last weekend i popped into this junk shop that i go to every so often (the kind where the more you buy, the cheaper it gets) and i hit the motherload in the vintage wooden puzzle department. kinda couldn't believe my eyes when i saw the stack. i have a love for wooden puzzles, so you can imagine my excitement. some of these are a little bit advanced for dotty right now, but i have no problem setting them aside 
another thing i don't mind tucking away for later is dresses. good golly, is that any surprise? as soon as i found out that i was pregnant with a girl, i went nutso and just really had the best thrifting luck e-v-e-r. her closet is chock full of fabulous girl's dresses from the 50s, 60s and 70s. most of them are sizes 2T through 6X but a few of them won't fit her till the year 2020 or so! but can you blame me? who knows if she'll be interested in wearing them past, say, the age of 5 or 6… she may think i'm crazy.
anyhow, the good stuff is out there, you just have to spend a little time looking!
happy thrifting!
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you have the best luck! I am pretty good with finding the toys/cameras/bags but when it comes to the clothing I don’t have the patience. what’s your secret???
hey vanessa!
well, my old secret is to touch everything. sounds crazy time consuming, but when it comes to clothing on hangers + on racks, my old trick is just to literally MOVE EVERY PIECE as i move through the rack. i used to do this every time… now, i am better at doing faster scans for colors/textures/patterns and have a pretty seasoned eye for picking out the vintage treasures without having to touch every piece… BUT, when i have the time i do my old trick because there plenty of pieces that don’t stand out in a quick scan that end up being awesome finds once you pull it off the rack.
definitely requires a lot more time + patience, but it’s worth it when you find the good stuff!!!
LOVE all the dresses but that jumper with the stripes just blows my mind….:)
I’ve had just terrible luck lately. Clay is convinced that the economy is to blame. Whether people aren’t getting rid of stuff or more people are thrifting, we just aren’t finding treasures. We did have some luck at the swap meet last weekend though.
Hi, I’m new here! I have a love for vintage toys. As I scrolled down to your other posts, I see some familiar things! (That clickety-clackety alligator…I know it’s not vintage, but I have the red caterpillar. It was the first toy I bought when pregnant. On major discount, too!)
I recently started doing more thrifting again, and your blog has been inspiring, especially for clothing. I realize I’ve loved these things all along, but never had the know-how to coordinate the oddities I saw and loved. So thank you.
oh my GOD look at these!! i would wear them!
i had that hippo puzzle when i was a baby! i think it was my brother’s first.
love love love the dresses! my daughter is 2 1/2 and whenever i find dresses i buy them up…..but she is going through a phase that she doesn’t want anything to do with dresses. bummer because i have scored some good ones recently!
Swoooooooon.
Just came across your blog and saw this post. Love these vintage dresses! Especially the grey one. CUTE!