Thrifting

Every Saturday in town, I go to a local consignment place called Southern Crossing.  In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that thrifting was something I did with my Mom & this outing has continued.  I love a Goodwill or thrift store, as thrifting is one of my favorite pastimes. 

Southern Crossing is a prominent place & after seven years, I know the layout quite well, but it still takes me about an hour to mosey thru.  Sometimes I will find a booth with a chair & “sit a spell” to energize before moving on.  The store combines old, new, vintage, antiques, furniture, clothes, and shoes; you name it.

Since the end of the year, most booths were reduced by 50 or 75%.  That makes it enticing to take home a treasure.  I found quite a bit yesterday, but I will share with you three things that were a great bargain.

First is this gorgeous chenille bedspread.  It is light yellow & came with two pillow shams.  I have wanted a chenille spread for a long time because chenille is a reminder of growing up.  The spread was 50% off & cost $17.00.  I will purchase extra pillows for the shams.

My next find was this translucent plate.  When you hold it up to the light, it is seen thru.  The plate was $1.00.  I may put it on a stand before a candle or light to bring out the luminescence.

My next find was this gorgeous pair of gloves.  The gloves came with a scarf & hat, which I didn’t need, but all three pieces were only $2.50.  I can re-donate the hat & scarf.

So those were my take-home finds from Saturday.  It was a good day!

Happy Thrifting!