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Thursday, August 20th, 2009

The other thing I picked up on my thrifty adventures is this geode. Its awesomely large and insanely heavy. Like a wonderful amethyst vagina.

I’ve been on the hunt for big mineral clusters for what seems like forever. Ebay has forsaken me (those gem nerds pay a FORTUNE for these things) plus shipping these rocks can be cost prohibitive. I found a little crappy section of an even crappier vintage mall that had geodes, mineral specimens and those light up pictures of dolphins that move and make ocean sounds.

This big boy sold me and I can’t wait to incorporate it into the decor. I smell a bit of an obsession brewing…

Looks like I’m a rock hound as well as a furniture fanatic. Mineral specimens make great additions for a little vignette bling. I have to be careful though, I don’t want t to get all new-agey in here or some crap.

Thrifty!

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

On my single day off this week I made a quick trip to a few local thrift stores and vintage shops. I didn’t pick up much but I found a couple funky things.

Hey! Is this an awesome hand painted set of nesting dolls featuring all your favorite Soviet leaders? Oh yes.

Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Brezhnev, Stalin, and Lenin! Oh my.

Look at little grumpy Lenin. How can you refuse him?

Thrifty!

Friday, August 7th, 2009

I found a little Swedish Dala horse at the thrift store for $2.35. I think he used to be sold at Ikea and had the worst paint job ever. Oh, and a cheap pair of wire rim glasses, he was like an emo math nerd Dala.

He got a makeover with a fresh coat of glossy black paint and now kicks it in the den with my little ceramic viking dude. Is it me or is it getting so very Euro around here? Well, Euro via thrift store – not because I’m actually worldly or anything.

Pairs of pears, pairs of Swedes, pairs of seventies Mexican ceramic creatures. Ahhhhh collecting. How it spirals insanely out of control so easily.