Thrift me a deal!

(I love cheesy titles to my blogs that is all I have to say. Who wants a blog, that when dealing with the topic, it is just named the Subject, boring. I am not writing an essay, this is real life and not so formal)

Okay....so I got on a bit of a tangent.

Earlier this week my sister and I, decided that it would be a good time to go thrifting. Just woke up to the amazing sunshine outside, decided that this was our day to find a find. I think the best way to go thrifting, is to walk in without any expectations of finding something. The reason I say this...in my experience, (and I would say I would be rated platinum member, on the thrifting status.) it is a treasure hunt, so walking in with an open mind and editing eye. (Editing eye- go through all your potential purchases and ask yourself, are you buying this cus it's cheap? Or are you really going to use/wear it?)

Well I walked into the local Value Village, and look what I found!!!!

Only the most amazing pants ever. They were in the women's section of course, the reason being is that I always find more fun things on the women's side.

Think golf shoes, newsie cap with pom pom, sweater vest and polo.

The beauty is that I also found some tapestries and a couple of wonderful fabrics that will be used for future projects.

I think my favorite thing that I found this weekend though, was a, 1950's Light Pink Hostess Ice Crusher. My sister and I stared at the object at first and were confused as to what it was. We thought to ourselves this has to be wonderful relic from the past, so we snatched that up and went on our merry way.

Here are some pics of the ice cruser, hope you like them.

I love thrifting. I wish I could tell you the reasons. The biggest reason is that things are affordable, and the merchandise is always changing so you never get board of the same thing. As a creative person, I can look at something that appears lifeless and see what can be done or improved upon it to create something beautiful.

Finished ten more journals today, here is a sneak peek at one of my faves.


What I love about it is the inside.


You will be able to find this and more on my etsy shop.