Anatomy of grab bag

I have posted before about those grab bags you find at the thrift stores, and how much I enjoy grabbing one indeed.  They can look so completely un-interesting, and are often so packed full of junk that you can't really see what's in there.

For me, it's kind of like those shows where people bid on storage sheds: the fun is in finding a hidden treasure!

In this case, I did see through the bag that there was that little red plastic container of pretty, sparkly buttons that I wanted!  So, I decided it would be worth the $4.99 splurge.

Here are the contents all spread out.  I really love vintage sewing stuff, but this was clearly a lot of junk.

In fact, from that big pile, this smaller selection is the only stuff that I felt was truly worth keeping: wooden spools of lovely silk thread, including that huge one, a brand new white zipper, beeswax for needles...

I happen to love the little plastic containers, and interesting little tubes like the one on the right.  All the better if they are full of pretty buttons, like this one!  There were many more in there than I had thought: bonus!

And then I saw these little snakeskin buttons; I do believe it's authentic snake (or other reptile) skin!

But here was the big suprise:

A sweet little hand made silver thimble!

Go see all the other fun thrifty finds at Coastal Charm!