Friday, Sort of?

My partner in crime was ill this Friday, so I had to make the arduous trek by myself. I don't know if I just don't see as many awful things without help, or they are just funnier when we are together. I was about to give up hope when I spotted this lovely item:


I would swear it must have been owned by the person that donated the fat gold cherub last week, but surely not? Not sure if the full effect comes through, but imagine the cherubs in 3 dimensions and made of plaster. The frame is actually rather fantastic, but why ruin it with fat little angels?

Decided to hit one more store that is a little more out of the way, and was confronted with this item:


The really goofy thing about this lovely candle is, it is well over 2 feet tall, but only the small different colored gold piece on the top is available to burn. There was no wick in the rest of it. Personally, I feel that burning it might have been the best solution all the way around, and yet the option was not available! Oh well, when in doubt gild the heck out of it!

Thank God it's Friday!

It's Saturday evening (only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday!) and past time for this week's thrift store shudders. Hold on to your hats...

We found these two potholders on different days--but at the same thrift store! I think that if they had both been hanging on the rack at the same time, life, as we know it, may have ended. To tell the truth, the first one is more strange than anything. The colors, the shape, the pattern--it's just weird! But that second one is godawful! If it had been mine, I would have used it immediately to take a hot casserole out of the oven. It could only be improved by melting.

Next up is a what were they thinking (w.w.t.t.?) item. Honestly, would you carry this as a purse, or even a coin purse? We took a picture of the opening just to prove it was a purse, a zippered bag, a ... ?

This next thing needs no introduction. I cannot conceive of a reason for its creation; please, please, someone provide a reasonable excuse for its existence:

And then we found another one!!!!! At a different thrift store no less, so they had to belong to different people. Really, two individuals would buy these? Oh, the humanity!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, that's enough carnage for one post. It could have been worse, someone dropped off their scary CLOWN collection--but that is really just too easy ;- )

Thanks for looking!

Friday, Finally!

Well, another Friday has come and gone. We had a bumper crop this week. Some weeks are like that. A couple of our best finds will be saved for future posts, as they fall into a theme! Sometimes I think some things seem to follow us. We have garage sale days, where every sale we go to, we see the same things. It's like trying to find a specific item for weeks and weeks, only to have it show up in droves as soon as the elusive thing is purchased somewhere else.

This lovely animal greeted us as soon as we walked in the door. Scared us to death. Where do you put a 2 and ½ foot long leopard sculpture? (Anywhere he wants?) I would love to see the room where the decor is all jungle-themed!


Next up we have the ever popular fiber optic plastic bonsai tree with butterflies. Really, why the fiber optics? I know there were really cool when invented, but some things would be better off without them. Well, maybe not this.


This next item is really sad, and just goes to prove that every company makes mistakes. This almost 20" tall vase is marked Royal Dux Bavaria. Most things from this company literally sell in the hundreds of dollars, and this poor item can't be sold for $19.99. Can't imagine why-could be the bilious shade of green perhaps?








Now in the world of textiles, we have the following two entries. I think this one is supposed to be a garden, but really if you must bring back a souvenir, this is probably not the best choice. At least it was not a pillow cover, but a wall hanging, otherwise, you would wake from a nap looking mighty odd. I usually love these things, but, honest to God, sometimes less is more!


Our last entry for today is this oh-so-lovely polyester rug. Notice the foot for scale (thanks to my partner in crime for the use of her foot). This charming piece was made from scraps of 60s polyester sewn to a pieced denim backing. Really, I would be terrified to set foot on it. I swear some 60s fabrics have a life of their own. I know they just won't die, as we keep seeing them in the fabric section of the thrift store. Honestly, I think they can be thrown out now, of course they would probably last hundreds of years in the landfill too! If there was a nuclear war, only polyester and cockroaches would remain. ;-)

Here is a close-up for those of you that are gluttons for punishment!




Well, there are our Friday frights. Feel free at any time to let us know if we have surpassed our super ugly bunny on the right. Somehow, I think it will take a while.