Goodwill Goodies Galore

My sweet little friend Emily (and I can say "little" even though she is a grownup married lady, because I used to be her Sunday School teacher, and I am 482 years older than she), alerted me to a most wondrous bit of news:

There's a new Goodwill store coming to the area,

into a big empty Saturn car dealership.

And the people shall rejoice!

Emily says that she is going to try and get there before I do, before I snatch up the best stuff.

I say, The game's afoot!  I know a challenge when I -- well, when I know one.

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I had a pretty good time at our little local Goodwill.

Yesterday I teased you with a glimpse of what I bought, but today -- the Big Reveal.

First, a silverplated tray.

It's got these really cute little footies:

 Good shine, no wear-through, although of course it needs a detail polishing.

 I think this is a Chippendale edge on this tray.  Anyone?

There's a date engraved on the front; June 22, 1966 had special meaning for someone.

Now . . . remember what our mothers taught us?

You can never have too many pedestal cake plates!

 And so another one came home with me from Goodwill.

It's a two-piece-r.

 And . . . the pieces don't match.

 But who cares?  They are blue and white, and that's enough for me.

I love the leaping mountain goat, or whatever the heck this fella is:

 Made in China.

The plate says "Not For Food."  Well of course not!  Who would eat it anyway?  Sheesh . . . .

 Love the designs on the base:

 It's also a China import, not familiar with either of these companies.

 But it can multi-task!

It can hold cake, and it can also hold a bag full of other stuff that I got at Goodwill.  More on those later.

By the way, green tags were 50-percent off that day,
so I paid just under $5 for both blue & white pieces.

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And . . . another pedestal cake plate!

 But this one looks oddly familiar.

I reach a milk glass pedestal down from the old cupboard's shelves and put them together.

 Well look at that, now, will you?

Our milk glass beauty now has a poor relation!

 Even their footies look alike.

 But while our milk-glass honey is all of a piece, no seams, no bolts --- our pretender to the throne

has its base haphazardly screwed on . . . and will need an adjustment to boot!

 See?

 There's a difference in the finish, the glaze, the design, too.

Our pretender is less crisp, more flat, and rather dull.  He also doesn't weigh as much,

but don't tell that to our Genuine Article, as she may hold the land record for heaviest cake plate evah!

 Our Genuine Article's lines are well defined and glossy, and very very white..

 But one thing our Pretender has is an appealing handpainted design.  Pretty well done, too, and kind of fun.

We forgive him for not being a genuine milk glass beauty worth loads of money.  He's cute, and now he's ours, and he'll join the rest of the cake pedestals as soon as he's had a good shower and shave.

 He, too, can multi-task.

And with the help of his step-sister, they are also holding up the mystery package of Goodwill goodies.

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So what's in the bag?

 Demi-tasse cups!

Eleven sets, and all for $4.49, as the green tags were 1/2 off that day.  

As I've said before -- you get your best bargains on odd numbered sets.

People pay more for sets of 4 or 6 or 8 or 12 than they do for sets of 7 or 9 . . . or 11.

But since I'm not planning on using these for drinking teeny cups of cafe au lait -- as we

used to do when I was a kid -- I don't mind the odd number at all.

These guys are destined for greater things.

Involving one of these:

And one of these:

In the dining room at That Old House.

I'm following up on a three-year-old inspiration from another blog, but that's
blog fodder for another day, as is the project itself.

I hope you got a kick out of my new Goodwill finds!
The blue & white cake pedestal joins
my family of blue & white china:

And I am joining a few Linky Parties this pretty Tuesday!
Someday I will be organized and get my posts done the night before, and link up early.
But don't hold your breath.  -- Cass


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Categories: blue and white china , cake pedestals , Goodwill , milk glass , silverplate