AN UNBELIEVABLE FIND!! THRIFTING OVER 50+ GOODWILL THRIFT STORES! Thrift With Me Episode 4

Join me in this fun thrift with me series hitting all 55 of the Goodwill locations in the Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette region! EPISODE 3! Today we are thrifting 4 new Goodwill locations!

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My name is Laura and I am a full time vintage shop owner and I've been self employed for 10 years selling my vintage finds online, in flea markets and local vintage malls. I love to resell 2nd hand and vintage items so they can live a second (or third or fourth) life!

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Cheers!

💙Laura Caldwell

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Watch more of my fun GOODWILL thrifting episodes below:

THESE GOODWILLS ARE BETTER THAN DEPARTMENT STORES | Thrift Haul | Thrift For Resale | Goodwill Haul

A GOODWILL SHOPPING DATE NIGHT AND THRIFTING ANTIQUE SILVER | Thrift With Me | Thrifting For Resale

A THRIFT DAY TO REMEMBER! | Goodwill Haul | Thrift Haul | Thrift For Resale | HWY 101 Tour Ep: 4

FILLING MY GOODWILL CART…AGAIN! | Thrift For Resale | Thrift With Me | Goodwill Haul | 4 Stops 1 Day

MY GOODWILL DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE! | 5 stops in 1 day | Thrift With Me | Goodwill Thrift Haul

#thrifting #thrift #thrifted #thrifthaul #vintage #thriftwithme

[lisalee]

The wooden bowl with the swirl & 2 holes is a yarn bowl. Used to hold the ball of yarn while you’re knitting or crocheting.

[saraholt]

Yes! You can still find huge treasures. My son found an odd looking vase at Goodwill. Clear glass with straight stems sticking out here and there with a black leaf here and there. I wouldn’t have picked it up. He paid $2. Then took it to an appraiser. It was old, made in Italy, guess where! He took a flight to New York (no way was he gonna trust shipping people or packers) with the vase bundled like a baby to high end glass auction where there were bidders from around the world. The vase went for $48, 000. It’s in a museum now as part of a collection of matching glass blown objects

[moniquemcgeachy]

The wood bowl with the swirl is to hold the ball of wool while knitting.

[denverdubois]

Laura, here's another huge way to research antique items: watch old movies! For years I used an old 1940s burgundy/white/gold leaf set of Homer Laughlin dishes daily. I'll never forget the time I was in a theatre in LA watching an old movie and almost jumped out of my seat, "hey, the crime boss has my dishes!" Seriously though, old movies and TV shows are both fun and fascinating! I found a set of 1970s coffee mugs recently which were EXACTLY like the ones TV detective Mannix and his secretary use!

Those Haviland dishes are rimmed with real gold! And they are probably 19th century. It amazes me that such old things even survive the trip to a thrift store. Imagine all those flowers, painted by hand! The artistry is mind-boggling to the modern mindset. Who has the patience to create such incredible detail anymore? That's my favorite find from today, though the English document holder is close!

Surprisingly large numbers of beautiful old things just didn't have a well-known designer behind them. Your lamp looks like it says "Chu" but that doesn't google at all (as I'm sure you know LOL). "Ghu" is also possible? I think it'll go for a great price regardless. It has such a classic MCM look and from years of vintage clothing selling, I know how important Parisian motifs were in that era. I love that it's from when lamps were big and "moderne", but still incorporated the 1940s-ish milk glass torchiere diffuser underneath a larger fabric shade. IIRC the style of top shade that would go with a lamp like yours would be a big cylinder--not bell shaped or flared, either a tweedy type beige or maybe bronze-colored--treated fabric with a metallic sheen. What do you think? Are you gonna put a top shade on it? Can't wait to see how you style it! Congrats on an amazing find!

Re: tapestry jackets--I have been part of EVERY wave. In the 1980s, I wore tapestry granny boots with my tapestry jackets and coats (usually vintage '70s, as I preferred those styles to the '80s shorter length and big shoulder pads.)! I also collected 1950s tapestry coats! A lot of the nicest ones I found were from England. Tapestry was popular in the 90s too (Coldwater Creek and Chicos made tons of jackets) and around 2010 I got a lovely tapestry blazer, "boyfriend" styled, at a boutique in Sonoma! I think tapestry will always be "in". Remember tapestry VESTS? I loved those too!

I'm surprised you didn't grab the two little green studio pottery bowls. So pretty! The blue crackle vase in the same shot was cute, too.

[saintsherill]

That bowl with the swirl on the side is a yarn bowl.

[jolarson]

The white platter is actually a quiche dish.

[marciejones]

Isleta is a Native American Pueblo tribe in New Mexico. 😊❤. They make excellent pottery.

[victoriaredington]

Laura, your staging of your purchases is impeccable and so inspiring. I listen intently as you describe items you buy and suggest the many ways they could be used. I’m a great admirer of your posts and look forward to new videos and rewatching older ones.

[debbylovesyarn]

That wooden bowl with swirl cut in the wood is yarn bowl. I’m drooling here over what you get at your goodwill.

[maureenphillips]

You’re Goodwill stores are SO MUCH NICER, cleaner n organized than ours in Denver metro area!!

[Lililuwho]

Apparently it’s a French C.1950 Rare Hand Painted Ceramic Lamps

[fayehickey]

Love your taste and personality… you include your viewers…make it fun to watch. Beautiful lamp!

[funnygirlinstumptown]

I loved the place settings you styled with the black and white plates and gold flatware. Very chic.

[pigoff]

My dad is gone now but I remember us at the family farm in Iowa And we saw a balloon go down. I bugged him and we drove to where it went down. The guy ended up giving us a ride in it. It is a good memory that I have never forgotten. Thank you for reminding me of it.

[tanithmessenger]

All crocheters (like me!) and knitters will say their favourite find is the gorgeous wooden yarn bowl! What a great find 😍 Love the lamp too!!!

[maryclaremayo]

My jaw dropped when I saw that lamp. I was yelling "Laura! You MUST get it!"
I love the yellow Ikebana piece, what a unique shape.
The Limoges porcelain - gasp.

[cindyblumenthal]

Please start over when you complete the list! This is Fantastic! Thank you Jesse!

[kiahbrown-pqmw]

I need that hot air balloon, I was married in one

[janwalters]

I believe the 2 brass lamps are Stiffle - you got a bargain on those!!! I bought a pair in the early 90's and paid almost $300 for each one. I still have them and won't ever give them up!

[drenatucker]

Laura, this series is so great! I’d do anything to have you come to my messy, unorganized Goodwills, follow you and watch you ‘work.’ It’d be such a thrill!