Sunday, September 8, 2013

Thrift Haul - Vintage Halloween!

What the heck is going on with the vintage Halloween stuff online?!  Holy cow...it's so expensive!!!  I was scrolling through eBay the other night in search of a good deal but just ended up CRANKY.  Ugh!  I found one set of cool cake toppers on Etsy that were priced well, but otherwise, non-thrifted vintage Halloween is too rich for my blood.  I'm going to scour the Fall/Halloween shelves at my trusty thrifts! 
These cute old paper horns are a bit rough, but they'll make for fun decorations.  And look at my luck!  A week after Little Cat broke my Cracker Barrel jar, I found a Pyrex Cookie Jar.  Sweet!
These honeycomb pumpkins were in two separate junk bags and are my first Beistle find. I'm going to keep them and I'm dying to put them out.  When do you guys put out your Fall decorations?
Not Halloween, but still cool.  Don't these guys make you feel like you're back in elementary school?  I swear my school had these and used them to death.   They say 1976 Beistle.  
I found some non-Halloween stuff too.  Check out that Designs bowl!  I've never seen it in the wild before and jumped on it fast.  I want to keep it, but will be taking it to the booth. : ( That was the highlight of a trip down to Pueblo.  The Denver and New Orleans sugar bags are destined for a craft project and the other Pyrex pieces are heading to my neglected booth.  I'm not sure what to do with the math flash cards yet.  Any suggestions?
I love this lamp.  It kind of reminds of a lizard or bug...  Anyway, the glasses are Georges Briard and they match this super cool pitcher I found a few weeks ago.  I'll be listing them as a set on Etsy later this week.  
This mid century votive candle holder is on it's way to the booth soon.  It's in such good shape, hopefully some one scoops it up fast.
What the heck did I buy this thing for?  It's not really the style of things I put in the booth and I don't have much of a use for it but for some reason my brain screamed "BUY IT!!!"   Maybe I'll make it into a planter.  Damn brain...
And last but not least, The Grandma gave me a bundle of colored pencils and this little gem was in it.  I wanted to share it with others who would find it amusing and understand my excitement.  I put the regular sized pencil next to it so you could see it was a mini one.  How stinking cute is that?!  It's the little things sometimes...

THANK YOU for all the nice comments about our bathroom!  We love it, but sometimes it's just nice to know that other people like our choices.  We have to sell the dang house someday after all!  
I'm joining the parties at  Sir Thrift A LotRemnantMod Vintage LifeThe Thrifty GrooveA Living SpaceIvy And Elephants, a new one over at Thriftables and Apron Thrift Girl. Have a great week everyone!





7 comments:

  1. Vintage Halloween IS crazy expensive! I was at an antique fair yesterday and every single piece I found was waaaaaaaay out of my price range. I guess it's because it's so rare. 95% of my Halloween decorations were thrifted so at least I know I didn't break the bank to get into the spirit of the holiday!

    I plan on putting out some of my Fall decorations this week. Then they will come down the first of October so I can put out Halloween. Then they will go back up. It's a vicious cycle, isn't it?

    Love that bucket! I found one at a sale last year for a dollar and am using it as a planter.

    ~Erica

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  2. Usually we start decorating for Halloween at the Casablsncs right after Labor Day, BUT this year we are hosting the Cast Party for our "West Side Story" friends so we won't get them up until mid October! Great finds, the pencil is super neat!

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  3. I know, right? So damn expensive. My only vintahe Halloween decoration I bought in MI for like $10 or something... at antique markets here it runs $60! Vintage Halloween here, ya, antique market people are nuts.

    I have a few Beistle that I got not too long ago.

    and no clue about the flash cards... sorry...

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  4. I don't decorate for fall or Halloween. And I saw a Cookie Jar in the store today (got a splash proof fire king bowl!!), but didn't buy it.

    that pencil is super cool.

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  5. It's like a praying mantis lamp! I love it! And I would totally put succulents in that planter thing. That would look awesome! Great finds!

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  6. Oh my gosh I love the feed sacks! And the Autumn Harvest, I just got that same one. I was thinking the lamp looked like the praying mantis from Bugs Life, and I see the person before me commented the same thing, ha ha. Take care - Dawn

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  7. Oh my gosh I love the feed sacks! And the Autumn Harvest, I just got that same one. I was thinking the lamp looked like the praying mantis from Bugs Life, and I see the person before me commented the same thing, ha ha. Take care - Dawn

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