This weekend is my friend ReAnne’s birthday weekend, so I’m venturing to Topeka for dinner at a nice restaurant and then possibly/probably heading out for after-dinner drinks at a bar in town. We are doing this in spite of ReAnne’s birthday party dream being a skating party. The reason we’re not having a skating party is because ReAnne is a 3rd year law student who had a dream that she had a skating party for her birthday and fell and hit her head and got a concussion that she only realized she had when she took a law school final and could only say the same thing over and over on it. So basically, we are not going skating because ReAnne is paranoid that she is prescient.

As a birthday gift of meanness, I’m planning a skating party for this week’s Etsy treasury.

Awesome 50′s Hustler Met… BeeAwesome $30.00	SALE Vintage Colt Rollerskat… stellanjune $148.50	40% SALE – Antique Roller Sk… HousingAuthori… $45.00
Vintage REALISTIC Retro 1960… TheOldTimeJunk… $12.00	Rock and Rollerskate Earring… pumpkinseedjew… $14.00	Vintage Rollerskates – 11 X … StoriedEye $20.00
Vintage Rollerskate Wheels, … sweetgyrlandpo… $8.00	Original Tintype Lapel Pin: … TinGypsyProjec… $38.00	Vtg 6 Transistor Red Plastic… TheRustyChicke… $9.95
Rollerskate Stained Glass Fi… GothicGlassStu… $15.00	One thousand wash white Roll… OldTobacco $20.00	Awesome Light Blue Striped 1… TMVClothing $13.00
Vintage 70s Bear Lair camp s… ItsVintageous $12.00	VINTAGE AMERIGO ICONO Footba… AmerigoIcono $22.99	Roller Derby Skates Womens N… Linthound $25.00

We’ll just have to see if her birthday dinner beats three kinds of vintage roller skates, hand-held transistor radios, cleverly screen-printed tees, ringer tees (omg, you guys, ringer tees!), and little cotton track shorts. Also, those vintage wheels are just begging for a clever DIY. I’ll have to get to thinking of one, asap.

This weekend I got in some serious estate sale and thrift shopping! Whoo-hoo!

I got this sweet 3.5 quart Asta enamelware pot. I got it for $7.50 and think it’s awesome. I don’t really need a new pot, but how cute will this be serving some caramelized shallots?!

Asta is mostly known for these pots below, and so I was super excited to see something so updated and modern by them.

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My favorite buy was this bookshelf from Goodwill for $12.99. I was totally shocked to see that price. The Goodwill by my house gets such a high volume of traffic and donations that they overprice everything. Especially vintage. Those folks know their market and people totally pay their prices. So, I was stoked by the $12.99 sticker. Side note: does your Goodwill put a MILLION stickers on the furniture?!! I totally get that it’s because of people switching out the stickers or something but damn it’s annoying.

I’ve got some plans for those little legs. Remember this post? My lane cedar chest might just be the perfect spot for those legs. I love the gold ferrels and they are the perfect height for my cedar chest. I love them on the bookshelf too, but I don’t really have a spot for that bookshelf. So, the legs are going on the cedar chest and the bookshelf will go in my closet to house shoes. That way, if I decide to one day remarry the shelf to its little legs, it’ll be no problem.

My haul also included a battery powered lawnmower! Do you have one? I’ve already used it to mow the back and front yard and LOVE it! Seriously, I think it’s my best estate sale find ever. It’s eco friendly and totally works for what I need. Awesome.

What did you find this weekend?

I’m linking up to Apron Thrift Girl and Her Library Adventures.

Oh my, oh my…the vintage quilt gods shined there lovely little faces my way this weekend! I hit up the City Wide Garage sale on Saturday. It’s an event that comes to Austin every few months or so. I love it but sometimes it can be hit or miss, but this weekend it was a total hit!

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These folks with the linens piled sky high are my absolute favorite vendors! They always have about 15 tables stacked with vintage shirts, chenille blankets, aprons, napkins, table cloths, pillow cases, and quilts.

This time they had a table labeled ”old quilts”. The old quilts table was $9!!! NINE DOLLARS! ANNND, on Sunday each table is marked half price. OMG. I wish I would have been able to go on Sunday…

This is the back of the quilt above. Perfect, right? I was able to get two (TWO!) cute, eclectic quilts. They are going to make the most adorable picnic blankets. Seriously, it’s pretty ridiculous how excited I get about blankets.

There’s not much rhyme or reason to this little lovely, but the back (below) is so sweet and pretty.

I love to look at the eclectic mix of fabric and pick out my favorites.

This cat with red shoes cracks me up. I think the person who made this blanket just used left over fabric and I like to imagine that they made themselves a killer button-up shirt with this kitty print. Hehe.

I’m excited to enjoy my backyard with these this summer! It’ll be a perfect date with this little lady.

Happy Monday!

I’m linking up with Her Library Adventures and Apron Thrift Girl.

I love copper hues and I love coffee. Why not put them together? That industrial copper hanging light totally looks like it belongs in a coffee shop with worn leather furniture and the smell of espresso. Place some chocolate covered coffee beans in that beautiful paper mache bowl and use the espresso tamper made from a block of copper and a vintage brass doorknob.

I love how that copper-y orange color in the table cloth ties it all together while adding some pops of color. I imagine the copper gilded driftwood and cut moose doorstop as the perfect table centerpieces. Serve up the coffee in those beautiful copper and ceramic mugs and some yummy pastries on those handmade copper glass plates. Fun!

Hope you loved this roundup of beautiful copper and coffee inspired products. Have a wonderful Thursday!

‘Copper Coffee Date’ by mamarcum

Industrial Copper Hanging Li… SouthernRestor… $250.00	Paper Mache Vessel White and… etco $26.00	Espresso Tamper Made of Copp… RedClothespin $110.00
Dining Table Runner, Cloth T… JoeyMiller $36.00	Cast Iron Moose/Deer Doorsto… happybdaytome $39.00	Linen napkin set of 6 Classi… pillowlink $22.50
Copper Gilded Driftwood Bran… GOLDandBONE $155.00	Glass Plates in Copper (Two … glassgifts $24.00	Copper and Porcelain Coffee … TheRustyChicke… $47.95

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.