Why 'My Mink Betty'?

Why 'My Mink Betty'?
I'm not your common, everyday twenty-something year old and when I graduated from High School I got an equally uncommon gift. My parents found for me a beautiful 1940's mink stole at a garage sale. It had belonged to the woman's Great Aunt Betty who had married late in life to a man with money and had only allowed him to buy her this one luxury. The unusually styled stole has the name, Betty L. Jones, embroidered in the satin lining so that's what I call her. They never had children of their own and the mink was passed to Aunt Betty's niece and on to her daughter. Until it got to me, no one since Aunt Betty had worn it. Now Betty the mink and I go to the theater together on special occasions and I hope that someday I can take her to the Symphony or the Ballet. Although Betty hadn't been worn or loved for many years she was waiting for someone to love her again as are most other things I look for when thrifting.

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Monday, December 13, 2010

$1.00 Mary Engelbreit and Pyrex Magic

Yesterday I went to the local Goodwill to look for Mary Engelbreit Christmas things and this is what I found:


Well... This is a picture I had to find online because my computer is being fixed, my mother's doesn't have an SD card reader and I cannot find the transfer cord for my camera. So pictures of most things will have to wait a bit. What I found was a cute 6x8 tin with this picture on it, for just $1.00.


We also saw THIS:



The 1983 Strawberry Shortcake Berry Happy Home Dollhouse with a bag of assorted accessories. They were asking $30 for it and I think I might go back for it. At the very least I can bring it home and see what accessories there are and then return it later. I LOVE Strawberry Shortcake. She was always my favorite and I still have a few dolls. She was a little before my time, but I got dolls because my sister had them. The local video store had a supply of children's videos they would rent for free, and I always took a Strawberry Shortcake one. NO MATTER WHAT.

I haven't blogged about my Pyrex for a long time but recently (the last couple of months) I've discovered that I'm Pyrex magical and have been reluctant to talk of it for fear of the jinx!

I've found that if I see a new Pyrex piece online and think to myself how lovely it is, it will show up at the thrift store within two weeks and for a good price and I can buy it. This happened to me with these two items yesterday:



The Golden Willow Snack Server I saw on Ebay three days ago and then here it is! It was just waiting for me at the Goodwill for $4.99



This Pyrex Juice (or Lemonade) carafe didn't have it's lid but was only $1.99. I saw it recently in someone's post over at the Pyrex Collective and wanted it immediately. It took a little more time to show up but I'm still thrilled with it.

This Pyrex Magic has happened with a few other things lately as well but I only have the pictures of these that I was able to take on my phone.

Have you had any Thrift Magic lately?

I'm joining:
Mary Engelbreit Monday
Thrift Share Monday

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