A big THANK YOU to Donna for making the header for me! It's perfect, Donna! If I could only find a plate that looked like that in a thrift store! As most of you know, I collect most anything that has a dragonfly on it. I always have that "mission accomplished" look when I do find these items. A few things I've collected (with dragonflies on them) are candle holders, pillows, flower pots, mirrors, paintings, a purse, dishes, earrings, bracelets, fabric, and notepads.
There are two ways I usually shop at thrift stores:
1. When I really don't have a lot of time and I dart through a store trying to eye something that is interesting. This is not the most "fun" time to go, but what if I miss that one thing that's awesome?
2. When I have lots of time and I dig through every shelf, box, aisle, and follow the poor clerk around every time he/she brings out new merchandise. (They tell you to give them time to display, but I'm on them like "white on rice") I know they must get so annoyed with people like me.
Last Sunday, I was determined to stay home and not go to a thrift store. This is when I decided that I am obsessed with this. All day long, little voices in my head kept saying, "You know they are probably putting out some really nice "stuff", you should really go". I kept telling those voices to please HUSH. That was a very long day, but I managed to stay home. Now I'm sitting here thinking that I won't be able to shop this weekend, because we will be celebrating Easter. The following weekend.......well you know where I'll be.
It's usually a lot more fun when you have a particular item you're looking for. Right now, I am in search of marbles. I have a project that I want to complete that requires 100's of marbles. There is an old metal tower in my back yard. (about 7ft high) It has a track on it that circles from the bottom to the top of the tower. The marbles will fit perfectly inside the track. It will give it a whimsical look and the sun will reflect off the shiny marbles. I never knew it would be so hard to find marbles!!! My search for them has been unproductive, but my lovely sister-n-law, Ellen, found a bag of them at a shop in Florida. The search is still on....there has to be more out there, somewhere!
Before I get in the mood to go find a thrift store, I better close for now and get some work done!
Until next time.......
Join me as I find and visit thrift stores. You will hear and see about my "good" finds, hear about me stalking customers as I wait for them to put down that one item I really can't live without, and maybe even hear about that piece of pottery I might find, that happens to be worth 2.5 million. Hey! It has been done, ya know?
:)
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