Our Hopeful Home: Friday Finds #22: Vintage Edition

Welcome, friends, to another fun-filled Friday Finds post where I share my latest thrifty (and usually) vintage finds with you.

My hope is that by sharing my thrifty finds I can motivate and inspire you to explore your own local thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets and barn sales and make your own fabulous finds for yourself. So let's get started.

First off, I have another piece of vintage celluloid bakelite flatware. This time it's a cake server. And it only cost me 52 cents (Salvation Army).

I'm not sure why but I've become enamored with the buttercream color. I started off with a set of vintage steak knives, also from Salvation Army, and now I'm always on the lookout. I also have a set of vintage celluloid silverware. This piece says "Fleur de Lis Made in USA" on the back. I've seen ones like it for sale on eBay and Etsy for around $10.00.

Next up, in keeping with the kitchen theme, I also picked up two vintage Planters Punch drinking glasses at Salvation Army. Apparently, Planter's Punch is a classic rum drink, supposedly originating in 1878. Who knew? They're made by Federal Glass and are probably from the 1970's. I've seen them selling for $9.00-$10.00 each.

Planters Punch vintage glasses are AVAILABLE.

vintage Fort Frances Canada gold leaf commemorative plate

Another item that I often fall for is decorative plates. But they do have to be interesting and pretty, of course.I felt that this gold leaf Fort Frances plate from Canada was one of those plates. I got it for 72 cents (Salvation Army).

I thought the detail made it pretty interesting, and the gold leaf added a lovely touch.

After searching this plate, and gold leaf plates in general, I came to the sad conclusion that it's not worth very much. Although I do know it's worth more than the 72 cents I paid for it!

vintage Haeger USA white ironstone pitcher

My next find is no surprise if you know me. It's another white ironstone pitcher to add to my growing collection. It's around 9 inches in height so it's not too big. On the bottom it says "Royal Haeger USA."

I think I'll be using it as a vase. I picked it up for $1.52 from Salvation Army. I was drawn to its lovely shape. That's usually what draws me to a piece.

Now I'm going to switch gears. First off, let me say that our family is a dog family. My husband and I have had a dog for 13 of our 20 married years together. Our kids love dogs as well. So last year when my husband and I were walking around the Kane County Flea Market in Geneva, IL and spied this vintage painting of three terriers, we both fell in love with it.

The painting is signed, but we can't really make out the name. All we know is that we love it.

vintage drawing mom terrier and pup terrier

In the same vein, I picked up this black and white drawing of a mom terrier and her pup at a local thrift shop for a song. This one is much smaller in size, but we love it just the same.

And here's our own precious wheaten terrier, Riley. I created this image by applying PicMonkey's Black and White effect to one of our photos. It's of Riley on her first road trip. I actually took this picture with my iPhone on selfie mode over my shoulder in the car. OK, enough with the terrier obsession.

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

Well, that's it for today, friends!

I hope you've enjoyed reading about

Friday Finds #22

and that I've inspired you in some way.

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