Thriftshare Monday....

Today is not only Valentine's Day

but it's Thriftshare Monday at ATG

http://www.apronthriftgirl.typepad.com

I decided not to mix posts today and keep Thriftshare seperate

My husband and son tagged along this weekend

He'd love to be an American Pickers sidekick

I figure if they did a version where

He went to the junkyard and showed all the salvage

He'd be a prime candidate for host!

He scored a few goodies

and here is my score...

Hearts card game .48 cents

I love the graphics

I'm guessing 70's?

I've been looking for something like these to use for

advertising and for backings for hairpins, etc. when I open my Etsy store

Baggie of sewing notions $2.98

The hook and eyelet cards are very old

again I was drawn to the graphics on the cards

I will probably use them in collage

The cloth behind is a set of 8 napkins

$1.98

They had been marked down twice!

60's or 70's?

I saw them last week and didn't want to pay the original price

Couldn't pass up this weeks price!

They aren't quite what I usually pick up

but I was drawn to the bright colors

I think someone else will appreciate them too

This dish was only .98 cents!

It had been marked down 3 times!

Makes me wonder if some of the Thrift Stores (even though they support charities)

Have forgotten that they are Thrift Stores

This has a chip and it has no special maker

It is simply old

I guess they hope someone will really want these "antiques"

and pay the ridiculous price they put on it first

(Wah Wah anyway)

I've decided that I'm going to use all

these dishes I have collected

I want to enjoy them

Whose to say anyone will want them after me in my family?

I see so many people at Estate sales selling off things

They didn't want and means nothing to them

Their Mothers "good china"

 which probably sat in a cabinet

and either never got used or was only used a handful of times.

So here is to a cabinet full of flowery dishes!

Hopefully my husband won't mind dining off of bluebell bouquets

and roses for the next 20 years!

What did you find this weekend?

they didn't want that belonged to their parents