A-Junking I Did Go

And I came home with all sorts of fun finds. Taking the slow way home can be dangerous if you like to stop at thrift shops and such places. Here's some of what I came home with recently:

Two of my favorite finds were a cotton bedspread embroidered with flower baskets and a book called The Story of the Lily of the Valley. It's a romance I think, but I just like the cover and the title. The metal switchplate is cool, and it will find a place here at the house. I liked the bird nests book and the Little Golden Books too. The crystal clock needs a battery (like the other half dozen I've bought!); the wedding cake jar needs cleaning but it has gold trim which is a little different from others I've seen. The amber bowl is 60's or 70's and the little dish inside it is apple shaped, so cute.

 

An older wicker basket with dried flower candle rings, a wall hanging and 3 stainless steel bowls will all go in my booth probably. Two of the bowls have hanging rings which I like. The pretty plate in the background was a Goodwill find; no indication of who made it or where but I love it.

There are 11 of these spice bottles, all very clean. I bet there were 12 originally! The small blue plate is very likely from the 1920's-30's; that shape of plate was popular then.

I buy linen kitchen towels where ever I see them and got lucky to find the green and white on hanging on the chair. I also found some ivy linen napkins and a pink linen tablecloth. The three-candle candlabra and bowl is a Teleflora item, but isn't it pretty? Behind it is a Pyrex coffee carafe, and between them is an incomplete set of what I call picnic flatware--soft blue handles with daisies on them. The round-looking aluminum thing is a mystery--it has a plunger that opens a small hole in the bottom when it is pushed. I'm guessing it's for dropping some sort of dough into hot oil--maybe hush puppies or dumplings? Anyone have a guess?

 

The lamp is made from a pitcher and bowl set and has a vintage plastic shade. I am sure the shade used to have the stiffened lace on it. I will paint it either white or pink, or maybe soft green. Any suggestions as to which would be the best choice? It's booth-bound.

 

Another linen towel and a fantastic India cotton vintage tablecloth, along with some Pyrex casseroles (I'll be looking up the pattern!). There is also a brand new set of lace-edged pillowcases and a lace tablecloth carefully packaged in a plastic zipper case with a note that says "Mom's tablecloth." That's sad, isn't it? It will become this Mom's tablecloth, and I hope that the original owner will approve of its new home.

This set is really something. Hand-decorated, from a North Carolina boutique called Glitz, Glamour, and More. How it came to a thrift store in West Virginia I don't know, but it is still in its original packaging and even includes a recipe for cheese ball.

This nice chrome cake carrier was a Goodwill find.

And last, a half-bushel basket with a nicely made cotton liner with a lace edge. I enjoy seeing work like this; someone took an everyday item and made it beautiful. Isn't that what crafting is all about?

Not shown: many things. I may post more this week. Right now I need to get this lot off the table and into wherever I need to put it. I hope your thrifting adventures were productive this week.