Thrift Round Up-Part 2

Like I said in my last post here, the thrifts have been very nice to me lately.  So much so that I had to split a weeks worth of finds into two posts.  This is the rest of what I found last week.

Do you remember this chick?! This adorable little Raggedy Ann wall hanging practically jumped into my cart.  It's not like I could say no!  Look at that sweet face.

Ok, so I am unsure of what this pitcher is.  Do you guys think its Blenko?  Thanks Heidi!  It's made by Blendo.  I'm pretty sure it is, but am unfamiliar with that company, so I don't want to label it that way.  It went to the booth the already.  If this month picks up, I'm betting it won't stay long.  Either way, it's pretty fabulous!  I wish I had orange in my kitchen...

Isn't this yellow vase super mod and lovely?  This one almost didn't make it to the booth.

 And now for the bronze.  I found a bunch of it and almost all of it has gone right to my new Etsy Shop.

A very nice lady from Belgium wanted to buy this sweet little squirrel today, but when I looked up the price to ship it to her, it was a bit too high.  I almost had a sale on my first day open with only a few listings.  Super exciting!

 I can't resist an owl.  Well, I guess I can.  I saw another one that was gigantic in size and price.  I left that one to roost on its shelf. (bada-bing!)

Sweet little woodland critters.  I couldn't handle the thought of breaking them up, so they are going to go in the shop as a pair. 

So this little ducky kind of screws with me.  It is obviously a duck looking to the left, but if you look a little harder, you can see a bunny looking to the right.  Can you see it?  Am I nuts?!

All of that on top of these little kitties seems like a lot of bronze to me, but The Mom assures me that people seem to be liking it more and more.  What do you guys think?  Do you sell much of it?

I'm going to head over to Colorado Lady and My Romantic Home, then I will list a few of my most recent finds.  Listing doesn't seem to bug me too much.  I actually like it more than writing price tags because no one can see my horrific hand writing.  : )

Thrift Round Up-Part 1

The last two weeks of January never turned around for me, which sucks, but I can handle it like a big girl and move on.  I have come to the conclusion though that I need to rotate stuff out a little more.  I never liked doing it because that means stuff is sitting in my sun room, lonely and sad, without the chance of finding a new owner.  For this reason, I'm going to try my hand at an Etsy shop.  It seems like a good next step for me and I'm super excited about it!  If you have any Etsy tips, pointers, or suggestions send them my way, please!  I'm listing items right now, so hopefully in the next week or so I will be able to confidently open for business.

Anyway, on to the fun stuff!  The thrifts have been so generous this week that I need to break this up into two posts!  Lucky me!  How did everyone else do?  


Grumpy owl wants you to save your monies!


This little elf skier creeps me out.  I'm so glad he chose to not murder my family while we were sleeping.  He went to the booth the other day thankfully!

Oh Pyrex...you make my little heart quiver!  This Daisy pattern is so bright and cheery.  If it had a bum, sunshine would be coming out of it.  : )

These Lefton's wall hangings are super cool.  The one on the left reads "Kissin don't last, good cookin do" and the one  on the right reads "No matter where I serve my guests, it seems they like my kitchen best."  My inner hoarder wants to keep the one on the left, but I'm not going to let "hoarder me" win!  It's going in the Etsy shop!

These Libbey Hostess glasses are so neat.  The detail on them is in great shape, not scratched or faded at all.  I bought an old Life magazine a few months ago, and was looking through it the other day for my Smash book when I found an advertisement for them!  How cool is that?!  They should sell fairly easily here because of our large military population.

My one and only Valentines Day item.  

Swoon!  I love love love this New Mexico pennant!  The colors are so bright and vivid and the landmark drawings are fantastic.  I have also been to most of these places so I think I am a little biased. This is another thing my inner hoarder wants me to keep, but I can't.  I'm putting my foot down in the name of a clutter free home dangit! To the Etsy shop it goes!

 This is probably one of my coolest finds this week.  It is a Gilchrist 30 ice cream scoop.  I read that these were used back in the day at neighborhood soda fountains.  It has a 12 etched into the sweep of the scoop, which is supposed to mean that you can get 12 scoops out of one quart of ice cream.  Think of how many root beer floats this thing has helped to make.  I could day dream about that all day...

 Back to reality!  This little dohickie came in a bag with the ice cream scoop.  The Grandparents and The Mom think it is for squeezing lemons for mixed drinks.  I'm inclined to agree.  What do you guys think?

 I'm joining the parties at Apron Thrift Girl, Sir Thrift A Lot, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Remnant and A Living Space.  Have a great week everyone!!!

Show Some Earthly Love

So I imagine that I'm not going to surprise any of you when I say that I'm kind of a nerd.  Not in the super genius, Big Bang Theory sense (geez, I wish!) but more in the "I like rocks and fossils" sense.  At one point in college I wanted to be a geologist but then I realized the level of math that would be involved and quietly backed away.  But my love of all things earthy hasn't changed.  One of the many things I came to be interested in was maps.  Not only do I enjoy the information they provide, but the colors are spectacular, like big smart pieces of art.  That is one of the reasons why I love my giant wall map that I blogged about here.  It's also why I love the below globe so much I kept it for my house, and why I purchased two more to sell at the booth.

My little table top set up to show off my thrifted globe.

Globe that is for sale in my booth.
I found another just like it the other day.

Surprisingly, it hasn't sold.  I did some price comparison to make sure I wasn't off my rocker with the $18 price tag (what do you guys think, too much, not enough?  Keep in mind I have a discount of 15% off anything over $10.)    Maybe people aren't seeing how cool they are and all the different ways they can add some color and smarts to your house.  I poked around on Pinterest and below are a few ideas I found and loved.  

How cool is this?!  Now because I am a super dork and the thought of cutting up a globe makes me a little sweaty, I would have a hard time doing this myself.  But if you aren't a spaz it is a beautiful idea!  And what a great way to use one that might be a little too damaged for educational use.  

This photo is from Pinterest.  I can't seem to find the original source though. : (
Thanks to Mary's comment below, I now know that this is from Better Homes and Gardens.   Thanks Mary!!!

I've seen these around in different stores and some other bloggers have written about them (forgive me friends, I can't for the life of me recall who mentioned it).  I would cut a globe for this, I'd cut it good!  Now where could I put one in my house?

Photo from Apartment Therapy 

You can buy this awesome creation here!

Here is some more creative defacing of globes (which again makes me feel a little faint).  These are super cool and I adore them.  Giving an item, that otherwise might not get a second thought a new life is always good in my book.  

These are made by ImagineNations.  

One day I will get the guts to do something cool to one of my globes, but until then, I will just continue to use it as part of the decor in my house.  I'm such a chicken sh*t!

Have any of you guys ever re-purposed a vintage globe or used one as a decoration in your house?

Heading over to the party at Colorado Lady.  Have a great weekend everyone!  

Pyrex, MCM and a Sweet Monkey

What a strange week it has been.  The thrifts have been painfully expensive, which I complained about here, yet not completely barren.  It must be some kind of mean cosmic joke.  Also, the first half of January was my very best pay period at the booth, but this last half has so far been the worst!  What the heck is that about?!  I would have expected the complete opposite.  But I'm not complaining because this tough sales week motivated me to get my rear in gear in do some rearranging in my little space.  This is what I ended up with.

The tiered shelf is a new acquisition from the thrift shop.  I really needed something to help bring my items up to eye level.  I think this does that fairly well for now.  What do you guys think?  Any tips?
Check out my finds from this past week.

This cheeky little monkey is super cute.     Does anyone know what the purpose of this thing is because I'm at a total loss!  It could be a cute yarn holder, with your working end coming out of his forehead. Am I reaching?   

Anyway, this mid century butter dish is in really great shape so it might not have much age to it, but it is still cool. And this yellow refrigerator dish is part of the stupidly overpriced Primary Colors set I mentioned here.  It required lots of scrubbing, but it was worth it because it looks perfect now.  

This Compass Snack Server was reasonably priced and in great condition.  This one will be staying with me though (it's a hard decision :) because it is one of my colors.  I can't wait to show everyone how fabulous my cabinet looks!   It has had some wonderful new additions since the last time I shared. 

 I can always find room in my booth for this Butterfly Gold oval casserole lid.

This beautiful lid is a bit of a mystery, even at Pyrex Love.  Mine is marked Pyrex and in great shape.  Should I sell the lid by itself or hang on  to it until I find its companion?  

 Love these curly candle holders.  They could totally be mine, but I think I will let someone else enjoy them.  I have enough stuff!

It is killing me to sell this kidney shaped server, but I don't have much of a need for it.  It's screams mid century and my style, but I think someone else can get more use out of it than me.

Black Tulip!!!  I finally found one at a "doesn't make me die a little inside" price!  It came from an antique shop Southeast of Denver.  It made the entire trip worth it.  That is until I found this at the thrift shop...

Can you imagine the heart palpitations I had when I saw this on the shelf?  Can you hear the angels singing?  Both of those things happened and it was glorious!  After a little bit of scrubbing it shined like new.  Now I just need to find the lid and the cradle, but for now I am a happy camper!

This week will bring more additions to the booth and continued plans for a fabulously thrifty trip.  I'll share more as soon as I can.  Until then I'm joining the parties at Apron Thrift Girl, Sir Thrift A Lot, Sumo's Sweet Stuff and A Living Space.  Have a great week everyone!!!

Another Case of Thrift Price Madness

So things have been crazy busy around here,  and it doesn't look like it's going to slow down anytime soon.   We will soon be embarking on a bathroom remodel that I'm hoping to get done before April (there is a fabulous reason for that which I will share later).  Needless to say, I haven't gotten much thrifting done this week, but was able to sneak away for a bit last night.  This is what I found. 

 A complete set of freakin' primary colors refrigerator dishes!  Shut up!  My heart skipped a beat, then sunk to my toes when I saw the prices.  Lets just say that it would have cost more than $45 (too much to even get them for the lids) for this set, at the thrift shop!  Also, check out the condition of the two red ones.  Dishwashered beyond saving!  The blue one was also wicked scratched and scuffed, but the yellow one was in good shape, so I did bite the bullet and bring it home.  Being desperate for Pyrex is a dangerous thing!  

I found a few more goodies that I will post about as soon as I get a chance to photograph them.  

For now I will head over to the The Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday.  Have a great week everyone!  

Great Year So Far

Wow!  This month at the booth has totally thrown me for a loop.  I expected less than awesome sales because everyone spent all their money for Christmas, but boy, I have never been so happy to be wrong!  I've sold so much this month it is unbelievable!  The Pink Gooseberry bowls and a ton of other Pyrex items have sold.  Plus a bunch of Christmas ornaments.  After all the excitement wore off, I got a little bit nervous.  "Holy crap!  I have to fill all those holes!"  For the past month I have been trying to take it easy on buying because I thought had too much, but when I went into the sun-room to get new stock to take to the booth, it was awfully slim pickings.  Thankfully the thrifts have been pretty nice to me this week.

Check out this cool owl clock!  It still works!

This tooled leather purse is in great condition.I love the shape of it and think I will use it for a bit.  

While Butterfly Gold isn't my favorite pattern, it seems to sell really well.  These casserole dishes were priced really well and only needed a scrub down with Bar Keepers Friend to be brought back to life.  

Sadly, this Primary Colors blue bowl was beyond repair.  It was priced right, but beat to heck so I thought I could try to revive it.  The scuffs came out, but it no longer has the lovely shine we have all come to know and love so much.   Bummer.

I’m such a sucker for planters.  Isn't this little ducky adorable?

A separate trip to my local thrifts yielded quite a bit too.  More Butterfly Gold.   And Verde Square Flowers.  These are replacing ones I sold this weekend.

I wrote about this on the Pyrex Collective III last week.  I also happened to have a lid for it too!  Now I just need to find the super cool cradle that originally came with it. 

And how cool is this typewriter?!  The best part is that it still works!  It is heavier than heck though, which is a drawback, but I still think someone would love to have it as a decorator piece. 

This old measuring cup is going to live with me for a little while. 

But my most favorite purchase has to be this tin drink tray.  Check out the graphics on it!  This is going to replace my fruit bowl for a little while.  I want to enjoy it for a bit before I sell it.  It's so cool that we can do that!

This is the most recent picture of the booth.  Lots of stuff is moving!  The chalk board wall still needs some love though.

This week is going to be another busy one.  My mother-in-law is arriving Wednesday night, The Little Dude's first birthday party is on Saturday with his birthday that following Monday.  I can’t believe he is going to be 1!  Geez, time flies. 

I'm joining the parties at Apron Thrift Girl, Sir Thrift A Lot, Sumo's Sweet Stuff and A Living Space.  Have a great week everyone!!!

Around The World

I know I'm a bit late, but what can you do?!   HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!  We have been so busy with visitors and dinners and parties and all kinds of other tomfoolery that I haven't had hardly anytime to thrift or love on my booth.  All of that made for boring no fuel for the blog and one twitchy little thrifter!
A few days ago though, I went down to my antique mall to pay my rent and decided to do a sale since pretty much everyone else did.  The peer pressure got to me!  Everything over $10 was 15% off.  That small amount helped me to finally sell the Pink Gooseberry Pyrex bowls!  Holy crap I had those for a long time, I was thinking that they would never sell!  The sweet stainless steel bread box also sold, as well as a bunch more ornaments and a set of drinking glasses.  The last half of December was a bit disappointing, but the first half of January seems to already be making up for that.
Part of yesterday was spent taking down my Christmas display.

I need to find more small shelves to put on the table so that I can have items arranged in layers, not just flat and boring.  The chalkboard is naked and begging for something awesome.  Any suggestions?

See that super cool globe in the booth?  I found two of them the other day at a shop I rarely go to but popped in on a maniacal (there was an elevated heart rate and possibly some arguing with a sibling about stopping) whim because they were in the window!  I'm selling that one and keeping this one for our house for a little while.

This fantastic set of mugs was in the same shop.  Wouldn't it be neat as a paint brush organizer?  It is so colorful, it is kind of screaming for something artsy fartsy.  




So I think I'm ready for 2013.  The booth is going to get some serious love and attention this year, and so is the blog.  And I'm going to work on getting healthier dammit, even if it kills me!  2012 was a good year for our little family seeing as how we had The Little Dude so not much can top that, but we're all going to try.  He's going to be walking any day now...  It is crazy, sad, awesome and fascinating to watch them grow so fast.  Anyway, enough of.  : )
I'm joining the parties at Apron Thrift Girl, Sir Thrift A Lot, Sumo's Sweet Stuff and A Living Space.  Have a great week everyone!!!