Merry Mushrooms and Other Thrift Fun

I had a ridiculously successful and relaxing time meandering from thrift store to thrift store this weekend. Behold my glorious thrifty bounty in its glowing resplendent glory:

I immediately snatched up this Sear's 1970s Merry Mushroom pair when I spied them at Goodwill. I think I'll list them for sale on Etsy but I'll miss them when they go. I'm not sure what the smaller piece is, a sponge holder or votive? I've always lusted after this set!

I love my new lamp and  the soft glow it casts in my dining/craft room. I don't think it's authentic mid century modern but its lovely either way. Two women said the texture of the lamp shade is hideous, but I think it's perfect. The lamp and shade were $12. I tried to resist the "secretary" cross stitch but the bold typography and graphic design had to be mine, I paid $2.99 for it.

These two large sturdy baskets will be used to organize sheets and pillow cases...when I find those. I'm still trying to find some god damn thrifted ones without any luck. Might have to resort to retail on that one. The book Collector's Style is delicious thrift porn, I also nabbed a couple of Suze Orman finance books (I'm learning nothing new yet) a retro book on houseplant care and a beautiful book of colored "Mutts" comics.

All hard backs were $1 each,  and I paid 7 cents for the collection of comics! When I'm done with the finance books I'm going to trade them in to a local used book store and make at least $10-$15 bucks for both of them. I paid $1 for each basket.

By the way, I had a little too much fun while waiting for my friend to meet me at Goodwill. This is first time I've used a Goodwill dressing room in years- I hate trying on clothes. I bought the two dresses pictured. Perfect for work. I paid $6 for each dress, ouch! I miss the days of clothes at the thrift store never costing more than $3.50...

I found this while feverishly searching for good art and design books at Goodwill. Retro stylin' Verile young folk. You'd think the pamphlet would describe healthy eats but there's a suspicious array of mystery meat food and cupcakes instead.

The art on the cover is sexy enough but the books is full of beautiful illustrations that worked to further charm my proverbial pants off. I'm incredibly pleased with the thrifty bits I uncovered this Saturday.

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