June Purchases & Free Stuff!

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great weekend (What is a weekend?)

Here is what I purchased and some free finds in my neighborhood on junk pick-up day!

1940's Simplicity Pattern #3490 from Vintage of Ada

Dutch girl planter from Vintage of Ada

Garden book from Vintage of Ada

Pink Abingdon Vase from Vintage of Ada

Small book about furniture styles from Vintage of Ada

Mary Pickford/Mary Miles Minter style hat from Vintage of Ada

Pinaud Apple Blossom Talc

Little singing figurine marked Japan

Book about flowers

Photo of happy 1930's woman

Vintage postcard

Can you say Call The Midwife?!

Dresses and Apron from Chicken Scratch

Figurine with ruffled dress

Vintage postcard of a cottage at Carslake, MN

Doeskin felt hat

'Virginia 1918' baby fork

Tiny butter plate

Yellow duck planter

Art deco vanity set

Child's nautical coat

Schrafft's chocolates tin

Asian style tin with lid

Vintage medicine tins (flower seeds are in the laxative tin!)

This sewing machine cabinet (minus the machine) and five windows from a bungalow were on curbs throughout the local area to be crushed taken as trash or saved picked up for free. I can't imagine these going to the claw!

Hope you all have a great July!

Ivy

May Purchases

Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful May. Here is what I purchased this month.

Asian dress

Bracelet

Necklace

Watkins Cinnamon tin

Sweater clip

Barrette

Motif Cosmetic Co. Apple Blossom Talc

3 Powder containers

Pair of Plates

Parasol

Bowl

Brooches

Polish Bible

Simplicity Pattern #4680

Simplicity Pattern #4632

Simplicity Pattern #4710

McCall Pattern #484

Children's Book

Better Homes and Gardens, April 1940

Woman's World magazine

Woman's World magazine

Hundreds of loose magazine pages

Black beaded bag

"Mildred" book

Pair of embroidery transfers

Not pictured:

Vintage faucet

Window

Fur coat

"Janice Meredith" book

"The Principles and Practices of Nursing" book

Hope you are all having a great June!

Ivy

Liebster Award, No. 3!

Hello Everyone!

I was nominated by Abigail of Sweeter Gets The Journey for my 3rd Liebster award! Thank you, Abigail!

If you've never received this award, this is what you do:
Answer the 11 questions your nominator gives you.
Think of 11 facts about yourself.
Nominate others, preferably those with under 200 followers.

Here are the questions Abigail gave for me to answer.

1. Do you play any instruments? If not, what would you like to play?
I do not know how to play any instruments. I've been asked a similar question in my previous award and said ukulele, but I would also like to play the trumpet.

2. What would you do with a billion dollars?
I would give a great majority to charity, like Autism research and childhood cancer research. With the remaining money, I would give some to my parents and brother, and buy a cottage with a screened porch by a lake.

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3. Where is your dream place to visit?
I would love to go to northern Poland or England.

4. What is your vintage dream car?
A black '56 Corvette

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5. What is your favorite word and why?

I don't really have one, but I guess I will say 'ethereal'.

6. Do you have any pets? If so, what, if not what would you like to have?

I have a wonderful tuxedo cat named Henry. If I could have any other pets, I would love to raise rabbits at my Father's house, or maybe eventually have birds.

7. What is your favorite season?

Spring, because everything feels fresh, new and clean. I love the smells.

8. Name one thing you are obsessed with right now

Gardening. We're pretty much a month behind because of the long winter.

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9. What is your weather like right now?

Sunny and breezy.

10. Hidden talents?

I can ruffle my tongue.

11. What helps pull you out of a bad mood?

A hug from my Mother.

11 Things About Me

1. I know how to drive a vintage Ford 8N tractor.

2. Bluebirds and Chickadees are my favorite birds.

3. I like to eat Campbell's Cream of Chicken... uncooked from the can.

4. I have a coin collection.

5. I love to rollerskate, but haven't gone in a long time.

6. I think I saw Adam Sandler in a New York city McDonald's once.
7. My mom and I always send out Easter and Christmas cards that we make ourselves.

8. I am a leukemia survivor.

9. If I had a dog, I would want a collie.

10. I love filling out forms.

11. I love the smell of the ground after it rains.

The bloggers I choose to nominate:
Salvato Peas n' Pudding Around
Confessions of a Vintage Hoarder
Emily's Vintage Visions
Of Dust and Wonder
All Things Vintage

My questions for those I nominate:

1. What was your first vintage purchase? (Or your favorite if you can't remember)

2. What is your favorite color to wear?

3. If you could go shopping with any vintage actress who would you choose?

4. Pearls or diamonds?

5. Dream place to visit?

6. If you could go to any past era, when would you choose?

7. Cinnamon or sugar?

8. Cary Grant and Montgomery Clift are both in love with you. Who would you choose?

9. Do you collect anything?

10. What is something that makes you happy?

11. Favorite month?

Thanks again to Abigail!

Ivy