Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Sir Thrift-A-Lot in Rednesday

A lot of RED this week (at least for me). 

My first RED purchase (well, RED & BLUE) is this cute vintage tablecloth. I had to ask a woman for help in Goodwill to overlook for any repairs or holes. She was happy to help & besides some stains (that hopefully Oxy can clean up), it was good to come home. My thoughts: this will become a thrift regret. I could have gotten a shawarma instead. & this would look great on a table (which I don't have) with Butterprint! Once I got home, I felt, no regret, this tablecloth has a new home.


I bought these 2 vintage towels today. I have desperately been searching the shelves for a New Kids On The Block towel that I can sport at the beach, but it's been almost 2 years & nada. I came across these today. I think the poodle one is ridiculous, but they look like they're having so much fun. What year do you think they are from? 1950's? 



And I found one of these little guys today. I had been searching for them over the holiday season. I've only found 2 of them, together, in their original box... a very long time ago. This guy still has his Made In Japan still on his butt. 


So yeah, joining up with REDNESDAY with It's A Very Cherry World
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22 comments:

  1. ThrifterSistersJanuary 29, 2013 at 7:45 PM

    If I lived closer I would come to your house and steal that tablecloth immediately!!!! Great finds and I wish I could find a knee-hugger. Jealous!
    Hanna

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:44 PM

      If you lived closer, I'd have climbed through your window already for some vintage goodies. You'd probably be climbing through mine while I'm off climbing through yours lol.

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  2. Pyrex JunkieJanuary 29, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    I love that tablecloth!!!!! And yes it does look great with butterprint, perfect!

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  3. Shabby Brocante, KarenJanuary 29, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    Oh, wow. I am so envious. I love all of your finds. The tablecloth is ADORABLE. I love the tea-towels. I bet they are from the 50s. I have started to collect the knee huggers. I only have two vintage guys so far. Yours looks so cute with your vintage Pyrex collection!! You really did well!
    Karen

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:45 PM

      Thanks Karen! Knee huggers are so hard to come by - surprised!

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  4. Erica of Golden Egg VintageJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    LOL I LOVE that you want an NKOTB towel! I'll be on the look out for you! If you only knew how much NKOTB stuff I threw away, you would die! I think I told you before, but I went to 5 concerts back in the day. Yep!! Very cool I know!
    Boy, knee-hugger elves look sooo good with Butterprint!
    Erica :)

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:47 PM

      I remember you telling me that - too lucky! Just one for me. In Detroit. I threw away so much, too. We had all the dolls, the stage, stickers, books, game, sleeping bag.. I want the duffel bag, too, for the gym, but for now, I'll stick with my Pac-Man bag & maybe can afford a Lacoste bag one day soon.

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  5. MadeeJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:49 AM

    I LOVE the tablecloth! Great find!

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  6. PauletteJanuary 30, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    What a splendid tablecloth and the Butterprint Pyrex bowl sitting upon the cloth looks stunning. The towels are fantastic, I love them. Great Rednesday treasures.

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  7. JillJanuary 30, 2013 at 5:23 AM

    Love the tablecloth!!

    My daughter had all kinds of NKOTB stuff - I don't think we kept any of it...

    Any time of the year is good to find knee huggers....

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  8. MelissaJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    I'm going to keep my eye out for a NKOTB towel for you! Now you will probably end up with 20 in the next year or so! How cool would that be?! And those towels are fantastic! Poodles are so strange...

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:49 PM

      Thanks Melissa! & lol, I could see that happening.

      My step sister had a poodle. It lived in a little house & slept on a little bed & hung out on a couch on a little porch. He even had a little kitchen where he didn't cook little meals.

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  9. ColibriNBJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    What a great tablecloth - love it! Love the majorette towel too - so cute!

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  10. MickJanuary 30, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Towels, Butterprint, and that to die for folk table cloth! Great scores!

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  11. SusieQTJanuary 30, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Love that tablecloth with the Butterprint! I always look for beach towels when I thrift (looking for an Elvis one myself); will keep an eye out for NKTOB!

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:50 PM

      Thanks SusieQT! I'll keep an eye out for Elvis, too.

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  12. AstridJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    Great tablecloth~ it has a Scandinavian feel which I love! and the tea towels are adorable. Are you ready for the NKOTB Package tour!?! Tickets go on sale this Saturday for Ottawa!

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotFebruary 1, 2013 at 6:52 PM

      Are you going? I'm a reTRO NKOTB kinda guy, but I know a girl who bought her package! I was with her at work when she bought it. She was going crazy! She's been to see them & met them so many times, they know her by name.

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  13. billiJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    What great finds! Wishing our Goodwill had good stuff like that. Excited to have your vintage blog.
    thanx for sharing
    billi

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  14. Rae - Say It Aint SoFebruary 4, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    that is a wonderful tablecloth! and that poodle towel!

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