifted doily and a Vintage-Inspired Valentine Card.


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The little collection of bottles I just added a couple of handmade heart picks from thrifted red ribbon and a little thrifted red rick-rack.


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I still have these precious hens nesting in a vintage lunch-box


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another Vintage-Inspired Valentine Card just a little bit of glitzy along with a few handmade felt heart in a thrifted pedestal bowl, as you can see I snuck in some Children's ABC blocks to spell 'cozy'


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Lastly, the cute little vintage snowman shaker, I really like this vignette, I used a round silver-plate tray to house all of these treasures for this vignette.


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 I would love to hear if you like to decorate for the month of February. 

 So until my next post...... 

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


Sunday, February 5, 2023

Sunday, Just Crafting-Chilling-Enjoying a Great Day!


Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here, today! 

I've been working on a simple homemade craft this past week, I thought I would share.

Last Summer I thrifted a box with winter garland that had red velvet bows and some red flocked ribbon, so I thought I could make Heart picks to add here and there this Valentine season.


using a paper template I traced out quite a few small hearts



using bamboo skewers at different lengths glued two hearts back to back.



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Today's temperature almost hit 40 degrees this afternoon.  I literally, dug the chairs out under snow and enjoy the sunshine for a couple of hours.

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We still have quite a bit of snow here in 'NW Colorado'
This photo is the snow on the roof of the house that faces NW and doesn't get much sun to melt the snow and our nights are minus zero. 



 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see how this simple craft project turned out this week.

 I would love to hear what you are crafting, or do you get out side this weekend? 

 So until my next post...... 

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