Showing posts with label thrift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrift. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Mid Summer Blues

I don't know about you guys but I'm not a summer girl. I hate the sun, I hate beaches, I hate fruity cocktails, and happy people. But I have good reasons for everything! Respectively, my eczema is the worst when the sun burns its brightest, I hate that sand-forever-in-pants feeling, I don't drink alcohol, and well, doesn't everybody hate the person who smiles the hardest when you're feeling a bit blue? 

It's been a hot humid summer so I can't do shit in my garage. Stepping outside feels like entering a sauna. It hasn't stopped other people from being productive but I'm a cave person. I come from cave people, so I have cave constitution. Dark, dank, cool, quiet. That's my jam. Although my dream living location is the California desert. It's not humid there, I guess. Humidity makes human beings sad.

Also not having a car has pretty much put a stop to all business and outings. I could bus it out to thrift stores but then that just precludes me from buying anything large/made of glass/furniture, etc. which is also my jam. And round trip bus fares here are $5.50. Five-fucking-fifty! For someone who is unemployed and makes very little income per month but still has to pay for some shit to survive (like food and wifi), $5.50 is not something I can spare. 

So what have I have been doing? I re-watched all of Game of Thrones in less than one week, I've been going through all the stand-up specials on Netflix, I started writing a screenplay for a sitcom, and I've been trying desperately to discover if I have any superpowers. No luck. 

It's good that hubby and I don't live together, otherwise we'd be driving each other insane. We could get day jobs but jobs severely interfere with our abilities to do other things, like watch 6 hours of Family Guy, write reviews on Tripadvisor, and play with my cat. I shouldn't speak for hubby, he actually got a grant to do his stuff. I, on the other hand, am committed to being poor because at least I get to sleep in and not have to put pants on all day. 

So, the whole point of this post is to tell you guys: GO BUY MY STUFF. At my booth at Memory Lane, Ebay, Etsy, via private message, whatever. I need money. I promise it won't go towards drugs or booze. I, however, cannot promise that it will not go towards a new pair of Rag & Bone jeans. 

-J

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Thrift Haul: April Flowers

It's probably safe to say that I've found my niche. I'm the glass lady. Here's what I found on Friday.

Salvation Army
3 vases. Love the bright colors.

8 Wedgwood shot glasses, which are perfect for the incomplete set I have. 

Cute lemon yellow metal lemon juicer. Keeping this.

Value Village

2 flower glasses.

3 flower glasses.

Not a set but they'd go well together.


6 Cutler pussy willow tumblers. Love the frosting and the raised pussy willows.

4 pink stripe tumblers.

James Kent Old Foley Eastern Glory tray.

And for me, two small oil paintings, simply signed ROGER.



Alright, off to Memory Lane to drop some of these off. I feel like the nice weekend weather will encourage people to buy more vernal glassware.

- J



Thursday, April 14, 2016

Thrift Haul: Catch-Up

Do you ever notice that once you get a little behind on doing something one day, it snowballs, and then a week later, you're incredibly behind?

I mean, I don't have a schedule to meet or anything but I've missed a couple Thrift Haul posts and shit's been piling up in my office. I also solved the mystery of the missing pitcher. It showed up on my sales report today with a vendor's discount so I'm guessing another vendor in the mall saw it and then hid it so they could buy it today. Makes no difference to me, as long as it was bought.

Kind of ironic that these are up in my work space. Anyway, I hope to get rid of these soon because they just remind me of a child's bedroom and you know, I hate kids. They're made of fabric, have padding, and grosgrain trim. For sale here, $30.

Vintage Durwood John Walter and Sons wood sconces that I picked up at an estate sale. I showed up early and the best items were already sold. Made in Canada. For sale here, $25.

Sam Edelman black suede "Petty" ankle boot. Size 5. For sale on Ebay here, $49, or on Kijiji, here, $40

I liked these a lot but they were a tad too small for me.

 I also loved these but they were way too big. Can't remember the designer either, but they reminded me of Roger Vivier. 

Two carboys, the one on the right is made in Mexico. The left one is for sale here, $12.

And while I'm here, some things I've newly listed. 

Metal tree jewelry holder. Bracelets not included. For sale here, $15 each.

PC bamboo tray. For sale here, $5

You can see the tray in action, although the contrast is awful.

Vibrant orange enamel-coated cast iron cooking pot made in Poland. For sale here, $35


Jacksons of Piccadilly tea tins, for sale on eBay here, $45

Set of 6 Federal Atomic Amoeba sherry glasses. For sale on eBay here, $55

Vintage Lyle & Scott 100% lambswool tartan scarf. For sale on eBay here, $25

Vintage Ayers 100% wool blanket. For sale on eBay here, $40.

As always, I'm willing to ship.

- J