Thrifting Round Up

Here's a round up of items I've thrifted recently. Including items from my weekly thrift trip (last Friday) and a full day of thrifting yesterday (it's spring break, baby!!). I scored these new treasures from visits to: Class and Trash and Goodwill (in Ashland), Salvation Army (on Mechanicsville Turnpike) and Jesus Loves You (East End). 

Napkins (0.99)

 2 framed paint by numbers (4.99 ea)

Taurus needlepoint (1.99)

Smile needlepoint (0.98)

Flower wall hanging (1.99)

Pair of wall flower hangings ( 4.99 ea)

3 pieces of tupperware  (0.99)

 

Magazine/knitting holder (2.25)

  

Owl (1.25)

Hi-Q game- unopened (1.99)

 

Montana Tray (for my pal, HBB!) (0.98)

 

Brunch and Coffee invitations (0.98)

 

2 lamps  (left 10.00, right 20.00)

pillow (1.99)

Bar cart (15.00)

Owl (1.99)

Turtle needlepoint (1.00)

 

6 Melmac flower plates (0.25 ea)

     

Now it's time to find some lamp shades, paint up those needlepoint frames and owl, and hang up my new wall art! Happy thrifting!!!

Quick Sunday Afternoon Thrift

 This past Sunday post brunch, I made a quick stop off at the Jesus Loves You and had a couple of small but rad scores.

Niagra falls copper tray

Tiny rooster

Metal six glass caddy






Blender cover

Rooster baking pan

Framed oval rose print

Unicorn coffee mug (this thing is crazy, but I just couldn't leave it there!)

My grand total for this stop was $6.31! The roosters and glass caddy have already found homes, the rest are currently searching for a spot. I don't keep my blender out, but I'm seriously considering it now that I have this super cool cover!

 

One of these days I'm going to have to get a booth in an antique mall OR a bigger house- because I know for sure I'll never give up thriftin'!

Thriftin' Finds

Flower painting, marked 1972 $4.00; This guy already found a home in the office/guest bedroom- I love the colors!

Slat side table/ bench $10.00; total score! My living room coffee table is the larger version of this. This guy needs a little sanding and Murphy's oil and it'll be good as new.

Flower print $2.00; I think this will be cute once I paint the frame

Green dress with a very cool belt $4.00

A black and grey dress for $6.00 (was 12 but was half off)

White sweater $3.00

A blue and white skirt for $3.oo (was 6 but was half off) and a jean material button up skirt $4.00

I also got 3 ball jars for 99 cents a piece and 4 martini glasses also for 99 cents a piece.

Yellow is my spirit color!

Happy Monday y'all! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! This past Saturday Jason and I went out on the hunt and I ended up with a lot of new yellow things! Our first stop of the day was the Showplace for the Antiques Extravaganza of North Carolina.

I saw the sign for the show driving home so I figured, why not check it out. My biggest fear was that it would be nothing but what I call "old lady antiques," aka Victorian, dark wood, carved, and seriously overpriced junk. However, upon immediate entry for $6 I found that this was not the case. There were of course plenty of "old lady antiques" but there was a lot of other pretty cool things to catch you eye. After turning the first row, we ran smack into this:

At first site I had an immediate freak out! I couldn't believe that this amazing fireplace that I'd oogled on the internet was here in the flesh. So I started snapping photos like crazy, of course! I figured the price was outrageous, so I did not even bother asking, but the dealer was quite nice. In retrospect, I suppose I should have just asked although I'm not sure where it could find a home in the house (we already have 4 non functional fireplaces!). Next up, there was a book dealer set up that had tons and tons of interesting, quirky, and local books. There was even a huge section on collecting, everything from condom wrappers (yes, I saw it for real) to bottles. I picked up two books on retro/vintage kitchens. The first is called "Atomic Kitchens" which is full of vintage ads for kitchen appliances/gadgets and colorful pictures. The second is "Kitschy Kitchen Field Guide," which lists kitchen gadgets from tupperware, salt and pepper shakers, cooky presses, etc. and their average prices. It's pocket sized, perfect for the purse, and filled with super neato kitchen goods.

It even has the Mirro Cooky press that my grandma and I brought back to life for a test spin two weekends ago. According to the book, it is valued at approximately $25 while the online auctions I found list it about $45. Either way, the Mirro cooky press made for an fun and yummy afternoon. At some points, it was definitely a learning experience trying to get the dough just right but in the end the cookies were delicious and bite sized. Okay, back on topic here!! We rambled on through the show, until our next stop with a gentleman that was selling cases and cases of Cracker Jack toys, pins, and other tiny sized memorabilia. This was by far the coolest set of items we had seen all day. I'd say we spent about 45 minutes at least, looking through this guy's stuff. Each case was just a bit smaller than a sheet of paper and chocked full of goodies. It was so hard to choose! I ended up with these five items:

On the far left is a World War II "sweetheart" pin with the name Mary. He has several of these, including one that, of course, said Mom! These were given by soldiers to their sweethearts. I picked this one to gift to my super hip friend Mary. Next up, the yellow gun and on the far right the yellow bull head. Both of these items I figured would make unique necklaces, especially since they both already have hooks. The middle two owls, I couldn't walk away from! I'm not sure what I'll do with them quite yet, but I may try to make the larger one into a brooch.

The last few finds of the day came from the Mechanicsville Habitat for Humanity ReStore. This store has been a real friend to me! It was here that I found my midcentury complete bedroom set for a mega steal of $300 bucks last summer. So I try my best to hit up whenever possible. I scored this dijon mustard colored ottoman:

That's right, for a whopping $3.50! What a steal! Also there I scored a cute (and yellow!) pot. It was pretty pricey compared to the ottoman above, at $2.00.

The last find for the day was a literal truck load of Flor carpet tiles that were nestled in the back corner of the ReStore. Talk about a score!!!!! I drool over the Flor catalog each month, and have a lime green rug in my dining room constructed from Flor tiles. I couldn't decide which ones to buy so I ended up only taking home two beautiful yellow tiles for $4.00. However, today after work I stopped back by and picked up an entire box of yellow and lime green tiles for $67 bucks! For the leap year, the ReStore was giving 29% off boxed up carpet tiles. I'm already planning ways to used the tiles- office, living room, dining room! Will post about them as I use them! Here's a close up of a yellow tile to give you a sense of the color, yellow of course..

I only wished that there were stair tread carpet tiles at the ReStore as I started another larger project this weekend too...more soon on that!

Have a wonderful week!

Friday Afternoon Thrift

At least once a week (sometimes more!) I stop into the Salvation Army store that is on my way home from work. Wednesdays are great because all clothing is half price and Fridays are great, well because its Friday! This past week I scored 2 owls to the tune of 3 bucks and a grandma approved quilt for 5 bucks. A small haul, but a cute one! I can't wait to wash up the quilt and lay it out- the colors are so bright and happy. I think it will have a home in the guest room/office. As for my new owl buddies, they have joined their compadres on the living room book shelf.