It was a banner day at the thrift store the other day—even a little party-like, since I went with my friend Laurel.
Behold my growing collection of thrift store needlepoint pieces. These are impossible to resist. They’re hand-stitched! They’re kitschy! They’re only 1 to 2 euros a piece!
I’m not in too much danger of over-collecting since I don’t see them every time I go. But it’s a fine line, I’ll give you that.
The two latest ones are the one at the bottom with the linen-ish frame and the one on the far left. The parrots are still my favorite.
I was on the prowl for funky prizes for a new table manners incentive program at our house. Voila! These are some of the more interesting prizes I found:
The Australopithekus rubber stamp just slays me. What item couldn’t be improved with a little Early Man stampage?
And the trink glasses are pretty rockin’, too.
The pièce de résistance of the outing:
A Hannover plate in blue and white! It was a little steep for the thrift store—8 euros—but totally worth it. It’s a view of the Marktkirche and the Alten Rathaus, in one of the first areas I stopped in Hannover. Definitely a keeper.
The weather is warming up around here, and today is actually sunny. So happy about that. I just started reading Cold Comfort Farm. Ever heard of it? It is totally hysterical, and seems so far ahead of its time (published in the 1930s). I can’t quite describe it—I’ll think on a description, but if you like A Series of Unfortunate Events or Wes Anderson movies (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums), I think it would appeal to your sense of humor. Also if A Room with a View makes you laugh out loud. I can’t believe I’d never come across it before.
Have a great weekend!
For more of my thriftage, click here.
Are you going to have roomn to bring all of these “trophys” back to the USA?
GD Bob
They’re all pretty small. We have room 🙂
I could totally recognize the Hannover street scene. That WAS quite a find! I’m glad you are appreciating the embroidery since I used to do so much of it. Was it the three-story thrift store?
BAS
Yes, it was the three-story thrift store. Reminds me, I need to share a link of embroidery done on books. Sooo coool!!
We found this exact plate in an abandoned house in Hollywood, Florida.
That’s so cool!