Cordials: The Cutest Napkins You Ever Did See

Cordials
24 Cocktail Napkins, 12 Gay Designs

This is just one of the boxes of vintage napkins that I bought in a lot of eBay many, many months ago for what I consider an excellent price. This is the cutest set. Being broke & cold, what better thing to do than to share these beautiful napkins? I would love to have these set out at a dinner party with my new Hazel Atlas dishes that I picked up last week. You can check those out on the latest Thriftasaurus post!

Which design is your fav? I like the bunny with the heart & the NO SPOONING ALLOWED!

Copyright, 1954, By Percy Barker & Jules Pollock
Made in U.S.A.

Pink & Black Hazel Atlas Glasses

Only find so far this week - these two beautiful Hazel Atlas (I believe) black and pink diamonds glass tumblers. I paid 99cents each. A set of 15 just sold on this website for $120. There is also a pitcher. This is a pattern I wouldn't mind seeing more of in the thrifts. 1950's?

Goes great with Gooseberry & Black Snowflake Pyrex (obviously). 

With the way I am feeling this week, these may be my only finds of the week. I may have to dig into the bowels of my closet to find some stuff I haven't blogged about yet for my Thriftosaurus linkup. 

Retro Finds & Thriftosaurus Thrift Haul Link Up

Thriftosaurus Thrift Haul Link Up!

I've been a busy little thrifter this past week, thrifting in the ghetto, thrifting in the rain, even dabbling in the antique markets. I've crossed one item off my checklist & I think I've found one of my favourite items of the year. So many excellent finds this week! 

I found these 1950's Herb Gardener glasses at Value Village for $1.49 each. Such excellent condition! I found 2 of each glass. They say, "I'm so smart I make myself sick", "I'm sorry" & "It's about time you found out that I was fascinating." 

I've only seen such canisters below once, yellow, in an antique market, just one. I passed. I think before I started collecting them there was a set of turquoise I passed on, too. The salt & pepper shakers are boyfriend approved. They have now become the only set of about 50-60 that we use.

Dolly Parton vinyl featuring one of my favourite Dolly songs - Jolene along with some retro greeting cards that were $2 for the lot - couldn't say no. 

Crossed off my thrift want list - a vintage first aid kit for the car, for those long road trips & excellent for next years camping trips. This winters want list includes a tent, tarps & other camping gear. It gives my boyfriend something to look for while I'm browsing the linens & housewares. I believe I might have overpaid for this... oh well.

Of course, there be Pyrex. Some more black snowflake for my collection from the thrift (just the space saver - no lid) & from Value Village, Constellation Promotional Divided Dish, no lid, no handle, no nothing - just the dish. 

One of my favourite finds this year! This bowling towel for 49cents. Absolutely gayish & absolutely retro. The guy has the greatest stache & the rainbow is absolutely perfect - 1980 from Master Industries, Inc. 

Last week I found these white canisters, this week I found this greenish/turquoise one - Sugar. They also had the flour, but it was so scratched up.. all I could this was WTF happened to it. It was as if someone picked it up & rubbed it up against the pavement. Front & back. I picked up the towel, the canister & black snowflake at a shop I rarely ever buy anything at. I wasn't going to stop in, but the "you never know" entered my head & it was 5 minutes, if that, out of the way. 

My thrifting will be minimal this week, just the usual after work trips to Goodwill, everyday is hit & miss, so fingers crossed. 

Linkup for Thriftosaurus this week! 

Suburban Strip Thrifting Trip

Suburban Strip Thrifting Trip!

Can you say that 5x fast? (Totally copied you Genevieve)
Yesterday my boyfriend picked me up from work for another evening of extreme thrifting. Hitting up 9 thrift stores (among a few other non thrift stores) in 4 hours in 5 different cities. I didn't stumble upon much vintage treasures, but I had a fabulous time with my boo & am absolutely in love with my new Gooseberry bowl! $2.99 at Salvation Army. 

These vintage cake toppers have a bit of a history. About a month ago at the Stoney Creek Value Village I had a vintage metal globe in my hand, they tend to price certain things outrageous here, my boyfriend tells me "they gotta make money!" & I tell him, "yeah, they aren't a collectable shop - they are a thrift store! They are charging antique mall prices." It outrages me, lol. Anyways, I had a vintage metal globe, priced at $14.99 & a Ziploc bag of vintage cake toppers, I told him I'm not gonna get the globe (was kinda ugly & expensive...) & told him to pay, shoving my debit card at him & setting the cake toppers on the counter. While I'm putting the globe back, he moves cashes, pays & it's not until we get home that I notice that he left them on the counter. Had been back to the store 3 more times & specifically looked for them the first & second time... never expected to find them. They have suffered some damage since the last time I seen them, but my favs are below. 

There's about 20 of these ladies.

Butterfly Gold, not a favourite of mine, but it's growing on me. I'm collecting some Pyrex for either an eventual booth or "brick & mortar" shop. If you can believe it, there is a store downtown Toronto that was charging $25 for the 442! A 444 Gooseberry (not pink) was $35 at another store & not even in very good condition!

I love vintage stationery, especially strawberry scented Strawberry Shortcake. 

Eager Beavers tea towel by Ulster & a set of toaster salt & pepper shakers.

This weekend I am going to an antique market & tomorrow I am going to get a fantastic piece of Pyrex. I'll be posting it soon. I'm excited!


Linking up with Thrifty Things Friday.

Vintage Thrift Scores: Spring Cleaners Rule!

Early week thrifting has paid off, it has been a great haul so far this week and this is far from over - I've still got a trip back home to Windsor, Ontario which is always a great thrifting experience.

Sir Thrift-A-Lot Windsor Story:
The last time I was in Windsor my friend Meaghan had told me that one of the Value Village stores had burnt down.. I was stunned, as one of the other ones had just recently closed it's doors - the original Windsor Value Village. We get there & there was merely a fire in the back dumpster, still open. Last week, the Dollarama in the plaza where the Value Village was burnt to a crisp - arson? & my dear sister tells me that the Value Village is currently closed. What is it with me, this Value Village & fire? I am glad nobody was hurt in the Dollarama fire & hope the best for the employees who may now be out of a job, but also hope that the Value Village has reopen by the time I go down.. She told me it was not touched by flames, but everything in the plaza is closed.



Onto my vintage thrift scores for the week...

Pink Gooseberry! My pink Pyrex collection is quite small, I only have one other piece of pink Gooseberry that I can recall at the moment. I was on cloud 9 when I found this grimy, in mint condition 470-C serve & store with a chipped lid. I don't mind the chipped lid, I found about 6 of them recently, all 470-C for 99cents.
And... a boy can never have enough Butterprint. Another 403 in amazing condition.
(Gooseberry: Value Village. Others: Talize)





Anchor domino bowls.



Something cute to put away for my retro Christmas - 3 unused Strawberry Shortcake candles from the '80s. 99cents a piece. Another seasonal piece, a little to late this year, but lots of Easter's to come - a vintage Easter tea towel.





I absolutely adore the graphics on these vintage owl mugs - they couldn't be more perfect! What do you think? 99cents each at Goodwill.



Knitting. It's added to the pile of crap in my head that I want to learn how to do. I'd love to make a huge blanket and a pair of pants. I had been looking for the past couple weeks for a book that would be like "the complete knitters book", was even gonna buy a super crappy one off Amazon. This was EXACTLY what I was looking for! Found this one at Value Village (priced at $4.99, with the original cover price being $4.95.. GRR.. but hey, who knows when I'd find another one). Next on the list is a good set of knitting needles. $3.49 (Goodwill) for the coffee table book - STREET WORLD. Great pics.



Pitcher & set of 8 cups, a Made in Holland Rosti Ware pitcher designed by Koen de Winter for Rosti. Goodwill.



Lastly, spotted by the besties brown eye while she was gabbing on her celly, this 1950's swizzle sticks. I love vintage naughty things.

Thrifting this Friday in Windsor.
Thrifting next Thursday in Hamilton, Niagara Falls.

LINKAGE:

Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays with Coastal Charm!

Sir Thrift-A-Lot: Flea Market Finds

Sir Thrift-A-Lot
in Flea Market Finds.


All kinds of stuff from every decade this week from all over the GTA!

I've been on the hunt for a vintage metal cake tray to bake quaint little cakes for the boyfriend, but never expected to find one at a thrift store & it was priced to move at $3.99. It not only made it back to my house, it also made the cashier quite nostalgic about her mothers cooking - the best cooking she's ever had. It made me remember the news piece I had seen on how when something is "made with love" it "tastes better". read it here. It was found at Salvation Army.


Also found at another Salvation Army is this mint condition 475-B Spring Blossom Green piece - $5.99. Besides the 40 year old masking tape holding it every which way, there was not a scratch on it.


Dukes of Hazzard flat sheet... have wanted it... $2.99. Value Village.


Random Pyrex lids. You never know where it's better half will turn up. Two clear ones from Goodwill, the Butterfly Gold from Value Village. & $2.52 for The Pyrex Cookie Jar. I have seen lots of these, but they have always been so scratched up! Glad I finally snagged one! I have the cracker one already, just one more to go! The Butterfly Gold casserole was only $4.99 at Value Village - needs a good scrubbin', but afterward she'll look good as new!






Pretty in Pink soundtrack on vinyl, $1.99, still in packaging... Value Village.



Lastly, two little owls.