Thinking Pink #5: LuRay Pastels, Go-Alongs, and Victoriana

This week I am sharing some of

my pink finds... but this week

 there are a lot of pastels in the mix.

 

As in LuRay Pastels by

Taylor, Smith, and Taylor.

 

This popular dinnerware ran

 from the late 1930's

 to the Early 1950's.
 

 

I have a large set on display

 in my kitchen cabinets and have
 looked and looked for LuRay

 to sell, with minimal success.

 

But last weekend on a very

rare occasion, I found some!

 

The house where we found

 the LuRay was probably built in

the 1930's... and the kitchen

was original!

 

The old sink, the ironing board

 built into a cabinet in the wall.

It was neat. And I imagine this

must have been the woman's 

set of dishes back in the day. 

 

Most of the pieces were chipped

and had to be left behind.

As a collector it is

heartbreaking!

 

 

But fifteen minutes later

at another sale, I found

this set of 4 wine

goblets in pastels!
Perfect as "go alongs"
as we collectors like to say.

 

 

I also found vintage party supplies.

Also in pastels. What fun!

 

This hat looks an awful lot

like a cake, doesn't it???

 Then at another sale I found these Victorian calling cards.

I am always fascinated by them. Not much different than

today's business cards, but yet very different at the same time. These were social. I guess they were

pre-Facebook days!

 

 

A reminder of a great afternoon

chatting and having tea.

This pretty footed, rose 

decorated teacup was

found just this morning!

 

 

So was this pretty

Victorian berry set.

I have two of the large

bowls and 12 of the

smaller berry bowls.

 

Hope you enjoyed my pink

and pastel finds...I'll be

listing everything for

sale except possibly the

wine goblets!

Enjoy the day!

 

Linking with:

Pink Saturday

 

 

 

Vintage Finds of the Week #15: Fun Furniture Finds, About Schmidt, and The Peacock Hat

 

This week seems to be zipping by really fast.

And so is summer.
Maybe it's because I am having so much

fun with vintage finds!

 

 

I almost missed this plant stand or table.

Love the curved lines!

 

Bebe and I were in a local strip mall

making an appointment when

I spotted a small sign on one 

of the shop windows:

GARAGE SALE

 

And lo and behold was this man

selling his parents estate out

of an office or shop space!

 

He figured it was cheaper

than paying for storage and

a place to sell his stuff... so

voila... a garage sale shop!

It was a first for me!

Right before I walked out

with my other finds I noticed

the stand.

He sold it to me for 10.00!

I love it and am looking for

a place to put it in my house.

 

 

And these two Hummels we're

from his parents estate, too.

 

Did you see the movie,

About Schmidt?

 

I always think of that movie

whenever I see Hummels.

Tee Hee!

 

Anyway, I may do an upcoming
"Let's Talk Vintage" post

about them... I learned

their history when I was a

writer for QVC. It was

very interesting, as the

  back story always is!

 

My Hubby found this antique child's folding table.

So cute. No chairs to go along with it, however.
I'm guessing it is from the 1930's.

 

This is a very unique nativity set...

My Mother collects small nativities so

this will probably go to her...

it is small enough to fit in a stocking!

 

 

 

I found this rose book at an estate

sale. Inside are some color images

of roses. Figured I couldn't go

wrong there... you know Bella Rosa!

 

 

I had to do some digging to discover the

black vintage photo album. Sometimes it

pays to dig around. My hubby and I

balance each other out... he is a scanner

and I am a digger. I like to rummage. 

 

The glass door knob was a good find. Even with its

chippy white paint still in place! The milk glass

butter is of a nice heavy quality, I will have

to do some more research because I'm not sure

if it is Westmoreland or not.

 

 

And what's July without a little bit of Christmas.

Speaking of, I think this is the first summer I have

not had my Christmas in July sale. I haven't been

having luck with sales so I'm doing

them less and less.

 

Anyway, this ceramic tree is going to go

into my Retro Etsy shop. I think

there is a sale there, waiting 

to happen this Fall!

 

 

My favorite find from the weekend

(same estate sale as the rose book) 

was this gorgeous black and

iridescent green feather hat.

Peacock most likely? I've

never seen one like it before.
It is so silky and smooth.
 

Thanks so much for taking the

time to check out my latest

finds. If you see anything of

interest, just let me know

before I list them in my

online shop or Etsy shops which

I will start filling again once

Bebe goes back to school.

 

Enjoy the day!

PS. I'll be sharing some of
the PINK THINGS I found
on Friday for "Thinking Pink."

Linking to:
What's It Wednesday

 

 

Let's Talk Vintage #42: Ocean City's Vintage Architecture, Beauty By the Sea

Welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!

 

This is where bloggers, sellers, and lovers of vintage link up to share their vintage inspired projects, wares, collections or vintage inspiration posts.

Today I'm sharing more about our family weekend getaway, where we stayed at a bed and breakfast in Ocean City,
along the Jersey Shore.

This is the main room of the B and B

we stayed in, called Ocean City Mansion.

It had so much charm!

 

After having our breakfast out on the porch here,

we took a walk. It was then I really had a chance to notice the other beautiful old homes that made up this neighborhood.

In many beach resorts you'll see large hotels

or newer condos but this beachy town
 in particular, has neighborhoods
where time stands still.

 

I love the Victorian styles...

The turrets, the long ornate staircases.

 

 

The soft pastels...

The groomed yards

and flower accents.

 

Here is another B&B

 

 

and I just happened to snap the

photo while this kitty was stretching,

jumping down to greet me,

hoping to get a scratch behind

the ears.

 

I was happy to oblige!

 

This special island,

along the Jersey Shore,

is my favorite place to

spend time by the ocean.

 

It's got a little piece of

  vintage everywhere you go.

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For more vintage inspiration,

here are this weeks' features.

There were so many I loved

I added two more than usual!

I'd love to feature them all, if I could! 

 

 

This is a great classic find by Sharon over 

at Blue Willow House. Who doesn't love

 a red plaid vintage lunch box? You should

 see how many different vignettes she

creates with it.

 

 

 

and Cecilia over at My Thrift Store Addiction,

reorganized her pantry ...it is so cute

and charming... I was so

impressed by her transformation!

 

 

and Adina at Simply Country Life,

showed us how to use vintage

Jello molds to make farmhouse

candle holders!

 

 

Gina over at Victorian Wannabe, shared

her latest finds and made this amazing

 looking cake. How did she  

know I love chocolate?

 

 

 And Brooke over at Creative Country Mom,

 redecorated her kitchen. This wall

has my attention with all of

its vintage goodness! Great job!

 

 

 

Now it's your turn:

 

Let's Talk Vintage!

There is no limit on

how many links you 

 can add and no other rules

besides keeping it vintage.

 

I love to see all of

your posts... have fun!

 

An InLinkz Link-up

 

 

 

Remember, if your blog was featured,

feel free to grab this button to

place in your side bar!

And here is an update on little
Cissette. She came home from the

doll hospital... just as good
as new! She is now headed
to her new home already.

Read more about our visit
 to a local doll hospital, here.

Thanks for your time, stopping
to read my blog.

Enjoy the day!

Linking with:
Coastal Charm
My Salvaged Treasures
What's it Wednesday
Pink Saturday

Thinking Pink #4: Madame Alexander Doll, Austrian Rose Vase, Mother Goose and More

Today I'm sharing some of my latest finds;

they all have one thing in common:

The color Pink!

(It is indeed, my favorite color so why not dedicate a weekly post to it?)

 

 

This is a beautiful Victorian era

vase with a lovely rose transfer.

 

Marked Austria.  

This demitasse cup and

saucer is just so sweet...

Fun to collect and mix and match,

to create a vintage Chocolate Pot

set of your own.

 

And these are also fun!

It just so happens we have two

weddings coming up in the family.

I think they need to go in the

 box as part of their gifts, don't you?

This iridescent teacup and saucer

 has hints of pink but the periwinkle

blue is also stunning! This

 style can be sought by

tea cup collectors because

 of the footed style.

 

 

I love Mother Goose, old fairy tales,

and poetry books. This one has

a beautiful lithograph cover.

Love the soft pinks!

 

 

And in my last post I mentioned the sale

where we found three Madame Alexander

dolls. This one is part of the "Little Women"

series. She still has her "Watt and Shand" price tag.

This was a beloved, local, department store

that closed and was turned into

 a Marriott convention center several

years ago.

 

I am guessing the dolls are

 from the late 70's /early 80's.

They were kept in the boxes

so they look beautiful

and brand new.

 

I just love these elongated dishes...

probably used for serving celery or pastries.

Made in Bavaria.

 

Thanks for reading along today...

and patiently perusing my positively pink picks!

 

Enjoy the day!

Linking with:

 Pink Saturday
My Salvaged Treasures
 

Vintage Finds of the Week #14: On a Cottage Chic Streak

 

Right before we headed out on a family weekend

 getaway, the Hubs took us over to an estate sale.

 

I mean, literally, we were all packed and ready,

in the van... and our first stop was this sale.

 

I'm so glad we did though!

 

I love all of these vintage medicine

bottles... especially the Vaseline tube.

 

But what is camphor ice????

 

 

Show me a ballet print and I am sold.

 

 

And coming right out of the doll hospital post, here, I

couldn't resist some Madame Alexander dolls!

We bought three...Two little women,

and this sweet Alice in Wonderland.

 

And apparently I can't resist

 vintage Christmas either.
Of any kind!

 

Isn't the scotty dog candy box adorable?

 

While I'm not into reading Dick Tracy,

I think the graphic makes a cool

statement.

 

 And I know a blogger

out there with a vintage

 yellow and green kitchen

that this clock would look

perfect in!

These last two pieces were grabbed to hold the vintage treasures so we could bring them up to the checkout.

 

I was keeping Bebe busy so I forgot to tell

my Hubby they were just for carrying so...

 

now they are part of my finds of the week!

 

There are more but I am saving them for

my "Thinking Pink" post on Friday...because

they are indeed, in the pink!

 

Stay tuned and thanks so much for stopping

by to see my cottage chic finds. Be sure to leave a comment, I love to hear from you!

 

Linking with:

My Salvaged Treasures

What's It Wednesday