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• Thrifter • Lover of Old Things • • Collector • Etsy seller • Cat Lady • Vintage Home Bits & Bobs https://brassybettys.etsy.com

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Mar 4

Welcome to Brassy Betty’s…my little corner of thrifted & vintage home decor happiness!

I opened an Etsy store last year to share vintage goodies in search of a new home. Take a peek and join me on this second hand adventure!

#vintagehome #secondhanddecor #etsyshop #thriftedhome

Nine photos of product available in my etsy shop.
1. A natural wicker basket shaped like an apple
2. A pair of cobalt blue soda shop glasses
3. White and brass paper clips in the shape of frogs
4. A hot pad made of wood that reads - HOT PAD
5. A brass basket with cut-out hearts and a handle
6. A bone colored plastic frame with floral pattern
7. A small brass swan planter
8. A set of vintage mustard floral coffee mugs
9. A bright green two piece fairy lamp.

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Bluesky T. Vibes @vibesbummer.bsky.social · 13d

[me when the lady at a yard sale tells me the $35 treadmill doesn’t go that fast anymore]
that’s ok it’s for a cat

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 5d

hey sorry mom, no i'm gonna be late, i stopped on the side of the road to get a chair from a yard sale and rod serling shoved me into the twilight zone to learn a lesson about sitting down too much. yes it's taking forever. no it's pretty good so far.

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · 5d

I almost always leave the patina & the color of this is amazing, it’s the few darker spots that are making me question it.

Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · 5d

So tiny & cute!!

Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · 13d

No signature, just more of that lovely deep patina.

Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · 13d

To polish or not to polish, that is the question. What do y’all think?

An etched brass tray with a floral and Dutch windmill/small town design on it. It has a gorgeous deep patina, which I love, but a few blotchy dark spots.

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · 13d

DOOR SNEK! So cute & on sale right now, y’all…go get one.

Debbie Crochets @debbiecrochets.bsky.social · 13d

40-inch Crocheted Door Draft Stopper Snake: Colorful Dorm Decor . Proceeds of sales go towards the dogs vet bills. Thank you. debbiecrochets.etsy.com/listing/4376...

40-inch Crocheted Door Draft Stopper Snake: Colorful Dorm Decor . Proceeds of sales go towards the dogs vet bills. Thank you. https://debbiecrochets.etsy.com/listing/4376614712

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 22d

If you are cancelling streaming services it's worth noting that we are currently living in a golden age of thrift store DVDs. Lot's of people have liquidated their collections because of streaming or because of the switch to bluray...

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Aug 25

My yard sale finds from this weekend…

A collection of things I found at yard sales over the weekend:
- an ornate plastic frame with a print of the Mona Lisa
- an empoli amber bubble glass decanter
- a Smokey glass owl bank
- a stoneware tea set
- a deviled egg platter
- a bunch of wooden fruit
- a pink ceramic planter with a brass base
- a bright green glass candlestick holder

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Debbie Crochets @debbiecrochets.bsky.social · Aug 9

Sale in my shop this weekend, Proceeds of sales go towards past/future vet bills & meds. Thank you debbiecrochets.etsy.com

a small white dog standing on its hind legs on a tile floor

ALT: a small white dog standing on its hind legs on a tile floor

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Aug 9

Definitely in my miniatures era. How cute are these tiny faux pottery pieces?! They’re made of plastic, but have all the details of handmade pottery…

Four tiny faux pottery pieces shown on the palm of my hand. All are a grey brown color with floral “painting” details jn dark browns, blue & white.
A one handled pitcher
A two handled pitcher
Two wide vases.

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Aug 9

I posted on a local Facebook group asking if there were any yard sales this weekend & people are inviting me over to their house to see what they’re trying to get rid of & now this weekend is feeling more murdery than I was expecting.

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Sharky 🦈 @sharky.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hey, you. Go get some stuff this weekend from these folks:

@brassybettys.bsky.social
@artologica.net
@creativewronging.bsky.social
@tealcartoons.bsky.social
@roxiqt.com

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caffeinatedfool.bsky.social @caffeinatedfool.bsky.social · Aug 8

Duckodile.

Made from sticking kids toys from the thrift store together and painting them. Because painting little guys is neat. It will bite your ankles for bread.

#minipainting #scrapbuild

A small plastic toy. The body is that of a duck, wings folded down. The body is yellow. The head and back legs are green, and look like a crocodile. The back legs are pointed backwards, so the duckodile sits on its belly. It has yellow eyes, a closed mouth, with some white teeth sticking out. The head is pointing upwards. It is resting on a shiny pleather chair, in front of a white and blue wall.

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Aug 5

NEW in the shop - I’m obsessed with the color of this ceramic tiger tv planter…the way it changes with the contours of the design. And it’s just a really cool piece…link to shop in bio.

#secondhandhome #vintagelife #vintageceramic #etsyseller

A bright burgundy ceramic tv planter in the shape of a roaring tiger. While the color is the same across the entire piece, the peaks & valleys made by the design of the tiger’s fur and musculature make it darker or lighter in places.

A close up of the front portion of the tiger’s body. What it lacks in teeth it makes up for n style.

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ssssssso cute!

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The House Thirteen | Vintage & Secondhand Goods @thehousethirteen.bsky.social · Aug 5

Today it was this pin—offbeat, a little tacky, weirdly perfect. Just the kind of thing I would’ve hoarded in middle school. That’s the joy. Not flipping stuff. Just rescuing little pieces of forgotten culture.
What kind of weird little thing do you always pick up at thrift stores?
#VintageSeller

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Brassy Betty’s @brassybettys.bsky.social · Aug 5

I don’t have one thing specifically that I always pick up, but I’m an absolute sucker for weird homemade things. Hobby ceramics, shell art, odd Christmas ornaments…I don’t always buy them but they always bring me joy.