Raindrops keep falling on my head

There was a horrible thunderstorm that came through central Indiana on my way back from Indianapolis this evening, but even that couldn’t put a damper on another wonder day of Goodwill Outlet Thrifting.

Below: an “Almanac” advertisement for Rawleigh’s.

Above a vintage alarm clock with a music box that plays Edelweiss (circa 1940s-60s). Below a sweet poem and some vintage photographs.

Toys!  Above a Playskool “Pounding Bench” and below a vintage Gerber baby doll.

I loved the graphics on the viewmaster canister above…even though it was damaged and missing the actual projector, I couldn’t resist.  I did, however find a few view master reels over the course of the day.  Now I feel like its a mission to find my old view master so I can try them out…

Below, a vintage “Pachisi” game, only 3 of the original wooden pieces were left but the board and box were in decent shape. I found a few other dice as well…I always try to pick up random dice when I stumble across them because they are fun and functional.

I found a few random notions and wooden bobbins today – the majority of which went to my sister.

I think this set of cookie cutters was my favorite find of the day.  There are some fun shapes that I’m looking forward to making.

Below: a few nativity decorations.

I’ve found my share of incomplete puzzles – but I took a chance on a puzzle that I found in a plastic baggie…I didn’t know what the image would turn out to be, but that’s half the fun.  I was delighted to find that it was a Coca-Cola advertisement.

Below: Cameron makes a big find!

Emily, Midge and Skipper, etc.

On my way up to Chicago for the weekend, I had a chance to stop at the Goodwill outlet on the NW side of Indy.  I found a few paint by number boards, vintage Midge and Skipper dolls that admittedly need a little TLC, and a delightful Etiquette book by Emily Post that is being used as a pillow by my sister’s cat, Twixie.

oldies, but goodies

Just a short visit this evening before a dinner to celebrate my friend Diane’s 50th birthday, but I managed to find some oldies but goodies.

Three sets of long leather gloves in pristine condition. I always love how soft they are…sadly, my hand is never small enough to fit. Below: a bunny planter, a fun green scarf and some wooden bobbins .above: a fun book from 1916 and below: some vintage Shiny Brites and Coby frosted glass ornaments. a few fun bags above and some vintage books and toys below.

So, I’m going to have to do some more testing, but this tarnished beauty might turn out to be silver.

Act II

Another great adventure with my sister! Our day-long adventure took us to five goodwills. Item for item and pound for pound, I think we did the best with our outlet picks. But Chrissy won the day when she nabbed a pair of very gently used manolo blahnik shoes!

Close, but no fedora! These vintage puzzles were a great find, but sadly, all ended up missing pieces…despite our hard work to comb through the bins where we found them. Despite my disappointment, it was fun getting to see the pictures come alive. Also, my husband pointed out that they might have been discarded because they were missing pieces.