Thrift shopping is always an experience. Shopping with Jamie Wyckoff takes thrift shopping to a whole new level. Today Jamie asked me to come along and help her find a few items for a wedding shower she is planning. Excited to get out of the “cabin in the woods” I said yes!

Our first venue was Winchester’s SPCA, a thrift store that supports the animal SPCA shelter in town. Now I’ve been here before and found a few items, but today, Jamie showed me how to really see. You could call my thrift shopping style “browsing”, but Jamie could be described as “hunter” and she fulfills every bit of that word.

While I browsed and glanced past the linen section, house wares, clothing, and books, Jamie dug into the piles of fabrics and linens, made comments and observations on numerous dishes and came out of the SPCA with amazing finds. I’ll let her tell you about what she found at her blog (http://juliaspoppies.com/blog/2010/02/02/thrifting-doggies/). I will mention I came out with Billy’s Boot Camp “8 Minute Supercharge Cardio” DVD and a sweet silver ring.

Billy Blanks DvD...$3

Other stops on our adventure included the local Salvation Army Thrift Store and the Hospice Thrift Store where Jamie continued to search and did find linens and craft supplies galore. Personally, I searched in the furniture section the most. I am looking for a small table/chief’s block accent for my kitchen. It needs to have little and have character, preferably an older look. Well I didn’t find my accent table, but I did find a blue trunk in great shape for $10. Josh might build a platform and make it into a coffee table. I’ll put up pictures if that happens.

Old & New Apron $2

the fabric

A pair of summer shoes completed my purchases at the Salvation Army, and yellow flower printed apron for $2 was found at the Hospice thrift shop.

Lesson of the day: Dig, don’t just glance. If I’m looking for fabric, physically move stuff around, there just might be a treasure buried under that old bedspread!

Thanks Jamie for a spontaneous afternoon and great company!

My $10 trunk

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