THRIFT STORE SCORE!

This month has been a busy one so far. I have not had a lot of time to go do fun stuff.

Today I had to go to the dentist. YUCK! But on the way home I decided to make a quick stop at Goodwill to see if there was at least one thing to brighten my day.


As soon as I walked over to the area with all the dishes I spotted this darling little china sugar dish. I love the little pink and pale blue roses on it.

So, I picked it up, checked for cracks and chips and saw it was in perfect condition and only cost $1.99. So into my cart it went.

I'm not going to use it for sugar though. I think I'm going to use it in my bathroom.

We are finally getting our bathrooms remodeled in two weeks. I can't wait! I thought this would be cute to put Q-Tips or something in and pretty up the bathroom a little bit.

After all, who likes to look at ugly things in the bathroom? Not me.

I also noticed, on the same row as that darling dish, these two Milk Glass vases. They are different but perfect just the same.

The one on the left has tiny stripes (I don't know if you can see them) and the one on the right has dots. I also have another one, that bought before, that looks just like the one on the right.

I'm going to use these for the baby shower I'm giving later this month. I think they will be pretty with some lovely fresh flowers.

I got excited when I found this beautiful Milk Glass bon bon dish. I love the lace edge.

I'm going to also use it at the shower to put some cute candy in.

Then of course, these Milk Glass items will go into my china hutch with the rest of my Milk Glass collection.

I saw this great tea pot. It is perfect for any tea party or even just to enjoy a cup of tea with a friend.

It's from Germany and the design is elegant yet simple. I couldn't leave this behind.

I always go through the store pretty fast to see what catches my eye right away. Then I go through again more slowly. It seems I always find things I missed the first time around.

These fun vintage glasses were found on my 2ND go round. I'm happy I found them.

Don't you love the tall slender look of these glasses. At first I wasn't sure if I would get them because they looked like the design is snowflakes. But, then the more I looked at them the more I thought they could be bursts of stars.

I couldn't get the picture out of my head of sitting my back yard this summer and drinking a nice cold glass of pink lemonade or ice tea out of these.

So guess what? Yes! They went into my cart too.

I don't know if you remember or not but the baby shower I'm giving is going to have a bird/nest theme to it. The colors are blue, white and brown.

The white birds on this item caught my attention right away.

I thought it was such a cute piece but really had no idea what it was or how I would use it.

It's really heavy. Made out some type of iron or something.

Since it was only 99 cents I got it and figured I would find something to do with it.

Then it hit me....I'm going to also add vintage photos of babies around at the baby shower.

I put one of the photos in here and I think it will work great.

Well, I was happy with my finds and getting read to leave. I was headed towards the front when I saw this white Santa sleigh with three little shamrocks.

I wasn't really interested in it and kept walking. Then it dawned on me...I had to go back and look at this item. Could it be? No! Could it?

Yes! It was Belleek from Ireland!

I don't know if you have heard of Belleek or not but it's pretty costly stuff. Highly collectible.

I saw the price was $5.99 which was a steal. Again, I checked it over good. No chips, cracks or anything. It was in perfect condition. I knew it was worth way more the $5.99 so I got it.

Then I went up to pay and the girl kept looking at the price. I thought for sure she was going to tell me it was marked wrong or someone had changed the tags. But the only thing she said was this color tag is 1/2 off today. So I got it for $2.99.

I came home and looked it up. It sells for $95 and higher. I was very pleased.

So all in all I was thrilled with my quick little stop at Goodwill. I love days like this.

WHAT A GREAT HAUL I CAME HOME WITH!

Today my sister, Maureen, and I went to Oceanside to visit with our brother, Gene. We got down there early and thought we would stop by a thrift store we were by.

I'm thrilled that we did because I found some great pieces! I thought I would share them with you. Come take a look.

When we first walked in I saw this wonderful collection. I was going to get the tea pot and one tea cup and saucer but then I noticed it was being sold as a set so I just had to get them. I also got the tray they are sitting on since it was only $3.00.

There were 6 plates, three tea cups but only 2 saucers and the tea pot. The whole set was $16.00 but on sale for 1/2 off which made it only $8.00 for all of them. Pretty good huh?

Wouldn't they be pretty to have tea for two?

I could see a slice of a pretty cake on these.

Then I noticed this set of four dessert plates. I thought they were pretty and they were only $4.00 for all of them. Who could pass these up?

A little further into the store I saw plates and this one was on top. I picked it up quickly and saw it was only 65 cents. It went into my shopping cart right away. I'm going to hang it up in my office.

Then I spotted this pretty little plate that is surrounded with roses. Again 65 cents. Guess where it ended up? Yes, in my cart. Again, another lovely for my office.

Well, since I was on a roll there was no way I could leave this little rose plate behind. Once more 65 cents. Sold!

I almost missed this little hand painted plate. It was sitting off by it's lonesome self. I think someone started to get it then for some reason put it down. Either that, or they were trying to hide so they could come back later and get it. To bad for them. It's now safely in my home all cleaned up and ready to be hung up.

I guess you just never know when you will find some great treasures at the thrift stores. I had been to this one several times and hardly ever found anything. But today I lucked out. Maybe they just got these all in or something. I don't know what the reason was. I was just happy with my finds.

BTW, my brother, Gene, is doing great. Today we all went out to eat at his favorite restaurant. It was the first time he went out to eat since his stroke. It's good to see him starting to get back to his normal life again.

Hugs,

Joanne