You guys are right-- good thrifting to be had! YAY!

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Wow, am I excited. A few weeks ago I'd mentioned getting a bunch of Imperial Grape tumblers in a blue carnival glass style. I love them and they're on my table now.

Today at the very same Salvation Army I found...

The matching compote and footed centerpiece bowl! And while I've noticed these in antique stores after I'd bought my tumblers, I hadn't wanted to pay the hefty $20 and $30 pricetags for them.

These ranged from $4-$8!

After I was done shopping, I laughed hysterically in the car with thrift-induced glee.

Oh-- I also got a really cute 1950s styled metal kitchen letter and recipe holder for the wall. You mid century modern folks will likely appreciate the retro look of it. It'll work well in my kitchen, which is more generally vintage than Victorian.

I'll try to post pics of all this weekend.

YAY!!!!

[alexandra]

I am grape with envy!!!

Thriftily,
Alexandra
www.livingwithoutmoney.blogspot.com

ps. FYI (in case you didn't already think of this), don't put those glasses or glassware in the dishwasher, it might cause the glass to cloud.

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Thanks for the info, Alexandra-- I didn't know that. You really are a wealth of lots of wonderful knowledge!!!

The good news is-- I don't have a dishwasher! (Which I've never before thought of as good news until now.) My grape patterned Carnival glass remains safe and cloud-free.

[SecondhandSophisticate]

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Me, jumping up and down for your ~tremendous~ score~! 


I can feel  your joy!  Way to go! Can't wait to see pics.

Brava, Bellisima, Groovy! Ahhhh, it must be thrifting season, again...   

Ciao, Bella,
SeSo

[ChrisMiss]

Sounds like you had a great day finding those.  Have you done any research on your carnival glass pieces?  Are they marked?  Are they really blue or amethyst?  Blue is a rare color, if you have blue it could be worth lots of moola.  It's fun to do the research on the pieces that we find isn't it.

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

They seem to be from the Indiana Glass Company, which made these type of sandwich glass pieces and we do have a lot of this type of glass (though not necessarily in the carnival irridescence) around here. They're vintage, probably from around the 60s, but the look is very much in the style of older pressed glass.

I wish I could recall how they word the color-- it's not a cobalt blue, sort of a medium purplish shade. I don't believe it was referred to as amethyst.

I'm probably going to have to get myself a book on the company, so I have more info.

Alexandra here also collects this pattern of glass-- though, correct me if I'm wrong-- you have the milkglass?

Ha, SeSo, yes, there was a bit of jumping up and down. Thanks for sharing the joy!

[SecondhandSophisticate]

TSR, though I know a "whole lot a nuthin' 'bout nuthin'" of your beautiful glass, the color that came to mind when you described in your post was hyacinth.  Is there such a thing as hyacinth glass?  (and if there ain't, there should be! doncha think?)

  SeSo (struggling to step out of her mid-century-modern box and learnlearnlearn)

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

I don't know if that's what the makers call it, but yes, that's what the shade looks like. Or hydrangea blue. You nailed it.

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Okey-doke-- I'd posted some pics of the thrifted pieces on my blog today. (Yes, I am using them already!)

http://web.mac.com/thriftshopromantic/iWeb/The_Thrift_Shop_Romantic/Thrifty_Halloween.html

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Elegant and opulent, TSR.  Abundance at its finest. What fun you must have decorating!  I love the colors

xo,
SeSo

[Other People s Junk]

I can imagine your excitement!     Great find!!

[MrsGoodwill]

Wow, TSR, I love getting a peek into your dining room. I love your style and your flair! You have inspired me to want to really have a go at making my DR lovely. (Right now, it's a catch-all/hide-it-all room for all the stuff I need to get rid of. )

Also I love the pics from last year's blog. Especially the pic of your "humiliated" cat!

[ChrisMiss]

Your new finds go well with your harvest theme.  I love the richness of it all.

[SecondhandSophisticate]

TSR, I checked out your ornament photo. Goldy ornament goodness, girl!

From my meager knowledge about such things:  West Germany ornaments were made before 1989-1990. In these here parts, people look for them in stores, as they are now climbing the "collectibles" list due to quality and historical significance.  Those bells do remind me of the 60s. Do they have "snow" on them?

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

No snow, but they have an unusual detail in that they actually have bell clappers and ring a little. In spite of being glass. I have some old bells that were from my dad's parents, presumably the 40s and 50s and those didn't have actual bell clappers. So it's intriguing.

That's part of the fun of thrifting, of course. That element of surprise just can't be beat. With so many things we end up being one-part shopper and one-part detective!