My husband has a secret place here in town for getting great books for a dollar or less. I picked up 2 beautiful vintage books for $0.25 each. I am a sucker for a beautifully designed cover or a book with great illustrations. Anyway, this little secluded place is primarily a book sale but they had a random bag of vintage trim and ribbon for a quarter, so I picked that up too.
Even if I was a millionaire, I think I would still enjoy the thrill of bargain shopping and finding beautiful vintage treasures at obscure places. What are some great finds you’ve discovered recently?
recently I bought similar trimings in Switzerland, not really vintage but apparently out of fashion and therefore really cheap. They are called St. Gallen Spitzen (laces) and I was informed that Michelle Obama had them on her dress on inauguration day. And as I searched the internet to find whether the precious laces are really produced in Switzerland I read about their plant in China… ;-) I had posted about my findings here: http://scents-and-senses.blogspot.com/2009/04/stoffparadies-paradise-for-fabrik.html
Oh wow, what beautiful finds! Don’t you love it when you find treasures like that? Great hearing from you!