cool eagle wall decor. it looks pretty badass, gonna end up somewhere on my wall (i'm running out of room, though! ah!) from goodwill, i think it was $4 i passed a yard sale on the way back from a doctor appointment when i found these supercute heart suspenders. i got one of each and then one extra of each design to sell on ebay. i love the hearts. and they're ...

thought process: "oh teehee, that looks like an urn!" "hmm... it has some sort of shaker top so you can (nervous chuckle) spread the cremains ?" (removes top, examines interior) "ok, that looks like either silver tarnish inside... or... ash?" (picks up ugly plastic letter opener with cardinal on it [that some ornithologically minded furry would love to use as a hegar sound], ...

Hi, thriftwhores!  This post is a follow-up to this post right here in which I posted a few pictures of 1963 high school yearbook I got at an estate sale.  I decided to go back through the whole thing and post some of the highlights.  And so, without further ado... The yearbook.  Oh, what mysteries lie beneath the cover...?                Signatures from unknown people in...

thrifts from august - october

haven't posted in here since the summer! since then, that wonderful/hideous deer hoof lamp i posted before was stolen off of my back porch and i am still on the hunt for the culprit. jerks. since then, i have started working at a thrift store and this is a blessing and a curse. here are some photos! 1940s dress with jewel detailing: value village half price day, 12$ chair: thrifted years ...

I've been trying to decide on a costume for ages, and so I promise, this is the last costume related question I ask of this community (until next year). While I was out thrifting, I happened upon an oversized sequined sweater. It's warm, and unique, and I'd like it to be part of my costume since it's actually going to be cold this year. My question to you guys is, what kind of costume can I do ...

Recent finds from various thrift stores in Tucson. Kinda image heavy. Vintage fan, $1.00, Swap meet. Not in good condition, but perfect for my Halloween costume! Another vintage fan, $1.00, swap meet. The top picture is the box it came in, the bottom two are the two sides of the fan. Bottles, $0.50 each. Swap meet. Awesome magnets, $1.00 for the four at Savers. Pins, I ...

prepare to get thrifty

hi thriftwhore! Typography nerd alert! 99¢ / Lynnwood, WA Goodwill. My first bakelite bracelet! Smells like frog dissection in seventh grade science class. $1.99 / Lynnwood, WA Value Village.... thrift stores to my Flickr... I didn't want to just straight up post them all because things would get crazy all up in this thriftwhore post. Here's the set , if you're interested! Thanks.

I don't think I'll be able to catch you all up with EVERYTHING I've gotten lately, dear members of thriftwhore , but I can definitely share my book hauls from two days at the giant library/consortium booksale I went to. (I went twice - on the first day for best pick, and on the last day - today - for half-price day.) Green dots on the first day were $2, blue dots were $1. I paid $9 ...

I Love Thrift Stores!

Is it thriftwhore because I bought it cheap? Or because I'm becoming compulsive about posting my finds? :-) Just uploaded some pics for my blog and remembered that I found this cool retro shag rug at a thrift store in Norfolk, VA last week for $7.98 plus tax. I got a slightly smaller one in all white for $5.98 plus tax at the same time. These are keepers! Especially since older rugs are often ...

I Love Thrift Stores!

Is it thriftwhore because I bought it cheap? Or because I'm becoming compulsive about posting my finds? :-) Just uploaded some pics for my blog and remembered that I found this cool retro shag rug at a thrift store in Norfolk, VA last week for $7.98 plus tax. I got a slightly smaller one in all white for $5.98 plus tax at the same time. These are keepers! Especially since older rugs are often ...