Friday Vintage Thrifting

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share some interesting treasures I found at my local vintage/thrift store, all of this for $23.20

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'The Three Musketeers' book I sat ,here on the shelf with many other vintage children books I've collected.

The 'Three Musketeers copy right 1958 was a great find for $5.00

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I have been watching the bag of 4 vintage hard wood caster for vintage furniture plus 3 more for a total price of $4.00, that I have been watching for some time.

I found three single casters and threw them in and offer $4.00 for all seven wheels and the owner was okay with that price. 

COOL!

I thought they would look great in a jar, box, and even a toy tractor-trailer.

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The bag of buttons were a great find I thought for a $1.00, because they have been quite a bit higher in the past , Like $5.00!

Look at these buttons the are amazing, I'm wondering if the cream color buttons might be made of shell or bone?

And the black buttons 'Bakelite'?

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This green vintage trinket dish was super cool, was really hoping it might be Uranium Glass, unfortunately not uranium glass for $3.00.

for the time being I'm using the vintage green dish to hold the new button for display, that I paid $3.00. 

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I spotted this cute creamer with birds! very cool! I'll be using this creamer in my Fall décor

Made in England $5.00

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I loved these three crocheted pot holder blue for Summer, orange trim for Fall, and yellow trim for Spring. The hot pad are very nicely made, love this find, at $1.00 each.

I kept the blue trim pot holder for for my Summer Décor 

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I found two more 'Cookie Cutters'!, Ill be displaying the spaded cookie cutter with my other aluminum cookies cutters. I paid $0.50

 The Count Von Count, cookie cutter I paid $0.25, will be boxed away for October, so cute.

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The bag of hair pins for $2.00 are super cool , but I chose this bag for the cute Duck Burette.

I wonder if the the brown hair pins are 'Bakelite'?

These super interesting group of hair clips are cool for $2.00.  

Look at this cute little duck hair clip.

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I found another piece of green glass for $1.00 wondered if it had some uranium, but it didn't BUMMER!

I've got it displayed on the Hutch in a cubby.

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Three more treasure I forgot about!

A terra-Cotta Planter with tray for $1.50 that I'm using on my front porch.

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A amazing treasure! vintage

Brass Water Nozzle, for $2.00

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I hope you enjoyed seeing some very interesting thrifted vintage treasure I found.

 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 and how I have incorporated them into 'My Little Colorado Cottage'.

 I would love to hear what you look for when your out thrifting and how you use it in your home. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Patriotic Vintage-Inspired Collage Cards For Summer Décor

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today, 

I'm so excited to share a few Vintage-Inspired 'Patriotic Collage Cards'.

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I printed out free Vintage-Inspired clip art, bit and pieces of patriotic embellishments, I've gathered over the years.

Using three different background cards -  a Flag, thrifted Bingo card, and a free print from 'The Graphic Fairy.

I just started making 'Patriotic Collages Cards' with the embellishments that I had collected.

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This is how a few are looking. I happy with the way they have turned out.

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Here are a few vignettes in the Den, where I added the vintage-inspired 'Patriotic Collage Cards'.

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 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what I have been up to, I'm slowly changing up the Mantel with my 'Patriotic Summer Décor'.

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So please check back next week to see how it is all coming together.

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 I would love to hear what you have in mind for your 'Summer Décor', do you craft holiday décor? How do you style it in your home?

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 So until my next post...... 

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

Vintage Thrift Haul Part two - Found a Few Patriotic Décor Pieces

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share another part of Friday's 'Vintage Thrift Haul'

I found a couple of treasures to use in my Patriotic vignettes this Summer.

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The first item I found.....

 was a 'Patriotic Star' yard stake for $0.00. It look great along a Patriotic spinner I found last summer while out thrifting at Yard Sales.

 

Next,

was a bundle of fabric trim and RickRack, for $0.25 each.

A packet of two 'Coaster Sponsored by VFW' 'Home of the Free Because of the Brave' for $0.50

A clear mug with the symbol of 'Marines Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima,

  I spent $1.50

And a large bag of 'Foiled Disc Garland' - $2.00

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Last Treasure,

Is a sets of Tupperware tumblers and a set of juice cups for my daughter and another candy jar. and cute book "Are You Are My Mother" for my 2 year old grandson.

 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 Thrifting for Vintage Treasures

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here!  

Today, I'm so excited to share a few awesome treasures, I found out thrifting this week at my local thrift store.

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First of all,

 I found actually four collective Spoon Caddy's, I brought two home @ $1.50 each. I do plan on sprucing them up so, check back later to see how I'm using them.

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Next,

I found three older sewing patterns, that I'm thinking about framing for $0.25 each.

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Another Treasure I found,

Was a Milk Glass Shade for $2.00, I was thinking about a lamp I have in the guest room that has a funky shade that doesn't fit.

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Then,

I was so surprised to find this cutie, for $1.50!

 Made in Japan

I'll be packing the treasure away for next Easter.

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These hand made picture holders I just couldn't pass up at $0.50 each.

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I thought the Framed Artisan Pieces, (image traced on copper) was very cool and will look great in the other guest room that kind of western themed for $0.50.

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I found another Milk Glass vase for $1.00, this pattern I do not have. It is a Starburst Pattern, just a little different from my other Milk Glass bud vases.

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Lastly,

I found a not so vintage Wooden Drawer for $3.00, I like the sanded paint on it and for $3.00, I'm using it for a shelf in my sewing nook.

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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 hope you enjoyed the treasures I have found today, and 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

What's blooming in my garden right now? Dark purple Iris

Rustic Handmade Fabric Posies For My Summer Décor

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a few 'Rustic Fabric Poises', I have been crafting for my Summer Décor.

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I think most crafter's know how to make these fun and easy 

'Fabric Poises', if not here's a link to Country Charm by Tracy  (By watching her channel I learned how to make the fabric flowers.)

Here are the fabric pieces scrapes I used to make these super cute 'Poises'.

I'm ready to get started, I have a pile of fabric strips, glue gun, and tacky glue if needed.

After making a couple of the adorable 'Fabric Poises' with the glue gun, I found the fabric wasn't laying flat. I like using the tacky glue the best to keep the fabric smooth as I twist the fabric to make the petals.

Here is how my Poises turned out, and how I used the adorable fabric flowers in my décor.

Some of the poises I used as bowl fillers,

a few of the 'Rustic Fabric Poises' I attached a wooden skewer and used them in bottles with a few pip-berries stems.

 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what I have been up to this week. 

 I would love to hear what you have been crafting or 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

Handmade Fabric Patriotic Poppies

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today,

I'm so excited to share a few Patriotic crafts that I have been working this weekend, for my Summer décor.

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Today I'm sharing how I have made a few fabric Poppies to add into my patriotic vignettes.

First, I started cutting 3" circles out of thrifted red fabric

With a needle and red thread I gathered around the edge

  and tied it off.

As you can see I created a yo-yo

Next, 

I added a black button to the yo-yo

added a wire stem

 

stitched around the wire to secure the wire.

I haphazardly, made a few stitches to secure the wire stem on to the flower

 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what I have been up to this week.  

 I would love to hear what you have been doing this week, whether thrifting or creating, to make your home yours.

So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett