The best thing I have ever found monetarily is an OG Rae Dunn birdhouse that there is like 7 known to exist. I got it for $5.99 and flipped it for $2,500.
Found a cute coat for $12, bought it, the first time I wore it I put my hand in the pocket and found a DIAMOND RING. Which I then sold for about $600 (it wasn't a big diamond).
At my thrift store where i went to college i found a v haunted wicker monkey for a whopping $1.99! I did not buy it because I just couldn't take that energy home with me. I also had to convince my best friend not to buy it either so he wouldn't bring it back to our apartment. I hope that monkey is doing well wherever it ended up lmaoooo!
2:39 I own that Christmas tree, I can't believe I've seen another one of him. I should add that tree doesn't just look like nightmare fuel, he can also move his eyes around and his mouth opening in unsettling motions as he sings deeply the songs of old.
I feel like I won a prize of a smile on my face for making into the video. The sewing machine runs beautifully. She do be well good mate. SUCH.A.GOOD.FIND.
OH MY GOODNESS! The do not disturb sleeping kitten is actually a mascot for the Chesapeake Bay railroad. I collect thrift store cats and found a print of “Chessie”. It was an extra special find as my dad is a train engineer!
My best thrifted oddity: A realistically painted miniature scene of a bunny near a tree stump with delicate grasses and flowers, BUT PAINTED ON a 4 inch dried TREE FUNGUS!! (The bracken kind that looks like a small plate!) Sits happily on display in my main room!✨
Oh I will definitely be sharing pictures of Croissant’s crocheted outfits. He’s sitting next to me at work right now lol. Thanks for sharing my thrift find (and for pronouncing my name right!) stay funky!✌️
My favorite semi cursed find is a frog who wears overalls who croaks "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" when you press his foot. Fatefully there were two of them and my friend has the other one. We display the Christmas frogs all year long
We had one of those that was in a golf outfit and a little Santa hat that croaked Jingle Bells...my dad found it in a gift shop back in the 90s and thought it was hilarious.
Yay the taxidermied ferret and Sydney Opera House painting I found made it in! As I'm in Australia I'm pretty sure it was meant to be the Sydney Opera House anyway 😆
Adored this, very fun chill vibes. I have a whole clown collection but the thing that freaks everyone out is a monkey carved from a peach pit, it’s on a piece of paper that says ‘monkey carved from peach pit’ and it hangs on my wall
I love peach pit carvings! I've been making avocado pit carvings for a few years now (highly recommend, surprisingly easy to start!) and I hope to graduate to peach pits someday.
My friends and I always text each other pics of our most cursed finds when we’re thrifting 🤣. Congrats on 37k! Holy shnikes I’ve been here since 1K and it’s cool to see this corner of YT get so big!
The best, unhinged find I bought was a cursed Rudolf the red nose reindeer plushie! He plays the theme song and the best way I can describe it is that it's possessed. I love him so much
I have a picture of the most beautiful painting from a thrift trip years ago, but I couldn't take it on the plane with me. Two bears in a boat, going down a river through a mushroom forest at night with fireflies. Truly magical and I hope to buy it if I'm back there and super lucky, or paint something similar. At the same thrift I found a GORGEOUS 1970s hand made dress I had to have which made leaving the painting a little better.
My recommended video after this was 'Clowncore: Why Are Gen-Z So Obsessed With Clowns?' I blame the clown with the poppin mascara & experimental blush lmao
One of my favorite thrift finds was a 3d light switch plate cover with a hummingbird and flowers, I found 2 and of course I had to buy both of them. Even though I only have 1 lightswitch. I gave the other one to my sister. I've never seen anything else quite like them.
Aw man, I JUST found this little porcelain doll a couple weeks ago with the sassiest side eye facial expression. I’m gonna go follow you on IG now so I can send it to you haha
My brother and his best friend have a group chat with me where we send each other the most odd/cursed thrift finds we can find. Most recently, they somehow convinced me to thrift a display plate of Princess Di. It now sits on my parents mantle 🤣
I found your channel last week and I love your content!! I recently got into thrifting and clothing swaps to be more sustainable and manage the amount of clothes I have. Yesterday I found the most AMAZING mirror and safe to say that I’m obsessed with second hand finds :)
I have a fiber optic flower music box from the thrift store too! My husband first suggested it as a Xmas gift for my niece and he could tell I was disappointed by the suggestion, so come Xmas he wrapped it up and gave it to ME! I opened it in front of her and was so excited and surprised to see it that I immediately started bragging to her about it! (We never told her it was going to be gifted to her of course). She didn't understand my excitement and frankly doesn't appreciate it as much as me... so I am the rightful owner. Even though it stopped working because I've used it so much, its still a lifetime thrift find that brings me joy. (o: Also, hi clowns! Fellow clown here. Kathleen you warm my heart every time you call me stinky. Not sure why. Feels endearing. Love your channel!
Best thrift finds. To many x oversized puffer coat, nearly floor length (sleeping back jacket vibe) for like 5€. Vintage wool cardigan (harry potter witchy vibe) - sadly wasn't careful enough with the wash. Soft platform sandals (only ones which din't hurt me cor years) - was like taking chances and happy for years ❤
I think of your channel as a beautiful mix of thrifty content and arty content, so it would be fun to see a similar video to this with you ranking your community's thrift flips/art projects with thrifty materials. Could also be a good way to gain inspo!
The chicken box that they think is meant to hide cigarettes, looks like a chessboard to me. I neither play chess nor smoke but I want it, it's so cute.
I have the majestic, family destroyer cat too! Except mine was my grandma's and I used to sit on it's back as a child. In her house, it had a big swan buddy my sister sat on. Both are in my house.
These finds are all so amazing. I recently found a truly haunted dresser, (the mirror was broken and cloudy, it had a somewhat stained marble top, oh and a packet of extra buttons in the top drawer) all around fabulous, sadly out of my price range tho for the condition it was in ToT
Can someone please tell me about that white cat sculpture at the end? My partner found a yellow version of that cat (we call it Bruce) in an abandoned building last year. About two weeks later I realized a friend of mine has the white version in her house, and she found hers at an antique store. And now this same cat pops up in this video! What is up with these cats? I must know.
If the person who bought the Clown family is around-- if you're from Central Florida, I may know who donated those.... (me) Just to reassure, they're not haunted! Just little friends! LMAO
From Texas here, my grandmother actually used to illegally make those giant ceramic ET lights! I don't remember the mold maker, but she got her hands on one, and made a few and sold them at state fair shows around Texas. Eventually they got caught and anyone that had the mold was forced to destroy it with a cease and desist order. I wish I still had the one that remained, but they were epically creepy, from first hand child me seeing them stacked on shelves in the garage (aka her studio) I can say I don't think I'd ever buy one if I saw one, but I would check to see if her name was signed on the bottom. IDA MAC
Years ago I found a handmade candle holder that was a pregnant medusa with a medical style cross section of her belly, fetus included. I regret not buying her.
I like to joke that my best secondhand finds are my pets 😂. Got the dog from my boyfriend’s parents who couldn’t handle a puppy and found the cat on Craigslist
Cursed… just scary dolls. Best? In the mens section vintage Marino wool vneck marked L, but I’m a small stature human so I left it but kept thinking about it. Went back the next week, it fit me perfectly and then was on sale. Perfection.
I wish Instagram wasn’t to unhealthy for me because I would love to be in that world with you guys! At least I still get to enjoy the responses on here! ☺️❤️🔥
Hi Kathleen! As an Adobe employee and artist, is there a (computer) monitor you would recommend that works great with Mac and is not that expensive? Cheers, thank you for you awesome videos!
Hiya N B - I don’t have a specific recc - but I think there are lots of lower price point options that would work for you from Dell/HP. Luckily nice monitors are getting cheaper and cheaper with the growing PC gamer population 👍🏼Just make sure it’s compatible with your machine. I would personally go for something higher-def (2k or 4k res) if you’re going to be doing design work. Hope that helps!
Not best or worst but one of the last pieces of original art I bought at an estate sale was definitely haunted. I still have it I just don’t think it’s haunted anymore. Such a weird experience especially because Im not usually one to believe in that sort of thing
@@KathleenIllustrated That makes sense! If you're a fan of the McElroys I've done a few merch items with them, otherwise I'm not sure where I might have popped up lol.
My grandma gave me one of those light up flower music boxes and it got lost in a move years ago. When I saw the one in the video I cried. If anyone in the comments has one to sell or know where I can get one please let me know. Also my husband loved this video and requests more, and so do I? Thank you!!
What's your BEST (or WORST) secondhand find ever?! (the more unhinged, the better )
The best thing I have ever found monetarily is an OG Rae Dunn birdhouse that there is like 7 known to exist. I got it for $5.99 and flipped it for $2,500.
Best: patchwork silk kantha quilt for $6. Worst: a cute bathrobe with pockets full of used tissues
I have, in fact, found an urn. It still had ashes in the bottom. I found out when I went to wash it.
Found a cute coat for $12, bought it, the first time I wore it I put my hand in the pocket and found a DIAMOND RING. Which I then sold for about $600 (it wasn't a big diamond).
At my thrift store where i went to college i found a v haunted wicker monkey for a whopping $1.99! I did not buy it because I just couldn't take that energy home with me. I also had to convince my best friend not to buy it either so he wouldn't bring it back to our apartment. I hope that monkey is doing well wherever it ended up lmaoooo!
2:39 I own that Christmas tree, I can't believe I've seen another one of him. I should add that tree doesn't just look like nightmare fuel, he can also move his eyes around and his mouth opening in unsettling motions as he sings deeply the songs of old.
omg. and if it starts singing backwards, a portal to hell opeennssssssssss. incredible.
Thanks for sharing my box baby with the world. I showed her the video and her smile got REAL big! 😁😆
From one kewpie parent to another, hi 😂 (mine were in the video before yours 😂)
@@wlammy4ever our little angels. 👼
I feel like I won a prize of a smile on my face for making into the video. The sewing machine runs beautifully. She do be well good mate. SUCH.A.GOOD.FIND.
She's a beauty.
OH MY GOODNESS! The do not disturb sleeping kitten is actually a mascot for the Chesapeake Bay railroad.
I collect thrift store cats and found a print of “Chessie”. It was an extra special find as my dad is a train engineer!
I knew I recognized her! We have sets of playing cards with Chessie!
My best thrifted oddity: A realistically painted miniature scene of a bunny near a tree stump with delicate grasses and flowers, BUT PAINTED ON a 4 inch dried TREE FUNGUS!! (The bracken kind that looks like a small plate!)
Sits happily on display in my main room!✨
That chicken box is definitely a checkerboard with a compartment for the pieces! But can stash cigarettes too.
This video needs a part 2. This was so entertaining. I love seeing people’s epic thrift finds!
Oh I will definitely be sharing pictures of Croissant’s crocheted outfits. He’s sitting next to me at work right now lol. Thanks for sharing my thrift find (and for pronouncing my name right!) stay funky!✌️
My favorite semi cursed find is a frog who wears overalls who croaks "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" when you press his foot. Fatefully there were two of them and my friend has the other one. We display the Christmas frogs all year long
We had one of those that was in a golf outfit and a little Santa hat that croaked Jingle Bells...my dad found it in a gift shop back in the 90s and thought it was hilarious.
Yay the taxidermied ferret and Sydney Opera House painting I found made it in! As I'm in Australia I'm pretty sure it was meant to be the Sydney Opera House anyway 😆
OMG! A singer featherweight for $20?! A steal! Congrats on the find - that sewing machine with outlast all of us - truly a lifetime thrift find!
My parents found one in the trash! It's mine now and works like a dream
Adored this, very fun chill vibes. I have a whole clown collection but the thing that freaks everyone out is a monkey carved from a peach pit, it’s on a piece of paper that says ‘monkey carved from peach pit’ and it hangs on my wall
I love peach pit carvings! I've been making avocado pit carvings for a few years now (highly recommend, surprisingly easy to start!) and I hope to graduate to peach pits someday.
My dad carves little baskets out of peach pits
My friends and I always text each other pics of our most cursed finds when we’re thrifting 🤣. Congrats on 37k! Holy shnikes I’ve been here since 1K and it’s cool to see this corner of YT get so big!
yesss those are true friends! and THANK YOU MANDY!!!! we're growin'!!!
LMAO the kitty sleeping with "please do not disturb" is literally the "a mimir" meme
The best, unhinged find I bought was a cursed Rudolf the red nose reindeer plushie! He plays the theme song and the best way I can describe it is that it's possessed. I love him so much
I have a picture of the most beautiful painting from a thrift trip years ago, but I couldn't take it on the plane with me.
Two bears in a boat, going down a river through a mushroom forest at night with fireflies.
Truly magical and I hope to buy it if I'm back there and super lucky, or paint something similar. At the same thrift I found a GORGEOUS 1970s hand made dress I had to have which made leaving the painting a little better.
Why do i love when you call us stinky? ❤😂
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My recommended video after this was 'Clowncore: Why Are Gen-Z So Obsessed With Clowns?' I blame the clown with the poppin mascara & experimental blush lmao
exactly!! Iconic
My great grandmother had that fiber optic flower lamp 😱
I had that fiber optic flower lamp in the late 80s! The music box sounded sweet (not haunted!) back then🎶
My grandmother had one I loved it as a kid
One of my favorite thrift finds was a 3d light switch plate cover with a hummingbird and flowers, I found 2 and of course I had to buy both of them. Even though I only have 1 lightswitch. I gave the other one to my sister. I've never seen anything else quite like them.
Aw man, I JUST found this little porcelain doll a couple weeks ago with the sassiest side eye facial expression. I’m gonna go follow you on IG now so I can send it to you haha
Omg my Kewpie family is so honoured you consider them good trinkets 😂🙏
The whole video gives unhinged and unbothered vibes and I'm here for it
My brother and his best friend have a group chat with me where we send each other the most odd/cursed thrift finds we can find. Most recently, they somehow convinced me to thrift a display plate of Princess Di. It now sits on my parents mantle 🤣
Ahhh!! My castle skirt is so honored 🥰🥰🥰
Thx for sharing/
My sister-in-law just passed on the exact same skirt to my daughter!
That doll with the human hair is hands down the best. Cannot compete. 🙌
So fun to see some spooky highs and lows! I love to document my thrift adventures then subject my friends to abridged photosummaries.
Tote bag for sure for the “Meh”
Loved this video lol 😂 but tell me why I was expecting to watch a video about people sharing their “poltergeist” experiences with thrift store finds 🙈
I help in a charity shop, and my job is sorting the donations when they come in. I’ve seen some things 😂
I found your channel last week and I love your content!! I recently got into thrifting and clothing swaps to be more sustainable and manage the amount of clothes I have. Yesterday I found the most AMAZING mirror and safe to say that I’m obsessed with second hand finds :)
Yay!!! Thanks so much for being here! I'm happy to hear the thrifting luck has rubbed off onto thee!
I have a fiber optic flower music box from the thrift store too! My husband first suggested it as a Xmas gift for my niece and he could tell I was disappointed by the suggestion, so come Xmas he wrapped it up and gave it to ME! I opened it in front of her and was so excited and surprised to see it that I immediately started bragging to her about it! (We never told her it was going to be gifted to her of course). She didn't understand my excitement and frankly doesn't appreciate it as much as me... so I am the rightful owner. Even though it stopped working because I've used it so much, its still a lifetime thrift find that brings me joy. (o:
Also, hi clowns! Fellow clown here. Kathleen you warm my heart every time you call me stinky. Not sure why. Feels endearing. Love your channel!
ha!!! it sounds like it ended up with the right person after all :o) that's so sweet - thank you for sharing & being super stinky!!!
OMG A JEWELERY CRAFTY VIDEO WOULD BE SO COOL
Ahh... if only I snapped pics of all the crazy cursed thrift finds I've seen on shelves over the years lol
Omg. I had that bee stuffy when I was a child. I loved it
Best thrift finds. To many x oversized puffer coat, nearly floor length (sleeping back jacket vibe) for like 5€. Vintage wool cardigan (harry potter witchy vibe) - sadly wasn't careful enough with the wash. Soft platform sandals (only ones which din't hurt me cor years) - was like taking chances and happy for years ❤
omg desperately looking for the penguin pattern it's so cute *_*
Oh BOY! Another Kathleen Illustrated video! It's always a happy day when I see you've posted something new. Thank you!
More of these videos!!! I love them so much
I think of your channel as a beautiful mix of thrifty content and arty content, so it would be fun to see a similar video to this with you ranking your community's thrift flips/art projects with thrifty materials. Could also be a good way to gain inspo!
The chicken box that they think is meant to hide cigarettes, looks like a chessboard to me. I neither play chess nor smoke but I want it, it's so cute.
I have the majestic, family destroyer cat too! Except mine was my grandma's and I used to sit on it's back as a child. In her house, it had a big swan buddy my sister sat on. Both are in my house.
The human hair cutie doll in prison is too much 😅
unhinged and unbothered: I saw a porcelain nun baby doll. It was so scary I took a picture to show anyone who would look! Something about the eyes...
These finds are all so amazing. I recently found a truly haunted dresser, (the mirror was broken and cloudy, it had a somewhat stained marble top, oh and a packet of extra buttons in the top drawer) all around fabulous, sadly out of my price range tho for the condition it was in ToT
A little late but the meh would be a super cute back panel on a brown cord trucker jacket
Pls do this type of video again sometime! I love seeing everyone’s finds and need another chance to submit mine! 🐒
Charm making pleaaaaaaaase yes. Also I had to give umber a follow- im obsessed with that stinky banner LOL
Oooh if you ever do this again, I have some fun submissions!! The thrift shop was wild yesterday lol
Can someone please tell me about that white cat sculpture at the end? My partner found a yellow version of that cat (we call it Bruce) in an abandoned building last year. About two weeks later I realized a friend of mine has the white version in her house, and she found hers at an antique store. And now this same cat pops up in this video! What is up with these cats? I must know.
I think they were just really popular in like the 60s/70s? My grandmother used to have a few in her house, and I took one of them when she passed.
If the person who bought the Clown family is around-- if you're from Central Florida, I may know who donated those.... (me)
Just to reassure, they're not haunted! Just little friends! LMAO
From Texas here, my grandmother actually used to illegally make those giant ceramic ET lights! I don't remember the mold maker, but she got her hands on one, and made a few and sold them at state fair shows around Texas. Eventually they got caught and anyone that had the mold was forced to destroy it with a cease and desist order. I wish I still had the one that remained, but they were epically creepy, from first hand child me seeing them stacked on shelves in the garage (aka her studio) I can say I don't think I'd ever buy one if I saw one, but I would check to see if her name was signed on the bottom. IDA MAC
I have been waiting for this video!!! The cursed thrift finds exceeded my expectations. Can’t wait for the next video😁
Years ago I found a handmade candle holder that was a pregnant medusa with a medical style cross section of her belly, fetus included. I regret not buying her.
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such a fun video!! 😅
Omg Alexaaaaa when all my favs collide
My Mother-In-Law most definitely has that exact fiber optic flower music box in her living room right now. Hideous.
This was so much fun!!!
I like to joke that my best secondhand finds are my pets 😂. Got the dog from my boyfriend’s parents who couldn’t handle a puppy and found the cat on Craigslist
found a very wonky garden gnome covered in flowers. brought them home to live by the front door of my apartment but then they were gnomenapped.
pls do another one of these omg
I’d love to see you make some Ada Taki style metal charms! a lil kappa? 🥹
The fact that the camera moved just when you placed the "mirror made out of human skin" in the unhinged category says it all... 👻
Cursed… just scary dolls. Best? In the mens section vintage Marino wool vneck marked L, but I’m a small stature human so I left it but kept thinking about it. Went back the next week, it fit me perfectly and then was on sale. Perfection.
8:41 cosmo & wanda ain't slick
What a fun and unique video concept! 😄 Please do this again sometime! ❤️
Lol. Yes to the urinal. We keep a cute antique chamber pot in our bathroom. 😂❤
thank you for including me in your video! i was so happy to see my cursed monkey on screen :)
I wish Instagram wasn’t to unhealthy for me because I would love to be in that world with you guys! At least I still get to enjoy the responses on here! ☺️❤️🔥
Good on you for knowing your boundaries, macie! Much respect 💕
12:31 yes Yes YES ✨🤩✨
hehehe!!! >;)
That planter looks like zull from ghostbusters
Wait, I’ve seen that prideful penguin cross-stitch !!! Could there be more than one!? Was it a pattern?? Can I find it somewhere?!
not the period cup 😢
One time I saw a set of plates but they looked like they were made of denim and my sister bought one and calls it a jate
So much fun!
I found a Rebecca Minkoff leather moto jacket for $40 at my local thrift store
Not unhinged, but my best find was a pair of shoes that I literally (well, figuratively) haven't taken off ever since I got them.
yes!! what a great investment!
I meAn, unhinged and unbothered is my way of life.
Found a bong once (Uk charity shop)
lol! do you think the employees knew what it was?!
@@KathleenIllustrated I don't think so lmao! It was full of old people working
Imagine that meh panel on the back of a jacket
I used to buy old photos at yard sales until I bought a ghost he’s chill but still
Nooo now I'm sad I almost never use Instagram... I have a photo of the *best* cursed thrift find. Maybe next time.
Hi Kathleen! As an Adobe employee and artist, is there a (computer) monitor you would recommend that works great with Mac and is not that expensive? Cheers, thank you for you awesome videos!
Hiya N B - I don’t have a specific recc - but I think there are lots of lower price point options that would work for you from Dell/HP. Luckily nice monitors are getting cheaper and cheaper with the growing PC gamer population 👍🏼Just make sure it’s compatible with your machine. I would personally go for something higher-def (2k or 4k res) if you’re going to be doing design work. Hope that helps!
Not best or worst but one of the last pieces of original art I bought at an estate sale was definitely haunted. I still have it I just don’t think it’s haunted anymore. Such a weird experience especially because Im not usually one to believe in that sort of thing
TURBOTERVO!? I KNOW THEM!! Didn't realize you were also an Ohioan!
Haha we went to school together! 💕 your name looks familiar too 🤔
@@KathleenIllustrated That makes sense! If you're a fan of the McElroys I've done a few merch items with them, otherwise I'm not sure where I might have popped up lol.
Cursed my fav 🫰
My grandma gave me one of those light up flower music boxes and it got lost in a move years ago. When I saw the one in the video I cried. If anyone in the comments has one to sell or know where I can get one please let me know. Also my husband loved this video and requests more, and so do I? Thank you!!
50p means 50 pence, not pounds :^) 100 pennies in a pound.
lol thank you!!! even better!!!
Yup I’d keep some hash or my baby teeth in that wholesome chicken box
Why not both!! 😎😎
Meh would be great on the back of a jacket
Comfort channel ❤
😊💕💕💕 I appreciate you so!
You should do this again I have something incredible to submit!!!
Im sad that I didn't see your request for submissions. 😢 I have a doozy in my camera roll.
Eeek sorry! My DMs are always open 😋
Yessssss!!!
Also 50 p was 50 pence, like cents lol! Not pounds :)
HA! thank you. that's way better!
Knowing the unhinged nonsense I sent in that didn’t make this video, I really want to know what other madness we didn’t witness 😂
That clown sits above I the thrift and just watches all...plotting
Also this should be annual 'junkfood'
I wish I had Instagram just so I could play with you!
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idk if this is too niche or not but has anyone ever told you you look like claudette colbert?
hehe! i have a video all about recreating her harlequin costume from "it happened one night!" thank you, what a compliment