A Call from a fellow Pirate
Recently, my friend, Barb phoned and asked me if I wanted to go treasure hunting with her and her mom the next day. Of course, I rearranged my schedule and agreed to join them because I love to go thrifting!
A Dangerous and frightening place
Do thrift stores scare you? They used to scare me. I heard stories from friends where they found great stuff at great prices but I did not seem to have the same positive experience. I was used to retail shopping with everything organized and displayed to sell. A large selection of sizes and styles. Lets face it, thrift stores can be confusing; some are just plain scary.
Notice the name of this thrift store?
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| Kyla came on our treasure hunt too! |
"One Man's Trash...."
Since I started collecting and selling vintage, I discovered that thrift stores are a wonderful resource of castaway vintage treasures. I used to dread shopping in a thrift store - I felt like a "fish-out-of-water" - clueless and confused. But now, each time I enter one, I am filled with a sense of excitement and adventure! I love the anticipation of discovering "buried treasure!"
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| Me in a thrift store! |
Our Voyage:
We hit a lot of thrift stores in just a few hours! Barb always has a great route planned.
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| Kyla in front of the Methodist's store |
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| Barb, her mom, Millie and Kyla |
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| There wasn't much "Good News" in here |
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| The Baptist's store |
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| The Catholic's store - we didn't want to show preference to one religion! |
Not all are pictured here!! Don't you love some of the names?
- Find a Treasure
- A Miraculous Thrift store
- Good News
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| Some vintage purses to up-cycle |
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| a great 1980s vintage hat! With veil and feathers! |
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| Most of my loot |
- 6 vintage purses including 2 beautiful beaded clutches - one made in France and one in Japan
- a feather hat with veil
- 3 pairs of vintage gloves
- 3 bead necklaces
- 8 vintage brooches
- 5 pairs of vintage earrings
- a cute, tin, gingerbread house candle holder, Christmas decoration (in honor of our annual gingerbread house competition) for $1.00
- a nice picture album - I am trying to reorganize 30 years of family pics this summer - $1.00
- an Irish crystal chess set - a gift for my husband for father's day - $20.00
The key to successful treasure hunting at thrift stores is a good "map":
In my next post, I'll tell you more.
So fun! Wish I could go with you!
ReplyDeleteJenna, I'm counting on doing some treasure hunting during my visit to Lexington in a few weeks!
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