Thrift Finds: Unicorns!

[windinthemaples]

Thrift Find: Giant Blue Unicorn Head Cookie Jar
Found At: Goodwill in Jupiter, Florida
Price Paid: $5.35
Why I'm So Excited: It is absurd and fabulous at the same time. I can honestly say I've never seen a unicorn head cookie jar, let alone one in such a vibrant shade of eyeshadow blue. There are even gold stars tangled in its hair. It pushes the envelope of good taste and the cashier boy made terrible fun of me, yes, but it is so freaking adorable. Just look at those crazy eyes and that little baby horn!

Thrift Find: Small White Unicorn Porcelain Jewelry Box
Found At: Goodwill in Jupiter, Florida
Price Paid: $2.28
Why I'm So Excited: It is beautiful! So gracefully carved and not that chalky texture that so many unicorn figurines have. Stamped on the bottom, made in Japan in 1982. The horn was, at some point, broken and reglued which makes it even dearer to me. I'm going to use it for magickal purposes, since it has a nice-sized compartment underneath the lid for stones and whatnot.



What are your latest, greatest thrift finds? :)

Comments

[mermaiden.livejournal.com]

As a thrift store unicorn collector, you must know how on-the-floor my jaw is. It's like this: :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Those are the best finds EVEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!

We can't wait to go thrifting with you again~ <333333333 It's all we've been able to talk about. XD Separately, we are forces to be reckoned with...together, we're UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

In the same visit, I found a big mission manual from Space Camp. That was nearly as exciting. :D

Together, no unicorn/horse/metaphysical/glass/shelf-y anything is safe. ;) We're clearing out the store! Ha! Can't wait. :D

[mermaiden.livejournal.com]

I keep telling Jenn: Duuuuuuuuuude. We're gonna need a bigger boat. XDDDDDD *LOVE*

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

LOL! LOLOL!

:D

This made my day. When Rhi was mentioning the possibility of sending your Yule stuff here, I thought, "There's no way there'll be any spare space in their luggage by the time we're done". ;)

If bigger boats are needed, I can always ship things to you. I'd hate to have a crimp put on good thrifting. ;)

[willow-cabin.livejournal.com]

Wow, they're both so beautiful -- and elegant (as compared to the usual rainbow-haired '80s unicorns that thrift stores are full of)! :D That unicorn cookie jar will make your kitchen feel very magical, I think. :)

We found something pretty amazing recently. Ever since reading A Little Princess (which Sarah is reading now and loving), and of course already being a fan of The Secret Garden, I've been a little obsessed with Frances Hodgson Burnett and her philosophies, so I did some research on her. I found out she wrote a spiritual, apparently New Age-y novel called The Land of the Blue Flower (http://www.amazon.com/Land-Flower-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/B002HK34X6/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3F7XB60OHEYXF&colid=1OUFAAI5KVR8F). I was so excited and told Sarah all about it, added it to my wishlist, figured I'd get it someday.

A couple of weekends ago, Sarah found a 1924 copy of The Land of the Blue Flower at our local Salvation Army! :O :D It's beautiful and in good reading shape. I think I'll bring it with me to Florida to read.

We've found some other really great stuff lately, too. I need to take pictures. :)

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow!

It's like you wished it into being there. :) Those are the best thrift finds! :) You'll have to tell me how it is.

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

It seemed like a collector donated their collection. There was an unusually high number of unicorn things hanging around in the store. Most were the low-quality, badly painted dollar store variety or, like you say, the 80s rainbow-haired ones. I passed those by. :D There is only so much I can squeeze past Daniel. ;)

[kehleyr.livejournal.com]

OMG ADORABLE!!! I would SOOOO have bought these as well :-DDD! I haven't been to thrift stores in ages but seeing these makes me want to go very badly :-DDD!

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

It seems so much more fun to find things like fairies and unicorns in thrift stores, by accident, then to go to shops you know sell them and pay full price. I love the treasure hunt of thrift store shopping. :)

[aerialmelodies.livejournal.com]

I looooove the cookie jar! :)

Taking photos of my thrifted items is so on my to-do list along with some other things I said "I'll do!" then forget because my short-term memory clearly stinks beyond all imagination. @_@ Sarah was telling me how AMAZING the shopping is where you are... jealous! Atlanta stinks for thrift stores... though I did find a much needed sturdy new purse last weekend. :)

Keep posting your finds - I love these entries~

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

Chicago is gross for shopping, too. Here is hit or miss. There are lots of retirees, so entire estates are packaged up and dropped off at Goodwill. But that also means a lot of it is, shall we say, appealing to an older audience? :D

Potty chairs and walkers are everywhere. Toys and YA books, not so much.

I hope you'll post something soon. I'd love even a glimpse into your thrift store shopping habits. :D

[aerialmelodies.livejournal.com]

I know... I'm so freaking forgetful. Here's me at midnight when I go into the bedroom: "Oh, there's that pretty thing we picked up at the thrift store! OH MY GOSH I NEED TO PHOTOGRAPH IT." Except at midnight, it's too dark for a good shot. :( Must... make... mental... note...

I love that about the South, though. Lots of old money and families who don't want the estate means we can get lots of great finds. Unfortunately for Atlanta, said finds only come up if you go to actual yard and estate sales, something I may try in the coming weeks since the stores themselves are mostly antique or way over-priced ($14 for a shirt from Target? Really?!).

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

Ha! That's why all my thrift find photos are so bad. I either power up the flash or turn on a bunch of lamps and go with flashless and blurry. ;) Go ahead. Take the photo at midnight! *enables*

I miss garage sales! I might have to search them out here. In Chicago, no garages, no yards--no sales! :D

I've never gone to an estate sale. That's the posh world of thriftiness. ;)

[aerialmelodies.livejournal.com]

I have been to very few estate sales here, but in California, it's an art. Except the people running the sales know that antique dealers come out in droves to those things, so prices are higher and you get pushed around a lot. Not surprisingly, the things I find out west that I LOVE are always the $2-3 knick-knacks that dealers won't touch. I should probably photograph some of the cool stuff my aunt (a dealer out in California) finds for me or that I've found with her!

Eep, enabler! ;) I'll see what I can do; everything definitely deserves a photograph. :D

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the unicorn cookie jar!

[crafty-in-nh.livejournal.com]

You find the most amazing things!!!! So cool :)