thrifty bits
I love thrift shopping. It's how I get most of my knick-knacks, picture frames, bedspreads, and all of the fabric I sew with for my Etsy shop! I'm a ridiculously decorative person and am at my happiest when surrounded by quirky and pretty decor. This could get expensive if I did all the shopping through regular retail; I've found that thrifting is not only frugal, but incredibly rewarding. Giving new life to an otherwise discarded item brings me much joy and also makes my wallet very happy indeed.
I usually go to GoodWill here in town atleast two or three times a month as well as the thrift shop in Hadlock about once a month. I'm also a huge fan of the GoodWill and Value Village stores in East Bremerton, but generally only get out there a few times a year. I've heard the new GoodWill in Silverdale is pretty well-stocked, but have yet to see for myself. Soon and very soon.

The Eiffel Tower lamp was purchased many moons ago when I still lived in Port Angeles, sometime in 2002 or 2003. It had an ugly shade that got thrown away almost instantly. Up until 2006, I had put a boxy leopard print shade on it, then the shade that's on it now (which is plain off-white and dull). The scarf thrown over it was bought here in PT for 79 cents! The scarf on the top of the dresser was also bought here for about the same price. The red candle holder is a thrift find from 2006 or 2007 and was 25 cents if I remember correctly. The dresser was $20 at an estate sale in Cape George - I have a feeling I'll never need to buy another dresser for the rest of my life.

This tin lives in the bathroom and contains all of my hair clips, post earrings, and rings. I found in for 50 cents at the Olycap thrift shop in Port Hadlock. I love the fisherman, he looks so friendly.

This is the bookshelf I bought down in Portland and I fall more in love with it every day. I love that the paint job on it is all distressed and weathered. I just bought the hobnail vase last weekend at GoodWill for $1 and yanked some branches off a cherry tree on the way home from the store. This town has so many opportunities to get free wild flowers and things off the side of the road.

These microfiber towels are one of my most prized second hand finds! They were $2 total and I use them for everything from dusting bookshelves to wiping down the counters to drying off dishes to cleaning the computer monitor, the tv, mirrors, windows... they are pretty much perfect. They were the first kitchen towels I bought when I moved out here and every towel I've bought since has had to match or coordinate with these suckers to make the cut.





