Category Archive: Thrift Club

Do Over: Silver Cameo Ring

As you know, I love to buy bags of broken jewellery at the thrift shops. They are an inexpensive way to get findings for making your own jewellery or crafts, it’s good to… Continue reading

Men’s Corner With Mr. Andrew: Vintage Hair Clippers

Mr. Andrew has a dashing new hipster haircut. The kind that sort of looks like a 1940s floppy-haired British University student. He was also in Tillsonburg two weekends ago for a series of… Continue reading

Spooky Skull Beads and Spider Brooch

It’s was good times for thrifting in November. Halloween is the busiest time of year for thrift shops, bigger than Christmas. And like January is the best time to get deals in most… Continue reading

Modweek! Kathie Winkle for Broadhurst Plates

Today is the last day of my current contract. I intend to celebrate by sleeping and also going on a massive thrift shop crawl on Monday and Tuesday. I got an early start… Continue reading

Inlaid Bone, Shell and Coral Necklace

Just a thrifted 1980s flower necklace. The pendant is made up of inlaid shells. The beads are bone and coral. It looks like the kind of piece you would pick up on a… Continue reading

Modweek Midweek Modness: Figgjo Flint

Visited the Goodwill on my way to a show last Friday. There was lots of cool, 1960s tablewares including this cup and bowl marked Figgjo Norway. This company was founded in 1941 by… Continue reading

Modweek! Green Glass Rafael of Canada Copper Ring

Last week was a good week for cheap, Eames-era arrivals. I won this ring on eBay for $4 (plus $8 shipping and handling). It was not listed as a Rafael Alfandary piece, but… Continue reading

Modweek! Made in Sweden Töreboda Vase

Found this mid-century Scandinavian vase at the Salvation Army last week. It’s marked Made in Sweden Töreboda. Töreboda is a town in Sweden. It had a little ceramic factory for a spell. Nothing… Continue reading

Barcelona Espresso Cups

I do not drink hot things. If there are two things I don’t need it’s more stuff and coffee-related stuff. There are also two things I find almost impossible to resist — orange… Continue reading

Dream Weavers

Like my new (used) loafers? I’ve been having some pain in my heel and decided I needed some sensible shoes so I went to the Value Village where I found these woven loafers.… Continue reading

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