December 3rd Trip

I found several goodies at the thrift store tonight. There were quite a few things there that I liked, but I managed to restrain myself on some of the more not 'gotta-have-it' items. We had a 30% off coupon that we used, so the prices posted are after the discount.

My favorite find of the night is this "12 Days of Christmas" ornament set:
(12 days of Christmas - 12 Drummers Drumming, Eleven Pipers Piping, Ten Lords a Leaping, Nine Ladies Dancing, Eight Maids a Milking, Seven Swans a Swimming, Six Geese a Laying, Five Golden Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree).

It was put out by Costco (Kirkland Signature brand) and the tag on each ornament is just a 'made in China' tag, so they'll have to come off before display. They are good-sized, about 3-5 inches each (the longest ones may be up to 6 inches). It was 6.99.

There was this porcelain hippo salt & pepper shaker set that I could not pass up - who can pass up a pair of precious porcelain hippos in a top hat?!

New, from Target, also M.I.C., someone's unwanted gift - there's a bit of tape and wrapping paper on the back. 1.39.

This awesome Transylvania/Romania/Dracula souvenir:

I plan to unleash some creativity on this, and paint his hair and eyes (because the eyes he comes with are comedically misaligned) and a jewel for his crown. It looks like there was something there, and if not, there should be something there. 69 cents.

I got this awesome handcarved/painted bugs on cactus:

I don't know what the 3 holes are for, perhaps pegs for keys? This goes with the Southwestern/Mexican art that I love and collect. 1.39.

I couldn't say no to this fishy/piggy bank (I apologise I didn't clean it before the photos).

It came from Old Navy, and has "2012" 'branded' on her rear. There were many different styles of these made for Old Navy, so perhaps one day I'll find more of the series? 34 cents.

I picked up a brand new VGA cord that I just realized yesterday I needed (to hook up my computer to the big tv screen) for 4 dollars:

I got these 2 little ones in a bag, I plan to use the nino del atocha for a little diorama. I didn't notice that the crown was damaged on the Statue of Liberty, but I can fix that. 3 inches tall, plastic.

And an 'honorable mention' from the other day, a lovely mirror, hand-hammered metal, made in Egypt:

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