Recent Thrift Finds

I do love going to the thrift store.....

although lately, I've been giving them more than I've been buying :)

Thrifting seems like a very trendy thing, as of late. 

Repurposing old stuff.

It hasn't been a recent thing for me though.

When we lived in CA, and my dear hubby was going through seminary,

we lived around the corner from an AWESOME thrift store.

~which I frequented once, twice, or even three times weekly~

Most of our house and wardrobe were filled with things from that great store. 

I even learned the stores' color systems and would watch

items that I particularly wanted to be marked 50% off. 

I have yet to find a store that meets the standard that Amvets set,

however here in the Northwest, I've discovered Value Village. 

This past month we've scored some pretty fantastic things.....

Toby has been collecting trains for many years,

playing with them off and on. 

I found at Value Village, a LARGE storage container filled

with wooden tracks (and a number of true "Thomas" tracks, bridge, and station house)

for $4.99. 

I would have bought the container for that much at Wal-mart! 

CRAZY::CRAZY::CRAZY

And isn't it so cool, when you buy your kids something to add to a collection

and it renews their desire to play with it?? 

When I found the train set, we actually had come to the store

specifically looking for a winter coat for Ellie. 

The Lord was SO good, and allowed us to find a 

BRAND NEW winter system (coat and vest) in her size and colors

that same visit. The trains were just a bonus :)

We were in shock as we drove home. 

::I've also recently come home with a wooden rocking chair for Whit
that was made in my childhood era ~ 1981, for $8.
::Randomly picked up a white, wooden child's desk for Abby's birthday
which was 40% off to make it $12.
::Filled Drew's wardrobe with hardly used
Gap and Old Navy t-shirts and workout shorts/pants
~which he was thrilled with~
::And found a number of spring birdies/plates/table decos to brighten up our home-front. 

One man's trash is another man's treasure. 

What goodies have you found lately?