Thrifting In The New Year!

I was surprised to find several of my favorite Thrift Shops open today, as it is New Year's Eve and they usually are closed - but they were open! First thrifty find is the cute pastel bunny toy - I have several others already so he will fit in just perfectly.



So pink and adorable - this vintage ceramic teddy bear is. He kind of reminds me of the Snuggle bear in the TV commercial :)


Next was a very wise buy, a darling vintage ceramic owl to add to the continually growing owl collection I now have...


And I found another Tiki mug - ooooh, I just love finding Tiki items!!!


Found 2 cute little ceramic birds that followed me home also....

I jumped for joy when I saw the pair of vintage chalkware fish - they will go well with the mermaid collection I have.

One lonely little rooster salt & pepper shaker hitched a ride in my shopping cart too!


And I came across some great vintage Christmas decorations that came into the shop late, and they just put them out at half price!!! - I wish I could find a set of those Santa mugs with the pale green edging, they are so lovely.


I have taken down most of the holiday decorations already, and I had forgotten to take pix of them this year - I had one little area left to pack that had a few stragglers left - this is the top of a vintage Hoosier cabinet in my kitchen. I put the Pillsbury Doughboy ornament in the middle of the wreath just for fun :)

See you tomorrow with more thrifted finds!

Have a very Happy New Year, and I hope it is filled with loads of thrifty goodness!

Thrifting In The New Year!

Thrifting Finds - Labor Day Weekend

I found some great stuff over the holiday weekend - there were flea markets and yard sales galore!! First pic is showing a big 'ol hard plastic light up Santa, that my hubby found, and was only 50 cents! Next to it is one of my finds at a yard sale, a very old Fisher Price musical chimes toy - it is so sweet, and I love the vintage images on the part that rolls over the floor.

Here is a closeup of the metal part, too darn cute for words! Oh, and it was only $1.00!!

Now this was the find of the whole weekend! I have been looking for another rocking chair for quite some time - I am pretty fussy about them because I want it to be extremely comfortable, and most of the ones I try out were not. This one was love at first sight, found at a yard sale for $10 - it is solid oak and one of a kind. It was handmade by a father for his daughter, and has been passed down in the family for three generations. It is super comfy, and has a handmade leather cushion on it too. My hubby cleaned it up as soon as we got home, and gave it a good oiling. It is beautiful, and I will cherish it for a long, long time. (Don't you wonder how someone could ever part with a beautiful item like this, that has been in a family for a long time?) Guess I am just too sentimental...LOL

And another great find - vintage Tiki mugs!!! These will be added to my ever-growing Tiki collection. A find at 50 cents each!

Here is a sweet little old porcelain doll, she is only about 4 inches tall. She was only 25 cents.

This cute doll was still in the box, she is missing one of her socks. I thought she was adorable and had to come home with me. She was only 50 cents!

Another favorite find of the weekend was this pair of swan planters - they are rather large, about 12" tall. Hubby spotted these and knew I would want them. I love the colors of them, although it does not show that well in the photo. They were $2.00 for the pair!

Thrifting Finds - Labor Day Weekend

Kitchen - Christmas

Here is a cabinet that I just bought from an antique store, I love it but it needs to be refinished. Hubby said he will do it next month. In the meantime, we have filled it with vintage Christmas stuff. In the top pic, you can see the Carolers that I bought from the thrift store, on top of the cabinet - they look so pretty lit up

Kitchen - Christmas

Dining Room - Christmas

Here is the Dining Room decorated for Christmas - I change the decor on the Hoosier cabinet for every holiday. We had shelving built up near the ceiling so that I could display a ton of my stuff. It is hard to get at to dust, but at least I can see it and enjoy it.

Dining Room - Christmas

More Christmas Stuff

This was a little grouping of things on the buffet. I love the fiber optic snowman, he is so cute.

More Christmas Stuff

Kitchen Windows

My hubby decorated the kitchen windows for the holiday, and he did a great job! On the window sill are the collection of vintage ceramic boots, and the wonderful gold glitter bells and Noel sign were thrift store finds, I think they were $2 for all of them.

Kitchen Windows

What A Find!

I was in one of my favorite thrift stores, and I happen to spy these 3 vintage Carolers hidden in the corner. They are about 40" tall and my hubby repaired the lighting cords so that they light up. I only paid $1 each for them!!! Aren't they beautiful?

What A Find!

Christmas Shelves

Here are my knick knack shelves loaded up with vintage Christmas stuff. You can see my old Christmas Pixies on 2 of the shelves, they are so cute! :)

Christmas Shelves

Oh Christmas Tree!

We had 2 Christmas trees, the real one in the living room sun parlor, and the small white one in a bedroom. Look at the old Polk Bros. Santa I found at an antique store - my hubby really wanted it so I got it for him as an extra present.

Oh Christmas Tree!

Christmas Cabinets

Here are several of our cabinets that are full of vintage Christmas goodies. You can see part of my Snowman collection on top of the first cabinet.

Christmas Cabinets

Christmas Decor - Living Room

We have a 25' long mantle with bookcases and the fireplace - the fireplace does not work so we filled it with candles. On either side of the fireplace, there are bookshelves that I have filled with vintage Christmas decorations. My hubby made the wreath. Above the fireplace is my collection of Christmas village houses. There are more but they would not all fit there.

Christmas Decor - Living Room

My Santa Collection

This is a collection of Santas, I have been collecting them for 10 years. I have more but they would not all fit on this cabinet.

My Santa Collection