Thrift Share Monday

I want to congratulate Cass Ward of Snailblazer for winning the Blog Renovation Giveaway. 

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Cass, I will be emailing you some questions about your blog and we'll get started right away. I really look forward to working on your blog. Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway.

I thought I'd try something new here. I know lots of bloggers have catchy phrases for certain days. I think there is Thrift Thursday, Menu Mondays, Follow Fridays and so on. I have tried some in the past but never seem to keep up with them or I move my focus elsewhere. I thought I would try once again but this time will add the Mcklinky feature. Now as I type this on Sunday evening, I must admit, I'm not sure if it's even going to work. I've never added a Mcklinky feature before. If it's not there this week then there has been an error and I'll try again next week. I thought I would try to regularly write Thrift Share Monday posts where I discuss what I found over the weekend.

My busiest day for thrifting tends to be Saturday followed by Friday and lastly Sunday. When I asked you all what you most liked about Apron Thrift Girl back in January, so many of you mentioned that you liked to see what I found when I thrifted. I must say it is an honor that you allow me to share my finds with you. The entire reason I actually started this blog was because I was bored with Dave's reactions to items that I would bring home. He would try to be creative in how to compliment my 12th bowl that I would drag home but in the end I could feel his attention draining. I somehow stumbled upon blogging in 2006 and found so many incredible, like minded people. I still show Dave some items but I much prefer to share them with you, my thrifting readers.

Here's some of my finds from the weekend.

It's a really lovely Matryoshka doll that has a chime bell in it. The paint is slightly peeled on the bottom so they had priced her at .50 cents. She makes the loveliest sound deep in her belly. And she's kind of like a Russian version of a Weeble Wobbles.

Some vintage teak snack bowls. $1.00 for the set.

This is a vintage print of Mt. Shasta. It was $4.00 at an estate sale. I grew up in a small town in the north valley of California. We could walk out onto the porch and see Mt. Shasta from our home.  I got such a sweet warm feeling in my tummy as I looked at this print my mind full of nostalgia.

Here's another one of the Bay Bridge. Another fond memory for me. I will be searching for two vintage frames so that I can display these prints properly.

I bought a few vintage House Beautiful Magazines from the 1960's. I had to smile when I found this ad because this was our first microwave that we had in our home. We called it the Radarange throughout my entire childhood. Did anyone else have one of these?

I don't even know if that is a dress or some kind of nightie. The husband looks happy though in his chair with his pipe looking up at his gal.

Some fun vintage glasses. I couldn't resist the price.

Do you have some thrifted items that you shared on your blog today? If you do and if the MckLinky works, please add your blog to our list. I'd love to visit your blogs and see what you thrifted this last weekend. Have a fabulous week.

Comments

[Sarah@BlueCastle]

I'm so jealous - our thrifting season hasn't started for the year yet. :) It's still too cold, but I am anxious to get out there and get started.
Nice finds!

[Van]

I love everything you found, the glasses are specifically unique and gorgeous. I tried to use the linky widget to no success so I'll just post about my weekend thrifting adventure below:

http://bit.ly/c6h3FF A Special Thrift Weekend, Monkeys, Art, Robots, Dinosaurs, and more!

It's always a pleasure to read about your thrift finds.

[heidi]

It's so nice to see that there are such great treasures still to be found....

[laura]

mine is from a few weeks ago, the last time I posted any treasures-hope that's ok

[Vicki K]

This is really fun! My cousins - who were always so cutting edge - had a Radarange. That's what they called it too.

I don't know about the nightgown but I think we had a variation of that wood and cushioned rocker that happy-hubby-with-a-pipe is sitting in. It was really cool because it was a 200th Centennial edition with a liberty bell carved into the wooden sides of the headrest. What year is that magazine?

[helsbells]

I love your thrifted items so much, I am tres jealous!

[Meghan]

I love the pics from the magazines! Yay for happy thrifty finds!

[Cass Ward]

OMG thank you so much. I have been a long time reader but probably don't comment as often as I should and now I've won, thank you. I never win anything either so maybe my luck is changing

[raesha]

i love the Mount Shasta picture! We went camping there every summer when I was growing up and I have so many wonderful memories....the motor home fuel pump dying halfway up the mountain....coming out of the lake with a leach on my hand....:):)

[xion]

I love those snack bowls.
I have to say, this it my first time commenting here, but I've been reading this blog for like 3 months. I have this habit of silently creeping blogs without commenting for the longest time ever.
I have to say, I love reading about your thrift finds too!
You (and a bunch of other "thrifty" bloggers) pretty much inspired me to start thrifting!

=)

[Selena Cate]

Thank you so much for commenting Xion and reading ATG. You know when I read comments like this it really makes what I do here worth it. I really wanted to say thank you.
xoxo
Selena

[Suzanne Dustin]

I just love your finds and hope to make my way down from Fresno and meet you and go shopping with you at least once before I move to VA next year. You could teach me a few things I know.

[CJ]

Love the snack set - and what a bargain. Good job!

[erica louise]

Those snack bowls are cute!

[Cheryl Aronson]

My eyes went immediately to the painting of Mt.Shasta - not far from where I grew up and knew it was that magical mountain without even looking at the print! Grandparents has a family cabin in Sweetbriar Ah. Memories of home.

xoxo,
C.

[joann]

Love your snack bowls!Great find.Spot in for a visit.