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One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble

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Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Collected castoffs: September 2020

Another month. Another thrift haul. Here's a look at the secondhand goods I brought home from thrift stores and garage sales in September.

Posted on September 4, 2020September 5, 2020

Collected castoffs: August 2020

Gurley candles. Vintage novelty bottles. Old googly eyes. This post has it all.

Posted on August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

Collected castoffs: July 2020 edition

Everyone needs a hobby. Mine is salvaging other people's castoffs. Here's a look at the pieces I liberated from thrift store captivity last month.

Posted on December 6, 2017August 30, 2018

Collecting | Saving the snowpeople

Despite my best efforts, my little collection of snowpeople keeps growing. I never go out looking for them, but (like a lot of other things) they just keep finding me. This is the guy who started it all. He was a Christmas gift when I was kid. (You might recognize him as an Avon decanter; …

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Posted on November 22, 2016September 24, 2020

Collecting | Secondhand stars

I've come to the conclusion that I'll collect almost anything. Except for stuff that's made specifically to be collectible. Hummel figurines? I'll pass. Precious Moments? God no. Those faceless Willow Tree people that everybody else loves? Not my thing. But turn me loose in a thrift store or at a garage sale and I guarantee …

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Posted on August 22, 2016September 6, 2018

Collecting | Vintage briefcases

Like a lot of things, I didn't set out to collect vintage briefcases and portfolios. I just stumbled upon one at a thrift store that I loved. So I bought it. Then I found another. And another. And another. The great thing about this collection: It's useful. I take one of the cases to work …

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Welcome to Wisconsin Magpie. I’m Lisa, the creator of this site.

A history nerd and profligate collector, I spend way too much of my free time at thrift stores and garage sales, salvaging other people’s castoffs. When I’m home, I’m attempting to use power tools I have no idea how to operate and undertaking craft projects well beyond my skill level. Sometimes they actually turn out.

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