I still have not found a home for all the stuff I bought last Saturday. The clutter is getting on my nerves. I didn't take pictures of everything that I brought home. You're going to have to imagine all that Christmas stuff, plus this stuff, plus more, and put that in the middle of a house that on the best day is barely big enough for two teenagers and their parents. (On the worst days, no house is big enough for even a single teenager and me, but I am pretty seriously lucky that they are few and far between.)
No reason for you to remember this, but I had already purchased one of the big red Pyrex bowls earlier this summer and encouraged everyone to do the same, because they're such a great shape and size. The nice folks having the sale had a whole set, in the box, so I followed my own advice and bought them. I love the little ramekins. Shara and I had briefly discussed whether a lid that she had fit the bowl, but from the looks of the box, the bowls didn't come with lids. It was still amazingly nice of her to ask if I needed it. I tell you, people are nice.
There was a box of sewing stuff to sort through (bliss!). There were a ton of transfers, most of which I've never run across before. Patriotic ones ...
the ever-popular Dutch motifs ...
a home sweet home sampler and - heed my warning! - something so cute it can't possibly be good for us:
kitty housewives! With housedresses and polka-dotted aprons! There's a motif for each day of the week. What are the chances I'll embroider not one but seven dishtowels? Almost none, but if I did, it would be these.
There were tubs of buttons to sort, and a tangle of embroidery floss and crocheted bits that yielded ...
pretty handmade edgings and ...
tiny, adorable crocheted bags. What should I do with them? It just seems like they have a higher purpose than sitting on my dresser. Or not. Since they're hardly big enough for my keys, using them as handbags doesn't seem like an option.
What I didn't take pictures of: a complete set of Pyrex casseroles, a huge box of greeting cards, a glass refrigerator dish marked "Food Saver" and a 1943 map of my town that shows the location of every house, including mine. It was as if the people having the sale knew everything I liked and went and got it out of their attic.
Tomorrow I am hoping to go to a sale that was good to me the last time I went - it's like a slow-motion estate sale - and Saturday to a monthly flea market that was wonderful in July. So I'd better get my stuff cleaned up, because if I bring in more, somebody's going to have to move out, and I have a feeling my family is going to suggest that it be me.
Love the pyrex bowls!
Lucky you!
Diane
Posted by: Diane ( Crafty Passions) | July 31, 2008 at 07:26 PM
I've never seen (or noticed) the squared Pyrex bowls before - SO cute. Kitty housewives and cards of buttons would be my favorite of the lot. As far as the little crocheted bags - if you put some lavender sachets inside, you could hang them from a clothes hanger in your closet for a good clean smell and to ward off moths.
Posted by: Vicki K | July 31, 2008 at 08:13 PM
Oh, Pyrex envy!! You are such a devoted shopper of sales and such and it pays. Good on you!
Posted by: pasha plum | July 31, 2008 at 09:27 PM
You always find the best stuff! I have one of those little red bowls.
Posted by: Wendy | July 31, 2008 at 09:31 PM
You are nice too! I think everything you buy, without a doubt, are the same things that I would buy.
The red pyrex is wonderful. And, I am not a Pyrex collector. But, I would have had to have bought those!
Posted by: Shara | July 31, 2008 at 10:52 PM
I do believe that Pyrex later added the lid to the big bowl and then sold it as a casserole. The Oven & Table set never came with a lid. So the lid does match, but it's just not original to your particular set. The square/round Pyrex are my all time favorites! I have the large bowl in turquoise, medium in red and several of the 12 oz in red and yellow. There's one size smaller but I just don't like it as well and they're super hard to find. My Pyrex book says your set was available as early as 1949!
You find the most amazing stuff! You have the golden junk touch. :) I love reading about your finds!
Posted by: Heidi | July 31, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Back to Doris' you go, huh? Good luck and don't let that chimney-smoking woman get ahead of you. I'm heading to Solvay and Lyncourt. Will report later.
Posted by: Linda | August 01, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Love the red dishes
Posted by: Joan | August 01, 2008 at 04:00 AM
I like what Heidi said: the golden junk touch though I think my hubby would call that the golden junk curse lol!
Just put everything away and surprise us again tomorrow! Good luck!
Posted by: LiLi M. | August 01, 2008 at 04:31 AM
I love the Pryex bowls. My kitchen is decorated w/ white and red finds and I think those are amazing!!
The little bags...reminded me of those little bags you buy to attach to your handbag and slip your cell phone in. But way neater!!
Posted by: GirlHouse | August 01, 2008 at 09:17 AM
I love those trims. You are so lucky. The bowls are nice too.
Posted by: Brenda | August 01, 2008 at 10:09 AM
I love those Pyrex bowls. I have just the home for them (LOL).
I love the trims. They remind me of my grandmother who made them for hankies.
Posted by: Judy | August 01, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Love those bowls! I can't get over all the great stuff you find!
Have a great day!
Kim
Posted by: Kim V | August 01, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Barbara,
Again I love the pyrex! What good stuff. Sorry I have been MIA Summertime gets the best of me :)
Posted by: Gail | August 01, 2008 at 12:23 PM
One of my readers just emailed me to check out your blog. I recently found a yellow square Pyrex bowl with only two smaller bowls. I was afraid there were supposed to be four.
So many great scores. I love your little sewing books. Too dear.
Posted by: lera | August 01, 2008 at 01:48 PM
If I were you, I wouldn't be able to resist the lure of the sales, because, after all, you do find the best stuff! Great vintage finds are kind of like Jello, aren't they? "There's always room...."
Posted by: HeidiAnn | August 01, 2008 at 03:08 PM
I can't believe you got all that stuff...what a haul!!! I love those red bowls the best. I know what you mean about someone having to move out...I have so much junk that the kids have to step over boxes in every room...on their way out the door! LOL
Hugz,
Michele
Posted by: Michele | August 01, 2008 at 03:15 PM
O.K. thats it. You are the Queen Mother of all things thrifty.
I am amazed.
Posted by: Wendy | August 01, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Maybe you could use the little crocheted bags (adorable, by the way) as Christmas tree ornaments? A sprig of holly or berries or a candy cane peeking out? A wee wooden hanger to use to perch them on a branch?
Posted by: mia | August 02, 2008 at 12:38 AM
For the little crocheted bags you could make a little fabric pouch liner and fill it with something with a nice scent like lavender and hang them on door knobs or pulls so movement would release the scent or on a hanger in the clothes closet or linen closet to keep moths away.
Posted by: Carla | August 02, 2008 at 10:14 AM