An opulent October 2023, my fellow gifted thrifters and thrifty gifters! Second month of Fall, Tishrei and Cheshvan of 5784, LGBTQ+ History Month, second half of Latinx Month! Month of Sukkot, Indigenous Peoples Day, Pronouns Day, Intersex Day, and Halloween!
This month, I’m going to talk about dragons! As I did here last October, and the previous November. I identify with, love and collect them. And I was born in a Chinese Year of the Dragon (1976). A few times a year, I have a Dragon Day on my social media, where all of my posts are dragon-themed. I also have Lizard Days – including alligators and crocodiles; in my view, lizards are wingless dragons.
Nu, because so many people love dragons, thrifting dragon items can be quite competitive and otherwise challenging. But the size of the dragon fandom also means there’s a huge quantity, quality and diversity of dragon items on the thrifting market. I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the many fabulous dragon items I’ve seen and thrifted, offline and on – including at Goodwill of Greater Washington, and ShopGoodwill.com.
Let’s look at the best dragons I’ve seen on DC Goodwill’s Shop Goodwill site this year. And try the immersive experience trend at the same time. First, we’ll give ourselves some dragon-themed aromatherapy – with The Kiss Of The Dragon perfume.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/179209006
Le Baiser Du Dragon Cartier 50ml Parfum Fragrance
Then we’ll get dressed. Well, partly. But if you wear both of these at the same time, please be very careful when walking or rolling around.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/175289640
Handmade Festive Dragon Head Costume
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/177703101
Antonio Zengara Black Leather Men’s Wingtip/brogue Dress Size 10
Now it’s time to put on some jewelry. Nu, if you’re me, it’s always time to put on some jewelry. And we have three pendants, a ring, and two brooches to choose from.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/163651819
.925 Silver Blue Topaz Amethyst Butterfly Dragon Assorted Necklace Lot 21.2g
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/163066998
Carved Rutilated Quartz Chinese Dragon Pendant Jadeite Jade Bead Cord Necklace
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/173247719
.925 Silver 12mm Malachite Mystical Dragon Gothic 18″ Necklace 14.9g
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/176150702
.925 Sterling Silver 8.7mm Celtic Double Dragon Pattern Band Ring Size 8 7.8g
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/177431755
.925 Gold Plated Silver Unique Vintage Flying Dragon 2″ Brooch 8.7g
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/170813879
Gold Plated Vintage Signed Mma Metropolitan Museum Of Art Dragon Brooch Pin
Nu, now that we look fabulous, our space should too. Let’s put up some dragon wall art. In black and white adn/or living color.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/163067861
Autographed Black White Dragon Framed Print 16×20″
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/173293648
Vintage Signed Randel Spangler Dragons You Scrub My Back Print 15×16″ 28/950 COA
And you can’t have a fabulous dragon-themed space without some tchotchkes. Well, I can’t. And one of my dragon dreams is to thrift a Windstone sculpture.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/163931896
Signed Pena 1985 Windstone Editions Green Hand Painted Bejeweled Dragon 10″
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/171889891
8″ Golden Dragon Mounted On Geode Stone
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/175215831
Vintage Asian Inspired Gold Tone Metal Dragon Figurine 8″
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/179617663
Vintage 11″ Asian Dragon Resin Home Decor
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/179211694
Dragon Natural Jade Sculpture Set Of 2
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/180018346
Lot Of 4 Metal Dragon And Goddess Figurines
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/179000981
Lot Of 14 Collectible Galaxy Posable Dragons
Whew – that was a lot of work! And hopefully a lot of fun. Let’s take a break and read a dragon book.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/163080387
WoTC Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Draconomicon The Book Of Dragons Supplement
Well! I could talk about dragons all day. But I don’t want this post to, well, drag on. So, meet me back here next month, and I’ll tell you about my most recent visit to my local Goodwill! In the meantime, may the rest of your October overflow with thrifty treats.
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