Tuesday Treasures - The Dog Days of Thrifting - November 8, 2022

 It was a collie week not long ago.  Between St. Vincent de Paul and my friend, I added five collies to my collections.  Three for the dog collection, two for the salt and peppers.  

I went to St. Vincent de Paul a few days after I went with the friend (last post) specifically to get a piece of 12" x 16" glass for a frame I already had to use for that Gilhooley nude.  I did get it by buying a cheap frame for $1.  

I had to trim the mats to fit, and found that once again an artist used both sides of the watercolor paper!   Dogwood?  If so, another dog!

 I preferred the nude.  The painting with mats was under $1 from the Bins ($1.59lb, or less depending on weight, the more the cheaper), the frame free off a curb in January, and $1 for the frame glass.  Yes, if you look closely I didn't get the mat completely professional-grade even!   Just don't look closely.

Of course I had to walk past the collectibles to get to the frames.

 First there was a collie figurine for $1.50.

Then, on the next fixture were these salt and pepper collies made in Japan with cork stoppers.  They are only a little different, so I would have trouble telling salt from pepper if I used them.

I also picked up a clear glass ball, because, why not?  It's very heavy.  I gave it to my son.  I'm not sure why, or what he's going to do with it.

I also bought a nice frame for 50 cents. I took out the Christmas print that was in it to donate back somewhere, as it wasn't my sort of thing. The frame's an odd size, 11" x 17", which is always good to have just in case.