Oh No! They're Following Me !!!!

I have been amazed at the pattern that seems to develop in our thrifting. We see one truly awful thing, and the next thing you know, there is another one. Considering the horror of finding one, it amazes me that another turns up. I have never been able to figure out, if there are always lots of these things out there, and we just get more attuned to it, or they really are haunting us trying to scare us witless. Well, it happened again. After the last scary potholder, I was checking out another thrift, and low and behold there was another possibly worse example. I didn't have my camera, and worried it might be gone by the time I got back, but then I came to my senses, and knew it would be waiting for me.


Notice the lovely colors of the other potholders nearby. I am just guessing here, but I bet the same person made all of them. What do you think?

Friday or maybe Thursday

Yet another Friday has come and gone. Well, actually we went on Thursday, as we had prior commitments on Friday. Sometimes, you just have to shop when and where you can, and we always manage to do it somehow.

This week we have a few things for those couch potato football fans in your life. What man wouldn't need this lovely football crock pot for all those cheesy dips? Now really, is there some reason the regular one won't heat up bean dip? Oh well, I am sure it looks better in the man cave.

Now, if that doesn't get you into the football spirit, here is the matching light. It is made of a sort of squishy plastic, so I suppose when it quits working, you can wrench it off the base and throw it. I know several woman have probably snuck these out of the house under cover of darkness hoping hubby wouldn't notice it was gone. "Honey, have you seen the football light? No dear, maybe your buddies were playing catch with it?"


Now, just in case you think we are picking on the men this week, we have this lovely entry. Really, granny squares never looked so bad. Apart from the lovely colors, just imagine resting your head on this charming pillow cover. Sometimes yarn is not a pretty thing.


Just these three choice items this week, but I am sure there are many more treasures just waiting for us to discover.

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.