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!

If you See Rudy, Give Him a Message for Me

Hey Rudy, remember those personalized envelopes you lost?  Yeah, we found ‘em. 

All 4 boxes of them! 

Seriously???  What on earth would you do with 4 boxes of the former MN Senator’s envelopes?  You can buy the whole set for around $12.  Hell of a deal, If you’re Rudy.  It makes me wonder how these escaped his office and ended up here at a thrift store.  Somebody should be getting a talking to about swiping office supplies.

Something About This Isn’t Quite Right

Something about this mold is a little off.  Can you see it?

How many legs does this creature need anyway?  And how in the hell did this make it past the manufacturers?

A Cry for Help

Someone’s been building sand castles.

Oh my, you know it’s bad when the knick knackery is crying out for help! 

Something tells me this guy isn’t doing his job…

If he was, would he really be here at the thrift store?

Cookies for Morons

At first I saw this and thought it was just a play on the whole “For Dummies” series but then I got to thinking… What exactly does this say about the people eating these cookies?

If the cookies are for dummies, what do the smart people get?