TOO HOT TO YARD SALE? MAYBE NOT!

Nope, it's too hot!  I am not going out to any yard sales.  I know that is where the best bargains are but I'm not going...it's too hot!  I know that people will be ready to sell cheap because it's so hot, but no I'm not going...no one is talking me into going out in this heat!!  I am just going to take a nap!

 

So....do you want to see what I got at the yard sales? 

Franciscan Desert Rose 

Now the folks having this yard sale were sitting in the shade 

not wanting to move, and I understood as sweat was rolling down my back (no glistening here gals, I was sweatin!)

This teapot caught my eye and finally the lady came over and I asked how much?  Oh...$1 and $1 for anything on this table

Well HONEY GET ME A BOX

A gravy boat

Butter dish (marked made in Englad)

Divided Veggie Bowl

Large Canister

A chipped pitcher (who cares)

This very cute basket

I know it is a newer piece but I love the detail

Four of these decorations (2 were chipped..again who cares)

and A 'look alike'

Watering Can

Some are marked made in England, some made in Portugal 

Not bad for $10 and a whole lot of sweat!

I found more bargains honey

but I'm too hot and sweaty to show you now

I need some sweet tea and a fan darlin!

I'll be back with more fabulous finds...

Until then please check out these other thrifty friends

at Nifty Thrifty Tuesday 

With our sweet hostess Linda 

Always,

Linda

BARGAINS AND MORE!

Hi Everyone!

I heard in blog land that there were some good deals to be had at Hobby Lobby.  I went by yesterday and whoo hoo~ 80-90% off!

 I found lots of goodies and couldn't help but load up that cart

Cute pink candles and little decorative items

Wall hooks~French Shabby Chic

90% off this cute 4th of July Rooster

Cost: $2.00

This metal sunflower covers the hole for the umbrella 

on our deck table.... $2

 Look a Flamingo!  Another $2

I stuck him in my tomatoes

Lots and lots of tomatoes just waiting to ripen

Wait what is this?

One ripe cherry tomato...picked, washed and popped in my mouth!

YUM!  The first tomato I ever grew myself. 

A Little trip to Value Village turned up some more 

bargains and a few of my favorite things

Lots of goodies and wonderful low prices!

These are so funny and at 30 cents had to join my

Flamingo collection

I flipped over this cupcake jar

These tidbit plates were 20 cents each and I

found the matching napkins NIB for $1

These are from Crate & Barrel.  Each plate has a different design and a matching napkin....Score!

Several other finds: Pyrex refrigerator dish,

Old salt & pepper with matching vinegar bottle and

a orange juice decanter.  Some of these will be

in the Etsy shop by next week! 

I used Blue Onion dishes in my last tablescape here

I found these little fruit bowls in the Blue Onion

pattern, only these are made by

Kensington Ironstone, England

There was one cup and saucer also.  The design is

a little different then the USA pattern

 These have a plainer edge

Some books and a few items that I will show you

on August 6th for the Blogger Rooster Party

complete my purchases!

Thanks for stopping by

I am joining in two fun parties 

Yard Salen Party with DEBBIE

AND

Some of my Favorite Things with Laurie

Laurie

I hope you will visit both of these gals and check out the 

other fun posts!  Until next time...

Always,

Linda

ALPHABET SOUP - C IS FOR CAT!

 I decided to rerun my C post as my part of Alphabet soup for Ms. Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.  Check out the fun posts you might have missed on our journey from A to Z. 

 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

MEOW - C IS FOR CAT

Today I'm joining up with a really fun blog party....Alphabe-Thursday with
JENNY MATLOCK  so be sure to hop over there and check out the other fun posts this week. 

C IS FOR CAT

I love my cats and have had many over the years.  Friends seem to think because you love cats you love cat stuff

WELL......I do!

This is a Vintage ceramic cat....It is to hold yarn or string

 

This is made by McCoy Potteries and I love this piece

I found this sweet vintage planter in a thrift store

This cat is milk glass and was won on an ebay auction

 

It was made by the Mosser Glass company in Cambridge, Ohio

This little guy was just too cute to leave behind

Made by Lefton and I paid 55 cents for him

This is a compact made by Estee Lauder and very collectible 

 The next cats are not Vintage but part of my collection!

This is another planter and I love the creamy white and pink 

When I first spotted this cat, it was in another persons cart at Goodwill, they put it down and I swooped it up. I love the butterflies on this.  The lady who put it down asked me what it was for, I told her a pad of paper goes in  the slot and this hole is for a pen....ohhhhhhh she said.  Now she wishes she had kept it, but it's mine!

Cat mugs of course  (these have been given to bloggy friends)

This adorable cookie jar was a gift from a good friend

AND 

of course my favorite cat...Charlie

 

This is a picture of Charlie from the scrapbook when I brought him home in Nov of  1998

Posing! 

Thanks for looking over my vintage and new CATS!

Always,

Linda

ELEGANT BLUE & WHITE

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch

never imagined how many people would join in for her  Tablescaping party.  Here it is the 100th Thursday and 

so many people have come to love and participate in this fabulous event that it has become a Blogging phenomenon!

I hope you will check out all the posts for this wonderful

milestone for Tablescape Thursday

  I decided to do an elegant but simple setting

in Blue and White for this celebration table

For a centerpiece I gathered some flowers from my yard used a vintage Milk Glass vase placed on a wicker mirror as a tray 

with tea lights for shimmer

A hand me down lace tablecloth and a blue place mat

start each place setting

I layered white charger, dinner plate, milk glass lunch plate and a bowl matching the dinner plate

A blue water goblet and small wine glass

A dark blue napkin and the white napkin rings

I won in a giveaway and received these from Style Sisters

My favorite silverware was a wedding gift to my parents

Coffee will be served after dinner

The dinnerware is Blue Onion by USA pottery

I found this at the thrift and on 1/2 price day

The platter, creamer & sugar also bought 1/2 price

 Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your visit to my Blue & White Table

I am also joining in with Suzanne at 

Colorado Lady for

Most of this table is vintage and thrifted

Always,

Linda