How awesome is this!

One of the thrift stores I frequent has a “cheap goods/dollar store” section.  In that section I found this:

I probably should have bought it.  I mean, how often does one find kitchen ware named after them, but I really have no need since my fab thrift store find last year. I still think it’s pretty friggin cool.

I Have an Idea!

 

And apparently so does she!

Although I still can’t tell if she looks contemplative, arrogant or pissed off about it.  What do you think?

This is an Abuse of Coffee

The problem with me not being organized enough lately to write posts in means I end up trying to write them on my lunch break.  Which means if we have a crazy busy day at work, I don’t get much of a chance to post.  That’s one of my resolutions!  Get my ducks in a row and get writing!

If you know me at all, you will know how much I LOVE my cup of coffee in the morning.
Like Snuffles, the dog from Quick Draw McGraw (if you happen to be old enough to remember that) coffee practically does the same thing for me that treats do for him.

  So when I saw this, it just made me cringe.  I’m all for good coffee smelling candles.  But suspending these poor coffee beans in goo?  Not so much.   It looks like one of those jars you would find in a science lab with things floating in it.  Or rabbit poo, floating in goo.  (hehe,  that rhymes)  Not even the little chunk of ribbon can make this pretty. 

I can practically hear them yelling for someone to set them free!

Scary Clowns of the Day

Thought of this post recently while watching  Ghost Adventures with Lisa.  They stopped at the Clown Motel.  (shudder) 

As far as I can tell, there is only 2 schools of thought regarding clowns.  One who love them and regards them as delightful and fun and think of parades and the circus.  Then there are those from the other camp who think clowns are scary as hell.  Maybe it’s because we’ve watched Stephen King’s “IT” one too many times.  For all you clown fans out there… please… let me know what the attraction is, because all I see is a whole lotta creepy.

Pig? Fish? Maybe Just Pish.

We're baaaaccckkk!  

After a ridiculously long hiatus, Thrift Store Horror is back with some new thriftastic crap for your enjoyment.  And as a bonus, Lisa has returned with some commentary on some of the crap we found.  Now, I'm not promising daily posts or anything crazy like that but we did go on a few crazy thrifting adventures and found lots of new crazy to share with y'all.  Starting with this odd little creature.

Pig?



Or fish sans tail?



This is why I shouldn’t drink coffee without eating breakfast. Sigh. I was trying to capture the point that he is hollow and you can look up his strange bottom feeder type nose.



Lisa thinks: This guy confuses me. . . does the money that you apparently should put in his top come out the hole above? If so, I'm thinking he is a fish. . . no proper piggy bank would be so stupid. One thing I AM certain of is that he was probably made by Kevin in junior high art class (the kid's getting better at his art!).

lesson learned

If there is one thing I've learned lately, it's that you don't talk smack about resolutions until the time has come, and is has not come yet, obviously.  I know, I know, I thought I was going to do so well, and then the Holiday season came and I really tried hard to post.  I even went thrifting and took new pics!  However, the strain of 2 jobs, motherhood and attempting a "as much as one crafter can  possibly try to craft" home made Christmas, blogging just got pushed to the back burner.  sigh.  I have not forgotten about my mission to find the latest and the greatest thrift store fail - it's just that this little thing called life has gotten in the way.  And as much as it exhausts me sometimes, I am ever so thankful that I have family and friends to make stuff (and buy stuff) for.  Although I totally believe that Christmas is about more than presents, the joy that I get from watching someone open a present that I spent so much time thinking, planning, and making or buying (or both) is so fulfilling that I can't help it.  The problem is that I'm not very organized and I tend to be a "last minute rush" sort of person.  Believe it or not, this extends beyond Christmas.  I'm entirely disorganized in my everyday life, but add in important deadlines like "the family Christmas" and my life becomes a little chaotic.

So why am I telling you all this?  Because I want anyone out there reading this that I have not forsaken my mission to find amusing thrift.  I just have to prioritize sometimes and this is one of those times.  So, for anyone still following me, or just finding me for the first time.... there is lots of thrift FAIL coming your way.  You just have to wait until I survive the Holidays.  So, patience, grasshopper.  Lots more fun to come. In the meantime, I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.  Or Happy Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa or whatever you happen to celebrate in your family.  I will be back with a vengeance after the new year when I finally get a chance to sit down and breathe.  and type.  and fulfill my premature resolution.  So for the time being, stay warm.... go spend time with your families and of course, Thrift On!!

-Carmen 

I’m not sure who’s more alarmed…me or this pumpkin

In honor of Jack-O-Lantern carving season, I present to you this effed up little piece of knick-knackery I’ve dubbed the panicked punkin.  Judging by the look on his face he:
A) Just watched Paranormal Activity
or
B) Unexpectedly sharted in public
or
C) Just discovered his picture here on this blog.


Does anyone else find the inclusion of teeth and a tongue disconcerting?

Creepy Clown Revisited Equals Way More Creepy!

Remember this creepy guy?

Well it turns out there is much more than meets the eye that we missed the first time.  Kim picked him up and turned him around at our last visit (no one has bought him yet, imagine that) and found this considerably more disturbing side to him.

I’d have a frowny face on too if someone sewed my eyes shut!
Apparently he is from the Golden Circus Legion of honor.  Considering how freaking scary he is, I’m not sure that’s an honor.

Salty, Peppy and Snobby

These little guys scream hilarity to me, but as I found recently, when Lisa and I ventured to Junk Bonanza (which is 3 days of fabulousness involving antiques, crafts, repurposing and a whole lot of fun – think Craptastic times a million! anyway…) these little guys were rather popular.  Well, Salty and Peppy were anyway.  I never saw any of the snobby little chef, that was just at this thrift store.  The point is, that I obviously missed the boat on these.  (Ok, I still think they are ridiculous, but antique dealers everywhere will apparently beg to differ).

P.S.  So far so good on the “close to the end of the year resolution”.  Although, it seems that, for the time being anyway, I have lost my counterparts for for now y’all are stuck with just me.    Apparently I just had to get over my case of blogathy.  Or what I affectionately like to call a serious case of “I don’t give a damn!”  Any of you readers still out there who blog ever encounter that? 

Update… and Kickass Video

hello all!  Well, it’s been about 2 weeks since we’ve posted anything.  We have an array of excuses… some good (moving!!) some lame (just too busy!) and everything in between.  In all honestly, I will admit to feeling less than inspired to write anything lately and I was beginning to feel like my posts showed it.  I’d rather give you a “vacation” from us than to post total crap everyday, so I took a little hiatus.  It probably would have been polite to say so before now, but hey… I never claimed to be perfect. 

What this all means to you: you will be seeing more from us.  hehe, you can’t get rid of us that easily.  But what I want to share with you today has nothing to do with thrifting, or horrendous thrift store finds.  While this originally goes against the whole purpose of this blog, this is a good enough reason to stray from our “mission” and I hope you will agree. 

If you’ve read past posts, you may know that I am a nurse by day (crazy ass thrifting goddess of snark by weekend.)  :)  Today I want to share with you a brilliant little video made by the fabulous place where I work.  Not only is it awesome (!) but it is  a really good message.  check it out!  comment!  share!

 

 

We may live in a podunk little Minnesota town, but we are overflowing with awesome if I don’t say so myself.  Share the love and pass it on!