Thrift Haul - Spring Has Arrived!

Spring, glorious-wonderful-magical Spring!  The birds are squawking and the trees and flowers are blooming, and most importantly - IT ISN'T SNOWING!!!  I could dance a gig right now.  Anyway (no one needs to see/hear about that), I only thrifted one time last week, but it was all I needed.  Yup, it was one fanfreakingtastic day of thrifting with The Mom!

I spied this globe lamp from across the store and practically sprinted to get to it.  I've had this on my list for a while so now it can finally be checked off.  It is stunning when it's lit up at night.  Dreamy even...

 This score didn't involve any sprinting, just a lot of heavy breathing.  Pink Gooseberry is just so dang pretty!

 ~Insert more heavy breathing~  I just couldn't believe it.  All of this pink Pyrex was found in one place!  That pretty flower tray is the only thing other than the globe that I'm keeping from this haul.  It was covered in black grease.  Who knows happened to this poor tray in it's past life, but it will surely have a better living situation now.

 The fresh springy weather has brought out the lovely Spring Blossom, 1 and 2.  These are in spectacular shape and will look so pretty in the booth next to all the new pink stuff.  

 It just kept coming!  These Designs bowls need a good scrubbing, but otherwise, they're awesome.  And those hound dog salt and pepper shakers are killing me with cuteness, just look at those soulful eyes!  Though I want to keep them forever and ever, I'm running out of room so they'll be heading to Etsy soon.

 Is that white casserole dish Fire King?  The pretty pattern drew me in.  The beautiful bright yellow lasagna pan is cast iron and HEAVY AS HELL.  It was made in Denmark and fetches a pretty penny online.  I'll be sticking it in the booth though - shipping on that thing would be painful.

And last but certainly not least, The Grandma came home from Arizona bearing gifts!  Oh Gooseberry, how I love thee.  I already have this set in my personal collection, so these will be heading to the booth.  Squeeee!!!  Can you imagine how cool my booth is going to look in a few days?!    She also gave me a very special afghan that was made by my Great Grandma, see it here.  Thank you very much Grandma!!! Ugh...blogger won't let me center this.  It's being sassy.

Thank you guys for all your kind words of encouragement and understanding regarding The Little Dude.  It helps to know that he isn't the only butt-crack-of-dawn riser.  : )  Today he woke up at 5:40 am, so that's a swing in the right direction.  It isn't 4 am!  

We're going to be getting ready for a road trip to Oklahoma next week and I'm pretty excited!  The drive is just dumb, ugh- so dumb, but my Auntie will be at the end of it, so it's totally worth it.  What a cluster eff this is bound to be.  The Mom, The Grandma, My other aunt, a cousin, and The Little Dude and me - all in one van for 9 hours...  HA!  ~insert a shiver up the spine~ 

Are you a fan of long road trips?  Have any fun ones planned for this year?  

I'm joining the parties at  Sir Thrift A Lot, Mod Vintage Life, The Thrifty Groove, A Living Space, Ivy And Elephants, The Cottage Market, We Call It Junkin', The Colorado Lady and Bacon Time. Have a great week everyone!

Thrift Haul in Technicolor - Part 1

Wow!  The thrifts were awesome this last weekend and one little estate sale rocked my world!  Holy cow, I so needed that.  It was totally cathartic to just poke around a nice estate sale run by cool people, and to thrift with The Mom.  My brain feels level again.  So without further dithering, on to the vintage goodies.  Put on your shades, it's going to get bright and colorful.   :-)

Can we take a second to look at that freaking afghan?!  It's perfect and gorgeous and going to the booth along with the globe.  And if you know me, you know I DON'T WANT TO DO IT!  Can't keep everything...damnit. The suitcase and pillow cases came from the estate sale and will be staying with me.  I'm gonna be like Oprah and change my pillow cases every night just so I can use my fabulous growing collection!  Hahaha!!!

The Mom and I spent most of Saturday thrifting and goofing off.  We had so much fun!  And yup, that's another Fire King Jadeite swirl bowl.  I was gifted one a few weeks ago, but this one was thrifted (I know, I was surprised too).  The other swirl bowl came from the estate sale.  I imagine if I had gotten there earlier, I would have found all kinds of good glassware.  Oh well.  The Honeysuckle Pyrex is going to the booth.  And I just couldn't resist the design on these Melmac plates.  So retro!  

These fabulously bright guys all came from the estate sale.  Normally these don't move well, but Martha Stewart Magazine did a little feature on ceramic planters, so they'll probably sell now...   

That balloons crewel piece sat at the thrift store for what seemed like forever, and I just couldn't let it be neglected anymore.  It's huge, cheery and wonderfully bright. A perfect addition to my sun room. The little floral bag is dang near perfect and currently for sale on Instagram for a bit, then moving to Etsy.

 How cool is this little set?!   So many funny expressions!  I wanted to keep it, but decided to list it on Etsy instead.  We need a bigger house to keep all the things!  

Hold up...seriously!?  This was still at the estate sale on the last day.  That's nuts!  This paint by number was done really well and framed nicely too.  It will go to the booth where it will probably sit for a while, but I just couldn't leave it behind.

 I wouldn't have bought the little purse if it had been made with something other than barkcloth, which I'm kind of a sucker for.  It's going to get taken apart and used for a project.  And keys, glorious keys!!!  Do you see a super cool key wind chime in my near future too? ; )

And that's not even all of it!!!  Like I said, it was a great weekend!   I'll share more in a week or so.

We're eagerly awaiting for Spring's arrival around here.  We keep getting teased with nice days between the yucky days and we're pretty much over it.  I'm excited to start some yard work and possibly a garden.  Has spring sprung in your area, or is it being sassy for you too?

I'm joining the parties at  Sir Thrift A Lot, Mod Vintage Life, The Thrifty Groove, A Living Space, Ivy And Elephants, The Cottage Market, We Call It Junkin', The Colorado Lady and Apron Thrift Girl. Have a great week everyone!