Vintage On-line Auction Thrifting

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad you stopped by today!

As you know I've been busy with gardening. Monday I decided to take the afternoon and finish a few posts I've been working on.

 I'm so excited to share a few fun treasures I received from a On-line Auction last week.

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1st,

item I won the bid was this great 1966 Milton Bradley vintage 'The Lone Ranger' gameboard and spinner $6.25. This sure did bring back memories of my past.

I knew exactly where I wanted to display this gameboard...

In a spare bedroom that my grandsons stay when the visit.

Then,

I bid on a bag of Cowboys and Indian figurines, for$3.25

 I also, place the figurine in the grandsons room

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There were a couple of Valentine card I won the bid on, the lacy card and paid $4.25 for the card.

The card with the cute Boy and Girl under a umbrella was $3.00

I'll be using these cards in my February décor next year.

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Lastly,

 I bid on a mystery box for $15.00. I know your thinking WOW that is a high price. Well, it is for me but look what was in side this 1950's Child Size Shoe Box.

Look at all the Fun Trinkets!

Vintage greeting cards - 1972 Michigan Lotto card - 1974 Raggedy Ann miniature playing cards - Vintage wood Bingo markers and card - cute little metal toy airplane - 1972 Hallmark Lulu pin - Black Hawk type-writer tin, an other miscellaneous treasures.

I can wait to use these trinkets, here and there through out my little vignettes.

This awesome Centennial Bracelet was also, in this Mystery Box.

Couldn't find any information on this bracelet, but a very cool trinkets.

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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

Early Summer is Here A Busy Week Gardening

(Apple Tree in Blooms this Week)

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here today!

As you have probably notice I have NOT made many post here on 'My Little Colorado Cottage' in the past couple of weeks.

Last week was a busy week for me, I'm trying to get my garden beds ready to plant. Starting Memorial Weekend through the first week of June.

(Milk jug I planted seeds Mid-April)

 I'm so excited to share how my garden is looking now!

(Bush Beans)

Pickling Cucumbers

I sat up a tri-pod for the Sweet Peas

Sweet Peas

Baby Roma Tomatoes

 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see how my vegetable garden is coming along. 

 I would love to hear do you garden?  

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Went 'Vintage Thrifting' This Weekend, I Found a Really Interesting Treasure

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a thrift haul from my Local 'Vintage/Thrift Store'.

Last time I was there, I left behind a set of little Bundt Pans.

I can't pass-up these very adorable jell/custard cups to add to my fast growing collection. LOL!

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I picked up a very interesting rust-crusty Iron Rest for $2.00! 

I used some W-D to see if I could make out the manufacture it has a upside down triangle. 

After some research, I'm thinking the iron rest is made by 'American Beauty Iron' company

I'm slowly gathering treasures for a small make-over in my small laundry-room.

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As you know by now, I normally do not pass up Terra-Cotta Planters. 

This pot with drain dish was $4.00, I didn't think that was a bad price. I've place the planter out on the front porch area and added Marigold seeds.  

I added this planter to my collection on the front porch

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I also found 2 Pool-Cue Balls for $.50 each. for now I've placed the cue balls in a truck bed, but hoping tp find large jar to put the cue-balls in,(maybe a basket).

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This was a small haul, however I found some great finds to add to my vintage cottage décor, for under $10.00!

 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

Vintage Treasure Hunt at My Local Thrift Store

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I went hunting for vintage treasure hunt to my local budget center. 

I'm so excited to share a few vintage items that I found......

I went through the vintage glass and was unable to find anything new.

Next, I dug through the tubs of doilies and discovered this cute yellow trimmed doily.

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I looked through the photo albums and found four more.

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Also, found this great Artisan Crafted wooden picture frame. This frame looks like it might have been a burned wood project.

I added a clipping from a vintage song book I have in my craft closet, but I'm not sure if I like this print in the frame, I'll think about it and let you know if I change it out for a different print.

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I picked a few more sewing items 

a small bag of buttons for $.75, a great variety of colors, plus a few metal buttons. I added the buttons to the big jar in my little sewing nook.

two bags of bias tape, I put some of the bias tape in one of my vintage Ball canning jars, along with red, white and blue tape on cards.

Looking through the bin of thread eye-spied a spool of blue embroidery thread, I was thinking to mix in to the Patriotic/Summer Décor', this year.

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Lastly,

I found three very cool vintage books...

The 1st book,

 was first published in 1939 - 'Mystery at Martha's Vineyard'

more of a Novel

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The 2nd book,

   a 1955 reader digest with a couple of very interesting colored advertisements.

I believe I'll be using this book in a July vignette,

 I think it will look great.

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The 3rd book,

is a 1944 "Sunset's Kitchen Cabinet Recipes" book, volume three

the graphic's in this book are so fun!

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That is my thrifted vintage haul this week, I hope I inspired you to get out and thrift. 

I think I found some super awesome treasure that I'll be able to incorporate into my décor this Summer.

  

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

Vintage-Inspired Terra-Cotta Planters on the Front Porch For Early Summer

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today, I'm sharing how I use some of my thrifted find on my 'Front Porch Area for Early Summer'.

As you know from a few of my posts back, I'm always on the hunt for Terra-Cotta planters

Last week I thrifted a few clay pots

 All these planters cost me $5.00, maybe?

I've also thrifted a couple of enamel tubs, which are a item that is on my Treasures to look for list. 

You cant tell from this picture but I have the green trimmed tub sitting on a brass/copper bucket.

Sitting on top of a bucket is the newly thrift blue enamel tub 

I did pick up two packs of small & medium 'Dollar Trees' clay pots for $1.25 each.

As you can see I kept out the wire milk crates and the rusty wire potato basket

I live in zone3-4  our weather right now is not warm enough at night to have annual left out over night.  But I have all my pot setting out waiting till 'Memorial Day' when worry of frost will be over.

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see how I used a few thrifted treasures and arranged my front porch area for Early Summer Blooms in a few weeks. 

 I would love to hear what you have been prepping for Summer with your thrifted treasures and how you style them in your home and garden. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Thrifting - 1st Yard Sale of the Season

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share.....

 "1st Yard Sale of the Season" I had a great time!

First vintage find was a red/brown plaid 'Thermos'

picnic bag with two thermoses and a rectangle sandwich container, SO COOL! for $25.00

this will be displayed with my other red Thermoses 

and possibly for a Christmas display!

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The second treasure I found was this super cool 'Rooster Plaque' for $2.00. I plan to put above the shelf in my entry-room

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I was so EXCITED to find the two vintage 'Tractor Seats' for $2.00 each

I have three other tractor seat I would love to make into patio stools.

The terra-cotta planters I'm using on my 'Front Porch Summer Décor'

It's still too cold to put out potted flowers here in NW Colorado, but I can plan and rearrange my 'Rusty Crusty's'.

Lastly, 

this very cool enamel pan was sold with the clay pots for $2.00

For now I have group the enamel pan with a couple other blue enamel-ware tubs I have
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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