Thrift Finds: Animal House

Vintage Glass Pig Container, Goodwill Outlet (<$1)

My trip to Goodwill Outlet on Saturday was more fruitful in the gift department than in the "finds for myself" department. Which is actually how I prefer it, because I love shopping for the perfect gifts for the special people in my life. :) (Corny alert!)

Anyway, I was drawn to this container because it reminded me of my Grandma C. She picked a specific animal to collect little figures for each of her grandkids, and she bought me little pigs. Now whenever I see one, I think of her, and this little vintage container is especially cute. :)

Turtle Basket, Goodwill Outlet (<$1)

Another animal-themed thing I picked up on Saturday was this turtle-shaped basket. It's not the first animal-shaped basket I've thrifted, but there's just something neat about them. I found a particularly cute fish-shaped one on etsy that I would totally get if it was thrift-store cheap!

Well, it's time to go back to work after the long weekend. It went by way too fast, for sure!

Always,
Amanda

Thrift Finds: San Francisco

Finally, I remembered to photograph a couple of my San Francisco thrift finds. It's about time, right? And I thought I might as well interject a little bit of a review of the thrifts we visited there as well. (Clicking on the thrift shop names will lead to reviews and addresses, if you're interested!) Okay, here we go:

Kitty Purse, Thrift Town ($2.75)

I was most pleased with Thrift Town out of the SF thrifts. I got this little kitty purse and the vintage Hawaiian purse that was in one of my vacation outfit posts. For less than three bucks each, I thought they were reasonably priced. The store was two stories and had a lot of items, but the two bags were all that I found.

The very best prices that I encountered out of the San Francisco thrifts were definitely at Community Thrift. The hubby found a veritable gold mine of men's vintage shirts for cheap, and I scored two Chinese fans. The more ornate one went to my sis-in-law, but I kept the all-green one:

Chinese Fan, Community Thrift ($0.75)

While Community Thrift seemed to have pretty great prices and some cool things, there just wasn't much that I liked there. The only other thing I thrifted in the city was a San Francisco shirt from the local Goodwill. We didn't find anything at Mission Thrift, which seemed more like a vintage shop than a thrift shop. It was too pricey for my wallet!

Well, I think this post officially ends my vacation-centered ones, although I could certainly go on for weeks talking about all the things we did! I hope you're having a great day off (if you have today off), and thank you again to all of the servicemen and servicewomen for all you've done for our country. 

Always,
Amanda

Outfitted In: Blue Dots and Yellow Hearts

Sunglasses, San Francisco; Necklace and Watch, Lake Tahoe;  Dotted Shirt, Jeans, Doc Martins, Navy Blue Bag: All Thrifted; Striped Shirt, Target Clearance

I am finally back in the present after a whirlwind week post-vacation! I hadn't been to my favorite Richmond thrifts for weeks, so it was nice to head to Goodwill Outlet yesterday morning. I found a couple neat things to show you all this week, and I still have a couple San Fran thrift finds to share as well. :)

I hope everyone has a great, safe Memorial Day weekend! Thank you to the amazing members of our military for your service!

Always,
Amanda

San Francisco on My Mind

I realized that I didn't get any pictures of the San Francisco thrift shops, and I still haven't taken any pictures of the few finds I had there. I thought instead I'd share some of my favorite photos from our trip through the city. :) I hope you enjoy!

Me and the hubby in front of the cable car!

The harbor seals at Pier 39!

The view from the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge!

The hubby in solitary confinement at Alcatraz!

Me, Hubby, Mom, Dad, and the Golden Gate Bridge!

There are about 300 more pictures of San Francisco, but I just had to share these few. :) We had such a great time, and it was so nice to hang out with some of my favorite people in the world. It was definitely a vacation I'll never forget!

Always,
Amanda

Thrifting in Reno, Nevada!

  

Reno was such a fun place for a day trip from Lake Tahoe! My favorite things about Reno (other than the cool retro signs, shown above) were definitely the thrift stores. We visited two on 4th Street: Thrift Depot and Saint Vincent's. 

• Thrift Depot, our first stop, was an eclectic-awesome sort of place. The gentleman at the register was very nice, asking about our travels and encouraging my dad to buy an awesome carved walking stick. (He ultimately didn't, as he couldn't think of how he'd get it back to Florida. It was really neat though!) We walked around the multi-levels of the store, spotting a unique tree-section coffee table and a very nice antique piano. My parents both bought swim suits to use at our timeshare's jacuzzi that night, and I found a neat Mario case for my Nintendo 3DS. 

• The Lowdown: This store should be a must-stop for a Reno-visiting thrift lover! They had very cool things for great prices- especially if you have a car to take home some of the larger treasures and time to go through all the different sections. :) A+

• Saint Vincent's, our final thrift stop in Reno, was just about the opposite of Thrift Depot in terms of layout. It was the cleanest thrift store I've ever been to, with not a single musty smell in the place! It was divided into two major sections: thrift goods and antique items. I found some great embroidery thread for 25 cents a color, including some Japanese thread! The hubby found a bomb squad trucker hat from a Tampa-based squadron, which was cool since that's our hometown. My parents had more luck in the antique section, where my mom found a vintage blow dryer that she's going to display in her hair salon! The lady at the register was also super-nice and made sure to talk with us about our finds. She even asked to see a friendship bracelet that I'd made with embroidery thread, and we showed her the hubby's.   

• The Lowdown:  I loved Saint Vincent's! It was a very pleasant thrift store, and we found some really cool things. The pricing on the thrift goods was especially reasonable, and the antique goods were less than you'd pay at an antique shop. A++

Always,
Amanda

Outfitted In: Vacation Wear- Tahoe to Napa to Home

San Francisco Black Shirt, Dotted Shirt, Jeans: Thrifted; KSwiss Shoes, Rugged Wearhouse; Numbers Tote, Store in San Francisco's Japantown; Slapwatch, Store in Tahoe; Hair Band, Target

This is the outfit I wore the last day of our vacation, which was a very long day! We woke up early, checked out of our Tahoe timeshare, drove to Napa Valley, and explored Muir Woods. Then we boarded a plane for an overnight flight and then two more flights. Whew! I get tired just thinking about all the flights we took!

I love the combo of the black and blue, and of the dots and the numbers print. :) This blue shirt may be my new favorite! Tomorrow I'll start reviewing the thrift shops we visited, so stay tuned. :)

Always,
Amanda

Outfitted In: Vacation Wear- Tahoe

Striped Sweater, Cardigan, Scarf, Vintage Hawaiian Bag: Thrifted; Jeans, Burlington; KSwiss Shoes, Rugged Wearhouse; Sunnies, F21

I didn't realize it at the time, but I packed a lot of red, white, and blue for our vacation! Here's another patriotic outfit, from the second half of our vacation in Lake Tahoe. I found the vintage Hawaiian bag at one of the thrifts in San Francisco for only two bucks! It was the perfect size for toting around my camera and souvenirs while we casually walked around South Lake Tahoe. There were so many things I wanted to buy in the shops there, but I restricted myself to just a really awesome dreamcatcher leather necklace. I can't wait to show it to you all!

Always,
Amanda