tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71020202532895937162024-03-05T23:49:06.984-05:00YesterwaySomewhere along the line I developed a strong interest in history, but not in the textbook form. The clothing, the houses, everyday items, simple ways of doing things...those are the things which fascinate me. Let this blog be the record of my vintage finds, classic projects, brainstorming, and random factoids.Callyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106478106275587064noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102020253289593716.post-59589395430801600242014-01-02T08:00:00.000-05:002014-01-02T08:00:08.382-05:00Thrift Tales Thursday: Christmas Lovin'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello all and I hope you had a positively wonderful holiday! I know I did, it was so nice to just relax and spend some much needed time with my family and boyfriend. Not to mention all the delicious food, including my grandma's perfect peanut butter fudge. It was enough to encourage kicking off the New Year's resolutions early. Teeheehee</div>
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But now we are on to the lovely vintage goodness I found under the tree! My Dad did wonderfully with the 1961 Holiday Promotional Pyrex casserole with lid. He also found the Daisy loaf pan and the Amish Blue Butterprint Mixing Bowls. My mom found me the Pink Daisy space saver at goodwill and it is in wonderful condition except for a small chip. I love it. She also found the pink banded plate. I found the cute mini-cookbooks at an antique store on sale. </div>
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This is the unbelievable part though. My dad found me a set of the blue banded dinnerware complete with serving platter and bowl, as well as the cream and sugar. There are 8 place settings including the dinner plate, luncheon plate, saucer, and bowl as well as 3 cups. Luckily I believe I have some cups and some bread plates so chances are I have a complete set for 8. Squeee! Have I mentioned my dad is the best!</div>
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My boyfriend was also a sweetheart and got me a pink snuggie...which he decided to get embroidered...with I <3 Pyrex. I think he is a keeper. </div>
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In other news, I also found these two Colonial Mist Cinderella Mixing Bowls at Goodwill for a steal at $3 for both. I had also found 3 of the spring blossom bowls but I had forgotten to photograph them. </div>
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Question of the Day: Did you find any vintage goodies waiting under your tree? What was your favorite? If you can choose that is ;)</div>
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Well that's all for now folks! Hopefully the holidays were all you hoped for and more. Happy Thrifting!</div>
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Hello again everyone! I have set a goal for myself. To create and stick to an efficient blog schedule. While I think that it will be easy for me to keep on top of it during winter break from college, I only hope that I have the time to maintain it through the spring semester as well. I won't know for sure though until I try. Therefore, consider this day 1. </div>
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I am still working on catching up from the backlog of finds I didn't photograph and blog about from the end of summer and early fall. These are amongst some of my favorites. I found 3 vintage printed table cloths - two from the thrifts and one from a yard sale. All were wonderful bargains under $3 each. Also at the same yard sale I found the Kromex grease jar, salt, and pepper shaker. I was incredibly tickled about this given I had already found the canister set! The jadeite plate and little Pyrex delphite refrigerator dish also came from the same sale. The wearever ice bag in it's original box and Pyrex Empire Scroll casserole complete with lid and cradle came from the local goodwill. The grid folding board and Waring chrome blendor were both a wonderful purchase at the local thrift benefiting an animal shelter. As a confession... this is my third Waring blendor. </div>
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Well that is all for now folks! I am off to tackle the Christmas presents yet to be wrapped. Hopefully I can finish them up today. Happy Thrifting!</div>
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Question(s) of the Day: Any tips for sticking to a blog schedule? ...and how many blendors are too many?</div>
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Hello again everyone! I am happy to say that I have finally finished (the seemingly never-ever-ever ending) first semester of my senior year in college. This also means I have survived the toughest bulk of my coursework. So I can finally relax. And fold my laundry. And blog. </div>
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Today I had some time to run some errands, mail all my Christmas cards, and I happened to stop off at the local antique mall. What can I say? It was on the way. How can you not stop?</div>
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I found this lovely Christmas tablecloth that I think is adorable with all the bows. I also can't argue with the timing with Christmas right around the corner. I also picked up these two books. The "Home Folks" one is a school geography book from the 30's with some amazing photos with project potential (given the destroyed spine on the book). </div>
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The other is an accounting textbook dated 1878. Have I mentioned before that I am an accounting major? I have a "thing" for collecting vintage items related to this profession. </div>
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The rest of this post is sort of a highlight reel of the some of the items I had found recently and photographed. Sadly, there were many other amazing finds that I failed to photograph. This is at least a little bit of them though. </div>
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I had found the Pyrex chip and dip set in the box at a goodwill along with the opal bread pan and Fire King jadeite mixing bowl. Jadeite at a thrift store! I was super tickled about that one. </div>
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I also found the complete Daisy bakeware set! This was quite exciting for me since this is my first lasagna pan. </div>
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I also had some great luck with finding linens including this amazing dish towel. </div>
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I also found a couple other towels as well as two floral themed tablecloths. </div>
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I had picked up this Pyrex twin serving piece at a flea market in late summer. </div>
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Finally...last but certainly not least, at the same flea market I found the two casseroles needed to complete my Pyrex Pink Amish Butterprint set!</div>
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As always, thank you for reading everyone! Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things and start updating on some of my other recent finds. Happy thrifting everyone!</div>
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Hello all! Things have been quite busy in the thrifting/flea marketing/yard saleing department around here. Which means I should have posted far more within the past couple months than I have. Now I have a pretty massive backlog to catch y'all up on. So perhaps I shall take this one post at a time. And this is the first step. </div>
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I picked up this large painting at Goodwill because I thought it was rather pretty. I also really liked it because it was done by a local woman in the 1970's. </div>
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The boyfriend and I hit up some pretty fantastic yard sales a while back where I scored the cooler (for a dollar!), the paper product holder, and the partial Pyrex percolator. The vintage egg crate was a Goodwill deal. </div>
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The other wood crate was also from Goodwill in addition to the spatula and the one dish rack (with original tag!). The other dish rack, blue mason jar, carafe, and Nesbitt's soda bottle came from various yard sales. </div>
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For the Pyrex goodies, I found the badly dishwasher damaged pink scroll space saver which also happened to be covered in wax at a yard sale. But it was a dollar...and I felt bad for it... so I brought it home. The barbed wire divided dish came from goodwill. </div>
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Dad also picked me up the Dandelion Duet Divided Dish with cradle, unused candles, and box for an absolute steal at the flea market!</div>
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I also found a ton of miscellaneous books, pamphlets, maps, etc at the yard sales. I was excited to talk with an older fella selling some of it. He was so thrilled with the history of it and explaining to me what it was and how he had acquired it. You could tell he appreciated that someone younger was so interested in his old "junk". </div>
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Last but not least, we have a vintage Candy Land game that is complete (although without box). </div>
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Well that is all for now folks, hopefully I can get some more catch up posts out there... I certainly have a lot to share! It amazes me what all I have found in the past couple months. Happy thrifting everyone!</div>
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Hello again everyone! I had some pretty spectacular thrifting and flea marketing this past week. Which means I have plenty of new goodies to share! I'm a little too excited to offer anymore of an introduction, so without further delay, we begin with the Pyrex!</div>
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The little casserole from the buffet twins, 2 Friendship mixing bowls, 4 quart Homestead casserole, small green striped mug, and 2 sets of Pyrex compatibles napkin rings all came from the local Goodwills. Yeah, when I saw them, especially the friendship, I maybe squealed a bit and took off at warp speed to grab them. The Americana 4 quart bowl was something my Dad picked up at a yard sale for a dollar. The two Amish Blue Butterprint fridgies were part of my birthday gift from him (along with a jar of pickles). </div>
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From the same yard sale as the Americana, my dad also got the entire box of vintage Christmas bulbs for a dollar. I picked up the Sunbeam Mixmaster, little metal percolator, Amish themed disposable souvenir coasters from Dutch Haven in Lancaster PA, red and silver platter, and autumn cake plate from thrift stores. I love the cake plate! The knob on top is an acorn and there is a design around it featuring leaves and more acorns!</div>
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The Famous Artist Painting Series books from 1953 are absolutely intriguing to me! Also I found the 1929 dictionary and promotional tongs at the same store. Finally, the welcome mat is new, but I think it is adorable and for a couple bucks at the thrift shop, I had to grab it. </div>
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And finally (although I am sorry for the less than fabulous photo), we have the golden acorn casserole that my boyfriend found for me. I was so tickled when he turned up with this! Most twenty-some year old guys don't even care to figure out what "Vintage Pyrex" is...let alone keep their eye out for it! :) </div>
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Also pictured is the small white hostess style Pyrex dish my dad found for me at the Flea Market. Although I have seen some debate as to whether these are "real", in my opinion this can definitely not be a dishwashed red or yellow as some people suggest. It is as shiny as can be and there is not a single speck anywhere on it. It may have been that although Pyrex did not intentionally make a white Hostess set, some "left the factory" in their white state. </div>
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I have a confession. I am a project addict; the type of person who always has to have something "in the works" to occupy my mind and focus on. So the other night...at approximately 11:30 PM..I got the urge to recover my desk chair seat...and I didn't find this to be odd. </div>
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The seat cushion is free! 3) Remove the old fabric cover by prying up the staples. Depending upon the condition of the cushion beneath the fabric, you must either decide to keep the existing foam/batting/etc or replace it with new. In this case, the old will still suffice. </div>
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Now to break out the new fabric, caffeine, and staple gun. This is where the focus is necessary 4) I usually start by stapling one corner in place, then moving to the opposite corner, then the other two corners. Then I staple one side before moving to the opposite side...and so on and so forth. Note: Be aware of where your screw holes are to put the cushion back on the chair while you are stapling. Another note: Pull the fabric tight enough to avoid wrinkles and leave the seat smooth, but not too tight. </div>
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It had been awhile since I baked. Like several months type of awhile. So...when the opportunity to pop on my polka dot apron and try out this strawberry cupcake recipe arose (as I had promised cupcakes to a few people), I was tickled. And they really didn't turn out too bad. I will say that they were quite a bit like a muffin with icing...which is odd. But the strawberry flavor was quite amazing. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Lately I have been having the type of luck that you don't even want to talk about because you are afraid of jinxing yourself. To be safe, I knock on wood as I share this. All these finds are from about 2 weeks ago...and I have plenty more from this week that still need photographed. I have been a bad, bad blogger getting so far behind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> To begin with...I introduce the Pyrex. The Golden Scroll Cinderella from the chip and dip set was found at Salvation Army. My Dad was absolutely fantastic and picked up the 2 Amish Blue Butterprint casseroles, the snowflake blue casserole, the pink gooseberry 444, the small town and country bowl, and promotional casserole in cradle at the flea market while I was at work. You see how this works right? I go make money while he simultaneously spends the money doing the shopping I wish I could...but at least I get to live through his adventures. The yellow fridgie and flamingo plate were from Goodwill while the lime pie plate and Daisy casserole were my flea market finds. Also found at the flea market were the 4 jadeite saucers and 3 small cookbooks. The trunk was an awesome yard sale score. Oh how I have longed for a trunk and for $5 I finally have one! Last, I found the Treasure Hunt board game from the 1940's at Goodwill. Thankfully it seems to have all the pieces and just generally seems pretty nifty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hello again all! Well as I mentioned in my past post, this past week was a rather large flea market about an hour away from home that I had went to last year. So last Friday, my family, boyfriend, and I all loaded up into the truck and headed east! It was a beautiful day with lots of awesome (although sometimes overpriced) goodies up for grabs. I found several things though that fall into the "worth it" or "fantastic deal" category. And I even had someone special who didn't mind helping me carry stuffs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hmmm...where to start with this pic... Lets go from left to right. My dad grabbed me the snowflake casserole for $3 while I found the bluebird for $5. The Snowflake blue casserole in the cradle (although I don't believe it is original, any one have any input?) was only $5 while the daisy casserole (see pic below) was $8.50...but I didn't have many Daisy pieces. The mug was my first find of the day for $1 and the pastry roller was my last for $4. My dad also picked me up the Pyrex measuring cup. The other items pictured were found outside the flea market. The complete percolator ($3), crate ($3), and paper product dispenser ($2) were found a yard sales. Last, the juice carafe was picked up at a goodwill on the way home for $1.99. Also at this Goodwill was a truly sad #444...a pink one...I could not stop staring at it...completely dishwashed almost to the point of being white. <br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Last, on the way home we stopped at a small antique store having a sale type thing outside where I grabbed all these nifty Halloween cut outs (right around 2 dozen of them) all for $1. Does anyone know any approximate dates on these? Oh, and my boyfriend also found a war lighter for $4 he was rather tickled with (unpictured). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> It has been far far too long. Luckily my life is starting to settle into the lazy summer lull that I love. I just finished up my junior year of college -and landed on the Dean's List. Recently I started a new relationship with a guy who happens to love flea markets. Work has also been pretty nice to me as of late with getting time off. And last but not least, next weekend is my 21st birthday. So I suppose you could say that life is good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Therefore, it is time to update you on what I had found the month of May. I think I was pretty productive considering how little time I had. I picked up the pair of vintage camp stools for only $2 a piece. The mixing bowls in blue, red, green, orange, and Brittany blue were all around $4-6 each. The blue primary frigie is the older style for $6 in mint condition. Now for my favorites... I spy with my little eye...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...SOMETHING PINK! My first pink mixing bowl in fact. And let me just say, I am impressed with how good of condition it is! I owe this one to my dad, picking it up at the flea market (while I worked) for only $8!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Finally we have "the can". My dad makes fun of me for purchasing this rusty old Hy-mo cake shortening can. But it was only $4. And I think it's awesome. Also pictured are 2 vintage Pyrex measuring cups for $2 each, a vintage table cloth for $2.50, a cute little pair of metal scissors for $.50 and 2 old and partially fallen apart cook books for free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The other day, taking full advantage of my Saturday off work, my dad and I took off towards a new antique mall we heard about. It was like antique heaven. And the prices were actually within the affordable range. So I found some goodies...okay, a lot of goodies to bring home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Lets just say I may have blown my budget on this one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I found my dream canister set though! That makes it worth it right? I've always coveted these Kromex canisters (especially in turquoise), so I was pretty tickled to finally find a set in person. And I was even more tickled to see that all the white lettering was in good shape. In fact, the only imperfection is a small dent on the flour canister, easy enough to hide by placing it in the back. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">At $20, I think I got a pretty good deal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Of all my purchases, this is the only one I sort of regret. This vintage Kenmore mixer was only $5 and works, but is otherwise in pretty bad shape. I've never came across a Kenmore before in this area though, so I suppose I could always use it as a display piece, it does have a nice look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Now it's time for my favorite part, and the part I'm sure you have been anticipating actually, Pyrex! I finally found more of the turquoise pie plates! This makes four total for me. Each of these set me back $8. The Turquoise round casserole was only $5 and the blue wheat was an awesome price at $2.50 although minorly worn from the dish washer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This Terra Cotta Rose casserole was a bit of a splurge for me at $12. It is one of the patterns I have never even saw in person though and I think it will be fabulous for using in autumn. And since autumn is my favorite season, in an odd way, I can reason my way to justifying the purchase. The grey band sugar bowl and individual red dish for the hostess set were each $4. Now I just need to find more of those elusive little red buggers. The Thermos actually came from a goodwill on the way home, I think it looks pretty neat.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Finally, we have this blue promotional divided casserole. I am in love with the pattern and amazingly it was the first item I picked up for the day. Literally, when you walked in the door, there it was. At $8.50, even though I really didn't need any more divided casseroles, I still bought it. If I'm being completely honest with myself, I probably don't need any more mixing bowls, casseroles, or refrigerator dishes either. But it won't stop me. And I'm okay with this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I was beginning to loose all hope until I stumbled upon a set of mixing bowls sitting happily on the shelf at goodwill, waiting for me I presume. When I lifted one up, I was tickled pink to discover they were a complete primary set! Even better, the red and yellow bowls were the older style, unnumbered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I know what you're waiting for, what did they cost? Weren't they outrageous with Goodwill's pricing strategies of late? Ready for it...perhaps sit down... the entire set came to a grand total of $8.39!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Well that's all for now folks, as a bit of a teaser for y'all...I went shopping today. And I broke my budget big time. And I came home with 10 pieces of Pyrex. And another goodie I am super tickled to share! Hopefully another blog post coming soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I'm certain by this post you have already gathered that I have a large amount of Pyrex and that I collect it with great enthusiasm. It may be a bit of a surprise to you that - until today - I did not have a set of primary mixing bowls. I know, I know...that's almost a crime. If someone mentions Pyrex, this is the mixing bowl set that comes to mind for most. Yet it was not represented in my collection? Even though I have three of the primary refrigerator sets? Something isn't right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've got to explain how this happened. First of all I'm a naturally frugal person and could never bring myself to pay the sticker price on complete sets. Second, have you tried to find a red primary in the thrifts not completely trashed by the dishwasher? The most surprising reason though is that originally I didn't plan on even attempting to complete a primary set. I had much more interest in the turquoise patterns. Well now that I've expanded far beyond turquoise...I felt the need to add some primary mixing bowl love to my collection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Today I sent my dad out thrifting and to the antique store. Last week I had asked one of my favorite antique stores to hold an incomplete set that included the yellow, green, and two decent red bowls. Then he stopped at another store and found a completely pristine-mint-condition-beyond-belief red and blue bowl. Combine the two, and I bring you my completed set of primary bowls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And this doesn't even include the gem he found a few nights ago...hmmm...that shall wait till next blog post. If I keep sending him out on my behalf, I will be broke shortly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">After two years of searching thrifts, yard sales, flea markets, and antique stores, I am pleased to introduce my new baby - a Pyrex turquoise mixing bowl. Not only have I never found one to purchase, I had never saw one in person at all. So yes, when I saw it on the shelf at Goodwill I squealed and practically knocked my mom over trying to reach it. Sorry Mom! Although it isn't in pristine condition (lack of shine, some marks and scratches), I am thrilled that it wasn't dish wash destroyed and still has it's beautiful color. I'm just so tickled! Finally!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Pictured with it is it's new baby sister, the smallest opal mixing bowl. This is in fact a true opal with no present markings to identify it...which probably explains why it was still at Goodwill.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Then there was all this too. So yeah, I'm still actively thrifting...just not actively blogging. I'll try to work on that. Pictured include 3 juice carafes to add to the collection. The smaller lemon print one was a gift from my mom and the other two I found a goodwill. Also from my mom was the fridgie lid and the two see and store canisters, one of which is an especially large size I love. I found the English Pyrex, The Cracker Barrel, and large shaker at Goodwill along with the non-Pyrex Pitcher that I liked the teal swirls on.</span> </div>
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Callyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106478106275587064noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102020253289593716.post-4047222478794340262013-02-20T10:03:00.000-05:002013-02-20T10:03:12.216-05:00Untold Tales #4: Nesbitt's Orange Soda<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This collection started as a complete accident...in my barn...under layers of dust. I found this Nesbitt's thermometer some time ago hanging in the far reaches and couldn't quite believe it. How had I not noticed this thing before? After taking it over to the house, I cleaned it up a bit and was surprised how bright the colors were. Aside from some rust spots, it was in decent shape...considering where I found it that is. I added some twine and has been hanging on my wall ever since.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Well that's all for now folks! Have you ever found a "treasure" amongst the things you previously acquired?</span> </div>
Callyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106478106275587064noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102020253289593716.post-76598516469841042532013-01-31T09:26:00.001-05:002013-01-31T09:26:27.263-05:00A Simple Joy: Letters<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">While I grew up in the technological generation born in the 1990's, I have many fond memories as a child of writing to my grandparents. I still have a few of these letters, especially the ones which included my grandfather sitting down with his old typewriter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A few years back, I also dated a fella in the military and went through the process of writing him throughout basic training and so forth. Although this relationship ended badly, I still regard this as a transformational time in my life and has led me to believe that every gal should at one time or another receive a love letter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I still continue writing my grandmother to this day, although not with the frequency I would like. I get a far greater joy finding a letter in cute stationary from my grandma in the post office then I will ever be able to achieve from receiving an email...or an IM...or a text message...or...well you get the idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've spent some time over the years trying to figure out why this is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For one, it seems to be far more personal. The entire process does in fact take more time and because of that gives the impression that the person receiving is worth more time. With this also comes a sense of truth that I do not receive in other way of correspondence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It forces me to slow down a bit and actually go through the process of writing each letter in each word. Frankly, enough things in day to day life are rushed, therefore this is refreshing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In addition, the saved letters make valuable keepsakes...something </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">that I can never picture an email being. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I personally also find it to be more fun. I certainly can't write an email on "Frog on a Bicycle" stationary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">According to my dad, for the sake of storage, I should really limit my furniture intake. But...then I found this...and I saw the price tag...and the additional 10% off sign... So I couldn't help but cart the yellow Cosco stool home. Can you blame me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Also in the same booth, I found this <em>Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Souvenir Edition</em> from 1965. I think it will go wonderfully with my existing collection (See: </span><a href="http://yesterway.blogspot.com/2012/02/ode-to-better-homes.html"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">An Ode to Better Homes</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">) and for $5, is completely worth cleaning off my shelf some. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There is also finally some new Pyrex in my life. My dad found this bunch up at the antique mall for only $20...including the two odd bonus bowls. I'll go with that. I didn't have much of this pattern. Okay, so I might not have needed any more mixing bowls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What can I say...most girls have shoes, I have Pyrex. Well that's all for now folks, Happy Thrifting! Linking up over at <a href="http://sirthriftalot.blogspot.com/2013/01/thriftasaurus_2458.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SirThriftALot+%28Sir+Thrift+A+lot%29">Thriftasaurus</a>, <a href="http://www.alivingspace.com/2013/01/the-nifty-thrifty-georges-briard.html">The Nifty Thrifty</a>, and <a href="http://www.youngheartoldsoul.com/2013/01/the-weekly-thrift.html">Young Heart</a>!</span></div>
Callyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106478106275587064noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102020253289593716.post-17787085237208931642013-01-25T13:58:00.000-05:002013-01-25T13:58:15.804-05:00The Top: Movies (1930's - 1960's)<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">First of all, you must know that my dad is a complete movie buff. I sometimes can't even believe how many he has seen over the years. Therefore, even as a little tyke, he was introducing me to older movies that most of my generation never had the pleasure of viewing. Therefore, I would like to introduce my favorites that span from the 1930's to the 1960's. Hopefully 70's and 80's will be covered in a different post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> This isn't the first time I've mentioned Houseboat within my blog and this is with good reason. It's one of the movies I've loved since I was a little, partially because the concept of re-doing an old houseboat intrigued me. Since then, I've gained a broader appreciation of it as a vintage film. I absolutely love Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in it and every time I watch it I am consistently riveted by the wardrobe and props. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Also another childhood favorite, The Parent Trap was re-watched with great frequency in my house. It was the perfect movie for a mischievous child. It had me on a huge summer camp kick for quite some time. Sadly, I grew up a little too late to catch the summer camp boom. I'm not sure if I have ever fully recovered from that disappointment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> A more recent addition to my list, I am completely awestruck by this movie every time I watch it...even though it's ridiculously long. Sometimes when you watch a movie, you can tell that it's great but you can't exactly pinpoint the reasons. That is the case with Gone with the Wind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> We're back to the childhood favorites with this one! Every Christmas (and sometimes at random points in the year) I would dig out this movie recorded on a VHS tape. I can still remember some of the commercials from it, including my favorite McDonald's one in which Ronald helps a pup get home to his kid owner. I love the fact that this one incorporates the musical numbers in amongst the story - which I vividly remember dancing to...a couple weeks ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Another new one on my list, my dad had me search for this one to order online which he remembers from younger days. I'm glad he remembered it though, because it is quite funny and yet another of the movies which I can't help but admire all the vintage goodies in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> The Christmas classic of all Christmas classics in my opinion, watching White Christmas is an annual tradition in my family. Even my dad admits that he can't help but feel better after watching it, it really instills the Christmas spirit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I found this movie while channel surfing one day and was intrigued by it. Although not a horror movie buff, I had never seen any of the oldies in this genre so I figured it would be worth a shot. After all, it was directed by Alfred Hitchcock right? Good move. It actually kinda weirded me out for awhile, but it was good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I love how amazingly simple it was to make, yet meets all my qualifications as listed above. All it took was a vintage wooden picture frame (minus glass and back), hot glue gun, scissors, and jute twine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Even prior to the start of this blog, I was an antique store going, thrift store searching, flea market frequenting, yard sale loving girlie. Which means I have tons of goodies sitting around which you have never saw. Hence, I bring you the second Untold Tale - to highlight some of my best pre-blog finds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Well that's all for now folks! Linking up over at <a href="http://www.youngheartoldsoul.com/2013/01/thrifted-big-straw-hats-and-link-up.html">Young Heart</a> then I'm off to read up on Charades.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I have this thing with magazines. I really love them. I buy them, then I look through them, then I fully read them, then I go through and mark the pages I really love, then I go through and cut said pages out and put them in my books (which is another blog post of itself). I recently picked up a few back issues of this magazine in an antique store for a dollar or two. I had always saw them in stores and loved the look of them, but never the price tag. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What types of articles are we talking that make them that good? "Tall Order" featured 10 DIY projects for repurposing old ladders. "Too Cool for School" featured some creative ways to use old school goodies (some of which I may be trying). "Frame Work" consisted of some awesome ways of framing photos, most of which used items I would have never considered. Other than those specific project oriented articles, there are also several others on the flea market experience and decorating with all the goodies you find there. So basically it's like a little idea book that just so happens to expand the wish/to look for lists. </span></div>
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Callyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106478106275587064noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102020253289593716.post-62787054851178635132013-01-13T23:48:00.000-05:002013-01-16T16:43:48.134-05:00It all started with a desk.<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I accidentally started out the New Year with some big changes. To begin with, I have to mention that my room used to be horribly outdated - and by outdated I don't mean classically vintage - but stuck in my tweeny decor from 6 years ago when we moved into this house. It was getting old and I longed to change it, however I was completely aware that it was to be a big job so therefore I kept putting it off. Well, on a recent trip to my grandmother's, I came home with a beautiful antique spindle writing desk. You can bet your bottom dollar I wanted this lovely in my room. So it began.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I had to move out my old computer desk as well as my ancient desktop computer. Taking advantage of the opportunity, I rid out all my clothing and sent two full bags off to Goodwill. In addition, several other bags were sent off in the trash of things which I at present have no clue why I kept so long. After the long and agonizing clean out process, I finally got to move on to the fun stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Keep in mind, this all had to be done on a small budget. I worked with all my existing furniture aside from the desk switch out. To begin with, I purchased new curtain rods as well as some sheer panels. Then in an effort to save money, I made some rough curtains using unbleached muslin. By taking this option, it cost me about a quarter of what it would have to purchase them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I splurged on some small details including a new switch plate cover, coat hook, lamp, and shade. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In order to wrangle some of my random clutter, I purchased some wooden crates from The Home Depot for around $8 a piece. Not too shabby all stacked together in my opinion. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the vintage pennants were flea market finds for under three dollars a piece. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My biggest purchase involved new bedding. Although I was hoping to put this splurge off awhile in order to save, after checking online, I decided that this was definitely the bedspread I wanted and I didn't want to miss the opportunity and have them discontinue it. Therefore, I gathered some guts and got the bedspread, shams, bed skirt, a new sheet set, as well as a couple new fluffy pillows. Now that's it's all in my room, I'm happy with my decision. The sheets perfectly match the curtains and the flecks in the muslin are also reflected in the comforter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I finally found a complete canister set without any cracks in it, hallelujah! Okay, so it isn't the most beautiful at the moment, but I'm betting a magic eraser and a silver paint pen will really improve them. And if not? Well, the full set was only a dollar so it was worth the gamble. At the same store, I also picked up the Pyrex shaker as well as the turquoise Hamilton Beach Mix Master. The milkshake maker is missing a beater...but luckily i have the exact same one in cream. I've always prefered the turquoise one though, so I figure I'll switch the beater over to it and re-donate the cream one. I picked up the fantastic vintage metal apple trash can at an antique store for $5... I think it's adorable and is already being put to work in my room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Over the weekend, I got to go out for some father-daughter time and talked my dad into hitting an antique store. I was pretty tickled with the few items I had found. I picked up the metal bread box for $8. Although it is missing the handle, it should be easy enough to fix up. As for the chippy spots? I love them! The blue mason jar and "Merry Christmas!" Shiny Brite ornament also came from the same store. The Pyrex See-and-Store canister, two salt dips, and odd green plastic and glass Corning pitcher like creation were gifts from my mom. Does anyone have any additional information on the pitcher?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Well that's all for now folks, hopefully next week brings some more fruitful thrifting...my wallet can't take the antique stores forever. Hopefully y'all are having some better luck.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Linking up at </span><a href="http://sirthriftalot.blogspot.com/2013/01/thriftasaurus-17.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Thriftasaurus</span></a>, <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> <a href="http://www.alivingspace.com/2013/01/the-nifty-thrifty-starting-year-on.html">The Nifty Thrifty</a>, <a href="http://suelovescherries.blogspot.com/2013/01/rednesday_15.html">Rednesday</a>, and <a href="http://apronthriftgirl.typepad.com/apron_thrift_girl/2013/01/thrift-share-monday-vintage-hardware.html">Apron Thrift Girl</a>!</span></div>
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