Thrifty Finds
I made a quick stop at my favorite area thrift store this morning. I was there for "business", meaning I needed some shop supplies, but I couldn't resist this cute decorative cutting board. I was surprised by the origin as well (see photo below). Judging from the typeface and the country, I'm saying this came straight from the 80s, as did many items in the store. Do you find your favorite thrift stores becoming havens for all things 80s? Especially 80s country-style? I guess, the 70s became "hot" and the 80s are what's left. Having vivid memories of the decade, I can't imagine these things becoming desirable again someday, but anything is possible, I suppose! And, I did find this cute cutting board which, to my eye, doesn't seem representative of that decade.
I also stocked up on old postcards, I use these to make tags for the packages I send to my lovely customers. 
The "yarn" (below) comes from Etsy shop Eclectic Notions and is made from recycled t-shirts. I like to use eco-friendly and/or recycled packaging where practical and possible.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11:54AM
Reader Comments (3)
Your thrift store is apparently better than mine!! Where do you go??
It's called "Bargain Center" & it's on Howard at 51st. It's run by little old Lutheran ladies. These are always my favorite thrift stores (there's one in Shawano, too, where my mom lives). They usually have large selections of crafty stuff. Although, someone "in the know" must have hit "my" shop because there used to be more than 50 sewing patterns from the 50s-80s for 25 cents a piece. I bought a few, but there were so many I just couldn't afford to buy them all up. Well, now they're gone. There were about 10 patterns left, all from the 90s. All the ric rac, zippers, ribbons and other trims were gone. Thimbles were gone. I could go on & on, but I think they were hit by an eBay or Etsy seller. Hopefully, they'll have more to stock soon.
This is very nice post. chloe men's belts