December Will Be Magic Again

Walking into the Value Village on Bloor St. W., I had no expectations. I've never found any Pyrex there and the store always seems to be crawling with hipsters no doubt searching for the same stuff I am. Not that I'm hip by any means. Surprisingly, I found a few treasures like the Christmas elf above. I realized later that the peppermint stick was actually a broken candy cane, but I still thought it had a lot of charm for $1.99. This looks like an old timey family decoration from my childhood.
This set of brand new Frank Lloyd Wright holiday cards cost $2.99 for 20. I hate spending big bucks on cards when most of them end up being glanced at and then discarded shortly thereafter.

In a bag with a $1.99 price tag, I found two boxes of Christmas tree ornaments. Some of the ornaments were kind of ugly, like the fuzzy ones and the disco balls. But...
I also found some stunning vintage ornaments, like this aqua-coloured decoration.

It's got a concave centre. See?

Two-tone ornament...

with Santa painted on it. So sweet.

Graphic designs...

and hand-painted swirls where you can still see the brush strokes.
I've never seen daisies on a Christmas ornament before.
Here's the second box. I even love the beaten up old box.

Made in Poland. For goodness sake!

Again, a strange mix of the gaudy with the gorgeous. We thrifters have to be magpies.

Ta-dah!

and again - ta-dah!

Aren't these beautiful?

So that's it, folks. Thrifty droughts don't last forever. It's all down to timing that you can't control.

Here's Kate Bush's Christmas song. I know, I know. Any excuse to play Kate Bush.

Erin.