Yes, it does give me a sense of accomplishment. So true, thrift stores are to my liking! Not only because it's cheap to shop there but for the very atmosphere of already used things. Brand new things can't compete with the long lasting effect a self made or re-used item gives you when you put your own ideas on it.

Last year, in the middle of summer, I bought a wollen winter coat in the thrift store near my home town. It was a rare find and fit me as if tailored for my body. It's a very classic design and will never get out of fashion. I think it must have been very expensive in the first place and I was more than happy to take it to my collection.

I will probably make some more fashion/vintage blogs to also promote my youtube-channel here on hive. I actually have hundreds of making off pictures and also nice footage from vintage items. Did you see the radio right at the beginning of my video? This was a gift from my brother, years ago. The radio still works.

Though I must say that I find my fashion/vintage blog posts under rated. It pissed me off because I put great care into the design of the posts and the selection and pre-workings on the photographs. All this talk about "quality" but then you put up a quality post and it goes unnoticed.
I can be a diva, sometimes. ... Maybe, I don't fit well enough into the communities. You have to stick to a certain one - I did that with Ink Well for a while but story telling is not the only interest I have. One can be in so many communities but to really engage it takes up a lot of time which I cannot spare when I want to concentrate on sewing.

HaHa! Sorry for the little rant.