Friday's finds

I finally was able to get to the thrift stores this Friday after 2 weeks of being stuck in the house!
I was so happy and excited to see what I would find!

I found this ORANGE Autumn Harvest in the GW. I have NEVER seen this color before in this pattern..usually it is a 2 QT. Below is all of the Autumn harvest mixing bowls that I have. I have not seen one in along time and it is one of my favorite patterns.

It was $3.00 @ GW.

I recently lost the Pyrex Turquoise Dinnerware set! Complete for setting of 8!

I was willing to pay for it on eBay, but someone outbid me and I was not home to watch it.

I was very upset but I knew I was going thrifting on Friday.

I came across these beauties in a GW! Although it is not a lot of pieces I still grabbed them and took them home with me!

These are the Flamingo Pyrex dinnerware with the gold trim. 

I did not think I would like to gold trim, but when I cleaned them up they looked beautiful!

I LOVE them!

It came with 3 saucers, 4 dinner plates & 4 snack plates.

They were $1.00 a piece! So it was $11.00 for all!

Now I just need to build on them to make a setting for 8.

I also found this "Sandlewood" casserole dish. It was $3.00 but I picked it up because it was very fall like and I love the fall! Came without Lid

I found this promotional casserole dish at RWB! It was $5.95 but it came with the holder!!!

But when I was unwrapping it to show my husband I noticed that one of the handles broke! =(

So now I have no holder! I am searching on eBay for the same holder but no luck!

It is a nice piece anyway, because it has grapes on it and I love fruit!

When I tried to look this pattern up on PyrexLove.com they did not have this pattern on there!!

So I tried to research it more and some people called this pattern "Golden Casserole"

Does anyone know what the name of this pattern is?

I bought this Pyrex carafe at GW. It came without a lid but I liked the decals on it and it is in pretty good condition!

I bought this for $3.00.

That was all the Pyrex I could find! Not much but here are all the other awesome finds...

These are beautiful teal wine glasses. They are by the Indiana glass company, the pattern is called "Park Lane".

I found these at Savers, 8 glasses!

I already have the water goblets of 8, and sherbet glasses (8)

and cordial glasses (8) so this just added to my beautiful set!

I love these because they are made very well and are heavy!

All I need now is the tumblers and plates and I have the full set!

Guess how much these costs???....

$3.99 for all 8 glasses!!!! 

I found these awesome glasses at RWB.

They are so colorful! and very springy!

They were 0.95 cents each.

I believe these are made by Federal glass company.

I found this "French onion soup" bowl at GW for $2.00. 

I have another one that I bought at the GW awhile ago same color but different design!

I love these soup bowls with the lids! They are very cute!

I bought this funky 60's cheese board at RWB. I love the colors it is so retro!

It also came with the cheese knife.

Can't wait to use this around the holidays.

It was $2.95!

I bought this vintage Christmas tree stand with original box!

I got this at one of the Savers that I went to.

It was $2.99

Also bought these two christmas decorations! (Above) is a Christmas Santa napkin ring! With original box, how cute!

$1.99

and (below) is a vintage Santa ornament with original  box!

$1.99. Both at Savers.

I found this Gemco Creamer of the "snowflake blue" pattern!

It was $1.95!

I also found 2 Pyrex "Butterfly gold" mugs, (pictured on the flower mug holder)

they were $1.99 for both!

and also the Gemco "Butterfly Gold" Creamer for $1.95!

I also found this yellow juice carafe with lid in great condition!

$2.99 at Savers!

Who makes this?

Saturday's finds

I finally went to an estate sale! My first time going!
It was awesome! I met some very nice people and saw a lot of interesting things.
I did manage to find some neat treasures too!

I bought these in an estate sale in CT.

Awesome ladies that were holding the estate sale I am assuming for the family.

I found these AWESOME Fire King "Lustre peach" soup bowls!

My mouth dropped when I saw them because I have been looking for these for some time now.

I do see them on eBay but they are really over priced.

I bought these 6 soup bowls for $10!

I bought these beautiful fruit canisters! A set of 3 for $8!

I love fruit decals on anything vintage so these caught my eye right away and they go lovely in my red and white kitchen!

Here they are on my bakers right in my kitchen!!

I found this butterscotch Bakelite cake cutter?

I was told by the owner it was a cheese cutter?

Does anyone know what this might be?

I bought it for $2.00

I bought this awesome hand painted strawberry book holder for $1.00!

I love it, the colors are vibrant and it looks great holding one of my vintage cookbooks!

I bought this Griswold Patty molds in it's original box for $1.00.

I have NEVER seen anything like this before and thought it was so unique!

Does anyone know how you use it???

I just love vintage cookbooks! I have a ton and I just love looking through them and cooking with them! They are so fun.

I bought this Pillsbury 1,000 recipe cookbook for $3.00

It is from 1959

I just love vintage contact paper! I need to do my top draws in my kitchen badly and saw this and would go perfect in my kitchen! It was only 0.25 cents!

I am LOVING vintage aprons right now! I have about 4 or 5 already and found this one on Saturday!

It was $5.00 and I love all the colors to it! 

I love old Christmas wrapping paper. It was complete and was only $1.00.

I got this at the last minute at a church tag sale! I asked them if they were selling it and the women said well not really, do you really like it? And I said yes I do! So she said would you pay $1.00? I said yes deff!

So I bought this Mele Pink Jewelry box for $1.00!

I got this beautiful vintage Christmas tablecloth at one of the ES.

It was only $2.00! and nothing is wrong with it!!!

I bought this chip and dip set for $4.00.

And yes it has fruit decals on it, isn't it cute??!!

I am wondering who makes this.

I bought this for my husband, I have never seen this before and it is very unique.

It is a auto whis kit. and seems like it is it for the car. It has a meter feeder to keep your coins or keys in, a scraper in the back for your windows and a brush for the car.

Got it for $1.00

I bought this beautiful coral dress for $5! I couldn't believe it was only $5!

Maybe I will wear this to the opera with my vintage stole! =)

I got this shirt for $1.00. It is super cute, seems to be from the 60's.

and this beautiful over coat with matching dress for $5!!!

I just love vintage clothing!

And you might be saying where is the Pyrex???!!!

Sadly I found none at the estate sales!!! I was looking and looking and all I saw was the clear Pyrex no colors! =(

Maybe this Saturday I will find some Pyrex!

Got a HUGE haul yesterday

Although I did not get a whole lot of Pyrex, maybe a few items...but got A LOT of cool vintage stuff.

I am getting ready to go to the estate sales this morning YAY!


Will post pictures soon!


Happy Hunting!

Some family photos

Wanted to share some of the 1950's and 1960's photo's of my family. I enjoy looking at old photo's. I have some hero's in my family also.

This is my uncle Dominick. Sooo handsome huh?

He enrolled in the US MARINE'S in 1940. He had to had permission from his parent's (my great-grandparents) to leave High School and go into the Marine's. I am really not sure why HE enlisted. He was only 17 years old when he enrolled.

I have ALL of his records from the US Military archives.

He fought in WW2, And was killed in action in  Solomon islands.

He was awarded many metals, one including the purple heart. I can not locate these metals because I have no idea what happened to them.

He is a great hero in my eyes and I am honored he is my uncle.

He is my grandmother's brother.

This is my other grandmother's brother, Jimmy. He was in the US Navy.

He was very handsome also!

Good looks run in my family =)

Below, is him and his former wife Bernice.

He did survive WW2. 

My grandmother lost touch with him years ago, not even sure if he is alive.

But he is also a hero to me!

The Bride, My aunt Ida. (My grandmother's sister in law)

and her father Ralph (my great-grandfather) in front of the house I am living in!!

Long story short, my grandmother's father in law left her and her husband their house when they passed and she still lives in it till this day, ever since she was 18 years old!

It was built in 1930 by him and his workers, he was a contractor!

My mother (above) in the 50's. Wish my grandmother had kept all of her dresses!

(Above) my grandmother and my mom in their home in the 1950's.

(Below) My grandmother and her other daughter Joanne on her communion.

The three angels. My grandmother in the middle, and her two sister in laws, my Aunt Rosie-left

and my aunt Ida-right.

My BEAUTIFUL grandmother being photographed by some guys in a bar!

They thought she was so beautiful, they wanted to take a few shots of her.

This was taken in the 1940's.

Wasn't she beautiful? She is 88 years old and she is still is just as beautiful!

I love you Nanny!

Taken in the 1960's, my mom's sister Aunt Joanne-left and my grandmother on the right.

My mother in the late 60's.

Isn't it funny. My grandmother still has that same couch in the same spot and the same curtains! 

Somethings never change!

Taken in the mid 1960's.

Left to right-

My Aunt Joanne and her ex husband behind her Pete,

My aunt Jo Jo and her husband Uncle Nicky,

My Aunt Barbara and her husband Uncle Del,

Aunt Grace & her ex husband 

and my mother last with my dad Michael.