Thrift Store Treasures

Hearing an interview on GMA this morning about hoarders, did not stop me from coming home with another box of treasures, after volunteering at the thrift shop this morning!!! When the hoards start creeping up the stairs, and escaping the basement, then I will start therapy!!!LOL

Just thought I would give you a peek at some of the goodies.

There is a cute teeny, tiny briefcase, which will make a wonderful business card holder, a vintage horse head bookend, an Italian terracotta flowerpot, vintage silverware for altering, a tiny accordion altered booklet, a vintage wooden box, some Chinese postcards, some raspberry starts, a stack of "new" reading material, yet another pottery bowl, dangling lamp crystals for my upcycled china creations, etc, etc..........it was a good day!!!
















































If truly fascinated, you can click on the photos for a closer look!!!



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9 comments:

  1. ~*~Patty SMay 10, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    you definitely are a great treasure huntress

    we are swimming in STUFF here after clearing my Mom's house...something has got to give

    with time I'm sure I'll be able to part with more things....wish my sister carried her share of the load but she doesn't want anything!

    Happy May!
    oxo

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  2. ~*~Patty SMay 10, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    oh I thought of you whilst junk shopping in Zurich and surrounds...in Switzerland second hand stores are called Brocki or Brockli ...what fun that was foreign STUFF hahaa!
    oxo

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  3. Bleubeard and ElizabethMay 10, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    That little briefcase business card holder is adorable. And so is all that cutlery. I can NEVER find anything like that at my thrift stores. Oh what fun it would be to alter and stamp on all that old silverware. You REALLY know how to shop!

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  4. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    You do find the most wonderful treasures.

    Have a beautiful week.
    TTFN ~
    Marydon

    5 Day GIVEAWAY, Pop over

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  5. Jill ZaheerMay 10, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    I absolutely love thrift shops. There's always something that insists that i buy it!! Thanks for sharing your finds!! Just love that slide box!!!

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  6. NancyMay 10, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Awesome finds, love the itty bitty case!
    Because of you ;) I bought a lovely spoon at a garage sale, lol

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  7. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Loved seeing all your finds, but perhaps it was the wooden box that got me hooked, but so many neat things to imagine tinkering with, and you can't have too many flowerpots, can you? Loved that tiny briefcase too, Oh my! A great day for you! Lennie

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  8. BarbaraMay 13, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Oh my goodness, your knack for thrifting never ceases to amaze me! I also like the wooden box, so old!

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  9. Joanne LendaroMay 20, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    I read this right after you posted it, and thought about the hoarding thing...scary! But you really found some cool things. DD has been home for the week and we were shopping on Wednesday and I found some beautiful fabric on sale. Didn't need it, but she kept telling me how beautiful it was. I told her when I die and she finds this uncut fabric she had better not be fussing at me because of all of the crap I'm leaving. THIS one is her fault.

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