Thursday, May 14, 2009

Thrifting, last week

Last week, at Goodwill...

Vases for Mother's Day.

mother's day bouquets
{i forgot to take a picture until after i'd filled them}

Fun little odds and ends for my kitchen cupboard.

thrift store bowls
{lotus bowls, no name paper thin porcelain bowls, japanese bowls with lids, danish porcelain bowls with yellow tulip edging}

We had these lotus bowls growing up (anyone else? apparently they were quite the rage) and now I pick them up whenever I see them.

thrift store bowls
{stack of lotus bowls}

I was out the door for only $25. You have to love the thrift store.

33 comments:

  1. This is another reason to be excited about moving to LA - apparently the city enjoys the best thrift stores in the country! Nice finds!

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  2. I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE your blog- I am a new reader- just discovered you and I'm having so much fun catching up on your archives. You are so creative and your photos are lovely! I live in Bangkok- sadly no thrift shops here! Candice

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  3. I've never seen those lotus bowls, but how cute! Hmm, Texas thrifting is not as awesome as LA thrifting, I'm thinking...

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  4. What a delight! I love the lotus bowls you found! What great finds!

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  5. nice work! everything looks marvelous.

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  6. those lotus bowls are ridiculously sweet. they would turn a simple bowl of cereal into a special treat.

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  7. I think I need to tag along with you to your thrift store... you always find fabulous things! I find that I either hit the jackpot or it's just a bust...

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  8. reminds me that I need to make a weekly visit! :) beautiful

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  9. You inspired me to spend a day looking around our local thrift shops too. I'll keep my eye out for some of those bowls. I bet the mothers in your life were happy to get those vases full of flowers.

    cheers!

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  10. Definitely love the lotus bowls, but also the Japanese bowls. Very cute. You're a true treasure hunter!

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  11. If I had room for it, the aftermath of my every trip to the thrift stores and antique shops would be similar to this. But alas, I have to be extremely choosy, since I have such a small kitchen and very little storage. Love all the lovely little bowls you found!

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  12. Your blog is gorgeous! I love thrifting, and I also can't get enough tea cups and cake stands. And, I live much too close to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. It's trouble.

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  13. We had those bowls also, I remember putting ketchup and other dipping sauces in them. I passed a Salvation Army yesterday and thought of you. I went in and poked around, didn't get anything but saw some pretty good items.

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  14. i'm new to the area and trying to scout out some good thrift stores. i am pretty sure you live on the west side? any suggestions for this newbie?

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  15. love a good thrift trip.

    i have those same lotus bowls i picked up thrifting.. i've noticed i use them for my candy cravings a lot... love them!

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  16. Nice finds. Our thirft stores are few and far between in Huntington Beach, CA. sadly, they hardly ever have old vintage stuff.

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  17. these lotus bowls are everywhere but in my cupboard - and i need them there!

    i heart the thrift store to death - and you've found such great stuff!

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  18. I love those bowls. Growing up my mom had large ones and small ones. Over the years they broke, but I remember her using them for little condiment bowls if she was having a party. Very sweet. You made out like a bandit!

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  19. We had lotus bowls. We used them for all of the time.

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  20. those arrangements are beautiful! i need to hire you!

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  21. Pretty, pretty lotus bowls. You are a thrift shopping queen.

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  22. Lovely finds.
    Love seeing what treasures others have found.
    I certainly do love the thrift store (or opp shop as we call it here). I had some great finds on an outing this past week, which I will share next week on my blog.

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  23. Would you say that you were bowled over by the thrift and style?
    Ahahaha

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  24. we had those lotus bowls growing up, and now I totally want a set - they are perfect for so many things!!! I'll have to keep an eye out.

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  25. wow! You did amazing well. And those flowers are just stunning.

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  26. I love the vase on the far left. I gave you an award on my blog today. Pretty sure I qualify as a blog dork.

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  27. I hadn't thought about lotus bowls in ages. I had dark blue bowls that were white inside. Now I wonder where those are? I love scourring around thrift shops. We have two good shops nearby... but I'm downsizing and clearing out! I must remind myself of this constantly!

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  28. what great finds......

    happy weekend!

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  29. I'm most impressed by your thrift store finds Rachel and I can't get over how beautiful all those flowers are. They look great in all those different vases. Your lotus bowls are really cute also - obviously a good day thrifting!

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  30. Gorgeous bowls, what great finds! I wish I could stumble across goodies like that, it seems to be increasingly difficult, I think everyone is on the same trail!

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