Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Vintage Thingies Thursday


Hello, y'all, it's Thurs. already, lordy where does the time go...ok, ok, I know....I've slept most of this week away, sigh, better than sitting around miserable cause this crud kept me from going on my retreat. Our Group should be headed back about right now. Can't wait to talk to them and find out how this trip has blessed them. I did get some dreaming and planning done...lol....now to get well enough to do the actual work. I did do a little painting last night, No, not spray painting or fine line work painting, but I did paint some picture frames...but...that's another post all together. Will tell you about it later and show pictures.........
Today is Vintage Thingies Thursday over at ColoradaLady's homestead, so be sure and check out all the great treasures our great group has to offer.
Today my items are glass ware that I have collected, now this is just a tiny selections of my favorites.
The first set is 9 beautiful stemmed Aqua glasses my sweet Sister bought me for my Birthday about 7 yrs ago. We saw these at a Vender's Mall and I just fell in love, don't have a thing to match them, but she slipped around and bought them for me...I just love this Girl, she's my best friend, mother and Sister...
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You really have to look close to see all the beautiful detail in this glass I tried to get better pictures but nothing I put in it would bring the design out, it is so delicate.
Next is a set of Ice cream tulip bowls DH bought me about 8 yrs ago when we were junkin' in Hammond, LA, we had gone down farther South to the Strawberry Festival and stopped by an Antique Mall in Hammond on our way home....now DH acts like he doesn't like for me to spend alot or buy alot of stuff, but let me tell you a little secret, this man loves ols stuff as much as I do.
He loved these because when we were dating and first married, they still had a soda fountain at the local Drug Store and at the local Woolworth, and even though money was tight we would splurge once in awhile on a Sat. afternoon and get a scoop of ice cream and on a special occasion we'd get a sundae. These are the type of dishes they used...The tall ones, there was only 2 of these, is what they used for the sundae or sometimes an ice cream float. The little ones, there were 7 of them, is what they served ice cream in. It sure brings back a lot of memories to set out on the patio and eat home made ice cream out of these.

Next is a set of Banana split boats we found at the same Mall. DH also bought these, the big ole' Teddy Bear...lol... these are so pretty with all the cut glass work... it was so hard to get a good picture of the clear glass.

Last is a pitcher and 6 glass set that I won back in 1979 for selling the most Mary-Kay that month...yep, I sold Mary Kay, Avon, Tubbleware, you name it, if I could sale it and work full time also I did...lol...you do what you have to when you have 3 boys and a Hubby that works constuction, There are days when the weather doesn't co-operate....
This set is special to me because it is something I earned and didn't buy..it is so delicately made out of clear glass and painted with beautiful tiny purple and lavender flowers, needless to say this has never been used and won't be by me...


I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY VINTAGE THINGIES! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! FOR MORE WONDERFUL VINTAGE THINGIES VISIT COLORADO LADY

25 comments:

  1. Enjoy I did! What lovely glassware. I love the color of the blue glasses, you are right so delicate looking. And what fun memories of eating ice cream out of glass and not paper! Your set you won is stunning. I know you feel proud every time you look at these.

    Kuddos to your DH for having such a soft heart....how fun!

    Have a great week.

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  2. Beautiful aqua stems...what a great present! And those soda fountain tulips bring back memories and make me want to have some ice cream...

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  3. Beautiful Molly, simply beautiful! What a special gift from a special sister! Thanks for sharing with us.

    Many hugs..........

    Diane

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  4. Man, I'm still stuck up top looking at the aqua glasses. MESMERIZING!!! What a sister you have, dearie!

    ALL of your glassware you are showing is just bee-yoo-ti-ful!

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  5. Beautiful glassware-I have some of the ice cream bowls only 4 though!

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  6. I hope that you are feeling better! Being sick is just such a burden. These are just beautiful and now I want ice cream for breakfast!

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  7. I like your aqua glassware!.. so pretty.. and your ice creams bowls remind me the good times we, me & my siblings had with these glassware.. on the weeekends.. lots of ice cream been served on those glasses.. Happy VTT.. thanks for sharing.. have a good week!

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  8. I love those blue glasses, too! I would be so elegant sipping from them.
    I am hosting a bunch of giveaways this week. It ends Friday night. Hope you'll check it out.

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  9. Hi Molly! Great glassware! We have a few dandies, and maybe I will photograph them sometime - Just love your banana split boats - so pretty to eat such a messy treat in!

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  10. Beautiful glassware...the aqua is so delicate and I loved your pictures-I could really see the glass itself.

    You can become a regular soda-jerk! :) You have all the dishes! Love the banana split bowls.
    (I have only the tall sundae cups!)

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  11. You had me swooning with the blue glasses but it just got better and better. Can we safely say everyone has a Woolworth moment?! I loved ours--good memories.

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  12. Well your quite the sales lady Molly. Love all your glass ware. Especially the blue ones.

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  13. eeek! I love that set with the violets!!

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  14. These are all just great...the violets are my fav. Thanks for sharing..

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  15. I love old glassware. Those ice cream dishes remind me of the old soda fountain at the local drugstore.

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  16. What wonderful glassware and aren't sisters just the best. I have some of those drugstore memories of ice cream in pretty dishes as well.

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  17. Great glasses ...have a great day
    feel better soon

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  18. All great items. Love anything to put ice cream in...lol! Love the pitcher and glasses. makes me want to make a pitcher of sweet tea and have friends over to the back yard!

    PS: try taking pictures of clear things on something black...a sheet, towel, t-shirt?

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  19. I love pretty glass ware too. Yours is very pretty.

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  20. Those are each very pretty sets you have! Drinking from a beautiful glass that makes a tinkling sound just makes the meal all the wetter, doesn't it!
    Thanks for setting them all up to show us!

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  21. oh my, these are all gorgeous - I'm very envious :-)

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  22. I cannot pick which I like best--they are ALL beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  23. Why will you never use that last set? It's charming! All of these things are wonderful. Use them. That's what they were made for.

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  24. Ok, so now I'm hungry for ice cream!

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Little sweet memories whispered..