Quick Post Before Sisters Arrival
Hi Everyone! So Sister has been in town since Monday and after making her rounds to our moms house and her best friends house, she is finally going to come spend a few days with me. I have been having some serious sibling withdrawal lately so I am up bright and early waiting for her arrival. Since it would be seriously rude to awaken anyone else in my household right now (and lets be real, do I really want to?), I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share some Summertime finds with all of you....
I picked up this linen Birds of New Zealand tablecloth at an estate sale for Sister. She is the one that had the original love for anything bird related so I thought it only fair (even though I just recently decided that I am going to collect vintage souvenir tablecloths).
I got this tablecloth at the same sale. It was 50 cents and marked "as is". When I took a closer look, it had no holes but was extremely stained and smelled like nicotine (yuck!). But fear not readers. This baby is in pristine condition now after a 2 day long soak in Oxy Clean.
I have a serious problem walking away from Melmac/Melamine dinner ware. I think it's the colors that suck me in.
I got all of this awesomeness (is that a real word?) at the Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market. The Haeger planter was a dollar, the Swanky Swig a quarter, and the two Hazel Atlas large cottage cheese bowls were two bucks for the set. They are perfect ice cream bowls.
I went to a community wide sale in our local "Antique District". It was AMAZING! Every year, this town hosts a huge antique fair. A lot of the vendors live in the small town. So basically, it's like going to an antique fair but getting garage sale prices. The two Lustro Ware cabinet shelves were $4 for the set. I had just recently cleaned out my spice cupboard and realized that these would be perfect for it. The lady gave me the two Fire King Jadeite bread plates for a dollar. When I got home, I realized that I could use one more of these cabinet shelves so onto eBay I went. Imagine my surprise when I found one of these going for $34.99 WITH BIDS ON IT! Score one for me!
I got all of this delightfully tacky plastic Christmas goodness at the same sale. I can't wait to incorporate it into my holiday decor.
So as Sister blogged about earlier, we have some serious sales to attend this weekend. I have found some local estate sales that I am going to have to drag her to before we attempt our 52 mile adventure. I'm sure it won't be too difficult.
Talk to you all soon!
Erica
Lots of neat thrifty stuff! The Ivy bowls remind me of Fransisicans "American Ivy" pattern. Im seriously gonna have to try this oxiclean soak, whats your formula/ secret?!
ReplyDeleteIts really top secret so I can't tell you. JUST KIDDING! All I do is fill the smaller side of my sink with scalding hot water, dissolve a scoop of Oxy Clean into it then dunk whatever I am trying to clean into the suds. I keep a wooden spoon close by and stir the item occasionally to make sure it is completely covered by the water. About six hours later, I drain the water and then start the whole process again, letting it sit for 6 more hours or overnight. Then I rinse it and hang it to dry on a clothes line outside. Hanging it outside lets me see if any spots were missed. If there are still spots, I repeat the whole entire process. You just have to have some serious patience. Some things I can do the whole process just once and others I seriously have to soak for 3 days. It's worth it though to see the linens how they were meant to be seen. Good Luck!
DeleteDid you know the ivy bowls are a set of three? I have one and that's probably all I need, they are pretty cute!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that! I love them. They are the perfect size.
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