Jeannie Marie & Company

My real treasure this time was finding nine vintage Vera Neuman scarves in one thrift store!  They are all so similar it is interesting to speculate, was it a collector that donated or one owner with a love of polka dots?  Each one is in excellent condition.   I was thrifting in North Carolina and secreted my treasures across state lines home. The scarves were fifty cents each.  This leather handbag was fun to find.  The flash really picks up the colors but it's really quite muted when I carry it.  The bag was priced at $7.00.  More like this, but the previous picture really brings out the detail.  It is great to carry when wearing animal prints!  This little gem comes complete with a chipped nose which gives it an authenticity of having been around for "ages".  It could have been dug up in distant ruins, but I suspect it was probably from the local nursery and happily displayed until it was chipped and discarded as "ruined"....

It wasn't supposed to be a thrifting day, but Karan and I were meeting up her way and we decided to make it lunch and shopping.  So I dressed to be out all afternoon. It was cold enough to wear a cotton sweater that I just picked up at the Salvation Army for a song, I don't believe it has ever been worn.  I added a scarf that picked up the teal color and a bag that picked up the oranges in the scarf.  A bracelet of orange beads and a multi-colored necklace paired with a silver one and the ring I bought two weeks ago that, sadly, didn't last out the day. The ring went to thrifting heaven.  I knew it was old when I bought it, (last week!) but was surprised to find myself wearing half a ring when I paid for my scarves.  I considered searching the store frantically for the top half, but since Karan and I decided it wasn't gold and it wasn't jade I didn't bother.  Then found it in the truck when I was unloading my purchases.  What must the sales clerk b...