But, I just couldn't end the weekend with a bad thrifting day...

Sunday I wanted to check out a thrift store near Arden Mall that I had not yet visited. It's called Weave Thrift . It benefits survivors of domestic violence and I wanted to love it. However, it kinda sucked. I was there 3 minutes and decided I needed to quickly make my way to the fabulous Goodwill nearby.

The first thing I found was this awesome Russel Wright casserole dish. It was expensive, but I've been reading up on this stuff and thought that even at $13.00 it was a pretty good deal. Plus, it's nice to look at.




Recently, I went to visit Tim's brother and his wife. They had a nicely organized kitchen, including old candy jar-type containers for their flour and other powdery goods. I was on the hunt for something similar. I found the exact thing they had. However, I decided I wanted something slightly more narrow for our flour to fit in-between our awesome breadbox (which I found at the same Goodwill) and the canvas box of food we have on our open shelves. A few moments later, I turned around and saw this 80s (or 70s?) delight:

Weird. Certainly, this was thrifting fate.


I also found a few other things I had to take home:

I've been checking out the clothing section again. It's been some time since I searched for clothing, and I really shouldn't but...

I've been looking for plates I love that come in more than one. I found these:

The green flowered one is vintage Mikasa (got 3 of these). The other is Franciscan Earthenware (found 2 of these) for about $1.99 each They are not worth a lot, but I like 'em! (Although apparently Tim prefers our boring white Crate and Barrel plates.)

Next weekend is the Sacramento Antique Faire that is every 2nd Sunday. Last time I found some great stuff that I'll photograph and post on my photo scroll soon. Hopefully it won't rain this weekend and I can get Tim to accompany me by bribing him with coffee and breakfast. Tim?

First "Estate Sale" Experience

I thought I set my alarm for 7:30am to get there early. Apparently, I didn't but I still think Tim turned it off. In fact, now that I think about it, maybe he did that on purpose...

The "estate sale" was not really an estate sale. It was an open warehouse with a bunch of leftovers from this person's antique business. Mostly run down pieces of furniture. However, I did find a set of folksy, hand-painted coasters for $1.00.


I then moved on to a thrift store nearby: Thrift Town! I'd been there once before and found a couple of cool things. Once I arrived, there was an announcement that everything with pink tags was 1/2 off. I thought I got a few pink tags, but apparently they were lavender. I spent a total of about $18.00. I forgot to pick up my awesome necklace at the counter. Boo:(



That print in the picture was found a while back at the Thrift Store Outlet in Woodland, CA. (Yep, outlet) for a couple of dollars. It has an awesome bamboo-style frame.

I'm pretty sure this is mid-century glass. Let me know if you know for sure. It caught my eye at the last minute and I spent a whopping $5.99 on it. I thought it was half off, otherwise I may not have made the purchase. I'm using it to put our remote controls in, atop our Lucite coffee tables Tim found in the garbage a long time ago.

I was hoping the painting I got was from some famous person. It was dated 1955 and framed in Michigan, and painted in Chicago so who knows its story. Turns out, it's not worth a million, but I still like it. I oiled the frame with a little olive oil. I've discovered that works nicely to clean up, smooth out and pretty-up vintage wood pieces I find.

You can find a few other photos of my purchases in the slideshow on the right-hand side of the blog.

Additionally, I purchased Tim an vintage pink t-shirt with kittens on it. I'll post it when he wears it. It should be pretty great. I like a man that's secure enough with his sexuality to wear such a shirt, even if he doesn't like my thrifting problem.