hit the thrifting jackpot ~ part one

I had cabin fever yesterday and was in the mood for thrifting.

I know ~ surprise, surprise.

Instead of hitting my usual Goodwill store, I went a little further up the road to check

 out a new Savers store. I was really impressed by the organization and cleanliness, 

though their prices were a little higher than Goodwill.

Found some fabulous stuff ~ and this is only part of it!

The colors on this vase are perfect for my living room - bright blue and, ta-da -

the lime green I've been looking for! The bottom of the vase says it's hand-painted in Thailand.

 I like this stainless steel utensil holder better than the plastic one I had.

The plastic one always seemed to get little crumbs and stuff caught in it.

Plus, this just looks better than the plastic one. Not that anyone is opening your

kitchen drawers and looking at your utensil holder. (Are they?)

Yay, more books!

Was especially excited about the Julia Child one, as I have a JC book collection going on. I already had As Always, Julia; Julia's Cats; and Appetite For Life.

I've had this little courtship thing with small vintage pictures

and thought this oil painting was quite unique with the raised flowers.

Displayed in my office...

I wore this Alfani cardigan (they carry this brand at Macys!) today with

a black shirt and light pink scarf.

Don't these Valentine chocolates look extra pretty in the

glass dish with sterling silver trim? The silver was tarnished, but it only

took a few swipes of my silver cloth to clean it up.

I'll be back in a couple more days to share the rest of my treasures with you!

Have you had any luck with thrifting lately?

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