On this occasion my shopping bag for thrifted finds from the Goodwill Outlet was a vintage suitcase. I thought that made for the perfect container for vintage treasures. Way better than a plastic bag, don’t ya think?!
My favorite shopping bag
Tag: thrifting
Be very afraid
I had multiple opportunities to visit Goodwill Outlets over the weekend while staying with my husband and some of his friends from High School for their annual reunion. We ended up staying at a home that was formerly a store that the creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy visited as a young man – and that happened to be across the street from his childhood home (which was torn down to make way for the Interstate that runs through the middle of the city). As such, that made the house we were staying in the de facto headquarters of all things Raggedy Ann related in Indianapolis. So you can only imagine my surprise and delight to find a Raggedy Ann doll on my final shopping trip. I decided to leave that doll as a gift for our hosts because (as you’ll see in the second video) they didn’t have quite enough Raggedy Ann memorabilia in the house. It also seemed like a fitting place for her to be.
Take a look at the video on the Unearthed Relics Facebook Page: https://fb.watch/gdkoLY650x/
And then check out a video of the Raggedy Ann Historic home site below.
Rainy day = time for some thrifting
As storms moved through the area yesterday it seemed like a perfect excuse to get up to Indy to do some thrifting.
Among my finds were some vintage handiwork, including embroidered objects and doilies, a vintage santa from the late 60s/early 70s that apparently sings and dances, a set of retro tea cups in pastel, a few Shiny Brite ornaments, various pieces of ephemera, a cool looking old doll and doll-head, some fun vintage tins, a chandelier which I’m planning to put in my shed and an Edgar Allan Poe book from 1904 – not a first edition but well over 100 years old!
On my “always on the lookout” list are toy horses for crafts and display (I usually try to steer clear of ones with hair and stick to ones in good condition that are all plastic), vintage sewing stuff (wooden spools of thread, notions, tape measures, etc.), vintage holiday decor (esp. vintage Christmas), paperdolls, Redmon baskets, dollhouse goodies, tea cups, globes, puzzles (old and new), vintage toys and games, old racquets, wooden rulers and cool old frames. I’m sure that’s not an exhaustive list, it is always evolving. I probably need to make bingo cards…but even without the cards, I feel like I’ve “won” a day of thrifting when I find a few things from this “favorite things” list.
Tis the season for thrifted decor
I’ve had lots of fun thrifting for holiday decor throughout the year…and it is always fun to pull it all out and put it on display. My amazing thrifted finds this season also included a blow-up cactus that I was able to use at my community association’s “drive through Santa” event. Also shown are some ofthe ornaments and gifts that I made this year with thrifted finds.
The Thrifty Sisters 