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The junking has been sparse around here lately. Too much other stuff to do! I did find a few fun things:
Love this pair of vintage vases. I'm not sure what exactly they're supposed to be with all of the loops, but I liked the shapes and having a pair is nice. These will be for sale later this fall.
Vintage McCoy pink-striped baking dish. I've seen bowls in this pattern on other blogs but this is the first time I've ever seen a piece in the wild. I think it might be some kind of shallow baking dish? I bought this item with my local consignment store in mind. They take vintage/antique items as well clothing and other home decor pieces, so I'm trying to keep an eye out for items I can flip there. Their prices aren't very high and I only get 50%, so I have to be able to find the item for very little money to make any profit. I think yard sales would probably be the best buying venue--paying thrift store markup takes too big of a chunk out of profits. But I think this could be an interesting sales venue for items that are too heavy/fragile/bulky to ship.
I LOVE the colors of this crocheted afghan! Not something I normally buy, but I follow an Etsy shop that regularly lists and sells pretty afghans so when I saw this one I thought I might give it a try for fall. The colors are great and I like the dark brown stitching in between the stripes--reminds me a bit of stained glass leading. I think this has the perfect amount of balance between 'Granny' and 'Chic'!
Did you find any great junk this past week? What are you doing to enjoy the end of your summer?
Hey! We needed that little mermaid with us yesterday! HB. Again.
ReplyDeleteWe are also trying to cram everything in to the last bits of summer! I just wrote about that today, too.
ReplyDeleteThe vases are really cool and the mccoy baker is great. I never knew they made them like that.
I found a unique pie bird, some awesome handblown glass, vintage scrabble games, a train case and more. I can't wait to list when summer calms down...in a few weeks!
I keep seeing old granny square afghans at sales, but I am skeeved out by the thought of them. I know I personally would want to washi them in HOT water and that would result in a granny square afghan fit for a Barbie doll. I guess a good toss in the dryer with some Bounce would work though. I know they are good sellers - but I haven't had the heart to try them yet. Those vases are interesting with the loops. Just decorative or I wonder if they were for holding or ? Odd but neat!
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ReplyDeleteOoo I'm loving that shallow baker. :) As for the blanket, I'm pretty sure it is knit and not crochet. The other side should have a slightly defferent pattern in the top of the stripes. I would say to wash it and hang it to dry. Most of the older afghans I see around the trhifts are made from acrylic yarns and it can pill and burn in the dryer. I love the color combo in this one.
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ReplyDeleteI can't wait to look through the books tonight, but everything in the package was so thoughtful and nicely packaged:) Thank you again!!!