Part of the allure of thrift stores is
that you never know what you might find.
Sometimes, it's new things.
Other times it's old things.
Like the matte blue pitcher above.
It's not marked, but I suspect
it could be Rookwood, Roseville or Weller.
The design on the pitcher is a couple of
tropical fish - swimming - Angel Fish, maybe.
And the inside is crazed, as one might
expect to find in a piece with this age..
It has flaws, and loads of charm.
And I bought this sweet pitcher,
a book about Andrew Carnegie
and this iron wheel yesterday.
I got it all for one price.
The store is closing.
I could've filled a bag for $5.
It was so cheap
even a cheapskate like me
was left practically speechless.
I asked, "For all three?"
and when she said yes, I managed
to mumble a polite "thank you."
The book is a former school library book.
I probably won't read it. I know about Mr. C.
I do have a thing for old books with
embellishments on their covers, however.
I scored still another cheap batch
of goodies at another store...
Vintage metal flower frogs. The guy asked me
what they were. I told him they were
called flower frogs. He jokingly said,
"I thought these were inserts for your shoes."
One of them has notches to join two pieces together.
I suppose it is designed to fit an oblong vase...
I have plans for these wood plaques that include numbers...
And while I'm painting, this round frame
will probably get some sort of treatment...
The little cross-stitch is sweet,
but strange...what do you think it might be?
Not leaves, or flowers. Hmmm.
It looks like a pumpkin tree.
I bought it because I was attracted to
the little round wood frame.
Again, at the register, I was
quoted one cheap price for the lot.
After these finds, I stopped thrifting.
I needed to eat dinner and shop
for shoes. I didn't find any I liked, though.
Why is shoe shopping so hard these days?
Could it be because I don't wear
6 inch platform heels or totally flat things
that have absolutely no padding so
I can feel every grain of sand I walk on?
Honestly, does anyone else have
the same problem? Am I the only one
who is wearing shoes that are getting old
and embarrassing simply because they
are more comfortable than what I find
in the stores these days? Is it too much
to ask for a shorter heel, padding, and
a little simple style? Anyone?
Last week, I scored a couple of interesting items.
One is a frame I'll keep. Notice the angel on top,
and the devil on bottom. It's a tad creepy,
but I'm going to paint it white and see if the
creepiness factor diminishes.
If the gilding on this one was as nice as the
creepy one, I would leave it alone. It is not,
so it's going white, too.
The last item on my list is a lamp.
It's a teeny thing - made of marble with some pink tinges.
I don't know why it's pink, so I might try to bleach it.
It has a couple of chips,
but they don't bother me so much.
Sometimes I don't like chips, but this one
doesn't bother me. I don't know why...
On another note...
In a couple of hours,
I'm going to Palo Duro Canyon to
celebrate the Feast of Trumpets with
a couple of friends. We're visiting
a local Messianic Jewish congregation.
The significance of this feast is:
New Years day.
The day of remembrance.
The day of judgment.
The day of blowing the Shofar.
The day of remembrance.
The day of judgment.
The day of blowing the Shofar.
(A trumpet made of a ram's horn.)
I feel led to explore the feasts - God's appointed days.
Isaiah 60 & 61 will be read.
I'll tell you more as I learn it.
Word for the Day:
Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
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