Thrift Thursday

Oh, your comments on the spider pictures were just hilarious! :) I had an idea those photos might elicit some good stuff, and I was right. A little more info--we were out visiting yard sales on Saturday morning when we came upon a sale run by a couple of tween girls, one of whom had her pet tarantula climbing up her leg. Well, of course we had to go check that out! She said it was a Rosy Tarantula, so named because of the slightly iridescent russet-colored hair all over it. It was actually kind of pretty, if you could get over the fact that it was still a GIANT HAIRY SPIDER. As far as being brave enough to let it traverse my torso, you'll notice that I'm not actually holding it in any of the photos--it was far less creepy to just let it climb than to actually touch it! And although I'm not a huge fan of spiders in general, they are not #1 on my list of Most Hated Creatures; that honor goes squarely to scorpions of any type. You can bet if those girls had a pet scorpion that I'd have screamed and run in the other direction.

Giant arachnids aside, we had a grand time junking on Friday and Saturday and here are a few of my favorite finds.


No matter how many I already have, I just can't resist vintage ornaments! The ones in the back aren't old but they are neat and because of their small size I thought they'd be good for crafting. I love the red one on the right in the front--it has a crown on it! I've been wanting one ever since I saw one like it that Rebecca found. And in front of the crown ornament is my very favorite--a beautifully aged blown-glass toadstool. That one was from an antique shop but well worth the $5 I paid.


The background of this photo is a vintage dogwood tablecloth. When I spread it out for this photo I realized that it's in very poor condition with several large holes and stains, so it will definitely have to be a cutter. Good thing it was less than $1.00! The sandwich bags were a fun find--thanks to my mom for spotting them! The package is unopened. Not sure what I'll do with it yet. The souvenir Utah teacup and yellow Fire King mug were a dime apiece, as were two other mod Pyrex coffee cups that aren't pictured. The salt and pepper shakers still had their antique-booth label on them which said that they are chrome and bakelite. Not sure how they ended up in a thrift but I'm just glad they did!

This little guy is a hard plastic Knickerbocker rattle. My sweet mom gifted him to me--she thought he'd look great in my kitchen with all the Jadeite. I think she's right, don't you?

A few other "finds" from the weekend:


--A tiny baby bunny, found in my grandpa's front yard. Maren loved him!

--Wild asparagus, gathered along roadside ditches. We were a bit late in the season so this was all we could find but it was still fun to look.

Between the junking, the critters and the vegetables, it was a weekend full of discoveries! Wait until you see what else we discovered ;) but that's another post!