Treasure Box Wednesday: Carnival Ride and Thrifty Thrills

Well, this antiquing and thrifting adventure weekend certainly packed a punch! Twelve of them, even...


Yup, in a trip down my beloved Route 30, I had a veritable carnival ride of goodies. Like this lovely blue Indiana Glass carnival punch bowl in blue... complete with the original cups... hooks... and even a ladle!... All of it came as a set from the L&L Fleatique in Adamsburg. How I do love that place!


I can just see a nice sherbety beverage in there, or perhaps a mulled cider in fall! Care for a sip?

My other favorite thing of the day was this beautiful Victorian photo album cover...


The pages and binding, unfortunately, are long-gone... but the celluloid cover is in just amazing condition. Back and front are intact. I think I'll just display it as-is.

It came from Graham's Antique Mall in Ligonier. I was carrying it around the booths and radiating unbridled joy, I suppose, since an older lady smiled at me and commented, "Ohhh, somebody's found something they love."

Is it that obvious? Erm... yes. Yes, it is. :)

Then my other-other favorite thing of the day (and will probably be a fave of my fellow Pyrexics, too) is this nifty Pyrex holly and pine mixing bowl I found at the Salvation Army...


...In an orange-red, I think I'll fill this with goodies for my friend Scoobie's mom... She loves red, and can certainly use the bowl. I can hear her oohing and ahhing now! I've never seen this pattern before-- and I see a lot of Pyrex at the thrifts. So that was exciting.

I also got this cool 1940s Homer Laughlin mixing bowl in a pattern that's called Orange Tree...


I liked it because it reminds me of William Morris Tree-of-Life inspired wallpapers. It's a very small bowl-- perhaps only six inches across. It was a whopping $0.99!

And it was at a Salvation Army I found this nice purple vintage hanky...


And a Trixie Belden for $0.49! T'is the season for Trixie Beldens it seems. I wonder why we're spotting her all of a sudden like this?


Lastly-- and this is the thing that will hopefully end up being a present for you all, as well-- I found us some fun vintage cookbooks to look at in future posts! (See, I think of you folks when I go out...)


Well, it's time for me to put the lid back on the Treasure Box for another week! Thanks for joining me-- as always. I enjoy hearing from you all immensely.

If you didn't get a chance to see the "Bag of Old Papers" post from Sunday, that'll be tucked away here.

And otherwise-- hope you have spring in your step, and in your gardens, too!

Treasure Box Wednesday: Carnival Ride and Thrifty Thrills

Well, this antiquing and thrifting adventure weekend certainly packed a punch! Twelve of them, even...


Yup, in a trip down my beloved Route 30, I had a veritable carnival ride of goodies. Like this lovely blue Indiana Glass carnival punch bowl in blue... complete with the original cups... hooks... and even a ladle!... All of it came as a set from the L&L Fleatique in Adamsburg. How I do love that place!


I can just see a nice sherbety beverage in there, or perhaps a mulled cider in fall! Care for a sip?

My other favorite thing of the day was this beautiful Victorian photo album cover...


The pages and binding, unfortunately, are long-gone... but the celluloid cover is in just amazing condition. Back and front are intact. I think I'll just display it as-is.

It came from Graham's Antique Mall in Ligonier. I was carrying it around the booths and radiating unbridled joy, I suppose, since an older lady smiled at me and commented, "Ohhh, somebody's found something they love."

Is it that obvious? Erm... yes. Yes, it is. :)

Then my other-other favorite thing of the day (and will probably be a fave of my fellow Pyrexics, too) is this nifty Pyrex holly and pine mixing bowl I found at the Salvation Army...


...In an orange-red, I think I'll fill this with goodies for my friend Scoobie's mom... She loves red, and can certainly use the bowl. I can hear her oohing and ahhing now! I've never seen this pattern before-- and I see a lot of Pyrex at the thrifts. So that was exciting.

I also got this cool 1940s Homer Laughlin mixing bowl in a pattern that's called Orange Tree...


I liked it because it reminds me of William Morris Tree-of-Life inspired wallpapers. It's a very small bowl-- perhaps only six inches across. It was a whopping $0.99!

And it was at a Salvation Army I found this nice purple vintage hanky...


And a Trixie Belden for $0.49! T'is the season for Trixie Beldens it seems. I wonder why we're spotting her all of a sudden like this?


Lastly-- and this is the thing that will hopefully end up being a present for you all, as well-- I found us some fun vintage cookbooks to look at in future posts! (See, I think of you folks when I go out...)


Well, it's time for me to put the lid back on the Treasure Box for another week! Thanks for joining me-- as always. I enjoy hearing from you all immensely.

If you didn't get a chance to see the "Bag of Old Papers" post from Sunday, that'll be tucked away here.

And otherwise-- hope you have spring in your step, and in your gardens, too!

Treasure Box Wednesday: Books and Other Bargain Beauties

You really never do know what will turn up at the local thrift store! And in all my years of thrifting, it still doesn't cease to amaze me.

Things long forgotten... always wanted... that needed missing piece... or an item never even imagined... you just can't predict the sorts of things that will be unearthed by a serious thrifty treasure hunter.

One of my favorite recent finds were these hardback vintage Trixie Belden books...


I still have the Trixie Beldens I enjoyed as a kid (along with my beloved Nancy Drews), but mine were largely softcover and a bit worse for wear... So I was pleased to uncover these at the Salvation Army Superstore.

You know, our friend Trixie there was the character who inspired me to start writing in the first place. It was because of these books, a twelve-year-old Me decided to try my own hand at writing a mystery novel-- And what do you know? I've been hooked on tale-telling ever since!

And talk about great tales-- The Secret Garden...


I didn't have a copy of this myself, though am a great fan of the story. And what a copy this is! The cover is done in a burnished velvet. Great texture! Now all I need to do, it pull up a good chair, make a nice hot cup of tea... ahh!

Or, when cold beverages are in order, I'll be all set with these aluminum 50s tumblers...


I do have a couple of these already, but at $0.49 a piece, I hardly could resist.

Now thinking ahead to Easter, those who have read this blog for a while, probably know immediately why I picked up these little fellows...

Yup, a couple of teeny '50s sheep planters (well, the one may be a poodle, it's hard to tell), to go with my Easter lamb extravaganza.

I'm planning on busting out the big lambie whammie again this year (I think the sheep have multiplied, too!) so it should be fun unboxing it all and seeing just how many sheep there may be.

And lastly, for no special occasion whatshoever, I picked up this pretty aqua glass candy dish...


It's got a little bit of luster to it and I just, well, liked it. I probably need to like glass less, actually. But it's a harmless little enjoyment. And hey, it matches my entryway.

• Well, if you didn't get to check out the finished woodburning Hello Kitty nursery room sign, click here.

And maybe you all will have some happy thrifting yourselves this week?

Take care!

Treasure Box Wednesday: Books and Other Bargain Beauties

You really never do know what will turn up at the local thrift store! And in all my years of thrifting, it still doesn't cease to amaze me.

Things long forgotten... always wanted... that needed missing piece... or an item never even imagined... you just can't predict the sorts of things that will be unearthed by a serious thrifty treasure hunter.

One of my favorite recent finds were these hardback vintage Trixie Belden books...


I still have the Trixie Beldens I enjoyed as a kid (along with my beloved Nancy Drews), but mine were largely softcover and a bit worse for wear... So I was pleased to uncover these at the Salvation Army Superstore.

You know, our friend Trixie there was the character who inspired me to start writing in the first place. It was because of these books, a twelve-year-old Me decided to try my own hand at writing a mystery novel-- And what do you know? I've been hooked on tale-telling ever since!

And talk about great tales-- The Secret Garden...


I didn't have a copy of this myself, though am a great fan of the story. And what a copy this is! The cover is done in a burnished velvet. Great texture! Now all I need to do, it pull up a good chair, make a nice hot cup of tea... ahh!

Or, when cold beverages are in order, I'll be all set with these aluminum 50s tumblers...


I do have a couple of these already, but at $0.49 a piece, I hardly could resist.

Now thinking ahead to Easter, those who have read this blog for a while, probably know immediately why I picked up these little fellows...

Yup, a couple of teeny '50s sheep planters (well, the one may be a poodle, it's hard to tell), to go with my Easter lamb extravaganza.

I'm planning on busting out the big lambie whammie again this year (I think the sheep have multiplied, too!) so it should be fun unboxing it all and seeing just how many sheep there may be.

And lastly, for no special occasion whatshoever, I picked up this pretty aqua glass candy dish...


It's got a little bit of luster to it and I just, well, liked it. I probably need to like glass less, actually. But it's a harmless little enjoyment. And hey, it matches my entryway.

• Well, if you didn't get to check out the finished woodburning Hello Kitty nursery room sign, click here.

And maybe you all will have some happy thrifting yourselves this week?

Take care!