This morning, I had big plans to go to a great looking estate sale. It was advertised as multi-generational with 50+ years of accumulation. The pictures had some pretty awesome stuff like vintage Christmas and an old pink radio. But when I went to get the address that they posted this morning, there were some factors that just made me not want to deal with the hassle. First of all, they said there was very limited parking which is never fun to deal with when there are 100+ people wanting to get into a sale. Then they said they were handing out numbers starting at 10:00 am and opening the doors at noon. So basically, I would have to get there around 7 am to get a good number then wait another 2 hours to get in then spend about another hour or so inside to get through all 3,000+ square feet. It would be an all day process!! Am I crazy to not go? Would you deal with the headaches?
I have been doing a little more thrifting than usual the past few weeks. The Christmas decorations are slowly staring to work their way into the stock so I like to check every couple of days. I found some awesome vintage stuff last year! I hope this season is a repeat.
I was super excited to find this Empire blow mold at Goodwill last week. It's the first vintage Halloween I have ever found at the thrifts.
I picked up this Fall themed pitcher and sweet cherry canister from one of my favorite antique malls. Got both for $8!
Our HVAC company is working on a 1940's house restoration. We've become good friends with the homeowner and he knows about my love for old junk. He found these underneath the house and set them aside for me. Isn't that so nice? He also gave me the old kitchen faucet for my laundry room remodel. I will show you all that once the project is done.
He also found this old jar for me buried in the back yard. It's HUGE!
I was still on my Halloween blow mold high when I came across this little haul at SVDP on Tuesday
Another vintage blow mold!! My faith in the thrifts has almost been restored. If they would just get some Pyrex on the shelves, I think it would be back in full. After reading Heather's tutorial on painting old rolling pin handles, I was inspired to find my own. Check it out on her Lark & Lola blog! I have a couple of these little elf mugs that I picked up last year and Brian & the kids bought me the matching pitcher for Christmas so I was happy to add another one to my set. Now, I know the shot glass is not vintage but I have a strict rule to never leave any Arizona items on the shelf. We are huge Wildcat basketball fans so I knew my family would appreciate this thrifted find.
Sister found me the sweet little honeycomb cat at her Goodwill recently so I was really happy to find this full set for super cheap on eBay last week. I'm not so hardcore that I won't resort to buying things online if I can't find them in the stores.
Which leads me to this purchase...
Pyrex Spirograph #475 2-1/2 quart casserole! I've needed this beauty for my turquoise collection and was tired of never finding it in person. What do you want to bet that I find it at the thrift or an estate sale now? I swear that happens to me a lot! Now a question for you guys.....Hanna told me that this also comes in the smaller 473 size but I can't find any information on it. Is this true?
Now a special birthday wish for my sweet girl....
Happy 8th birthday, Bailey Doodle!
Linking up with:
The Cottage Market for Junkin' Joe
Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday
Jann Olson for SYC Thursday
Enjoy your day!
~Erica
I love that Spirograph! I don't blame you one bit for buying it online, I've never found it in person either. I've never seen or heard of another size of Spirograph. Maybe Hanna is thinking of Crazy Quilt or Ocean Filigree? I get these pieces confused because they are similar colors and I've never seen any of them in person. Love the Halloween decorations as well. Now every time I go to the thrift, I'm keeping my eyes out for Gurley candles, blow molds, vintage decorations - all because of your blog! Great finds :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to be friends with someone who finds cool junk under their house and saves it for you. Lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteI have that same cherry canister. :) Love the spirograph pyrex but know nothing about them. ♥
ReplyDeleteYou've got some AMAZING finds there!
ReplyDeleteI love those shortening cans--and I don't know why!
ReplyDeleteGreat post with a combination of interesting goodies.
ReplyDeleteI totally don't blame you for wanting to opt out of that estate sale. I know I was crazy last week with the 1:30AM start, but that will NEVER happen again. It's become so ridiculous and competitive, and it takes away the joy of it. I have 3 very nice Goodwill's by me, and they actually come through for me quite often. I found that same blowmold with the cat and pumpkin last week, and a jumbo Gurley pumpkin candle. The Pyrex that I find though is all yucky! So I'm like you, get it on EBay and quit waiting for lightning to strike. Though, I'm sure you'll find that Spirograph next week?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your Baily Doodle!
Erica :)
Happy Birthday to Bailey! Love the blown mold Halloween! I always enjoy seeing your finds - and am amazed at the bargains. I would NOT have wanted to deal with a sale like you described. I'd be cruising by the last hour or so before they closed up! Visiting from SYC. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Bailey!!! Love your haul, Erica, especially the pitcher!!
ReplyDeleteErica! I'm totally jealous of your amazing Spirograph fine. Cheers to you!
ReplyDeleteI have those two same blow molds, plus another one, I bought for $5 each at Paris Street Market here in Colorado last month. So this only goes to prove one thing: great minds think alike! Your taste is stunning and always appeals to me. Great finds!
Do you have Christmas blow molds? I'd love to see them. I have none so far, but I'm getting into the blow mold thing now, so hopefully I'll find some soon.
Cheers,
Heather
www.larkandlola.com
Hi Heather!
DeleteVintage blow molds are pretty easy to find around here. I have an absolute TON of Christmas ones of all sizes. I even have an old snowman that is almost as tall as Maddie! I should round them up and do a little photo shoot with them since the weather is so nice. It would be kind of like a holiday preview :-) Isn't it fun finding other bloggers who share your same likes? I totally feel the same way about everything you find! It looks like we could probably switch houses and be totally fine with it :-)
~Erica
Wow! 2 blow molds in a week!!! How awesome, I really like the "snowdrift" baking flower can. That's really cool of the home owner to save things for you!
ReplyDeleteWow! 2 blow molds in a week!!! How awesome, I really like the "snowdrift" baking flower can. That's really cool of the home owner to save things for you!
ReplyDeleteLove the Halloween stuff and Bailey is super sweet!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI did not know they made a spirograph version. Where have I been??? Love your blow molds. I have three Halloween ones that may or may not make and appearance on the blog next week. I need to work on adding to my Christmas collection this year. I can't believe some people actually find blow molds a little tacky. They're nutso!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are doing well at the thrift stores. I hope your puppy had some birthday treats!
ReplyDeleteWarmly,
deb
We have the same blow mold now!! Happy Halloween to us!
ReplyDeleteI would've passed on the estate sale -- with kids in tow, a wait like that just isn't gonna happen. We drove by one a couple of weeks ago that was just opening and would've had time to stop. With the teenager in the car to watch her brothers, I could have hiked down the road a bit, but I decided that I wasn't going to deal with the crowd just in case there was anything neat to see.
ReplyDeleteI agree...it sounds like too much hassle! I love your finds...that fall pitcher is really neat and so is the spirograph pyrex...I don't think I've ever seen that before! ~~Pam
ReplyDeleteSend some of those extra blow molds to my thrifts, please! I don't have good luck finding them here. Amazing Pyrex! Happy birthday to your sweet Bailey.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the energy for that type of estate sale anymore. It takes all the fun out of it for me. Go for the half price last day, bet you still find some goodies.
I don't think I'd want to wait around for that estate sale either, you might be missing to many other good things. You sure found some fun stuff, I love those old cans.
ReplyDeleteHappy late birthday Bailey!!!
ReplyDeleteTwo vintage blow molds from the thrifts...LUCKY! And I'm SUPER jealous of your Spirograph. It's so dang pretty!
I love the Halloween stuff! You have inspired me to keep stopping at the thrift stores to find some vintage holiday stuff. Great finds! The Spyrograph Pyrex is to die for. :)
ReplyDeleteI have never even heard of Pyrex Styrograph. So interesting. Can't believe all the fab finds you get. Nice to have someone saving things for you. You've got me in the treasure hunt mood. I think I will do a little thrifting tomorrow. lol! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
As always your finds amaze me but your sweet Girl steals the show today : ) Hugs and HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BAILEY!!!!!
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