Monday, June 21, 2010

Thrift shop bling for under $6

And we're back to regular scheduled programming.

I have some cool thrift shop baubles to show you this week.

This silver-tone flower pendant was only $3.99. It reminds me of a shape made me think of that retro 1970s game, Spirograph - remember that one?

Here's a link to a retro 1973 Spirograph commercial in case; groovy man: Spirograph commercial.




I'm not that much into bracelets, but this retro 1950s one called to me.

And it was only $5.99.

I liked the beads; and the chain detail is different.

This is another Value Village special, as is the Spirograph one. I find they tend to price their jewellery high, but sometimes you can find a few gems that have missed the eye of the pricing Gods.

This sterling silver chain with glass faceted bobs was only $3.99 at Stretch Thrift.

Quelle deal eh?

I wore this in West Palm Beach, and the pale pink and yellow glass looked great against my tan.

When searching for jewellery in thrift stores, remember this tip: leave no stone unturned, literally. Often I have found jewellery outside of the case at Value Village, hanging in plastic baggies. Sometimes the most collectible stuff can be there, like the 1980s Coro earrings I saw at VV but left there, alas.

2 comments:

  1. You always find the coolest baubles.
    I always look at the little bagged jewelery section in VV also and have quite a few jems.

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  2. I know The Witch, the baggie place is a goldmine isn't it? Sometimes far better than what's in the case!

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