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Saturday, August 13, 2011

I Spy...


Sometimes I swear I can sniff out the good stuff.  Like smelling a donut in bbq joint. Of course...when I say "good stuff" that is totally only my opinion...others I'm sure think I am nuts.  I am a scanner...I can be in an out of a thrift store in 10 minutes.  I can also easily spend an hour or more in one if I am in the zone.   This is a little compilation of what I have acquired through lunch hour thrifting and a garage sale.  
 This little gem I thought was just a small suitcase.  Once I opened it I knew I was cleary mistaken. I have never seen one and thought it was pretty neat.  It's like a mobile bar.
 It's hard to tell in these photos, my camera is terrible...but the right side holds bottles.  As in liquor bottles. 3 of them to be exact.  I don't have a huge need for it but for $3 I was down.  Maybe I can fake it as my briefcase and take it work.

Moving on...from liquor to fabric.  
 I cannot get enough of florals.  I am crazy about them.  I found this fabric above thrifting.
 Here is some heavy weight upholstery fabric I picked at a garage sale for a $1.  Total score.






She had these towels too.  She said they were her mothers.  I love hearing things like that.  I can imagine some sweet lady from the 50's or 60's taking such good care of her precious towels.  I think we live in such a throw away world now (trust me I am not innocent either, I fed my kids lunch today on paper plates)...but I do feel a little less guilty using second hand items and wearing mostly vintage.

This embrodered pillow is actually a pillow case!  Even has a zipper.  Heaven.  The last thing will have to wait for a photo.  I'm tired, been working like crazy trying to get my house ready to sell.  And, I have been waking up at ridiculous hours to ride my bike because my brother talked me into doing this.  Remember this post?  I found another one!  I couldn't believe it either.  I almost passed right by it too.  The first thing I spotted was the blue label that said "made in Poland".  I looked closer and sure enough it was another Burberry trench.  This one is a big one, hoping it will fit my hubs.  It had a little stain that came out in the wash and even had the lining.  I have to pick up the lining from the dry cleaners yesterday.  Oops.  Anyone find anything good this week?

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13 comments:

  1. Wow I would have never figured that little old black case secretly included a party lol. Those fabrics look lovely you really racked up on some good finds!

    -Amber

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  2. Awww yea... you should totally take that bad boy to work ;)

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  3. The "suitcase" cracked me up a little. Clever & handy. I'm also a fabric freak and bought a bunch today while thrifting. I really need to learn how to sew correctly...

    www.zanniplainjanefashion.com

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  4. lovely finds!!!

    smiles,
    The Joyful Thrifter

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  5. Ooooh, those are some GREAT finds!! Good job lady!

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  6. look at all that fabric goodness! divine, i have no other words!

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  7. That fabric is amazing!!! I'm jealous!

    E :)

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  8. A few months ago I passed up a similar case...I couldn't get it out of my mind but it was gone when I went back. Glad you found one!!

    Loving all that pretty fabric!

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  9. totally love the suitcase, so precious! I never expected it to be a mobile bar! This is such a great find, I love all the fabrics too. You're a thrift expert, it takes sharp sense to detect good stuff!

    love,mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

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  10. So beautiful! I love those floral prints!

    Aryn
    Driftwood and Daydreams

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  11. wow!, that fabric looks amazing and that mini cocktail bar is brilliant! Vintage fabrics is always one of my favourite finds.

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  12. Sweet bar set! Good thing you opened it up for a look! The upholstery fabric looks luscious.

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  13. Those fabrics are devine. So colourful!!

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