I love visiting local thrift shops, and looking for hidden treasures.
One the things I always look for, is pretty tea cups with saucers.
My kitchen cabinet is becoming more and more filled with them, so nowadays I only buy the ‘really pretty’ ones’.
Like this one, at the top of this post!
Isn’t it lovely?!
It reminds me of Autumn.
I bought this cheap little dress for $ 10.25 at a local store. I was very happy with it, because it was dirt cheap, and it was made from a mixture of viscose and elastane. ‘Ladies Fashion’ made in China And then the accident with the clothing factory in Bangladesh happened. Now when I look…
Since our move to the country I have welcomed several visitors to our new home. And I proudly show them our living room, decorated entirely with second hand furniture. ‘I found all our furniture in thrift shops!’ I tell people proudly. Is there shame in thrift store shopping? ‘Oh dear, don’t worry! That’s fine!’ some…
With five children, and a household to run, we have to watch our spending. So whenever I feel the need to buy something I absolutely can nót do without, like a cute little running skirt, Uggs, or a bright pink baby walker I head on over to become.com. Become.com is a product search and comparison…
Thrift shops are like Aladdin’s cave, full of hidden treasures! Look what I found for only 10 bucks! I’ve put this great little cupboard in the hallway, and every child has it’s own ‘locker’. Everything that’s lying around the living room gets a one way ticket out of there to the ‘locker’. And to avoid…
I love to go treasure hunting. But because I’m not a one legged pirate, I do my searching for hidden gems in thrift shops. And this week I got lucky! I found a classical library step. As I walked into the thrift shop, it stood there, like it was waiting for me. And you can…
I love flowers, so when I spotted this floral dinner plate at the local thrift store I fell in love. And it only cost me 97 cents! When I got home with my new found love, I gazed at it for some time, and then I started to wonder: ‘What material is this plate made…
