My Pink Dress

just had to share an exciting thrift shop find -- my pink dress (tiny cap shoulders and pockets!)

Treasure....

A recent trip to Florence, Colorado and today's insane ARC finds have left me with lots of possible projects, but right now I'm gazing at it all in a happy daze....

close-up of C's retro tie he found

retro star at bottom of a little dish -- another C find

pyrex dish with leaves - perfect for Thanksgiving

detail of retro curtain -- which may become a tablecloth and/or apron

detail of Mexican blanket

detail of retro apron

Florence has such fun stores to search for hidden gems and treasures... and they're all located in a small old downtown, great brick buildings, interesting architecture, mountains in the horizon.

Florence finds: old little toy bear, 2 handkerchiefs, trinkets for jewelry projects
(not pictured -- rocks!)

weird fun colors....

The Pour House -- decent coffee (we had triple shot americanos to make them strong enough for our tastes), great atmosphere, tasty scones -- the perfect place to take a break between all the little shops. For dinner we went to Pueblo's locally owned, sustainably-minded Bingo Burger for delicious grassfed beef burgers and local brews!

CS Thrift Store Review: Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance

829 N Union Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

This unique shop is packed full of fun stuff. It seems deceptively small at first, but it keeps growing -- small room after small room! Women's and men's clothes from the 40's through the 80's, wedding and prom dresses, jewelry, hats, knickknacks, kitchen items, a strange mass collection of Raggedy Ann dolls, and lederhosen! All sorts of treasures to find, assuming you show up on the right day/time. Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 4:00pm. The outside of the building looks run-down, made me wonder if it was still in business. But the couple met us as at the door and quickly C was roped into helping move a shelf to the front. (minimal furniture, mostly clothes and things)

CS Thrift Store Review: Encore

Encore Consignment Shop
2218 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs

Notes from 8/2010 visit:
- accessible / lots of parking (in small strip mall) Nemo's coffee nearby
- clean, well lit and organized space (although not much 'thrifting' to do)
- quality, designer label clothing, hats, shoes and jewelry for women
- mostly for women 40+ years ... but they had a pair of beautiful Cavalli pants!
- couture labels; leather jackets
- interesting date/$ tag system

...and as my friend noted: "The use of cheap locks and chains on the designer pieces from the estate was a nice touch."

CS Thrift Store Review: DAV

Disabled American Veterans Thrift Store
2444 East Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs

Notes from 8/2010 visit:
- large building with clean, well organized sections
- half-off tags change daily, sometimes more than one color is on sale
- fun flashback clothing scores
- tricky to get to if going east on Platte (median) and parking lot entrance is close to intersection
{men/women/kids clothing and shoes, jewelry, furniture, housewares (linens, lamps, frames, knickknacks) kitchen items, some electronics, videos, cds, books, craft corner and holiday section - Halloween costumes were already out}