Thrifty Sunday 27

I've recently started to get back into thrifting.  I'm posting my haul (or at least what I've remembered to take photos of!) 

Clothing seems to be the theme!

After "lending" my tap shoes to someone else, I finally picked up another pair!!

Definitely in love with the turban style shower cap.  I did buy the shhhowercap brand  but it ended up getting mouldy and the inner lining peeling - gross! Luckily I spotted the louvelle brand in my thrifting travels - excited to see if this one last a little longer!

A puffy gorman vest! It's so outrageous and warm!

The cutest bracelets, so in love with these!

A leafy top!

Pink vans which have become my new morning walking shoes.

A Mayde turkish towel.  So keen to try this out and see if I can be convinced to join the thin towel lovers

New dorky straw hat!

Leopard belt

New wedding shoes.  My feet have actually gone up a size in the last year or two (crazy!) so now I always look in the men's section :)

This is an oldie (but I don't think I've posted this before) a disney pinafore :)

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Thrifty Sunday /26

Thrift stores were closed due to covid and before that life swung me upside down with hospital visits and the like, meaning op shop visits were few and far between. As the shops have now reopened here in QLD, I've begun my thrifting again which has been a delight (although a couple of health dramas recently threw a few more spanners into my weekly op-shop schedule).  Fingers crossed the next few months see my op shop adventuring back on track again :)

I have a folder on my desktop where I throw in all my thrifted finds. That folder has been slowly filling - I always love seeing what other people score, so today is sharing day!

Frankie Mags! I've started a list in my phone of all the editions I have and any holes in my collection.  It's very helpful in not buying duplicates!

A pink ipad cover - score!

A cute container for my ear buds.

Pink sunnies that I've managed to scratch already.  

I'm terrible at putting them back into a holder.

Do you know the artist Libby VanderPloeg? She illustrated this book and it's magical!

A cute notebook to write my poetry in :)

A crescent moon brooch

A couple of cute trinket trays.  

My hair ties live in the gold spotted dish above and my earrings in the heart-shaped dish below :)

Lastly, a snowflake pyrex dish :) 

I was half collecting pyrex but my minimalist journey won out and now I only have a small collection of bowls that actually get used :)

Are Thrift Stores open where you're living?
Have you had withdrawals?

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Thrifty Sunday /25

Thrifty Sunday time! The loot above was from a thrift store that had a fill-a-bag of stationary for $4.  I also snagged a bunch of inks (posted below) in the deal as well.  I felt like I had gotten huge value from those items alone that I kept the remainder (about 80%) of the bag empty. When I got to the counter the lady was super kind and ended up throwing in a book (I was going to buy) in as a bonus! It unfortunately turned out to be a sub-par read which I've now re-thrifted but at the time it was a delightful free bonus!

 Talking about books (and this time, a great one) Frankie Spaces!!! 
I now own two editions and I'm on the hunt to complete the collection :)

 Some new silver jellies which (being plastic and all) definitely don't fit my wish-list for the environment but my compromise is to only pick them up whilst thrifting.

 I was going to make myself a coaster for my daily chai but then I saw this cute mug and saucer set which solved the dilemma nicely :)

 The ink loot!!

 Another great book, long time fan of Beci Orpin's work, you can check out her insta here

 I think this was 20 cents and then they were having a 50% off sale.  It's kind of crazy to get something for 10 cents, especially a cute gloomy bear keychain!

 Opera house badge, so much love for this one!

 Not strictly a thrift score but a market score. There's a guy at my local markets who sells used paints (70-90% full) and at great prices! win/win!

And finally, a miss piggy mug!

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