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Do you have a thrift store find you are proud of?
Posted by owlbarn • 8/23/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: thirft store, victorian frames
I found these two beautiful Victorian style frames with silhouette at my local second-hand store for only $4. They made me very happy 
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those are very nice.
i have yet to find something really interesting in the thrift shops here, but i once got an awesome trench coat from a "For Free" roadside give away. turns out the coat sold at the Hot Topic stores for about $100. i was very happy to have gotten it for free. -
$100 trench coat for free is the best deal in the whole wide world
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Not from the thriftstore, but I bought a Russian Molnija pocket watch from the 40's at an auction once for $10. It was made of iron and working perfectly. I used it for years, but unfortunately moisture got into it and made the machinery get stuck. I should take it to a clock maker and have it fixed.-
Get it fixed and flaunt it
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Ah, the thrift stores are terrific for folks who like Victorian-influenced things. I haven't seen anything quite like the ones you found, though! Congratulations on your buy.
I find goodies at the thrift stores regularly. My recent favorite is a very kitchsy 1940s Asian-style figural lamp with its original shade.
It was $6! I still can't get over it.-
That's a great find and for $6 it's winner.
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Your blog is an eye candy! Full of beautiful images.
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Thank you! I love thrifting, so blogging about it has been a lot of fun.
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i found a vintage coach purse for $5 at a goodwill one time... from the 70s and almost perfect condition...
i also found a 50's ball gown that looks handmade/hand embroidered... i wore it for my undergraduate vocal recital :-)-
Wow! I once found a silk, front button shirt from Christian Dior for $1.75 :O I have worn it only a couple of times. I am afraid that something bad could happen to it
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Gosh ... where to begin? I've been a thrift store shopper my whole life. I found my girlfriend a wedding gown in a thrift shop. It was handmade and the hand embroidered date inside was 1945. It was $20.00 and it did require dry cleaning but turned out beautifully.-
A bride in a $20 wedding gown might not sound perfect to some but to me it's an opportunity to spend extra on shoes
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I love junkin'! I know quite a bit about teddy bears and dolls. I picked up a teddy bear once that was filled with saw dust for $10. I gave it as a gift to my aunt who is a bear collector she had it appraised it was worth $200. It was made late 1800's- early 1900's -
Second hand stores here are pretty dismal affairs.
I go to antique and collectable shows, though, and occasionally find some nice stuff. Today I found a pair of matching wine coasters (one a small one for the slim dessert wine bottles, the other normal sized)...sterling silver with carved walnut bases...with English hallmarks dating them to 1919. I got them, along with a tiny Sevres covered pin dish for roughly $170US. I thought it was a pretty good buy. -
I think it's fun to hunt thrift stores, flea markets for unique things. I have read about people who like to revamp their finds and sell it for more. That just makes your effort worth while.
I recently came across this website where the designer , Sarah, restores the old, discarded dishware sarahcihat.com/sweet/rehab\'dishware.html -
Have you visited the profile page and found the blog of this BC member yet? www.blogcatalog.com/user/thriftshopromantic
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Thanks for letting me know
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i LOVE thrift stores... probably half of my wardrobe comes from thrifting :-) (or from my grandma's old costume jewelry box from the 40s & 50s...)
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More than 1/2 of my wardrobe comes from consignment shops, thrift stores and charity shops. Aside from lingerie and shoes almost all of my entire wardrobe is second hand.
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Over the years I've scored too many wonderful items to list, actually. When I moved from Canada to New Orleans I gave away quite a few of them (mostly breakables that wouldn't survive the trip.) Ironically, during my first thrift store visits in New Orleans, I was able to buy most of those things again, which was awesome! I guess "when you give something away, if it comes back, it's yours," is true! -
Buying things at thrift stores is eco-friendly too. You are recycling and of course saving monies
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I go to flea markets and antique/collectible fairs all the time, and sometimes I have to laugh at what I see...things that are in regular use in my kitchen!
But it's a bit alarming at times to realize that stuff I bought brand new and am still using is now considered to be "vintage" or "collectible"!
I tend to buy the best I can afford and then use it forever. My last two cars I had for 15 years each and my present one is 9 years old...the dishes I eat from every day are more than 20 years old. I buy first quality bedding and have enough sets that nothing is over-used and worn out quickly...I have sheets that are more than 15 years old that are still in use. I have an old quilt that has become frayed with age...I am embroidering over the thin and weak spots and when I am done, it will go back into service.
I have clothes that have been around for years, too...I buy natural fabrics in styles that aren't easily dated. I have Tshirts in my drawer that are ten years old, still in good nick (not faded, worn, or misshapen) that I wear regularly.
Buying second hand is eco-friendly, but so is not leaping on the trend band-wagon and dumping things simply because they are no longer the latest design, colour, or thing to have.
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That's nice. I don't think they're actually Victorian silhouettes though. Her hair seems later than that.
I've had that done myself, it was a lot of fun!
Unfortunatley the man who did it passed away a few years ago so I can't get another one.
I've found great things. My favourite would be a 1820s (Regency) style dress- it was a costume for a local Opera comany's A Christmas Carol. It fitted me perfectly!
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