things that came home with me from the thrift store
March 22nd, 2011
-a metal container with a beautiful wooden top; I want to say teak because it sounds fancy, but really I have no idea.
-a slightly creepy bunny tin.
-a basket to put the baby my yarn in
-a super awesome stripey blanket
grand total: 10 bucks. I forgot how awesome the thrift store can be, how did that happen?
Posted in thrift.
Great finds, although the bunny is a bit creepy. I recently introduced my little girl to the treasures at the thrift store. She found a big hat and fake flowers. She was delighted!
I try to go to Saver’s thrift store each Monday when they have their 99 cent and half off tags. I have extra women’s sewing patterns on my blog this week (as a giveaway) that came home this last thrift trip. And yes…that bunny is a little off…lol!
I love that blanket.
Woot! I love finding great bargains. I like to think of thrifting as an adventure. You never know what you might find.
I love a great day at the thrift store. You had some awesome finds. I was at the thrift store yesterday but dropping off instead of buying. Still a good feeling but not quite as fun.
Nice scores! I never find anything good at the thrift store. I just don’t seem to have the knack for it.
You might have recognized that blanket from years ago: your sister Caroline had one just like it. It was a Santa Fe purchase. Nice to see it turn up again.
I guess thrifting runs in the family. karma is good.
The rabbit IS a bit creepy but I love that blanket! Good find.
Thrift stores keep shutting their doors around here – probably because they only rarely had anything cute like that in…
What you have there in that blanket is an authentic Mexican serape. Love them. That was really a steal. I wanted to show you a couple of others, and found some here:
http://www.elchamaco.com/mexican-blankets.php
They are not uncommon here in Texas. The serapes are nicer than the falsa (which everyone seems to have 10+ of to use practically like packing blankets or picnic blankets or wraps or cargo protectors or seat protectors or doggie beds or couch protectors or or or).
Nice post. I love our resale shop here, too.
I love that creepy bunny tin!
You were a rock star from Mars at that thrift store! Adore the stripey blanket.
Thrifting bugs the crap out of me. Everyone but me finds cool stuff. I need a basket for the baby. Preferably one with a lid.
I agree with Sascha, I never find cool stuff at the thrift store … all the norcal hipster kids beat me to the good stuff! I have thrift-find envy!
Great finds! My mom used to have a wicker stool that looked very much like your “basket”… ;)
Fun finds! I have a similar wicker basket & serape blanket at home.
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gosh..how beautiful is that?? it looks like an all in one food waste bin. chop and dump. kind of yucky in terms of cleanliness i guess, but that’s what crossed my mind when i saw the picture. a beautiful round wooden chopping board on top of a nice bin for food waste.