tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post2658178770135986248..comments2024-03-27T03:05:39.115-07:00Comments on dottie angel: thrifty finds...dottie angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-90214948331945410072008-02-18T11:40:00.000-08:002008-02-18T11:40:00.000-08:00That Japanese lamp is so YOU! I haven't visited y...That Japanese lamp is so YOU! I haven't visited you for quite a while. Glad to hear that the house transactions are complete. Hope Mossy Shed is all you dreamed it would be.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035433796631359696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-64722213359906287092008-02-09T20:04:00.000-08:002008-02-09T20:04:00.000-08:00The lamp is made from a Kokeshi doll. I bought bu...The lamp is made from a Kokeshi doll. I bought bunches of them when I went to Japan recently. I saw tons of vintage ones like your lamp. They can be very valuable.The Stuffed Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754827740951982990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-3249645548759868722008-02-05T09:15:00.000-08:002008-02-05T09:15:00.000-08:00ladies, thank you for sharing your 'thrifty though...ladies, thank you for sharing your 'thrifty thoughts'...i think we all agree on one thing here, if you love it, you can't live without it then you grab it and just pay the price...dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-74170336303338172772008-02-05T08:53:00.000-08:002008-02-05T08:53:00.000-08:00Amazing!! I LOVE the lamp, and the table is gorgeo...Amazing!! I LOVE the lamp, and the table is gorgeous! I'm so jealous! :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151961559080472585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-54463956652600196482008-02-05T07:47:00.000-08:002008-02-05T07:47:00.000-08:00In my bit of the UK doileys, tablecloths and 'old ...In my bit of the UK doileys, tablecloths and 'old fashioned' bits of stuff are seen as a nuisance and are just charged by the bag as a rule. I had a poke through the slips and underskirt box this morning and found several soft, ribbon-threaded 'old lady' vests as well as spotting a couple of 60's panel girdles (in their original boxes) - all going for 50p each. Fabric doesn't turn up very often (home dressmaking is pretty much dead here) - however - unbelievably, I picked up a 1890s Singer hand-crank sewing machine in it's original wooden box cover about a fortnight since for £10.<BR/>I think I used up thrift-karma for a good while on that one! The only thing you need to be is quick - the charity shops depend on fast turn over so they are constantly rotating stock. <BR/><BR/>Well done on your swag!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-84759315265228388622008-02-05T06:41:00.000-08:002008-02-05T06:41:00.000-08:00Please email me your address. If at some time in ...Please email me your address. <BR/><BR/>If at some time in the future you come home to find your fabric, table and lamp missing, rest assured it wasn't me (armed with your address!) :0<BR/><BR/>Love, love, love your finds!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807732436038472698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-2466546015742873702008-02-05T06:03:00.000-08:002008-02-05T06:03:00.000-08:00What a great haul! Bizarrely I've just finished w...What a great haul! Bizarrely I've just finished writing my post for tomorrow regarding my latest 'finds' (promise I didn't see yours first !). I've gone more basic - wool and cups etc. I find that some shops seem to charge more than others. I prefer the more grimy, jumble sale atmosphere ones, they tend to be cheaper and you can have a good rummage. We've got some 'posh' ones too but they seem not to put out the 'tat' (vintage beauties to you and me !) and charge an arm and a leg.<BR/>Still it's the thrill of the hunt isn't it ?....Astihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325416813732608968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-10866111000222413352008-02-05T05:54:00.000-08:002008-02-05T05:54:00.000-08:00What a great use for the old record table, love it...What a great use for the old record table, love it.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Blogger spellcheck is broken, and has been for awhile now. They claim to be fixing it. LOLSarah and Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618358656098944111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-36551087373910519562008-02-05T03:51:00.000-08:002008-02-05T03:51:00.000-08:00Oh my what lovely finds you got! The table is just...Oh my what lovely finds you got! The table is just beautiful, not to mention the lamp :) Lucky you!<BR/>Here in Finland the prices in fleamarkets etc. have really gone through the roof. It seems that people think that any old junk that they themselves don't like anymore, is considered 'vintage' or even 'antique' and they can ask ridicilously high prices of them. Arabia china or Marimekko fabrics (which both after all are really common here) hardly ever go under 5-10€. More likely the price tag reads something 15-25€ or even more. So those few times one makes good finds, it really feels amazing! :)Inkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867088976201070921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-60646372961401875242008-02-05T03:40:00.000-08:002008-02-05T03:40:00.000-08:00super duper record stand. I LOVE it. can you feel...super duper record stand. I LOVE it. can you feel my envy?debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606235627813247386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-13525251231427644192008-02-05T00:58:00.000-08:002008-02-05T00:58:00.000-08:00lovely loot!like you i will pay what i consider ov...lovely loot!<BR/>like you i will pay what i consider overpriced if i simply love it x<BR/><BR/>my spelling helper is out of action as well - not good for me at all!<BR/>t xTracy xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360766557024188074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-43835104513077861422008-02-04T23:48:00.000-08:002008-02-04T23:48:00.000-08:00i love everything you got! but especially the fabr...i love everything you got! but especially the fabric + stand. the charity shops around here have little to offer these days so a lot of rummaging + a bit of luck is needed to find special things. what a buzz you do get though when you find that gem. i have a great button source from a shop that doesn't put prices on things...the old ladies there pick a number at random! i tend to go on a wednesday when the grumpy woman isn't about...she always goes higher (don't think she likes me!)KELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043300079471369203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-4606017259626640932008-02-04T22:04:00.000-08:002008-02-04T22:04:00.000-08:00Wow, Tif, great finds! I love that little table, o...Wow, Tif, great finds! I love that little table, or record stand, as some have noted. Who'd have guessed?! :) And, that lamp, fabric, and crocheted table cloth! Awesome. I always love it, too, when fellow junkers note prices on their thrifted finds. It's fun to see the bargains they make, and the prices they pay. I'm so amazed at how differently things can be priced throughout the country!<BR/><BR/>And, I love the tea cozy from the previous post. It has your mark all over it! :)~ Junkyard Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878560374224463602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-91908575665239360332008-02-04T17:00:00.000-08:002008-02-04T17:00:00.000-08:00A record stand AND that lamp...*faints*Lucky you!A record stand AND that lamp...<BR/>*faints*<BR/><BR/>Lucky you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-10233862452919245162008-02-04T16:32:00.000-08:002008-02-04T16:32:00.000-08:00gosh, i love every single thing you found!!the lam...gosh, i love every single thing you found!!<BR/><BR/>the lamp is a great find and that table with your craft books tucked underneath is definitely on my list now!!<BR/><BR/>i found a tiny lamp,falling apart at thrift store this weekend..$40....then a found a pink wool blanket with holes everywhere for $20 ...i ended leaving with just a used cookbook...but i'll never stop searching..it's so fun!<BR/><BR/>thanks for sharing your treats with us..<BR/><BR/>x lauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-63382174842147666722008-02-04T15:06:00.000-08:002008-02-04T15:06:00.000-08:00What I want to know is how you get away with bring...What I want to know is how you get away with bringing home what is quite simply girly fripperies?<BR/><BR/>My husband would probably barricade himself in (as long as the fridge was well stocked) and not let me enter the house if I had a geisha lamp under one arm and an old record stand under the other.Gigibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171021812450232039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-89620330434751839392008-02-04T14:11:00.000-08:002008-02-04T14:11:00.000-08:00did i mean 'accept'...no i did not, i meant 'excep...did i mean 'accept'...no i did not, i meant 'except'...silly me, <BR/>oooh and i think i missed one of these ) as well...dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-19783175372409450452008-02-04T14:09:00.000-08:002008-02-04T14:09:00.000-08:00Fran, 'swimmingly' just about sums up how i feel a...Fran, 'swimmingly' just about sums up how i feel about my little finds and my curtain making today...<BR/><BR/>jennifer, thanks for the info...that is just what i thought, picking up linens here at a price where you can then make something and then sell it on is proving quite tricky...lamps are expensive here as well (accept my "where have you been all my life little lamp"...anything that looks remotely 'midcentury modern' immediately has a 'hefty' price tag slapped on it...dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-64671221230464731252008-02-04T13:49:00.000-08:002008-02-04T13:49:00.000-08:00The prices on fabric definitely do seem to be lowe...The prices on fabric definitely do seem to be lower here on the East coast. I'm in New York City and I can always find pretty old fabric at thrift stores and flea markets for under $10, often more like $3 ot $4. Furniture and lamps however are always much more. What a strange world. :) Your lamp is divine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-63132977085717478372008-02-04T13:35:00.000-08:002008-02-04T13:35:00.000-08:00you are a thrifting genius. i love your lamp and y...you are a thrifting genius. i love your lamp and your side table. don't you just love it when everything goes so swimmingly.Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954827534874460662noreply@blogger.com