Monday, May 4, 2009

loot report, part 1

I had some fun finds this weekend! First off, can you guess what this is?



Looks like a big bread maker, right? That's what I first thought, but I'm so glad I bent down to take a closer look. It's an ice maker! One of my best friends, Suzette, is just the kind of person who can actually use one of these - she has a huge posse of friends and family, and organizes huge parties, camping trips, retreats, you name it. She mentioned years ago wanting to buy something like this for her Aunt & Uncle's place in Maine (as a thank you for letting her family stay there every year), and so I immediately thought of her. I took a gamble, and bought it for $10. Looking it up online, it looks to be about $250 new. If it works, it's going to be great addition to Suzette's party arsenal! It makes me SO happy to find something for someone else - like ten times better than finding something cool for myself!
At the same rummage sale, I bought a tote bag full of plastic eggs for 50 cents. Now, plastic eggs aren't at all hard to find at garage sales or thrift stores, but I just hadn't ever thought to pick any up (my kid just turned 3 - we hadn't needed any before now!). I was a little annoyed to find myself buying them new from the store this past Easter, so I decided to stock up on a few more. When I got home, I decided I should open them up and wash them out. And I'm glad I did - I found a couple still full of some pretty nasty looking candy (those went straight into the trash). And when I was just about done, a got a fun surprise - do you see that dollar bill poking up in the back? Yep, I net 50 cents on this deal!! Sweet!


And, more sheets, of course. I found this lovely pink one at Goodwill. It's only a twin, and fitted (which I try to avoid), but I already had this pattern in two other colors (shown below), so I had to get it. It was half off, too - score!


And lastly, some more thriftstore linens. The print on the right is quite large, but I still had to have it (ricrac!). The pink rose print is a little sparse, but it's 100% cotton, and I think it will match well with another set of thrifted linens I have (subject of a future post). And while I don't totally love the colors of the pillowcases on the left, I love the pattern and they were in great shape. Maybe they'll become tote bags or pillows some day...


2 comments:

  1. i've been wondering on colors of sheets that i'm not crazy about but if I do love the pattern, what might happen if i bleached or 'overdyed' them? of course, that will probably never happen as i'm so lazy. but it's a lovely excuse to buy some of the sheets, i pass up because of the color.

    i'm a dork.

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  2. I've stayed up far too late flipping through your blog to find inspiration for all these vintage FQ that are coming to my door via your swaps, but I stopped short at this post. I just bought that exact rikrak-border sheet, in a different, more blue palette, at a thrift store this weekend in Florida. I had to get up and find it to make sure it was the same one, but it has the same orientation of the polka dots versus plaid and flowers, etc. I haven't been collecting for all THAT long, so maybe this is common to find similar prints, but I'm totally excited about it! I'm trying to decide if I ought to use it like a cheater print or back something with it. Decisions, decisions.

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