Another month. Another thrift haul. Here's a look at the secondhand goods I brought home from thrift stores and garage sales in September.
Collected castoffs: September 2020
Collected castoffs: August 2020
Gurley candles. Vintage novelty bottles. Old googly eyes. This post has it all.
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.
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; …
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 …
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 …