A thrift shop find ... small but mine own

No time for a tablescape today -- so I'm just going to showcase a simple thrift shop find:

Coasters.

Yes, coasters. Not glamourous, not gorgeous, but I was tickled when I found them,
all 8 for only $2.50, at a thrift shop yesterday.

I have never had enough coasters, and those I do have don't work well.
I have enough bone plates, for crying out loud, but not enough coasters.

For a big Christmas party my husband brought a huge pack of these home from the party store:

He thought because they had red on them, they'd be OK with the holiday decor.
As I tell him nearly every day, he's lucky I think he's cute.

Then there are these coasters, below, 4 for $1.00 at Michaels.
I bought them because they were pretty.
Pretty, but only useful if you don't really need a coaster, as they are full of holes!

The simple off-white stone circles from the thrift store are very welcome indeed.

Plus I had such fun finding them; my daughter Anne and I were on our way home from Rutgers University, where Anne had just interviewed and been accepted to graduate school on the spot, for theatrical costume design, and we meandered along New Jersey's roads, stopping whenever the spirit moved us.

I took this picture out of the car window:

Anne tried to get shots of the wacky April snow that swirled crazily around us:

And I almost forgot... another good buy. See that tall mug in the picture below?
One dollar at A. C. Moore. One. Dollar.

It was a lovely day. Snow and all.

Visit here for more tales of bargains and special finds,

at Thrifty Thursday, hosted by Leigh at Tales from Bloggeritaville.