Thrift-a-long

I think the very nature of op shopping is why it is so appealing - you never know what you might find - or won't find! It really is like a treasure hunt. I think as a vice/pastime it is pretty innocent - way less expensive than playing the pokies, but probably as addictive. I had occasion to be a depositor at the local thrift store this week. It is Spring so I had that urge to clean out my wardrobe so I recycled back all those clothes I just don't need - most of which came from an op shop in the first place. One can never simply drop and run. I had to have a look around ...

Honestly I am not that fond of clowns and I really don't like china dolls - this one though has rather nice hands ...

I think they will work well in a necklace or somesuch. Of late, I haven't found much in the way of pewter in my op shop forays. And when I have, it has been really pricey - sometimes as much as ten bucks for a tankard! That is a bit steep for me so imagine how happy I was to find these ...

They are battered and worn which makes zero difference in the melting pot.

And they were only fifty cents each. That's what I'm talking about!
Hope you have found some wonderful treasures this week.