The Mother Load

It took one glance at Jennifer Casa's blog, JCasaHandmade, for me to realize that I was paired up with the best swap partner of all time. And it's true. She is the best swap partner ever. My only complaint is that she is terrible at following instructions! Instead of sending me 3-5 vintage items, Jennifer sent me the mother load of all swap packages with over twenty items. So. unbelievably. generous.

Check out the booty!

Not one...



not two...



not three...



but FOUR vintage aprons!



Next up is a fun Mexican dishtowel (?) runner (?) thingy



Another towel/runner that matches a thrifted tablecloth that I already own



A cute place mat in a quilty print



A beautiful linen doily



Vintage hankies, fabric and hex quilt pieces



Gem Co sugar dispenser



Anchor Hocking carafe



Hand spun yarn



Buttons



And an unbelievable quilt top...





Amazing.

This package arrived during a very difficult week and it absolutely made my day. I think karma decided to pay me back all at once for every swapper that has ever flaked on me. Thanks universe! I just kept opening each item going "Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness!!! It's Christmas!" Thank you so much Jennifer! And many thanks to Heather for organizing the Vintage Swap!

Vintage Glass Mystery

Let's talk about less heavy topics today, shall we?

I've been zooming around the internet lately trying to solve a vintage mystery. I picked up the glassware below at Goodwill a few days ago. The decals are in good shape and fairly distinctive, so I thought I would have no problem identifying who manufactured them with a quick internet search. Boy was I wrong about that! I can't seem to find anything about this set!



I have one decanter/carafe, five juice glasses and three stumpy little glasses that kind of look like oversized egg cups. The motif is gold and white and features stars, eagles, a cannon, a covered wagon, the Liberty Bell, a spinning wheel and a large ship among various other Americana. My best guess is that it was a collection released for the bicentennial, but aside from the obvious American history references I don't have any proof to back that up. The bottom of the carafe is marked "5" on one side and "6" on the other.



Does any one have any guesses? Now I'm just curious!

Oh P.S. I got all nine pieces for $4.99, yippee!