Even though my true love in all things vintage, I do have a few other items that will leap into my shopping bag. I collect Santa's made from other things. Huh? Case in point - a Santa made from a wee gourd and a very sweet Santa hand carved from a twig. 
A big bag of vintage tinsel garland for 50¢, a red metal star for 50¢ and two spun cotton birds for 10¢ each.
A lovely triple indented ornament, a dainty beaded ornament and a non vintage Flag ornament all for 10¢ each.
An army of wee tiny vintage angels for 50¢. I am seriously in love with these girls.
The six vintage reindeer picks, the bottle brush tree and the gaudy gold sparkly poinsettia all came in a misc. bag. The glass candleholders full of holly and glittery tree topper are Etsy Bound. I couldn't believe I found another ticky tacky plastic Santa in his sleigh. Two this year so far!
Sometimes, I am amazed at what I find when I go thrifting. For instance, I found these reindeer picks on Wednesday at one thrift.
And the Santa's sleigh today at a different thrift in a completely different town. But, they are almost exactly alike. It must be thrifting karma, right?
My only non Christmas find - a very, very old and very fragile beaded bag. This was in the Christmas stuff, and I almost tossed it to the side, but I gave it another look. It has tons of teeny glass beads and it is all hand sewn. It is really sweet and I am glad that I found so it can be appreciated.So, what have you found lately?
All I have eyes for right now is vintage Christmas! I don't even look at anything else! And I cannot stop buying the tacky plastic stuff. It's going to look like Christmas circa 1970 here! Great pic of those angels too!
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Carol
Woohoo! Love vintage Christmas! I went to an auction last night and got a basket of vintage ornaments, linens and a sewing basket filled with buttons! I am a happy girl!
ReplyDeleteThe green bag might not say Merry Christmas, but the color is Christmas perfect!
Anna
I stopped in at a Goodwill far away from my usual stomping grounds last week and found some vintage Austrian made Shiny Brite ornaments. They were supposed to go on Etsy.... but I think they're going to stay here instead.
ReplyDeleteNice finds - I like the Santa carved from a twig!
Ack! I love those angels! And I love that they were only 50 cents! Not much in the way of vintage Christmas in my thrift though I did find a cute red flocked reindeer but he may not be vintage. He is cute though. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm very jealous not only of your finds, but of their prices. All the thrifts around here are full of crappy new stuff and are highly overpriced. I did find a few goodies this weekend in the way of vintage (60s and 70s) children's books. They cost me 50 cents a piece.
ReplyDeletewe went to a jumble sale yesterday and I got so much great stufff! vintage christmas, chenille bedspread, vintage clothing, crazy sweaters and some goodies for the boy!
ReplyDeleteThose are seriously cute angels. I'm hitting the thrifts twice a week when I can - the Christmas stuff is just trickling out a little bit at a time, it seems, and I have to be the first to see it!
ReplyDeleteThose angels are adorable!
ReplyDeleteoh wow! your finds are incredible...and the prices? i can't believe it...our thrift stores here are rarely priced that low:) i love the little angels...
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