Howdy, Friends. Sorry for the radio silence around here. It sort of just happens that way some times, I didn’t plan it but there I went, poof! Life was busy, 3 out of 4 of us were sick and suddenly I haven’t blogged in a week.
I spent a ton of time on the road last week, and put in a TON of miles thrifting, antiquing, junk shopping, flea marketing and estate sale-ing my little heart out. Hands down, best week I’ve ever had in terms of good scores and lucky finds. Thought you might like a peek…
You just know there are treasures to be found in those giant bins they wheel out in the Goodwill. I’ve realized lately that bin hunting has become my favorite. It’s so worth the back ache when you uncover an amazing treasure. And believe me, it is back breaking work leaning over those bins and dig, dig, digging. But call me crazy, I just love it.
This was the first morning that I really hit the jackpot. And it was Monday, so it was bound to be a good week after such a haul, right?! Included in this bunch: an entire collection of 1960s children’s records belonging to a brother/sister pair named Caroline and Elliot, a handful of fab vintage dresses (I’m only keeping ONE), some wool plaid coats for fall, bunches of smalls and this FANTASTIC Vintage Dandilion Library:
So many favorite stories in here and just chock.full. of amazing illustrations. Definitely one of my favorite scores of the week. I can’t wait to sit down and read them with the kiddos. Petunia, I love you, oh yes I do.
Here was my cart on a different morning… and here I am digging in another bin, breaking my back for books. It’s kind of my thing now, and I’m kind of obsessed. Some of you do stretches and yoga in the morning? I like to lean over a 6×6 bin full of books and get my stretching in that way. The reward seems so much sweeter. 
Sigh, another day, another great find. This time? It was as if the thrifts said, HEY DOLL. YOU NEED A PRETTY SHELF FOR ALL THOSE BOOKS YOU’VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD FOR. HOW’S ABOUT THIS LOVELY VINTAGE METAL ONE IN CREME? Uh, thanks thrifts. You know me well. I spotted it at the last minute at the Salvation Army, and asked if it was for sale. Lucky for me, it was.
Here is my top score of the week. This incredible aqua and black swirly enamel pot in AMAZING CONDITION. Hello! YEAH. I’m so in love. I’ve seen these before, but never in this condition and never at this price. A quick search on etsy + ebay turned up zero results. I’m either not using the right key words or these are awfully hard to come by…
But wait! Another morning, another visit to the Goodwill. This time I was smacked in the face with this MINT CONDITION Finel Mushroom bowl for… drum roll please… $2.95. TWO-NINETY-FIVE. I swear, the entire room froze around me while I raced in slow, cool motion towards this bowl. Who donates such a thing to the Goodwill?!
By mid-week, I was so happy with all my finds, I had to head into the dressing room to pinch myself. No seriously, I really did.
Couroc trays! Sequined sweaters! Vintage clip on earrings galore!
On Sunday morning, I finished up an already great week by packing my trunk one last time full of treasures. Lots of vintage kid’s books, vintage board games from the 50s + 60s, some beautiful 50s tablecloths, a Doll-E-Crib, and much more…
A couple days of rest and now I’m ready to do it again.
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I’m so jealous! Just my kind of week! Can I just say that I love your freckles, Jenny? They’re the cutest.
you are a sweet pea! i hated them as a kid… they were much darker then too. my hubby loves them!
SCORE!!! I have a copy of “I Can Fly”! love the illustration. I want that Bingo gam!!. And yes, I totally agree that the ‘bin-digging-shopping’ is THE BEST. We have a super dirty place called “The Diggers” they have huge card board boxes full of stuff and you dig in them, then pay them by a pound. Only problem is that the boxes are so huge (about 4ft tall) that you can’t reach the bottoms. It’s so gross but worth it when you find good stuff:)
i would SO get in that 4 ft deep box! love the name… the diggers, that’s great!
what fantastic scores! those squiggle enamelware pots are super hard to come by. years ago i scored a set still in box on ebay. i paid almost $100 for them but they’re so worth it! there’s a larger/deeper yellow pot, large pink frying pan, small black frying pan, and a much larger aqua soup pot. they are the best for cooking! i mainly use my for when i make fudge or candies…or when guests are over and they want the “50s experience”
nice score! i’ve seen them in the pink + black combo before but never yellow, i can just imagine how lovely!!!!!
Great Scott!!!!
what fantastic finds!!!!!
i’m still on a thrifting high!
goodness, you had a lucky week indeed! i bet that was so fun, awesome finds – especially drooling over the book holder, i want one too!
it was a CRAZY week. funny looking back on it… each day i just had no idea at all what i was in store for!!!! the bookshelf was a GREAT find… i love that it’s metal too- easy to hit it with a can of spray paint in a fun color like petal pink or robin’s egg blue!
holy toledo! what fantastic finds!
that coat on you is GORGE. And that mushroom bowl. I DIE. I never have luck with thrifting…but maybe that’s because I don’t have the gene or the patience! My hats off to ya!
bean, we are gonna have a thrifting date in SLC! i will unearth some treasures for you!!!
YAY for thrifting. Miss Jenny.. That pic of you in the white coat should be in a magazine. You just all kinds of beeeeautiful.
Wow- I’m so jealous of all your amazing finds! That bookshelf is incredible. That enamel pan is super rare! I came across a set of two and sold them in my shop awhile back for a good sum. That enamelware bowl would have made my day too!
OMG!!!! I’m hyperventilating over here lady. Books, a 3 dollar bowl!!! Those board games and it looks like your trunk is packed with clothes out the wazoo. Oh my my mama this is fabulous! I’m slightly jealous of you oh so amazing scores. That coat in your top pic too, oh swooon!
oh my god STOP. no don’t. holy crap! kudos to you girlfriend.
Oh! The books, the books, THE BOOKS! That score alone makes my heart go pitter-patter. I grew up with the Dandy Lion Library and only have Open Your Eyes left. Though I did score the Tiny Rooster a couple of years ago. SWOON! Your Goodwill bins are much more exciting than mine. Even though I work at Goodwill, I still don’t get the good stuff as I am not allowed to shop on a day I work. For reals!
And the games? Sigh…so perfect. I would be delighted to find a Pin the Tail on the Donkey in your shop. I have a slight thing for that game.
Thank you for letting me thrift vicariously through you!
i reeeaally reeeeally love the book shelf and all those bloody awesome book scores displayed on it! and the old games are totally fab too. good onya!
YESSSSSS! thank you! i’m still bustin’ over that bookshelf! brings a smile to my face every time i pass it!!!
Holy smokes, looks like you hit the mother load! Hey wait a minute…. I thought you were purging? Hahaha
you busted me. you and cindy both, and within an hour of each other, which i found so amusing.
Amazing!!!! That metal shelf is the coolest. After reading this post, I’ve definitely got the fever. Hitting the goodwill tomorrow. (and it’s 50% off day whoooo!)
YAY YAY YAY! I hope a treasure awaits!!!!!!! xo
Hey there!
I showed my amazing fiance this post and he was like “Its too bad she doesn’t live closer, you would be the best of friends and go thrifting, estate sale-ing and flea marketing all the time together!”
And I told him, he was very sweet to say so, but there’s one key problem with that… we would be frantically grabbing the same things while we gasp for air during the adrenaline rush… Its kind of like that feeling you get when you are walking through a thrift store and you see someone with an amazing rare patterned Pyrex bowl, that you wish was in your cart… or a set of the coolest vintage childrens books that have the most amazing vibrant pictures.
I speak from experience. Haha!
Ive literally raced over to the glassware section of my local Salvation before, because I overheard two ladies talking about that most amazing Butterprint Pyrex they scored weeks before. I HAD to beat them to the chase, in case they might snatch more up before I got a chance to grab it.
Its a sickness… but I always say, at least my shopping addiction is at thrift stores where most everything is between $1-$3 as opposed to having a Louis Vuitton or Coach purse addiction LOL
ANYWAY,
Congrats on all your thrifting luck! I’m super excited and super jealous
Now I MUST go treasure hunting tomorrow! You’ve given me the itch
Xo
Ash*
Oh, Ash, I totally have the same sickness…but it feels soooo good
My husband has given me “permission” to bring home whatever I want while thrifting for vintage because he’s happy I’m not obsessed with the expensive clothes, too. He also loves vintage, so as long as I bring him home something, too, it’s all good
oh man. you are so right! a buck or less to a few dollars a pop for something? can’t be beat. and it’s the ultimate form of recycling. one man’s trash is another gal’s treasure!!!
do you always thrift alone? that’s my preferred method… the one where i can really just get down to business- and i’m kind of an all business thrifter, prefer not to chat or look up for someone who wants to show me something every 2 minutes, HAH! but ok, occasionally i like to do a little thrifting with a friend, and there would be no wrestling match, i promise!
Happy Thrifting to you! Hope you find some great treasures this week
I LOVE that book shelf. And all those “new” books? My kids would have a field day with them!!
i got so lucky with that bookshelf! spotted it as i was walking out of the salvation army… it was just off to the side, not even priced. i think they might even have more! the guy said he had just brought it over from a church… hmmmm
Lady….LADY….oh muh gawd. you hit the mother load!!!!
the enamel swirly pot???? the finel mushroom bowl???? holy sheet, mama!!!!!
and the books and games, of course. (that BINGO game looks amazing!)
seriously, our thrifts are so sad these days.
i RARELY find anything old and awesome. and when i do it’s so dang pricey (hello Humpty lamp for $12.99 AND a broken leg!!!).
How fun!!! I can only imagine the high you felt!!!!
HURRAY!!!
i know it girl, i knew you would be proud. i still have greg’s comment ringing in my ears though, and i laugh every time: How’s minimalism treatin’ ya?
HAH! I love that quick witted husband of yours.
LOVING your finds!! Thrifting is totally my favorite thing.. my 2 year old yells out “THRIFTING!” when we pull into my favorite store.
YAY! i love when kids love to hit the thrifts too– henry (10) occasionally groans- like, oh mom not again… but mostly, he’s very familiar with that thrilling feeling that just can’t be beat, when you find something amazing for a buck. like… a HUGE mixed bag of some kid’s entire lego collection, we’re talking: one of those big zip bags that comforters come in? FILLED to the brim with legos. price tag? $1.85. Henry nearly died. best score ever for that lego lovin’ kid. this is what keeps us coming back!!!
HAPPY THRIFTING!
Oh, I’m so happy for you! Good thrifting days (and weeks) are just the best. And yes, I would want to be left alone with that bin, too!
OMG Jenny, Next time TAKE ME WITH YOU!
I rarely find good children’s book scores around here. I think people in the Vancouver, BC area hang on to their kids books a little too tightly!
xox
sharilyn
SHARILYN! i would LOVE to take you thrifting!!!! we would have the best time in the book bin.
I have high thrift standards (and obviously a high opinion of myself:)) and I approve this haul! Holy shit!!!!!
HAH! your comment had me spitting out my coffee. no really, i need to get a paper towel to wipe my screen. ;P
Drooling over your finds. Wow! I love the book set! I scored two things this week. A sweet USA map puzzle from 1965 and a board game. So I was surprised to see you found the same game (Move to the Head of the Class – or some such) Did you try playing it yet? Poor children. The trivia is extremely dated. What was the Lone Ranger’s horse named? What was Sherry Lewis’ puppets named? lol My poor kids
isn’t it so funny! I thought the same thing- henry would have absolutely NO CLUE but it could be fun for us vintage lovin’ adults!!!! i’m sure i could learn a few fun trivia bits from that game… good bits of knowledge to drop at a party, maybe?
your map puzzle sounds amazing! happy thrifting!!!!
OMG I love your blog and this post is fab! I felt like I was in that thrift store with you LOL and you definately got the best vintage goodies ever!
haha, AWESOME! happy to take you along on my thrifting adventures!!! xoxo
Yes yes yes!! This is why I go thrifting! The thrill of the hunt, the beautiful finds, and the cash left in your wallet! Fantastic, thank you for sharing!
exactly, friend! this is why i go and why i’ll never give it up!
This is the kind of post that reminds me why I love reading blogs (yours especially). I’m sending a virtual high five your way and itching to get out and get thrifting myself! You’re amazing! Great scores!
wishing you a happy thrifting day, friend! thanks for your sweet comment
XO
Swoon! What an incredible haul!
The thrift stores in your neck of the woods are magic, lady. I’m jealous.
I am in awe STILL! I actually came back again to look at the goodies one more time.
I can’t wait for you to put your vintage good luck out in SLC in January! Whoohoo!!!
Oohwhee! Jenny! I’m so happy for you! I was actually cheering with each photo. : )
If you look up “spaghetti ware” or “squiggle ware” on eBay, that should lead you to some more pieces. I won the most amazing huge spaghetti ware bowl once on eBay for cheap and when it arrived, it was in a thousand little spaghetti ware pieces. That was the first and last of my spaghetti ware collection. That stuff doesn’t go for cheap. The term “spaghetti ware” is most often used for those spaghetti type ceramic poodle pieces but sometimes gets used for the pots and dishes too. I’m not sure what they’re *really* supposed to be called. You did grrrrrreat! : )
uhhhmmm. i need to go thrifting. right NOW. green over here. (;
wow, amazing! i am in love with that bookshelf (and all the books on it). you are so good, tolerating those big goodwill bins. i want to dig through them because i know there are treasures, but my patience thins the deeper i get. i am most patient with the books, because i can at least sort of pile them on one side while i search through the other, handing things to my toddler all the while, keeping him happy. but the clothes, the linens, the bags, forget it. he is on the other side of the store before i’ve looked through the first layer! anyway, i have thrift envy, but i’m glad i get to look at your haul and feel inspired!
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