A Little Something to Ring in the Season

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. 

 

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?

 

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). 

 

 

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. 

 

 

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. 

 

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. 

 

 

I also found the complete Daisy bakeware set!  This was quite exciting for me since this is my first lasagna pan. 

 

 

I also had some great luck with finding linens including this amazing dish towel. 

 

I also found a couple other towels as well as two floral themed tablecloths. 

 

 

I had picked up this Pyrex twin serving piece at a flea market in late summer. 

 

 

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!

 

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!

Time to Share!

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. 

 

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. 

 

 

Now it's time for the bulk of it!..for round one that is.

 

 

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. 

 

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.   

 

It amazes me that the tag remained on for that long!

 

 

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. 

 

 

Dad also picked me up the Dandelion Duet Divided Dish with cradle, unused candles, and box for an absolute steal at the flea market!

 

 

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". 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not least, we have a vintage Candy Land game that is complete (although without box). 

 

 

 

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!

A Well Rounded Haul and Some Special Presents!

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!

 

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).  

 

 

 

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!



 

 

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. 

 

 

Close up of the promotional tongs from "Jim's Keystone Service"

 

 

Here are some interior photos of the art instruction books. 

 

 

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! :) 

 

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. 

 

 

Well that is all for now folks!  Wishing everyone happy thrifting and hoping you find some goodies to share as well!

 

Linking up over at:

Thriftasaurus

 

She's Back.

 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. 

 

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...

 

 

 

...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!

 

 

 

Also a "Dad find" were these small red dishes for the hostess set.  The great thing about it is that these three were found for $8 total...and I had one from before....

 

 

 

...So now I have a nice even 4 of them.  

 

 

 

These wire file trays were a pretty neat find for $1 a piece...so I grabbed 6.  

 

 

 

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.  

 

 

 

Well that's all for now folks, tomorrow I will be heading to a flea market that was quite impressive last year so who knows what I shall return with...oh, and the flea market loving boyfriend will be joining me so I will cross my fingers for a good day!  Happy thrifting, flea marketing, yard saleing and the like! Enjoy the sunshine! 

 

Linking up over at Thriftasaurus!

Untold Tales #3: Pyrex Prize Recipes

It's time to tell another Untold Tale!  Prior to my blogging existence, I had a far more limited view on the goodies to look for.  So many things that I now search for without fail, I didn't even know existed.  It was therefore a surprise to me when I first started to read about how many people were tickled pink to finally get this book...when I had stumbled upon it at a Goodwill...without even looking for it. 

 

Let's say I was relieved that I hadn't passed it up. 

 

 

Even now I still just love looking through it seeing all the beautiful Pyrex in use. 

 

 

 

There are also all kinds of different uses throughout it which I would have never thought of (baking a cake in a mixing bowl for instance). 

 

And okay, I can't forget the neat-o recipes too.  

 

Well that's all for now folks!  Have you ever found a "treasure" amongst the things you previously acquired?

Untold Tales #2: Home Fun



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. 

 

Home Fun by Cecil H Bullivant is a rather unique book, at least I've never saw anything quite like it.  Published in 1910, it is basically a big old book of things to do - which comes in handy on those stormy no-electric days. 

 

 

To give an example, here are just a small portion of the things listed in the contents:

Amateur Theatricals

Charades

Musical Glasses

Ventriloquism in a Month

Concerning Ghosts

Safe Scientific Experiments

The Home Circus

Indoor Fireworks

Elementary Hypnotism

The Powers and Mysteries of Clairvoyance

Phrenology

Telling Fortunes

Parlor Games

 

Some of those surprised me to find in an older book when I initially purchased it.  As a note: "Vamping Simplified" was also originally featured in the table of contents - however the prior owners tore that one out. 

 



 

It is indeed "Profusely Illustrated" as the cover claims.  

 

 

Well that's all for now folks!  Linking up over at Young Heart then I'm off to read up on Charades.  

A New Read: I Brake for Yard Sales

I have a bad habit to share.  As a college student, every semester prior to the start of classes I go through the joyous process of ordering overpriced textbooks that I may not even utilize depending on the class.  During this process I have a tendency to add some extra goodies to my amazon shopping cart.  I know, it's not exactly the most frugal practice, but it's one of the only ways I have found to remain sane.  Somehow, my anger lessens at my $100 management textbook when I also find something fun in the box.  This year I purchased season one of Mad Men and Lara Spencer's book I Brake for Yard Sales (and Flea Markets, Thrift Shops, Auctions, and the Occasional Dumpster).  Intriguing title isn't it?

Well tonight I finished my cover-to-cover read of the book and figured I'd put a little review of it out in blog-space.  Overall, I must say I enjoyed it.  It got me rather amped up for the summer flea market season and widened my view of possible things to search for.  I must also note though, that as a seasoned flea market attendee (I have been going at least every other weekend since I was a child), I found very little "new" tips in it for me. 

Throughout the book there were some very interesting before and after pics that I found to be intriguing as well as some good "finds" of her's which she shared.  My only real issue throughout the book wasn't so much with the content, but with the general style featured.  It was focusing far more on the modern mid-century style (think Lucite, faux bamboo, and chartreuse) than I tend to prefer.  Generally I'm more of a shabby country gal. 

 

As said though, this really was a fun read and filled my time when I didn't really have the time to get involved with a full novel.  If only the "blue-bloods" were mentioned less, *sigh*.  Although I won't be incorporating Lucite into my decor any time soon, there were a few things featured throughout the book that I wouldn't mind finding in the thrifts.  Now onto my next read...well re-read...Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks for the second time before the movie comes out. 

So what have you been reading lately?

Untold Tales #1: The School House Magazines

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I'm faced with the terrifying idea that winter is just around the corner.  Although I am a great fan of the holiday season, generally it isn't friendly to me at the thrift stores.  How then, am I to satisfy the lull in my blogging (and general fun time) which this will inevitably create?  Idea: revisit all my old finds from before I began blogging.  Therefore, I bring you "The Untold Tales of Yesterway". As a note: this will be a photo heavy post...I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself. 

While I have only been blogging for slightly less than a year, ever since I was younger I've been interested in "that old stuffs".  I started purchasing it in my teens...and well...it has sort of snow balled into an intense passion since then. 

The so called "School House Magazines" were actually not a purchase.  One of my more distant relatives has an older abandoned school house on their property.  Although beyond repair (and frankly beyond safe), one day I was able to explore it.  I must note: it was absolutely fantastic.  The layout was intriguing, there were details I had never anticipated, the chalkboard was inspiring...and all this despite multiple years of hard weather and a quickly deteriorating roof.  I can't help but wonder what it would have been like to attend a school like that. 

Anyways, back to the magazines.  The entire floor was covered with them...lots of them.  Most were water damaged or torn beyond recognition but some were able to be salvaged.  At the time I didn't realize what a gold mine this "old stuff" was but now I treasure them for their illustrations and vintage advertisements. 



Lana Lobell, Hanover Pennsylvania Catalog

 

 

I adore all the swimsuits featured in this catalog!

There is a part of me that would love to get this dolled up on a regular basis.

I'm not sure I could handle some of those shoes though...they look like they would hurt my toes hehe

 

 

Woman's Day February 1948, Five Cents. (apologies for the sideways photo)

 

 

There are a ton of advertisements and generally interesting articles in this one.

 

 

They used to have Specialty Salesman Magazine, now we don't even have a Salesman.  October 1949, Fifteen Cents

 

 

Perhaps my favorite in terms of vintage advertisements and photos, Collier's December 11, 1953.  Fifteen Cents

Perfect for the upcoming holidays, Mars winter advertisement.  Note the Ten Cent price.

Trans World Airlines.  Don't you love the perfect snow scene?

IBM Electric Typewriter...in turquoise... perhaps something to add to my wish list.

Corby's whiskey.  I find the combo of the parrot and sleigh amusing.

One of my favorites, Maxwell House Coffee ad.  With another perfect snow scene *sigh*.

Zenith with a variety of televisions and radios.

 

Another favorite, Butterfinger candy.  It's just so happy, how can you not love it?

March 14, 1958
Remember when...a billion was a lot?

 Well folks, that's all for now.  Happy thrifting and if all else fails, curl up with some hot cocoa and White Christmas.  It's never too early for White Christmas. 

Linking up with Rednesday over at It's A Very Cherry World!