Mrs Duck & Bunny Rabbit

Everything was half-price today at the Assistance League Newport Mesa, so this little wooden duck and rabbit were only 50 cents.  I have the feeling they were once part of something larger; Mrs. Duck has a small hole on the bottom that looks as if maybe she was attached by a peg to a base, or ??? ... or maybe she once had feet! 

No matter, these two are as cute as can be.

Goodwill Hunting

Okay, this really is getting ridiculous.  I KNOW I shouldn't be, yet, somehow, I just can't stop.  I keep finding things that are too good to pass up.

I was googling Goodwill stores in my area and discovered there was one, very close, that I never knew existed!  I had to go check it out. 

Six over-sized plastic Christmas ornaments... I mean who could pass that up? They're brand new, still with the Target tags on them.  They were 1.99 each.

I'm really not looking for these, but I found ANOTHER Revere pot.   I know what happened there... the previous owner made a mess of it and just couldn't face the prospect of cleaning it and instead gave it to Goodwill.  It's 3.25 quarts, and the lid and inserts I found earlier fit this pot, too.  After a bit (okay, a LOT) of scrubbing with Barkeeper's Friend, it came clean.   It looks great. $4.00

That cool wooden corbel... from Indonesia... I don't have a place for it now, but I'm sure I'll find a place in my next house.  $6.00

And just because it cracked me up.  The ashtray.

We don't smoke, but it's got that oddball kitschy look I'm always attracted to.  

So, we're going to need a bigger moving van.

 

Slim pickin's

After last week's great finds, I had high hopes this morning when we set out for the South Bay area, where we'd never gone 'thrifting' before.  We struck out though, except for this... a cute little lamp, in perfect condition,  for $15.  It will be a nice addition to our small Delft Blau collection. 

Oh well... maybe next week!

Saturday Treasure Hunting

The last thing I should be doing is buying more stuff!  We'll be moving in the not too distant future, hopefully, and I should be lightening my load, not adding to it.  But I can't help myself... I'm addicted to thrift stores lately.

We hadn't gotten more than a few blocks from the house this morning when we spotted some garage sale signs.  Wouldn't you know, I found a little ziploc bag of Christmas cuties for $1.  I really only had my eye on the little clip-on Santa... the angel (who needs a new hanger) and those trees are an added bonus.

Next stop, the Assistance League where  I found this bag of clothespins for $1.  I don't know if that's a deal or not, but I want to try to make some peg dolls and I don't see clothespins all that often anymore.

The Salvation Army did not know what they were doing when they sold this little Josef Originals (stickers still on) Christmas angel for $2.88.  My lucky day!

A couple of weeks ago I found the 3 qt Revere pot and lid at a thrift store for $2.  It was filthy and was missing a screw in the handle, but it cleaned up very nicely.  I sent away for a replacement screw and it's as good as new.  Today, at the Goodwill I found a strainer insert ($2) , AND a 1.5 qt pot with lid, again for $2. I'm going to have to replace the handles, but it, too, cleaned up beautifully.

Last stop of the day was at another Salvation Army, where I found a double boiler insert for the unbelievable price of 50 cents.  From the stamped markings on the bottoms, these kettles date back to the 40's!  Plus, I've been wanting to get a couple of pans that did not have a non-stick finish.  You know what they say about "one man's trash"...