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I Went for Lunch and…
One of my new favourite places to visit in Abbotsford is Marketplace by MCC CE (which stands for Mennonite Central Committee Community Enterprises. We’ll just call it Marketplace.) This is a new-ish venture for MCC, which tends to be known … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, Bakelite, furniture, thrift, thrift lifetstyle, vintage
Tagged Bakelite, furniture, second hand, thrift, thrift lifestyle, vintage
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Spruce Collective
There’s a couple of great little shops in Abbotsford called Spruce Collective and The Market by Spruce Collective. The Spruce Collective is actually that: a collective of women who met as vendors at vintage markets and together opened up a … Continue reading
Posted in furniture, second hand, thrift lifetstyle, Thrift Shopping, thrift shops, vintage
Tagged second hand, thrift, thrift lifestyle, thrift shopping, thrift shops, vintage
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Invaluable Advice
After reading some of these antiquing tips from Invaluable I decided to share some of my my best tips when it comes to vintage/thrift shopping. (They have a pretty cool website, by the way, you should take some time to … Continue reading
Posted in furniture, garage sales, thrift, thrift lifetstyle, Thrift Shopping, thrift shops, vintage
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I Can Do That
My friend Julia is a creative person with an old soul. She has done a number of creative things over the years including scrap booking and card making. She’s always loved thrift shopping, looking for vintage things and antique furniture. … Continue reading
Posted in furniture, repurposing, second hand, simple living, thrift, thrift lifetstyle, Uncategorized, upcycling, vintage
Tagged recycling, repurposed items, second hand, simple living, thrift, thrift lifestyle, vintage
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If Thrifting had a virtue…
…it would be Patience. As you know, thrift shopping is not like retail shopping. In retail shopping you go and get what you’re looking for. In thrift shopping you go and look for what’s there, see what you’ll find. But … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, furniture, patience, used furniture
Tagged furniture, patience, second hand, thrift, thrift shopping
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