Hospice of the East Bay--60's Sale

Sent to me from the Hospice of the East Bay email list:
(These guys are totes groovy. I'll probably be there both Sat. and Sun. afternoons. Lord knows I can't resist a good rave. Carnival. Whatever.)

Come enjoy our 60's Sale!!! Hospice of the East Bay Concord Thrift Store 5350 Clayton Road Free Raffle Prizes*Face Painting*Balloons*Tie Dye clothing Music!Music!Music! August 6th - 10:00am to 5:00pm August 7th - 12:00am to 5:00pm All 60's merchandise 60% off Sunday August 7th (Furniture excluded)

New Hair!

I'm very low-maintenance when it comes to my hair. It just grows out too quickly (about an inch+ a month) to keep short or have elaborately colored. So I decided this time around (since I looked like a bag lady with my amorphous blob of hair) to just get it layered and ombred (that is, colored in the ombre style. Who the heck termed it that? "Yes, I would like my hair colored in the ombre style." It just rolls off the tongue).

Anyway. . . back to where I was before that long-winded deviation . . .

I went to my friend Rachel from Sola Salon Studios--blog here--this morning and gave her free reign with my hair. She had previously done it red last fall, and it turned out so wonderfully that I would basically trust Rachel to do whatever she wanted with my hair short of shaving it off.
Although. . . maybe . . .

At the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival last fall with my red hair

Rachel did my hair this morning, perfectly planned to happen right before my job interview this afternoon, so it would look like I have naturally soft, salon-styled hair (actually, it was purely coincidental).

Spicy new hair

Zingy interview outfit

And I'm ready for Spring.

Stats

Bought: Blue pencil skirt (with pockets!) @ Anna's Attic
Price: $4

Bought: Shoes

Bought: Belt

Borrowed: Floral print shirt from my sister, Josie

More books. What a surprise.

Bought:
The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, c. 1990, $4
The Clue of the Broken Locket, c. 1934, $3
The Mystery at Devil's Paw, c. 1959, $3
Walden, c. 1950, $3
The Secret of Pirate's Hill, c. 1956, $2

Place: Anna's Attic, Annual Book Sale

It's a sad state of world affairs when these sell for so little. But a pretty good day for me, eh?

I also got a traveling bag for this spring that I'll post later. I'm not going to lie. It's going to make me look like an adult. An adult...who reads Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books. Oh yeah. I'm awesome.

Bada Bing! Bargain Books!

Here's the notification I received through email today (minus some exclamation points because, WOW someone went !!!!!!! crazy) (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!):

Hospice Foundation of the East Bay

ANNA'S ATTIC
5350 CLAYTON ROAD
CONCORD

We are having our annual book sale this weekend!
It is located at our Concord Thrift Store Anna's Attic.
We have books from every genre! Vintage, Cookbooks, Fiction, Sports, Kids, Do It Yourself, Foreign Language and much much more! And as always, our store will be fully stocked with merchandise from housewares and clothing to antiques and collectibles.


Friday January 21st
10:00am to 5:00pm

Saturday January 22nd
10:00am to 5:00pm

Sunday January 23rd
12:00am to 5:00pm

All Books will be 50% off or MORE on Sunday!!

Proceeds to Benefit Hospice Foundation of the East Bay

I'll be there. Probably tomorrow. Maybe Saturday. And perhaps Sunday. I've gotten quite a few books there before.
(Prove it, Liar!)
Fine. I will.
Past posts from Anna's Attic finds:
Ba-Zing!

Vintage Sale Finds! Pt. 2--Concord

I think these speak for themselves.

This is on the back:
(This is also the reason I spent like $40 more than I planned. Or $40 exactly because that's how much this photo cost.)

$5 for this cutie patootie:

$3 for my best friend Nancy Drew (from 1946 and '47, respectively)
$10 for my FAVORITE children's book ever, The Wind in the Willows (from 1933):

"Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World," said the Rat. "And that's something that doesn't matter, either to you or me. I've never been there, and I'm never going, nor you either, if you've got any sense at all."

I think you've got it just right, friend Rat.

Vintage Sale Finds! Pt. 1--Concord

Well, all in all, I think the first Vintage Sale Weekend of the month was a rousing success. I've decided to split this experience into 2 parts. Today, Part 1--Clothing. I only wound up buying the last item(s) on here. But I documented a whole bunch of other clothes that were there. Just for you.
There were gaudy 70's clothes that I made my hands crawl just thinking about touching them.

One leather pair of shorts once belonging to Daisy Duke.

One white dress that was too stained to buy but I can absolutely duplicate the pattern of.

1940's jungle print dresses that I would have bought in a heartbeat if I hadn't already spent way too much money the day before.

And finally, ridiculously adorable gloves that I bought for $2.

And kudos to Jenn, Lauren, and Seth for hustling themselves out there to join me. A vintage sale without friends is nothing at all.

Hearty Hardy's

Bought: Hardy Boys Mystery Story: The Yellow Feather Mystery, by Franklin W. Dixon
Price: 75 cents (ish)
Place: Anna's Attic

If you've never read a Hardy Boys book, it's about time you get on that. There's really no reason not to read one (unless of course you like books you can't predict that have fully developed characters, unique plot lines, and intellectual dialogue. But really, who reads books like that anymore?)
Cannon Balls of Ice????? I really need to read this ASAP.

The real reason I bought this book is because it's an original 1953 copy.
Plus, I just love it (obviously more than Gary W. and Sharon Weitzner to whom it has previously belonged. Especially whichever one of them drew on it with pink marker.)

Please note the pink marker mark

Well, dear Hardy Boys, I love you for being eternally 17 and 18 years old, respectively.
I love you for solving every case with ease.
I love you for using phrases like "Holy crow!" and "Crumb!"
I love you for making fun of your fat friend Chet's weight without remorse.

We've come a long way together, haven't we?
Continue to take me on your adventures and I'll continue to love you forever.

Guest Blog #1 (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Bought: Umbrella
Price: I can't tell you because it was a gift
Place: Anna's Attic
Model: Dana
Photographer: Stephanie Horvilleur, whom I've never met but whose site is here
Question: I wonder how many of these one-liners I can include before it becomes obsolete and irritating.
Answer: 7

So I'm kind of cheating with this post. Technically, I still bought that umbrella for Dana as a present, but it's no longer mine so I'm going to include this as GUEST BLOG # 1!!!!!!!!!! This is so exciting. If you want to be guest blogged, send me your picture and all your info and I'll post it.

I feel like I need to say something (and no, it's not why I've wasted a month's time not posting. Leave me alone). Thrift stores make awesome places to gift shop.

A. People don't need to know things are used (*wink*).
B. You find quirky things there (e.g. pictures, statues, canes, etc...).
C. You find gross things there (this isn't so much for friend-gifting, as for enemy-gifting).
D. VINTAGE. That's where I got this bumbrella. Anna's Attic has the absolute best vintage sales. But if you start going there and buying up everything I want to buy, well...see point C.






Seriously. Email me your pictures/stories with where you got it and for how much @ kaymay88@gmail.com. Or write it yourself (and I'll just supplement)! Or if we're Facebook friendsies, there too!

Friendly Bit of Advice #3: Cut Loose, Footloose

Bought: Shoes
Price: <$10 except the heeled Candies boots Place: Goodwill, Pleasant Hill; Anna's Attic; Goodwill, Concord; Good Samaritan Thrift Store, San Diego; Salvation Army, Concord (R.I.P.)

Today, we're going to talk about the one most terrifying thrift store item.

No, not the undergarment. We're going to pretend that those don't even exist there. There is absolutely no way I would ever look at those, much less touch them. And buying them would be an early sign of a brain aneurysm.

The Shoe.

I know. Don't be scared.

The Shoe is like the Holy Grail or the Lost Ark (or any other Biblical artifact that has since been turned into a mainstream movie title) of the thrift store.
Most people don't get rid of their shoes, unless they're completely worn out, making The Shoe search more difficult.

So in true Monty Python and Indiana Jones fashion, let's turn this into a scavenger hunt.

1. Find The Shoe that is in style.

2. It's in style? See if it fits. If it doesn't, place back on the rack and go back to step 1.
Cinderella Step-Sister-Like behavior is generally frowned upon.

3. It fits? Find its mate. If you can't, place back on the rack and go back to step 1 or ask an employee for assistance.

4. It's in style, it fits, and "it" is now a "they"?! Check the price. Depending on the uniqueness and quality of the shoe, place back on the rack if it's over $10.

5. Fend off anybody else who is eying your shoes. View other customers as enemy scavenger hunt competitors who will potentially take you down if you find one of their items. Tuck your find under your arm and sprint for the cash register. Unnecessary roughness will be flagged and may result in expulsion from the hunt, so be sure to barrel someone over only if the ref has his eyes closed.

6. Oh no... You're not finished yet. High-tail it home, and whip out your disinfectant spray. Take your shoes outside and spray those suckers off until you just about can't breathe with all the toxins in the air. Leave outside to dry.

7. Do a victory dance, for you have won the hunt! Gloating optional, but generally encouraged.
Example:
Scavenger Hunt Completion Party