Something Creepy and Some Awesomeness

So apparently these guys are waiting for a friend to hatch....

Who painted this?!

And oh yeah! Show me the way to go home. Point me in the right direction. Which way to San Jose? And so forth.

I wish this had more glasses. But I really love the paint job on this thing!

Didn't buy....

I am trying to thrift better! I know that that maybe should mean stop going? Buuuuuut that is not happening. So I guess I take pictures and you can all tell me I was an idiot for leaving bit behind.

First up is this cute planter. I have no idea what she is really supposed to be. I am thinking I should always pick up stuff with faces....at least ceramics. But the weird grapes print thing had me leave her behind.

And then we have this small wall plaque. He's kinda malformed and the toes are just odd... Over detailed toes and absolutely no hands had him staying on the shelf, but the sentiment is timeless!

How has your thrifting been going this year?

A unicorn I regret not buying...

I saw this two weeks ago. It was so huge, so striking, so much something that I didn't need...

But when you get closer, and look at it more closely...

And think about that it's wood-backed fabric...

The thistles are so lovely and vibrant...

The unicorn so delicate and majestic...

It still brings me back to the question of what the hell would I have done with it?!

Things I didn't buy

I love books. I really do. These end tables wanted me to take them home very badly. But I have no room for them. Even with a storage unit, my husband will open it up and ask me where things came from.....

But they were neat. Also neat was this silver serving piece. I love how big it is.

I actually carried it around for ten minutes or so, but put it back down. I have a party coming up, but nothing I'm making for it would go on a little tray, okay, it was really pretty big. But it won't work for me.


But oh! It spins too!

Bun Warmer

Hoping everyone is okay with the hurricane. My thrift stores have power, but are doing cash only sales. I saw a few neat things, but only got a sweater.

 I left this one behind, but it was the stand-out of the day.

I would have gotten this if it was a heavy duty oven safe kind, but it's only lightweight aluminum. 

Tivoli Gardens

I know Tivoli Gardens is still open. It's a neat place from the pictures I've seen. But I really love the vintage-style graphics on these. I didn't buy them, but I loved them. 

Wows....

I really love the shape of these plate and cup sets. If I had a house, they would definitely be mine! Especially for $2 each. But I have no place for them now. Or even decor ideas at the moment. I am sure I will think of a reason I need them later. But I can't think of it now.

I love Pyrex, but i'm not a really big collector. I like Corelle dish-ware mostly. If I was able to entertain more, I certainly would have picked up these 3 Pyrex pitcher/coffee pots. I especially like the middle one. I would love to hold a brunch and have a coffee bar... But I'm not going to. So I left them there for someone else who will really be able to use them.

And hold the phone! Look at the size of this lamp! And a velvet shade? I wish I had a swanky bachelor pad to stick this in. There was another regular at the Goodwill at the time I saw this and he took it home with him.

Something gained, something left

 These pretty wooden kitchen canisters came home with me. They need some cleaning and polishing, and a little bit of glue to fix the loose nails on the bottom of the sugar can. But they are beautiful. I love the design on them. Very definitely hand painted.

And there were three of these. I left them all there. I'm guessing that someone remodeled an old hutch and thought maybe someone could use them.

I could use them. I could paint them and hang them on the wall. I could hang necklaces on them, or simply use them as really lovely focal pieces. But I don't have room for them. So I took a picture. And left them there.