Anyway, I've been having some really great luck at the thrifts lately, and when I went to put things together to photograph for this post I noticed I had lots of things that were alike.
(And yes, I am still having difficulties with my camera, so these shots are not the best!)
Two tooled leather handbags. The one on the left I thrifted today for $7 and it came with a matching coin purse. The one on the right was a yard sale find for $3. 2 for $10!
Two pieces of enameled cast iron. Why yes, that is a Le Creuset dutch oven. For $10 at a thrift store? You bet I'm carrying that thing around till my arms are ready to fall off. (And the best part of it is, that while it is well-used, the previous owner used it to make something vanilla- even after a good scrubbing it still smells like vanilla- yummy!) The red frying pan is a Griswold from the 30s- mint condition for $1 at a yard sale.
Two adorable FireKing casseroles. The one on the left is hand-painted Gay Fad and the one on the right is Swiss Chalet. Both in mint condition and only a couple of bucks each.
I was just thinking I'd like to make madeleines and the next day I found these two pans for 50 cents.
I love the details on them:
And of course I found some Pyrex! Two pieces of bakewear, a lime 023 and a Desert Dawn round cake pan. I have never seen pink DD in person before- it's beautiful!
And two more pieces of Pyrex, a snowflake space saver (with lid!!!) and yellow hostess (with lid!!!). On the right is a super cool ice bucket- the bullet shaped piece completely separates from the stand. (Why, I don't know, because it wouldn't stand upright, but still, so cool...)
OK, not doubles, but multiples! I hit the mother lode of vintage paper decorations yesterday. The turkey is a Beistle (also my second one of those in a couple of weeks), as are the Pilgrim cutouts that take me back to my own Elementary School days. The Halloween pumpkin and Trick or Treat sign are flocked- remember those? Haha, now I'm dating myself...anyway all of it set me back a whopping $1.80!
Nicely done. The Dutch oven is most excellent.
ReplyDeleteI saw that exact same tooled leather purse on the right today at an antique mall! It was in the case and priced $36.00. How crazy is that?
ReplyDeleteI love Fire King Swiss Chalet. I have a single coffee mug and that's it. I suppose it's a good thing that I don't find it often because I really should only be buying Pyrex!!
Glad you are back :-)
~Erica
No wonder you haven't had time to blog. You've been going gang-busters thrifting. Great finds!
ReplyDeleteWhat a load of great stuff!!
ReplyDeleteThat ice bucket is neat! Love it!
ReplyDeleteNeat! I the bulletin ice bucket is a keeper, so fabulously mod! I really like the thanksgiving paper cut outs too!
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