Following the advice of my coworker I decided to hit up the DAV thrift store not far from my day-jay-oh-bee this afternoon.
It didn't take much time to come to the conclusion that this place could pose a serious threat to my already very limited spending money. Everything was so clean and organized and clearly priced, oh my!
Luckily, tho, I'm limited by my lunch hour & it's not on my direct path home or I'd rapidly become the star of a new reality show: Bankrupt Hoarders. Lord knows I've already got the requisite felines.
I bumped into one of the ladies from our human resources dept there. She was scooping up the coolest little green John Deere wagon. It was the perfect amount of old: not shiny, not rusted. Much. She was adorable pulling it out to her car. Something tells me she could be my co-star. I wonder if she has any cats?
Anyways.....
As for me, I was hoping to score a glass/crystal punch bowl. There weren't any to be found which I thought was a little unusual - but it was a busy place.
What I did discover is that thrift store china is lovely! Some sets are pretty well complete but most are castaways....like The Island of Mismatched Dishes, shelves & shelves full.
I spotted the plate in the last pic below right away and had to have it. It's definitely not old ~ as a matter of fact it's practically brand new, very evident that it has never been used. It was a whopping $2.98.
LOVE!!!
I wanted to keep looking at it so I hauled inside when I got back to the office & set it out on my desk.
I was kind of clutching it for dear life at the store when I bumped into my coworker from H.R. and she gave me the best idea. What she said was she picks up pretty plates at thrift stores all the time so that when she takes cookies or what-have-you to a social gathering, she doesn't care if she doesn't get it back.
And then I started thinking what a sweet gesture it would be to give a plate of cookies on vintage china as a hostess gift when your friend invites you over....or as a way to welcome a new neighbor or thank an old one. So I'm totally gonna be on the lookout for unusual or beautifully colored thrift store china. It's a great excuse!
I also found these four very vintage, very femme teacup saucers....for 45 cents apiece.
LOVE MORE!!!
The silver edges have all but worn completely off but the grey-black leaves & stems with pink roses just make me smile. So does the hand painted "Made in China" with little squiggly Chinese letters on the bottom side. I only wish they had a date or pattern name.
I'm going to use them in my bedroom as jewelry dishes. In fact, they've even inspired a much needed bedroom makeover. The new color palette is going to be slate greys with shabby-romantic pastels. What do you think Mr. Jones will say about that? Oh nevermind, we won't ask.
This is a big change for me. I love reds together with earthy browns but I have that in just about every room. Time to give the bedroom a personality of its own.
It didn't take much time to come to the conclusion that this place could pose a serious threat to my already very limited spending money. Everything was so clean and organized and clearly priced, oh my!
Luckily, tho, I'm limited by my lunch hour & it's not on my direct path home or I'd rapidly become the star of a new reality show: Bankrupt Hoarders. Lord knows I've already got the requisite felines.
I bumped into one of the ladies from our human resources dept there. She was scooping up the coolest little green John Deere wagon. It was the perfect amount of old: not shiny, not rusted. Much. She was adorable pulling it out to her car. Something tells me she could be my co-star. I wonder if she has any cats?
Anyways.....
As for me, I was hoping to score a glass/crystal punch bowl. There weren't any to be found which I thought was a little unusual - but it was a busy place.
What I did discover is that thrift store china is lovely! Some sets are pretty well complete but most are castaways....like The Island of Mismatched Dishes, shelves & shelves full.
I spotted the plate in the last pic below right away and had to have it. It's definitely not old ~ as a matter of fact it's practically brand new, very evident that it has never been used. It was a whopping $2.98.
LOVE!!!
I wanted to keep looking at it so I hauled inside when I got back to the office & set it out on my desk.
I was kind of clutching it for dear life at the store when I bumped into my coworker from H.R. and she gave me the best idea. What she said was she picks up pretty plates at thrift stores all the time so that when she takes cookies or what-have-you to a social gathering, she doesn't care if she doesn't get it back.
And then I started thinking what a sweet gesture it would be to give a plate of cookies on vintage china as a hostess gift when your friend invites you over....or as a way to welcome a new neighbor or thank an old one. So I'm totally gonna be on the lookout for unusual or beautifully colored thrift store china. It's a great excuse!
I also found these four very vintage, very femme teacup saucers....for 45 cents apiece.
LOVE MORE!!!
The silver edges have all but worn completely off but the grey-black leaves & stems with pink roses just make me smile. So does the hand painted "Made in China" with little squiggly Chinese letters on the bottom side. I only wish they had a date or pattern name.
I'm going to use them in my bedroom as jewelry dishes. In fact, they've even inspired a much needed bedroom makeover. The new color palette is going to be slate greys with shabby-romantic pastels. What do you think Mr. Jones will say about that? Oh nevermind, we won't ask.
This is a big change for me. I love reds together with earthy browns but I have that in just about every room. Time to give the bedroom a personality of its own.
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