thrifting finds

Hello friends! How was everyone’s weekend? I had a great time- and in news that is mostly of interest to vintage lovers like myself (like you, my lovely readers) I had an A-mazing thrifting weekend. Yes, that is amazing with a capital A, and a hyphen to put even more emphasis on how amazing it was. I am a dork.

I don’t have pictures of all of my finds yet- but here is a small glimpse:

I am keeping the dancing Buddha. It’s a planter- but I am just going to display it as a nice figurine.

I am also going to keep that lovely plate. I have been collecting vintage plates- in hopes of doing my own plate wall, similar to the ones featured here. But this is the first time that I have loved a pattern so much, that it makes me want to actually collect the entire set and use it on special occasions. It is the “Cantata” pattern by Franciscan. As soon as I got home I did some research and found out that it was produced from 1965-1972.

It is going to be difficult to collect all of the pieces in good condition and without breaking the bank- but I am not in a hurry. I will be keeping my eyes open at flea markets, thrift stores, and estate sales. I already told my mom and cousins to keep an eye out for me too. And when I have some extra cash to burn, I will scour Etsy and Ebay for good deals.

The file cabinet, the Renoir print tray, the mirror and the brass napkin rings will be in the shop soon.

I am still debating if I want to keep that vintage album or sell it. It has a leather cover- and although it shows signs of wear, it is very good condition. I am thinking of putting vintage family photos in it- and some more recent ones printed in black and white- then it would be the perfect coffee table album. If I went to visit someone and they had this out, I would definitely want to flip through it- wouldn’t you? Ok- I think my mind is made up- I’m keeping it!

Ok- so this is only the tip of the iceberg-I will photograph more items soon. Thank you for stopping by, I enjoy sharing my finds with you :)