I Went Back

That seldom visited thrift store coughed up a pretty good score the other day so I decided to put it back on my radar for a while and see what happens.  Shara at MonkeyBox has named her Super Cheap Thrift (SCT) so I have decided to do the same.  This place is the Super Skanky Thrift - because it is...  SST!

This gorgeous plate is marked Krome-Kraft.  It will be headed to my Etsy when I get around to it.  Please don't mail me a hot pad that says " A Round Toit".  I have tried that and it doesn't help. More on the grease can further down.

Pretty hankies, who can resist those!  Yes there are a bunch of doilies in these pictures and yes, I know I am supposed to be sworn off because nobody but me likes then.  Everything was half price that day and I lost my mind.

Plastic doilies, now that's another story.  Everybody likes those and these ones with a really open design will be great stencils.

I was standing at the checkout when I looked over and noticed a jar of buttons.  How could I miss that with my button radar??   Yes, there were a few treasures hiding in the jar!

I have no idea why blogger decided to turn this photo sideways.  I posted a picture of those vintage hot pads on Instagram after I cleaned them up but I am still learning.  Is there some way I can set it up so I know when someone leaves a comment or do I just have to keep checking back?  That is kind of impractical for me since I work full time but I'm trying.  Advice anyone??  I am buttonsaver, just like on Twitter.

Okay, the grease can...  It is brand new!  My mother always kept an old shortening can on the kitchen counter next to the stove.  When it got full she threw it out. It was mostly bacon grease and she would dip it out and re-use it to brush in her cast iron pans.  Eggs fried in bacon grease - those were the days!!   I love that this one has a strainer in the top for the chunks.  I asked her once, why do you have that??  She said she didn't know, it was just what her mother did.  Years later I did a little research and learned that, beyond being frugal, it was because all types of grease were rationed during WWII.  If you wanted to purchase lard or shortening, you had to turn in an equal amount.

This set includes a matching salt and pepper shaker - I ASSUME.  One of the red lids is missing and they are packed in there so tight that I haven't been able to figure out how to get them out without bending them.  Maybe that is why the set is unused!  I might just pry them out and keep this one for myself.

A Rosy Sunday At The VOA

I debated whether to show my treasures from last Sunday since I only got four items but these lamps are just too pretty to not show them off.  I seriously don't need them but they were still sitting there waiting for me a week later so I decided it was destiny.  That's as good an excuse as any - hehe!  I just LOVE the roses on the front so it looks like I am going to be learning how to re-wire lamps.  I have heard it isn't as scary as it sounds.
Since there were only four things I didn't take time to clear off the table full of SugarCushion makings so I apologize for the cluttered picture!
I also got the tattered tin and the "book" it is setting on.  It is actually a wooden box with an embossed leatherette binding and lined with vintage paper.  I have no idea what the original purpose was but I knew it had to come home, too.  Sort of looks like a "rosy" day, doesn't it!