Thrifted Treasures | #6
Hello and happy August Dear Readers!
I have some recent thrifted finds to share with you today…
First up, is a new computer power cord! Mine broke a couple of weeks ago and only worked if I held it in one particular position, kind of like the radio antennas of old. Needless to say, my screen time was drastically diminished last week, which was probably good for my brain. However, I was able to purchase a secondhand one on Poshmark (which took forever to arrive!) so I am back to full computer capabilities now.
Now onto the textile department…. a stack of pretty vintage handkerchiefs, above. I am using these to style items on my book shelf.
Next was this beautiful deadstock woven bedspread still in the package.
I have always wanted one of these, so to come across one in mint condition was a great find!
Then, some various tablecloths and vintage sheets and pillowcases that I want to upcycle into some dresses. The table cloth is stained, and the bedsheets don’t fit modern mattresses, so they are the perfect candidates for refashioning into something new.
Now for dishes…I saw these one week and I resisted buying them. It was $10 for the incomplete set, and I told myself I didn’t need any more dishes. But then, the next week I stopped in and they were still sitting there!
So of course they just had to come home with me, and even though my shelves are a tiny bit more stacked, I don’t regret it at all. Sometimes when you see something again after thinking about it, you just have to get them. At least that way I knew it wasn’t an impulse buy, right?
Now for a couple of free items: I have been looking for a vessel to hold my paintbrushes since I had them in a vase, but whenever I wanted to use the vase for flowers I had to take all the brushes out. For a while I had them in a different old mug, but it wasn’t really “sparking joy”.
And then I was putting some stuff away in the basement and saw this vintage milk glass mug my mom had and it was perfect. Yes, I asked her if I could have it, I didn’t just abscond with it! She said that peanut butter came in them. Why don’t they do cool things like that now with packaging?
Also, for about 6 months I have been looking for a new frame for this artwork by Terre Pigment Studio that I shared in my last “thrifted finds” post. I had it in a pretty brass frame, but the dimensions weren’t evenly spaced. So I thought, no problem, I’ll just keep an eye out at the thrift store for a simple wooden frame I could cut down to size….and then apparently no one has been decluttering picture frames, because they haven’t had any frames of the correct size! Then a couple of weeks ago, my sister was getting rid of this vintage frame that was a square, so I only had to cut the top and bottom to the correct width and, ta-da! It’s perfect.
And to finish off this post with the best find I have ever found….sometimes you go to the thrift store and browse the entire store from top to bottom and don’t find anything worthwhile, and then other times you pop in when you’ve got five minutes before you have to meet someone and you find the perfect Victorian boots of your dreams!
Not only do they look almost unworn and in perfect condition, but they are my size. I hardly ever find shoes in my size at the thrift store. I cannot wait for Fall to come so I can wear these!
So, those are my treasures lately. For August I have decided to do a “no buy month”…we’ll see how that goes. I’ll have to avoid “just stopping in” to see what they have!
Have you found any great treasures lately? Do you ever “just stop in” and then come home with things you certainly didn’t know you needed?
