I Couldn't Resist...

....but now what am I going to do with it?

I've mentioned before how we have this WONDERFUL consignment store in town and I always find something there to treasure.  You can find upcycling, furniture, and vintage items.  I, of course, am completely drawn to the vintage items and that's usually what I can't resist.

I sell things there every once in a while and I just have the owner keep my profits there on my account so I can buy things when I'm sorely tempted!

And people?  I was sorely tempted!!!  

Wouldn't you be too?

So....voila.....I bought this....

It's chipped and split and not in good condition at all....

but it grabbed my buzzing little heart!

And then I spotted this great vase.

I cannot tell who the manufacturer is....

Could be HAGEN? HAGER?  Do you know what it might be?  I would love to know.  

(Worker Bee even tried to make a rubbing of it, but we still couldn't read it.  He might be the real sweet bee, not me!)

I even found the sweetest little vintage hankie that seemed to just marry both the vase and vintage child's dresser!  

Serendipity!  I love it!

And now I have a dilemma.  Where on earth am I going to put it?

What do you think?

Buzz, buzz, buzz,

I've Been Thriftin'!

Had to share with you some recent finds at my local thrift store and consignment store.

First, a sweet little find at the thrift store.  I don't usually find a lot of great finds there, but this was sitting in the window and I just had to have it for the summer.  It's not vintage although I think it looks like it is.  

The vintage tablecloth I already had.  These hobnail plastic glasses were a Target find a few years ago. 

Can't you just see us enjoying an icy cold lemonade or refreshing iced tea out on the patio?  Or maybe a cocktail?  This is just $3 for some easy summer livin'!

The next thing I found was this sweet little mug at the consignment store.  It's a Spode mug.  It's really too small for my lattes, but it's the perfect size for taking my vitamins and medicine with.  It looks so cute next to the little basket we keep our pill boxes in.  It matches our vintage 1951 kitchen tile perfectly!  All that for $1.50!

Finally, we come to the best find of the day.  

Four place settings of an old Spode pattern called Chelsea Wicker.  It was in production from 1954 -2003.  I'm pretty sure this is older rather than newer.  I got all these pieces for $20.  

The owner of the consignment store thinks there might be some other pieces around and she'll call me when she finds them.  I have loved this pattern for a long time.  It is so sweet and versatile.  

Now what will I do with them?  First, they need a really good bath and then - I'm not sure, but I'm thinking about using them every day once "My New Love" gets installed in the kitchen.  And no, we're not making any progress on that yet.  Summer vacation is always the time when teachers get most of their home improvement projects done.

Oh I have to show you this lamp I found at the store too.  I can't say I adore the entire lamp, but the shade is so cool to me.  I might have to go back for it. What do you think?

Well I hope you have enjoyed seeing some of my latest finds.  I always like to see the incredible bargains others find.

What have you found lately?  C'mon, let's go for a coffee and talk about it.

By the way - I know there's quite a few thrifty blog parties out there, but which ones do you go to?  When are they?  Do you have any suggestions?  Thanks!

The Spice (Cabinet) of Life

Here's a little treasure I found this weekend at my local consignment store.  I find the greatest things there.

I've been looking for something to fit on a certain wall in the kitchen to put some of my spice jars in.  I've found many cabinets that would be perfect, but -and there's always a but - they were all a little bit too big.  However, on Saturday I hit gold.

Okay, not loving the fabric back, but that's easy to change.

Don't you just love this little knob?  It's what sold me on this cabinet.  Why does it speak to me?  I wish I knew but it had me at ....well cabinets don't speak, but if it did, it would have had me at "Hello."

Here it is propped against some cabinets filled with a few of my spice jars. 

I'm looking forward to getting this redone and hung.

So glad you stopped by.  Your visit is such a treat.  Your comments just make my day!