Thrift Store Divas

Just had to share this lady. Made by Trico, Nagoya, Japan, she's hand painted porcelain in a shimmery luster glaze. A red head is an oddity in these types of MIJ figurines (cheaply made reprod...

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I found this piece of opalescent crystal this morning at the local thrift store for $1.99. I didn't recognize the 'Sabino Paris' marking on the bottom, but it looked like 'quality.' I don't kn...

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2 Wedgwood jasperware Christmas plates 2 bone china egg cups 2 pyrex casserole dishes a Sandra Boynton coffee mug a cobalt blue glass rolling pin an unopened rug hooking kit a bag ...

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Sometimes the things I find make me really pause and wonder about the history. Not too long ago, I found these binoculars in a fine old leather case. The case has a compass in the lid and t...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-have-these-binoculars-been.html

If you find one of these old Betty Crocker cookbooks - the one with the pictures in a round pie shape - grabt it! These things sell on ebay for upwards of $50 depending on the shape they are i...

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Found this at an estate sale thrown in a box with hankies, scarfs, scraps of material, etc. Still in it's original box with the tissue paper, it was a steal at $2.00. Are you thinking it was sti...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/07/vintage-hand-painted-tie-would-you-wear.html

Here's a perfect example of the twisted way my mind works. Find this Florida souvenir plate at the Goodwill and am immediately drawn to the hand painted pink flamingos. Then notice that one ...

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Added on January 13, 2010. This Piero Fornasetti box is now for sale in my booth on Bonanzle. This box is a double treasure find. Bought it awhile back, don't remember where, but the enameled...

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The old Fire King mugs I find at thrift stores always remind me of happy childhood visits to my grandparents house. So it's hard to leave them behind, even if my name isn't Pat...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/07/coffee-just-tastes-better-in-fire-king.html

Enid Collins designed purses in Medina, Texas from the late 50s until 1970 when Tandy Leather Corporation bought her business. Her handbags are fun to own, like this wooden box purse hand deco...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-find-of-week.html

Here's a Sallies, or Salvation Army, purchase. Paid a whopping $2.99 for him, just couldn't help myself. I've overheard people in thrifts try to figure out what these items are - toothpick h...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/06/hors-doeuvres-canapes-just-find.html

I bought these at different thrifts. One came from the Goodwill and one from a yard sale. $3.00 for the Love purse and $2.00 for the textured material with faux tortoise handles. Several of t...

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Here's a 50 cent find from a yard sale. One of my thrift treasures that I used for several years before selling on line. A secret pleasure in recycling thrift store vintage and antiques? The a...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/06/1960s-dandylion-puff-ball-in-lucite.html

"What's on the feedbag?" That is my husband's signature phrase. He even has the rest of my family imitating him when it's getting close to dinnertime. For the answer, I love turning to old coo...

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Welcome to a free-enterprise economy, Mr. Gorbachev. I found this priceless piece of 20th century memorabilia at the local Goodwill clearance outlet. How could I resist for just 50 cents? My...

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This is the sort of thing you can only find at a thrift store (or maybe a garage sale.) Teeth are not the usual theme for salt and pepper shakers. On second thought, I think maybe I can see ...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/06/dont-forget-to-brush-your-teeth.html

Picked this fine fellow up for $1.99 the other day. He was so ugly, I couldn't resist him. Never mind the nose on him - his chin sticks out far enough and hooks upwards at the end just enoug...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/06/picked-this-fine-fellow-up-for-1.html

Not my most recent find or one of my more valuable, but one of my favorites. $1.99 at a local Goodwill. This letter holder was made by Florenza who produced costume jewelry, vanity accessorie...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/05/one-of-reasons-i-love-vintage-quality.html

Look at the lines on this retro chair! Boy, does it bring back childhood memories for a baby-boomer like me. I found it at the local Goodwill Outlet Store and it haunted me until I broke...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/04/little-bit-of-boomer-history.html

I found this Gail Pittman heart shaped bowl at one of the local thrift stores for $2.99. It's about 6 inches across and in perfect condition. This piece of pottery brings back memories. We liv...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/04/pottery-from-deep-south.html

i've been looking at these for weeks. and they went 50% off and so i had to buy them...only $1.50 a piece. they remind me of my niece and her time in the rainforest in brasil. they were handpa...

http://thriftstoredivas.blogspot.com/2008/04/from-thousands-of-miles-away.html

Ok, ok, I didn't actually buy this today, but I did get it recently and for only $1.25 at the local Goodwill Outlet (or as one friend calls it, "The Boutique.") In perfect condition! Tsk, tsk....

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okay...so here i begin the first of my blogging adventures. now maybe some of you out there have never stepped foot into the doors of the thriftworld. it is a trip to the ultimate treasure h...

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This blog is all about bragging about thrift stores finds. So I'll start it off. I found these two little people made of nuts and seeds at the local Salvation Army. Cost: about $2.00 (it's bee...

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