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Saturday, June 14, 2014

It's Summertime!

Happy Summer Vacation!

Finally, after what seems like forever, Maddie had her last day of school yesterday.  We have been having super nice, Summer like weather here in Oregon for the last few weeks so it seems like she should have been out of school a long time ago!

Graduation and the party went off without a hitch.  Thank you all so much for your happy wishes for Alex.  He started his job on Monday and seems pretty excited for the next phase of his life.  But I still woke up to my driveway full of cars, a fire smoldering in the firepit, and a bunch of boys sleeping throughout my house.  I guess old habits die hard, huh?

Treasure hunting season is in full swing here and I have been lucky enough to hit some pretty good sales so far. 


I found this tablecloth at a sale recently and the sweet lady running it told me that she used it in all 5 of her children's weddings on the cake table.  I love stories like that!  It's still in pristine condition so she obviously took very good care of it.


I tend to migrate more toward brighter and pastel colored tablecloths but like I said, she took really good care of her linens so I saw no reason to leave these behind.


After hearing how that not only do I collect vintage tablecloths but I also use them, she ran into the house and brought out this one for me too.  She told me it would be perfect for Summer and that she rarely uses them anymore so she wanted this one to have a good home.  She was so sweet!


I haven't been finding a lot of pottery lately so I was pretty surprised to find these at the thrift.  The green tumbler isn't old, but has that vintage look to it.  I also have a pink one that I found a few years ago.  The USA marked turquoise piece was full of messy, crumbly moss that I promptly threw away in the Goodwill trash can before I put it in my car.


I drove by a sale on Thursday on my way to pick up Maddie from school and found these Lustro Ware shakers and Japan marked rooster.  I already have a set of these shakers and also the twin to the rooster but the lady only charged me a dollar for all of it.  I don't need to explain further, do I?


Maddie found these books at the used bookstore that we trade books at.  She told me that they weren't very old but that they would be good in her collection or to craft with.


And on the Pyrex front, a while back I came across another pink Butterprint.  You all know how rare and hard to find these are.  So when I spotted this one in an antique mall, during their annual sale, I crossed my fingers and hoped it would be a good price.  $20 bucks with lid.  Yep, that's a good price!

 
The best part (besides the uber cheap price) was the fact that it was the 471 which is exactly the one I needed to complete my casserole set.

Have a great weekend, everyone!  I am going to link up with Melissa for Thrifty Things Friday, Jann for SYC Thursday, The Cottage Market for Junkin' Joe, and How Sweet The Sound for Pink Saturday.

Until next time~

Erica

15 comments:

  1. Oh I love (and use) my vintage table cloths too. I have more of a thing for vintage towels though..

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  2. I love all the table cloths but the fruit on is to die for! ;)

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  3. Hi Erica,
    I
    LOVE
    LOVE
    LOVE
    the first tablecloth....LOL!!! I really do LOVE IT!
    Nice finds.
    warmly,
    deb

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  4. I'm new to collecting Pyrex. Can you tell me how I look up the different sets and find out the numbers for all the pieces to complete that set? I tried Googling it, but can't find something to tell me how many pieces go in each set. Thanks.

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  5. The fruit tablecloth is amazing. Glad she ran back inside for it for you. Don't you just love when you make a connection with someone at a sale!

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  6. I now look for pink butterprint Pyrex, not because I collect it but because you have taught me well. My customers thank you. I love those tablecloths - so pretty and the history behind them is a winner.

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  7. Now that is my kind of tablecloth person, lol! They are all lovely, and you'll be happy to have some of those yellow and green shades come fall. Love the rooster and shakers. Great finds!

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  8. Congrats on the beautiful completed set! There is a 471 at a market I go to, it has turned brownish & is $27. I don't know if LEMISHINE or whatever will work & $27 is quite the risk... but if it does work... it would rock! Might not be there next time either.

    I went to my first estate sale (2 hours after it begun) & they had vintage tablecloths. Of course, thought of you. People are animals. I imagine they were all neatly folded & they were all strewn across the room. It was gross.

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  9. I love vintage linen from the 30's, 40's, and 50's. I can't them these days. I guess everyone is holding on to them. Our children will sell them all when we're gone. Love the pyrex too.

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  10. LOVE the linens. The more I buy them, soak them, dry them, and iron them... the more I want to keep them! (It's a lot of hard work!!) Also - I can't believe you have THAT MUCH pink Butterprint. I think it's about time you show us your ENTIRE Pyrex collection! Thanks for sharing at TTF.

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  11. WOWEE! Pink butterprint how great! Love those little Lustroware S&P shakers, and of course all your vintage linens. Looks like summer is off to a good start!

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  12. That pink Butterprint is so pretty, I can dream.....

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  13. Erica, enjoy those boys sleeping throughout the house. Before you know you'll be missing it! It was like that with our youngest son and boy do we miss those days! We have a bond with all of those boys and hear from them every now and then. Love the tablecloths! All are fabulous and like you say, pristine condition. I have never ran across pink Butterprint Pyrex. What a gorgeous set! And of course I love the red and white S&P. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  14. Yes to all!...and do I see some vintage toleware in the back of one of your photos? Now that is something. May I send you some photos of vintage cloths that I still have but don't know what to do with? I don't have a blog on which to post them. Aprons, napkins, tablecloth... I have lots, but some of them were stamped back in the day by my dear aunt, with her name in permanent ink!

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