My Thrifting Finds Of The Day - 1/23/14

Hi Everyone!  It has been very cold and snowy here again, and I did not get to as many of my thrift shops and Estate sales as I has wanted to.  I can't wait until it is Spring!!!  But I did get to a few shops and a couple sales, and this is my thrifting haul for the week:

I just love this little vintage Valentine girl, she is so sweet with all the hearts on her dress and her little heart hat.  She will be a welcome addition to the Valentine collection!

Next I found 3 of these vintage diorama plastic Christmas ornaments.  I really like them, and I think a new collection is in the making  :)

A cute little ceramic miniature rooster pitcher, it is only about 2" tall!

Then I found a sock monkey that I could not leave behind.  I already have 2 of them, so I guess this makes it an "official" collection.

The next item I got at an Estate sale, and I am not sure of what it actually is.  It is about 6" wide, and the base of it is maybe marble? or alabaster? but it is quite heavy.  The Scotty dog sitting on top is made of solid metal.  I think it may have been the lid to a vintage decorative box.  I could not find a bottom part to it, but it is cute as is.  Do any of you have an idea as to what it actually is??

Then I found 3 tiny, very old dolls - they appear to be made of celluloid and are very fragile.  They are about 3" tall.

Also found at this sale was an adorable Kewpie doll.  Someone had dressed it in clothes that fit.

Next is a vintage pottery fish planter in pretty pastel colors.

2 old souvenir ashtrays - 1 is ceramic with a scene on it and a face of a clock, and a dimensional key.  The other one is metal and in the shape of California.

Another enamel flower pin, and some pretty vintage rhinestone jewelry to wear or use in my creations.

Then I found 2 sweet little bird figurines.  I can't seem to pass up the little birdies wherever I go!  :)

Some of the thrifts still have Christmas decorations out - yeah!  I found a set of big honkin' pink Shiny Brite ornaments!

I found 2 old souvenir pillow covers from the same sale that I bought the ashtrays from.  I love the pink one.

And the last items I will share with you today are 3 large containers filled with old gumball charms, there is a container filled with little cowboy hats, one with guns, and the other filled with guns in holsters. 

I also made a new Valentine's Day theme background and header for the blog - hope you will enjoy it!  Thank you for visiting with me, and I wish you a wonderful week filled with thrifty treasures!

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My Thrifting Finds Of The Day - 1/12/14

Hi everyone, I hope you had a great weekend of finding vintage goodies!  There were not many Estate sales in my area this weekend, the 2 I went to were duds - so I was forced to drive further out than I usually do.  I went to 3 other sales - 2 of them I hardly found anything at, but at the third one - BINGO!  It was advertised as a sale that you would have to "dig" in, and dig I did!  I found oodles of vintage treasures, but I did not have time to clean them all up before I took pictures to share with you....so please excuse the dust on some of the items, and an occasional cobweb  :)  I also went to my usual thrift stores, but only found stuff at one of them.  

First, I found not one - but two! lady head vases!  I love the pretty gold that was used on the flowers she is wearing.

Next I found a huge ceramic owl, he must be about 16" tall.  Not sure what I am going to do with him yet because he is so big - maybe he can go on the patio in the summer.  Whooooo whooooooo knows, but wherever he goes, he will be cute.

I found a ceramic wall plaque with dimensional birds.  I love the Blue Jay perched on the branch.  He looks so lifelike!

 Next, a cute little ashtray from Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  Oops, I forgot to take the price tag off - it was only 50 cents.

  

I was so happy to find this adorable vintage wooden snowman scene, it expands to make a bigger scene.

  

Then I found a vintage metal Santa Claus wall light, and it works!

A vintage holy water font, I love the soft colors on it.

A vintage Austrian dish with beautiful pastel pink roses on it.  It is about 12" long.

I found a cute old mouse candle - there are no tags on it, so not sure of the maker.  I didn't  have a mouse candle, and had never seen one before.

  

A vintage St. Francis planter, he is holding a sweet little bird.

A white pottery duck planter, just in time for Easter!

 

 And I found more vintage jewelry to keep, and for use in my crafting!

A gorgeous necklace, bracelet, and earring set with AB rhinestones!

Another picture of the jewelry - I think the little orchid is my favorite!  I also got a jar full of old crystal iridescent beads to use in my jewelry.

This is the last item I have for today - I don't think it is that old (maybe from the 80's?) but it is beyond cute!  It is a metal windup toy called the "Bird Home".  I took pictures from all angles so that you can see the adorable graphics on it.  This toy has 3 mechanical birds that fly around in a circle on top of the bird house, a bird that comes out of the house, like a cuckoo clock, a little birdie on a swing that moves on the side of the house, another bird that comes out the front of the house, a clock that moves, and yet another bird on the roof of the house.

Love the owl graphics!

 

I will be taking more pictures of the other goodies that I got from this sale, and will post them in a few days.  Until then, happy thrifting everyone!  And thank you so much for visiting Pixie Vintage!

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My Thrifting Finds Of The Day - 1/7/14

 

Hi Everyone!  If you are in the area that was hit by the arctic freeze, I hope it is starting to warm up for you.  Today our temp is a whopping 3 degrees....brrrrrr, but at least it is not sub-zero, and the winds have died down.  I tried to post yesterday, but my cable kept going out.  After losing 2 posts, I decided to wait until today and try again.  I did, however, have a productive day at home!  I repainted a room in my house - yay!, and also finished a new background and header for my blog that I had been working on - I hope that you will like it.

So here are today's thrifted and Estate Sale'd goodies to share with you!   

I should probably save the best for last, but I am so excited to show you this, I can't wait! Found at an Estate Sale, 6 darling little pastel made in Japan mica bird ornaments.  The even have the little googly eyes...LOL...They do not even look like they have ever been used, still in their original box.

Aren't they adorable?!  Too late to use them on the Christmas tree, but I can put them out for Easter, on the pastel Easter tree.  I am just giddy over them!

Next up is a little donkey pulling a cart planter, and another rooster for the chicken/rooster collection.

I found these  little fellas at a local thrift shop, a sweet vintage plastic chick and bunny rabbit.  Now I have to remember not to pack them away too good, or I will not be able to find them for Easter.  (not that I have ever actually done that)....ahem....    :)

 I always make sure to check out those plastic "grab bags" I find at the thrift, because you never know what you will find.  This one bag had envelopes and notepads in the front, but upon closer inspection, I found a whole bunch of old, mostly Dennison books of seals. 

 

They are so colorful and I love the graphics on them.

From another Estate Sale, I found this sweet little lovebird statue.  Sorry I took the picture at a wonky angle, because you really can't see them that well.  The birdie on top is gazing lovingly at the one on the bottom, it's so "tweet"  :)

I found another Pixie!  I did not have this one, and he is all decked out with tacky, kitschy plastic holly that I love.

A tiny stuffed pastel bunny rabbit, it is only a few inches long.  It's body is pink and the little ears are pale blue.  It is beyond adorable!

 I also found a vintage rooster tablecloth.  It is in good condition, but needs a soak in OxiClean for a few spots that I found.  I did not have a rooster tablecloth, so this is a welcome addition to the collection.

 At the thrift shop, I found a pottery pitcher.  It does have crazing and darkening  by the handle.  I am going to try and get that discoloration out, hope it will work.  If not, I still like it a lot.

Also from the thrift shop, I found another multi-strand beaded necklace, and matching cluster earrings.  The beads are plastic, and they have the cutest little blue bead caps.  They remind me of tulips, don't they?

A vintage Sears Praying Angel.  She is pretty large, about 12", and still in the box.  The box has taken a beating though.

I found some clusters of little vintage glass flowers.  These I will probably use in my crafting projects.

And last but not least, a huge vintage rhinestone pin.  It is about 4 inches long, and this will be refashioned into a necklace.  It is missing a few stones, but I have lots in my stash to repair it with.

Well, I think that I will venture out today to go to a few thrifts.  I am having thrifting withdrawls because of this horrible weather we are having!  ack  Hope you will enjoy my thrifted treasures, and wishing you the best in thrifty goodness!

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