Tuesday's Treat

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The treat today is not just that I have these beautiful vintage towels to list in sosovintage.  It is that I am beginning to feel my thrifting and listing mojo stir once again.  It has been absent for many weeks, but I am determined to keep myself from giving all of my joys over to stress and sorrow.  I'm sending strength and smiles to anyone needing them today!

Wednesday's Works

My main work this week so far has centered around Sophie and preparing for back-to-school.  But, in my spare time I've been taking photos and preparing to revamp my shop stock of towels.  Here are a few goodies coming soon!

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Pretty jadite roses fingertip towel by Calloway

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What could be more "fall" than orange on orange?

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Super soft rust and grey hand towel by Yves Saint Laurent

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And what have YOU been working on lately?

Price is Right: Game 12

Come join the fun! The more, the merrier!

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The Game: I show you my thrift haul from one recent outing. You leave a comment with your best guess as to how much I paid. This does include VA sales tax. The person who comes closest WITHOUT going over wins.

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The Rules: One clear and definitive guess per person- no amending your answer. Please do not choose the same answer as a person who came before you- read the comments prior to leaving your guess. Game runs through Tuesday the 24th, 5pm EST and is open to US and international players. The receipt and winner will be posted here: please be sure I know how to get in touch with you either through blog, website or email. Play nice and have fun!!

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The Prize: The satisfaction of winning, AND $5 in "soso bucks" that can be applied toward any purchase in either of my shops. Can be saved and spent at a later time, up to one year. Can be combined with other wins or offers. Not redeemable for cash. Non-transferable.

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The Stuff: This time the loot comes from my favorite thrift shop, non-sale day.  Prices here are relatively high for sheets and larger breakables.  Relatively low for small items.  They do not seem to charge more for *vintage*.  Here's what I walked out with this week:

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 Chevron bedsheet

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 pansy bath towel

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 hand towel

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 3 pillowcases

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 Vera napkins

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 More Vera napkins

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 Large yellow enamelware Georges Briard pot

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 These were all sold separately.  Japan donkey, Garfield small planter, box of curtain tieback pins, box of pink Gibson notecards, vintage Old Maid card game, handpainted diaper pin set

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 This was sold together in one of those famous bags.  Yes, I DID buy it for the FOXY patch.

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A dozen "woven" plastic napkin rings

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There you have it, folks!  A nice haul of goodies if I do say so myself.  Let the game begin!

Tower of Towels

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This is just part of the tower of vintage towels that I have got to get listed.  A veritable rainbow of terry cloth yumminess!  Looking for any special colors?  I just might have them.  Hoping to make a dent in this tower by the end of the month.  Look for Friday's Fabrics tomorrow... I haven't had a chance to take photos yet, but believe me, there are lots of beauties waiting in the wings.  Have a super weekend - don't forget to wear green tomorrow :)

Rare Gems

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One of my favorite thrift stores moved locations about a year ago.  I went to the new location one time and hated it.  Decided to boycott the place.  It was far away, the parking was horrific, the place was disorganized, and everything "good" was shuffled off to their upscale sister location.  And priced accordingly.

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I was passing by the other day, though, and decided to give it a second chance.  I'm SO glad I did!  These three vintage towels- and lots of other goodies- were just sitting there waiting for me.  It's so hard to find vintage towels in good {let alone excellent} condition, and these don't look like they were ever even used.  I plan to pop them on the sosovintage shelves one day soon :)

A New Shop In Town

A very nice gal from Los Angeles has been snapping up some lovely vintage towels from my shop.  I've been intrigued by her user name *cozyterry*, and have wondered if she makes things from the towels she buys.  Thanks to a lovely message and photos I received from her the other day, the mystery has been put to rest!  The answer is most definitely YES!

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 Look at this precious kiddie cover up she made from this towel here!

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 And feast your eyes on this fab bag made from this towel here!

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Lucky for all of us, CozyTerry is now an Etsy shop filling up with all sorts of this talented designer's one-of-a-kind creations.  Please stop on by and show Lisa and her work some love!  Enter CozyTerry by clicking right HERE :)

Throwing In The Towel

I need ways to expedite listing in sosovintage. I have SO much inventory that I often get so overwhelmed with the task of taking photos and writing descriptions that I just...go shopping for more goodies instead. This must stop.

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Even my husband, normally exceedingly patient with my piles of *treasures*, rolled his eyes when I came home from thrifting the other day and said, "Woohoo, more stuff". He was not excited. And most of my "stuff" from THAT trip was in the car! Needless to say, it stayed there til he went to work the next day.

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So, my new plan is to try to photograph and list like items in clumps. I can stage the photos similarly, crop and edit without too much brain strain, and list them in the same format. Here's hoping this works!

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I decided to start with an easy project to bolster my motivation. These are just some of the vintage towels that will be coming to the shop soon!

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Pair of pink fleur de lis and faux weave St. Mary's bath towels

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Turquoise and avocado "Terri-down" by Martex bath towel
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Minty-jadite green roses Martex handtowel
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Avocado and white flowered Sears, Roebuck & Co. "Drylon" facecloth
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Fab, fab, fab untagged terry bath towel

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What do you think of my plan? Do you have any words of wisdom for me? Can you sympathize with my issue? Please leave a comment!