adventures in thrifting 2 : tea tins

okay, so these aren't all really tea tins, but they could be.

i've had this little collection going for a couple years.

it kind of started by accident.  

my mom gave me one, then i came across another at some thrift store.

then another.

then i found myself specifically looking for more.

and there you have it.

i have more than are pictured that i didn't round up.

i definitely have my favorites.

the ones that aren't so favorite i give to nikki for her room.

i know, i'm so generous. 

these are two of my favorites.  

i love the different shades of pink mixed with the yellows and blues.

it's so happy.

this is another favorite.

it belonged to my great grandma and houses a slew of old fabric hooks and snaps and string.

aren't the birdies so sweet?

i'm not sure why i like them so much.  

i think it's just that they are so very old fashioned,

and totally and shamelessly flowery, gaudy and girly.

do you have any collections, thrifted or not?

and how do you display them?

adventures in thrifting : 1

i have a problem.

an addiction, really.

i've come to terms with it and i'm ready to be out in the open about it.

i'm addicted to thrifting.

the thrill of the hunt.

the splendor of emerging victorious

holding bags of what others have deemed "junk" as my trophies.

i like stuff.

digging, scrounging, pilfering.

it's all a bit dirty

i go armed with germ-x and clorox wipes.

do i disgust you?

so what.

i'm not looking for rehabilitation.

just a place to share, or air, my latest best finds.

maybe that's my attempt to assign my "problem" some sort of validity

beyond the high i get.

whatever it is, here we go.

i actually really loved the gilt on this frame,

but the shape was too perfect for nikki's new room

and gold just didn't work in there.

so out came the can of pink spray paint.

i dare you to find a better mirror for a 7-year-old-girl's room.

(plus i talked them down ten bucks to fifteen)

yes, you can haggle at thrift stores.