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
Category Archive: Thrift Club
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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
Super Fancy Amethyst Earrings
I found this pair of dangly earrings at the Value Village for four bucks a week and a bit ago. They are made of cabochon and facetted amethysts set in gold. I have… Continue reading
Bond Boyd Sterling Choker
Bond Boyd is a Canadian company, established in 1940 in Toronto and still in business today. The first signed pieces of jewellery I ever had (and still own) is a souvenir of Newfoundland… Continue reading
Recent Accquistions
Sometimes when I get a bag of broken jewellery from the Value Village, there’s actually loads of good pieces — both in good repair and condition. For example, the two elephant brooches, silver… Continue reading
Halloween Countdown: Spooky Scary Werewolf and Witch Masks
When I was a kid, store bought costumes we highly flammable numbers composed of a plastic garment that tied up in the back and some sort of flimsy plastic mask that obstructed one’s… Continue reading
Beauty in the Ruins: Zuni Fox Fetish Necklace
I found this delightful Zuni Fetish necklace in a bag of broken jewellery from the Value Village. It’s missing two little foxes, many of the little beasties have lost their tails and the… Continue reading
Solange Azagury-Partridge for H&M Red Rhinestone Ring
Long time readers will know of my Solange Azagury-Partridge obsession. If you don’t, you can read about here, here and here. Well, I found another piece from Azagury-Partridge’s 2005 collection for H&M at… Continue reading
Falling Off the Wagon
You know who is not wise as an owl? Me! I went on a thrift shopping bender last Saturday. It all started when I was on my way to a clothing donation bin… Continue reading
Vintage Niagara Falls Blue Bird Toffee Tin
My parents are the best. My dad is very good at finding me gorgeous ceramics and my mother is the world’s number one procurer of vintage Niagara Falls ephemera. The weekend before last,… Continue reading