October Thrift Haul

On this first day of November I would like to share my items purchased this past month at thrift stores.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mitten. Brown paper packages tied up with strings. These are a few of my favorite things!

The bins are always a necessity for me but….. I can no longer move too many of them at one time. I was rearranging my garage and moving storage around to fit the boat into the garage and threw out my back. I have spent the past two weeks recovering and it has not been without a few tears.

Bins large Sterilite $2.99 with no cover

Small bin with lid  .79

These two were actually vintage book store purchases

– Embroidered Torso Stand $3.50

– Fabric Torso Stand $4.25I see a lot of dolls at thrift stores but these two called out to me.

Country Garden Fairy $1.69

Matryoshka doll also known as Russian nesting doll or babushka doll – Uncle Sam.$1.99  It was over by the Christmas items that are just starting to show up at the thrifts.

I found two items for my Pyrex collection – actually five but 3 are not in the above photo.

Corning Ware P-14-B 400ml dish with Pyrex lid $1.49

I could not pass up another red fridgie for .79

If anyone knows how to add luster to them let me know???

I think I now have 4 of these!

I did use them to make Friendship bread a few years ago.

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I like to add a candle head Santa each year. I have so many sometimes I do not know if I already have it or not.
This one is so cute and was only 39 cents. I just had to purchase it.

The Christmas ornament is a Scottie Dog 39 cents also that will hopefully some day soon have the name RIO on is for Jane and Mara for their Doggie for Christmas.

Here is little Rio 8 years ago already!

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I also enjoy scrapbooking and purchased ribbon for 39 cents each and the Autumn Stickers for 79 cents which have sunflowers and squirrels.

My final purchases were books

Christmas Memories A Folk Art Celebration  79cents

Christmas Cats Lesley Anne Ivory

Halloween Crafts book called Ghostly Frights for Halloween Nights

and a Spanish/English dictionary 99c

I have been collecting blue glass for years. Two days a clear glass pitcher with a beautiful blue glass handle was bumped off the table and went crashing to the floor. I purchased this pitcher to replace it for $8.99. It is a little more expensive than I would like but … oh well.

You can see the cabinet I have filled with blue glass.  I have wanted to take every piece out and wash the inside shelves…..I finally did it a few days ago while I was recovering from my back. It took a lot longer because I had to move slowly. I got it done and it looks wonderful. I can now turn the inside light on in the evening and feel good about the collection.

This glass does not match anything I have but again it was 39c so I got it. Often the blue glassware is about $1.69 so I did not pass on it. It will get used.

Does this look familiar to anyone? My mom used a sprinkle bottle when she ironed the clothes back in the 60s. A bit of nostalgia for this old gal!

There are two items still out in my car. An amazing Nutcracker wooden gate that could go in front of a fireplace when not in use.

I window with quilt pieces in the glass panes. It is older and was 14.99. I like it though. I may freshen it up a bit but I thought it would motivate me to possibly make something similar.

I hope you enjoyed my little thrifting treasures. It makes me happy. If you have thrifted any items similar to these feel free to comment and add a link to your post. HAPPY THRIFTING!

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She needs an outfit to wear…elegant or simple?

She needs an outfit to wear…elegant or simple?

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I saw her at the thrift store. I have not purchased many dolls lately. I did not buy her the first two times I went.She has a crack under her mouth.

and she is missing her other hand.

When I was still in high school I would dream about going to a school on how to fix dolls. I saw an add for a school in the back of a doll magazine or maybe it was even BH&G.

Isn’t she just beautiful!

I was standing there looking at her. She had the price tag for 19.99. I was thinking should I ….or shouldn’t I.

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Then a sales woman came by and said, “this doll has been here for a few weeks already. I was just going to mark her down. I she did. Half off. It was fate. I brought her home with me and I haven’t regretted it one bit! Does anyone know anything about these dolls? I haven’t taken the time to do any research yet at all.  The front of the tag has Composition Boudoir doll Goldberger.

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Here is the stamp on her back. I know enough that most dolls are marked either behind the neck or on their backs.

Here she is again. Maybe one day soon I will take a trip to a local doll hospital and look around and reminisce on a dream I once had.

And now she needs a dress to wear. Should it be elegant or simple.  Maybe I could make an undergarment dress with white and cream fabrics and lace? I like to make quilts. I am just finished the table topper in the background of these photos. The last time a sewed any clothes it was in Home Ec class in high school!

A little  research:

http://collectdolls.about.com/od/dollprofiles/p/boudoirdolls.htm

Boudoir dolls were made to sit on the owner’s bed.

Classic vintage Boudoir Dolls were made from approximately the 1920s through the 1940

Here is a link to the company started in 1916.

http://www.goldbergertoy.com/about.html