Sunday

 An assortment of things found at the op shop;

The tag had $7 on this 'must have' sweater, but I got it down to $5 simply because I showed the lady at the counter a couple of pulled threads.  When I got it home, I pulled in the threads with a fine crochet hook - looks as good as new!  Remember this tip when you are looking at sweaters.  ;)

This is one of those things that left me stumped as to why I bought it.  Possibly because it came in it's own cute metal tin?  Maybe because the husbeast is into everything that has to do with car racing??  Maybe it was both.  I snapped it up for $4.  I rarely see metal toy cars at the op shop... they are usually all plastic and almost destroyed by its previous (child) owner.

 

I did some research on this gold spoon some time ago, and I did find some on eBay going for some astronomical price, and some cheaper.  I'm guessing the cheaper ones are/were replicas, but I really don't know what category my falls under.  I like to think that I scored one worth a mint.  LOL.  I paid 50 cents for this elegant spoon.

A vintage Gerber baby silver plated spoon for 50 cents. 

Silver can be so difficult to photograph sometimes! 

And finally, I just had to have these very sweet marble ducks.  At least I think they are marble... and if not, they are polished rock.  Found these for $1 each.  They measure about 2 inches across.  :)

Tuesday

Some freebies found...

This could be handy in the kitchen.

 Cute batik wrap skirt.

A plastic bangle, which is now at the op shop.

Someones Wedding Organizer.

The only interesting thing found inside was two 50 cents stamps!

Friday

UGH!  Where have I been all this time?

Life had steered me another direction for a short while and I didn't have a chance to sit down for a minute and share my finds, let alone the chance to do many other things.   Sorry if you've missed me!  

But here I am again so do not fret for a second.  :)

Free light and sheer dress.  This is actually quite gorgeous but unfortunately the neck line is way too low for me and that's why I'm trying to hide too much skin.  And I'm guessing it would look way more stunning on somebody more svelter than me!

Friday

Dear fellow free pickers, junk collectors, op shop finders and all other sorts of thrifty people,

It's finally come to that crucial point.  I've less to show you these days, yes that's right!  This past year or so I had been showing you all the cool stuff that I had accumulated these past few years (some much older) and now that I've been 'collecting' less because of lack of space for it all in and outside of my home, I'll have to blog less than usual.  

But don't fret my fellow trashies and treasure finders, because there will be a time in the near future when I'll gather more.  But in the meantime...

A good assortment of freebies found:

Magazines passed onto dear hubby.

No attachments with this Kodak camera where found, but easy enough to find.

Tee shirt in new condition.  Not my style, but for some unknown reason I'm holding on to it for now.  The sleeves are a little tight and it has an odd fit.  Maybe that's why they trashed it.

Are you looking at me, punk?

 It's plastic and I love it.  My mother has one just like it and I like to think that I found it's twin.  I might change the plant to something more lush to hide the ugly brown pot inside though.

Simply 'a fish'.  Wooden and golden and ready to hang somewhere, like in my car.

Thursday

Today we'll start with a little free art deco....

3 glass light shades and let me tell you, they are heavy. They had some kind of ink on them but I cleaned them right up with a teeny bit of bleach;

Then we'll finish with some free casual clothing;

That says 'moderation is for sissies'. 

This has become my favourite bed time top;

I wanna be a rock star!

I found about 5 pairs of jeans but I won't bore you with showing all of them;

What you must understand is that at my ripe age, I don't normally dress like this, yet here I am looking like I'm some kind of rocker (wannabe).  I do pull it off ok though and I hide my muffin top very well, don't I?

Fake Vs Real

How do you tell a fake from real?  My niece thinks this is a fake... but I'm not convinced.

But in actual fact, I don't care either way because I adore this thing and I found it for $6 at the op shop.  It doesn't have a hint of wear, no pulled threads, no tears, no stains etc, etc...

So, how on earth can one tell if it's the real deal?  I guess only Yves Saint Laurent would know the truth...