Let’s get started early today! We are having our small group from church over for a cookout this evening and just had 2 days of the worst thunderstorms we’ve had ALL year! Where oh where is the sunshine?! Oh well, we are gonna cook those hamburgers regardless, inside or out.
We had severe thunderstorms on Friday night and woke up to more rain on Saturday morning (which we were needing, thank the Lord!), so we didn’t try to go to the berry festival. I hate it for them though, as I’m sure the rain kept a lot of people away for their big event. We sure enjoyed it last year. So, I did manage to go to 2 big sales that were in my vicinity, between the rain.
Adding more to my white dish collection, I found 4 of these beautiful scrolly-edged dinner plates and 2 salad plates for $4. I just love how these look. They have a little brown/beige pattern interspersed with the white and I thought they were just adorable, very vintagey. They aren’t marked on the back at all, so I have no idea who made them, but they look pretty old.
I really love old bottles and bottles that have pretty and interesting shapes. These were $1 for both of them. I’m sure the one on the right is pretty old, not sure about the other one.
And this is the first time I’ve scored on vintage Christmas ornaments. These silvered ones were $1 for all. They will work perfectly with all my other silver and mercury glass collection next Christmas. Ha! I can see my reflection in one of them.
I visited an antique mall in Gardendale recently (suburb of Birmingham and I’ll share that outing later) and found a couple more white ironstone pieces for my growing white dish collection. These are the size of a sugar and creamer, did not come together, but look like they totally could have been a matched set. They were $1 each, very affordable and I just love the shape of them.
This one has some cute little feet and I think I’ll put a little plant in it and maybe do a grouping of plants in white planters.
And this little creamer was too cute to pass up either. I love the simplicity of these old pieces and I can even see the paint drip marks on this old piece of pottery.
And from a yardsale near my neighborhood a couple weeks ago, I scored this little black floral beauty of a tole platter for $10. I have a small collection of these black ones and this makes the 3rd that I’ve found at a yardsale. Soft and delicate pink flowers.
I put it at the top of the stairs.
By the antique mirror.
Did ya’ll get out this weekend? Hope the weather was better for you and you found some treasures.
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And if you really want to be inspired with outdoor entertaining yardsale finds, go over and visit my friends, Sandy and Meredith to see what all they have found for their outdoor entertaining on a shoestring.
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I forgot to tell you I love your reflection in the ornaments. Too cute.
Love your top of the stairs vignette. I am a sucker for old china with houses and flowers but you are making me want plain white. A girl can't have too many dishes right?
You always find the cutest things, Rhoda. I know you'll do something cute with everything you bought. Can't wait to see!
Hi Rhoda !
Love your finds ! You have addicted me girl ! I went to tons of garage sales this weekend and every thrift store in town !
I might just have to move to a bigger house, lol !
Hugs ~ Kammy
Rhoda….love the glass bottles! i've been having a lot of fun collecting them too 🙂 thanks for hosting these fun parties 🙂
Rhoda: You found GREAT stuff of course! I love those plates, the tray and the white creamware! I can't wait to see how incorporate it into your decor!
I hope you have a wonderful week!
Lou Cinda
Hi Rhoda,
I'm so glad to hear the rain let up long enough to enjoy your cook-out. I hope the weather you've been having will head north and stopover Nashville long enough to give the landscaping a much needed drink.
Your dishes found over the weekend are beautiul.
Have a super week and thanks so much for hostessing Todays Thrifty Treasures.
Nola
As usual you found some great things. I like where you put the platter. It looks nice. And I love that antique mirror.
I *did* go out for a few minutes on Saturday but I just don't have the energy to post the two glass bottles I found.
Love cream anything!!
Your dish shape is wonderful.
Think I'll go dig up some of my finds and join you all.
blessings,
Barbara Jean
Rhoda! You always find the best stuff – and thank you SOOOOO much for that plate! A little something is in the mail to you tomorrow! 🙂
Hi Rhoda! Oh, I love your finds! The tray is just wonderful and those darling dishes. You're good at this and I hope you had clear skies for your cookout!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 🙂
OK I'm up and running.
Thanks for hosting,
Blessings,
Barbara Jean
You got some great finds, I love the detail on those plates. Can't wait to check out other's treasures!
LOVE THE PLATES! WISH I COULD GET MY HANDS ON SOME OF THOSE!
You always find the best treasures!
I especially love the white dishes as I am a white dish collector too. Have a great week. Love & blessings from NC!
Rhoda, such fabulous finds, and in the stormy weather! You are good! I love the toleware, so pretty! I have only one…I want more! they are so pretty!
Thank you so much for hosting!
Have a fabulous week!
Tina
Hi Rhoda!
GREAT finds, but I'm especially taken with the tole tray….I have quite a few black ones, but I love the pink flowers……and oval?? The BEST shape…IMHO! 🙂
Have a great week.
Blessings,
Spencer
Hi Rhoda, I checked my emails first thing this morning, and for some reason, all of your comments are going to my email…[email protected]. They are appearing here also. Really strange, huh? I'll be on a break for the rest of the week. I don't know how to "fix" this or if it will just stop. We'll see! 🙂 ~hugs, Rhonda
Morning girl..how are you?! I loved back reading alittle and catching up with you…
What a great idea on the thrifty finds Monday! Loved all your treasures…I have been looking at some of those tole trays on Ebay..lordy some are so expensive! lol Yours is beautiful and that little creamy ironstone looking bowl with the little feet …ohhhh girl that is just the sweetest thing…would make a fantastic salt cellar or like you say a beautiful little pot for a plant..ivy or something soft and trailing…you always find the neatest things!
Thanks so much for coming by girl…I always love hearing from you and yes I have been on a painting frenzy lately as you say! lol But the cabinets are my greatest transformation and I am loving them with the two colors in there…and knowing how I love black…if in the future I ever want a change I know they will be great all black also…but lately girl I tell you I am loving alot more creamy whites in my house…but you didn't hear that from me! lol lol Have a great week my friend and keep on doing what you're doing…it's working! ~♥~
Phew! I finally got my post up. So many links to see already! 🙂
I meant to say last night that my favorite of your finds this week are those fabulous plates!!!