Owl has a sticker on the inside stating with the type printed date "AUG 1 '80". From the other stickers on the owl - this owl is some kind of attachment to a portable light (wish I had the rest!) & was made in Japan by I.W. Rice & Co. Inc.
Another Monday. I'm going to feel horrible this week. I am already exhausted. Thrifting in the next couple weeks will be at a minimum, I am moving July 1st & Toronto Pride 2011 begins shortly & ends the same weekend with some excellent, crazy celebrations. 10 days & I still have to pack up 90% of our house, not good.
Anyways, here are so great finds!
Some funky mushroom drinking glasses from Salvation Army, 99cents a piece. One glass is a little more "dishwashed" than the other, but it still has kept it's funk factor.
Some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie bumper stickers. 10 to be exact. They are from 1990, Mirage Studios, done by Button Up, Troy, MI - same as some buttons I've bought before. I paid $3 for the lot, bought off line. eBay.
A 99cents ashtray, a nice addition to my hand collection. Value Village.
& I caved. I didn't buy them all, but I did buy at least some of the New Kids On The Block comics. You can also see a selection of my DVDs if you look closely. Value Village.
Clown mirror. Surprisingly, boyfriend approved! Value Village. One of the clowns looks eerily like John Wayne Gacy.
Joining in for THRIFT SHARE MONDAY at APRON THRIFT GIRL.
Windsor brought a few good finds! It brought all my favourites, retro '80s sheets, Pyrex, '80s nostalgia, NKOTB.. it was fun!
The biggest purchase was the Smurf tray - it was $15 from the curiosity shop, also purchased from the curiosity shop, ceramic shoe to add to the ceramic shoe collection - $2 & the vintage metal Bingo carrying case. As a Bingo player, I absolutely love this item & it was at a great price - $2! I had been looking for a great Bingo carrying bag for a while & almost bought a piece of crap made in China one for $1.49 from Value Village a couple months ago. Glad I waited it out. As Toronto Yardsaler would say - START THE CAR!
One thing about the curiosity shop is that they lack Pyrex, weird huh? It's quite large, but they have one shelf of Pyrex & it's all shoved in there like it could all be stuffed animals or something. There was one piece I was totally digging for $12, went back to get it before I left, they were closing as I was leaving. It wasn't the owners of the store who were closing the front, but two old woman. I asked them if I could come in & grab a piece of Pyrex I saw the day before & the one woman said really all nasty: "WE DON'T SELL PIE HERE!" uhh, OK. So, no, I never got the piece. Wasn't meant to be, I guess.
Value Village... Unfortunate news, one VV that had been open for years, I have been visiting it for 14 years, closed it's doors. A new one had opened in a booming area of the city & this one was lurking in a dying plaza were there was nothing but a Bingo hall, a sex shop & about 6 closed businesses, so I guess it was a great business move. Between the 2 VV's in the city, I picked up the Pac-Man sheet ($3.99), Rainbow Brite sheet ($3.99), owl lantern ($2.99). I'm quite fond of the owl lantern. I move in about 25 days & this little guy will be a hoot on the balcony. He creeps out everyone who has seen it, especially with his glued in marble eyes.
& from Salvation Army for $2.99 you get this beautiful piece of 1.5 QT Pyrex. The lid was donated by the same size piece of Spring Blossom sitting in my cupboard.
I bought this. For $3.50. I don't know what it is, I have some guesses, but I liked it. Can you shed some light on this for me? I'd really like to know it's use! St. Vincent De Paul.
Bibles for Missions yielded nothing but this New Kids On The Block books & a large woman wearing barely any clothing following my friend & I around picking at her belly button, BEAUTIFUL. 25cents a piece.
Once again it's Monday, once again taking part in Apron Thrift Girl's THRIFT SHARE MONDAY.
Some more thrifts from Thursday! I`m going to start with the owl vase I bought from Value Village for $2.99. Besides my collection of hand vases, I don`t have a vase to put any flowers in. This one won`t hold the dozen roses my fiance dozen`t bring home for me, but it`ll definitely fit the dandelions I`ll pick up for myself. Just had been put on the shelf that day.
Awesome pin purchases today, flashback to 1991 - TLC, Ain`t 2 Proud 2 Beg. Got this awesome pin for $1 from Funky Junky. Noticed they now have items in the basement, sadly it looks like a bad garage sale, but on the upside it looks like the garage sale season is bringing in some new inventory.
Blue Pyrex fridgie - $5.75. Good condition. Funky Junky was selling the primary refrigerator dish set for $75 - one of the red ones was missing & lid & it was in decent condition. I decided to pass. Give me convenience or give me death, right?
Another lot of items, blue Pyrex bowl, $2.99, only fair condition, but was so concerned I wasn`t going to find anything on our thrifting expedition after 3 stores only turned up one glass (not pictured), I just had to buy it out of desperation. A pair of owl salt & pepper shakers, $1.99. I found a couple of very exciting items that left me absolutely thrilled at the same store as the shakers, I was so excited I forgot to check for chips! Came home & it has a chip out of one of the books the owl is perched upon. :( Owls from Talize, Pyrex from VV.
& last, but not least some Chateau Thierry party picks, original price 91cents. I paid 2.99, but they came in a bag with a bunch of other junk. There was some Fred ice cube trays in there that I was totally digging that I saw in Kensington Market today & together they retailed for $21.75, these were still in the packaging! From Value Village.
Also at Funky Junky.. in my previous post I posted a pic of some fabric - $3.99 I paid for it. They had quite a similar piece of fabric, $30 & my piece is twice the size. YAY.
I found this decorative plate at Value Village, priced at $4.99 & the plate isn't better suited than any other moment or place than our current apartment. I'll go into detail at a later time, or if I forget, never.
I really like how this person altered the plate with a piece of masking tape that became see-thru overtime. Did they buy the plate while they lived in a lousy apartment & kept it & altered it when they moved to a nicer one..? Donate it when they finally bought a house?
Also got the pin on the same trip, bought 2 bags of them at $2.99 each. I used my 30% off card that I filled up & had forgot about! Because I presented this card after she had rang in my items, it called for her to laugh to herself, roll her eyes & kiss her teeth. UUUH, didn't know what to say, so all I said was, "I apologize I caused you such an inconvenience by presenting my card after you rang in the items, I was not made aware by any sign nor did I notice on the card that I had to present it to you before the transaction, but luckily I know that the next time you run this promotion, I will present my card before my transaction to not cause you such an inconvenience." She didn't want to hear it. I didn't want to hear her kiss her supervisor teeth in the first place. Probably happens a lot, which is why she kissed her teeth, but they probably should have done something to rectify the situation instead of make it out to seem like the customers fault..
Anybody remember a fantastic magazine from the '90s called Raygun? One of my favorite magazines from the '90s, featuring some of my favorite bands. They're definitely hard to come across, so I was lucky to find 3 issues for $1.99 each at BMV here in Toronto. August 1994 issue featuring Lush on the cover, June/July 1998 issue featuring Garbage on the cover & October 1998 issue featuring Kiss on the cover.
Vintage wooden owl, 70's? Value Village - $3.99. We're moving shortly, 76 days is shortly, lol. Depending on what the set up is like, this guy is going to have a hoot being our token & change bowl.
An addition to my ceramic shoe collection (this one won't be on display, it's not a heel), Value Village, 99cents. The Divinyls cassette single for "I Touch Myself" (1990, Virgin Records) same price, same place, same trip.
I'm quite happy with my recent finds in this post!
You'll see I found some vintage photos, the photos date from the 50's, 60's & 70's. When time permits, I shall scan them for closer enjoyment. One Christmas shot has got a gnome in it. The Hole 'Live Through This' cassette has been on my wishlist for about 3-4 years. I check out the cassette section specifically for it every time I thrift. I knew persistence would pay off, I just didn't think it would take this long. I never mentioned it, but I had bought the CD from Goodwill a few months ago for a buck. I already own about 5 copies, but I hate to see it in a thrift for a buck. Best album ever made. 51cents for the cassette. $3.03 for the photos.
Some closer shots of the photos.
The Anything Book. I had missed this during my trips to Goodwill, as it has been there since February 23rd, paid 99cents. It's blank inside, beautiful pink, soft corduroy. Absolutely beautiful. I love it. I picked up this ceramic shoe yesterday in Vaughan Mills. I'm adding it to my ceramic shoe collection... now have 2! It's a souvenir from Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada. Quite an exciting little piece. Came in a bag with a bunch of other unmentionables for $2.99.
Now onto some buttons. Got the lot for $1.99. New Kids on the Block Christmas button, Alf "No Problem!" button from 1987, & a sexy Hulk Hogan pin from 1985. I had forgotten completely about that sexy piece of meat. Also pictured is a Tag Team "Whoomp! There It Is!" cassette single - 99cents.
All items from Value Village, except for the Hole cassette & Anything Book.
1980's Pee Wee Herman watch, eBay purchase, new in package. Ending price was $13.50 (can you believe it?) & shipping was $3.35. At the end of the transaction, the watch cost me $16.99 Canadian. Can't wait to be sporting it.
The thrifts have been dry lately. I've been to many in the past week or two & have spent just over $10, but have picked up some cute, funky little items. I picked up a cassette I've been looking for for about 3 years! Will be joining in a little later today in Linda's Junkin' Finds Friday, so until then...
I'm a 27 year old male thrifting enthusiast living in the large city of Toronto, Ontario!
I'm a collector of Pyrex, vintage stationery, salt & pepper shakers, 1980's & early 1990's pop culture memorabilia & anything else exciting I come across along the way.
I'm also in the process of "shedding for the wedding" - goal is to lose 40 pounds.
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