Oh, who am I kidding? The thrift freeze is over. Truthfully, it never really got started.
I'm always on the lookout when thrifting for great old wool blankets, but they seem to be harder to find for me these days. Back in
2006 I found a vintage wool Hudson Bay stripe-style blanket with a tag that reads "Faribo".
After some research, I found out that Faribo was a phonetic or Anglicized spelling for the French Faribault--as in,
Faribault Woolen Mill in Michigan, where these blankets are made. Since that time I've been on the lookout for more and this is the first I've found in all those years! This one is yellow and brown plaid. Not my ideal color combination, but it's perfect for autumn so it's currently covering up the ugly upholstery fabric on the new chair in my front room.
This guy is an older find, but I just never posted it. It's a vintage Arkansas Razorback hog pottery statue. I showed it to my personal
Arkansas expert and she said that it might even be a
Camark piece. Camark pottery was produced in Arkansas from 1926 to the early 1960s. I waited until football season started to list it on eBay and nobody was more surprised than me when the auction ended at $102.25! I still have no idea what made this piece so desirable, but I'm sure glad I picked it up!
Ah, my favorite time of year at the thrift stores! All of these came in one big bag mixed in with newer junky ornaments. The fluffy pile in the lower right was a beautiful delicate glass bird ornament that had old silver tinsel for feathers. The beautiful delicate glass ornament is now a bundle of beautiful delicate shards, but I thought I might be able to rescue the perfectly aged tinsel.
Free junk! This pretty aqua blue ball pitcher was found at my favorite little consignment shop. I had credit for items I consigned, so this cutie was free! I actually already have a beloved Lu-Ray aqua pitcher (a gift from a sweet
bloggy friend) so as much as I adore the snowflake shapes on the sides, this guy will probably be for sale next Spring when/if I do another vintage market.
Did you find anything this weekend? Any
squirrel dishes, perhaps?
I'm linking up with
The Nifty Thrifty at a living space!
Loving the ball pitcher. One of those are definitely on my "want" list. No squirrel dishes here but wouldn't it be funny if there were?
ReplyDeleteErica
At first I thought you had found another Razorback! Glad that one went so high for you. I was excited to watch it end.
ReplyDeleteI just took nine tubs of vintage Christmas to the flea market. People were clambering to get in to look at it, so I HOPE they buy it. Since I am getting rid of SO much, I should avoid the thrifts, right? HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Just wanted to let you know your beautiful Faribo blanket is from the Faribault Mills in Faribault Minnesota. The mill was closed for some time but has recently reopened and is making its warm and wonderful blankets again.
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