I love thrift shopping. I love finding just what I needed/wanted/never knew I needed until I saw it. And I love getting it for a deal.
Since I’ve started sewing it’s been even worse…now there is vintage fabric and sheets to search for along with the notions, books and wool I’ve been collecting.
My husband does not feel the thrill of the thrift like I do but he is very patient with waits in the car with five children, or listening to me deliberate over a certain floral pattern which he loathes because vintage is not his thing. Considering there are seven people living in this rather small and currently overflowing home, he is very, VERY understanding of the steady trickle (stream?) of used books, buttons and crafting dreams that follow me into this space after I’ve been let loose in a second-hand store.
The kids, well, I am still working on them. They have mixed emotions where thrift stores are concerned. If someone is looking for a Halloween costume or a certain volume of Magic Tree House, they are more willing participants and if they are less than enthused I can always tempt them with a browse through the books.
This weekend my lovely family was so kind as to wander with me through not one but two second-hand stores. They helped me search for buttons, encouraged me to buy one more sweater, picked out some fun reading materials and quietly accepted the florals despite their revulsion to them.
There was only one small casualty during our time out…
…careful it isn’t pretty…
…maybe stuffing four loaves of bread into the fridge for a slow rise was not the best idea. This guy didn’t do so well.
But these little guys cheered me up.
So now that I am even more fully stocked than before I have to get going with some projects…ideas anyone?
Maybe I will start with a slice of cinnamon bread.
*We’re planning some fun Valentine’s Day projects this week in the jay’s house – hope you’ll pop in for another visit!
What a delightful ending to the thrift shop adventure! Rising dough invades crowded fridge….
You had a bountiful weekend for sure! I love those prints (now I want some old sheets)! So many projects to start! I’m seeing fun little twirly summer skirts with those flowery prints embellished with some of those groovy buttons! Have fun, can’t wait to see what you are up to with valentines crafts.
I am laughing at the bread…I think that has happened to me far more than I would like to admit.
Love the books!
Oh the books…it didn’t happen with this trip but I have a problem with buying books we already have and love with the promise of sending them to H, M and E….I am stock piling them. Won’t hubby be happy when I send you a crate of books?
Look at that bread! It’s pre-sliced! What a crazy moment after a wonderful day!
Nice finds!! I especially enjoyed Danny Champion of the World as a child. So good:)
Roald Dahl..loved him as a child and still do. I remember being really upset when he died.
I love buttons! They make me happy. You could make a storyboard for your kids, with buttons and little characters and such. The faces of buttons always remind of me of the faces of people.
Cute idea!
Okay….so I finally found where we part waters. I am sooooooooo not into crafty stuff. I LOVE art supplies for kids, and I enjoy doing art stuff with my children. But I don’t do craft. 😉 Perhaps one day…..
I am so disillusioned. How could this have happened? 😉
Oh this sounds like so much fun. The thrifting is not so great in these parts until the weather gets warmer and I can hot the garage sales so it is lovely to live vicariously through you!
I’m jealous of the buttons! I was just searching around the house last night to see what I could find around and didn’t come up with a collection that great!
Oh this is great! I have dreams of going thrifting and antiquing, but am always worried about how the kids will handle it. I am actually going to take them today so we’ll see how it goes. Love your finds!
Hope it went well! They might be thrilled to find some treasures of their own!
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