Thriftshare!

Loving

that the thrift stores are 

extra full

of Christmas items right now!

 found these great Glitterfied ornaments

at Goodwill

the violins were 2 for .75 cents

and I think I got 6

The church was .75 cents as well

The pink tinsel garland is sort of shiny with a matte finish on it

it is so lovely and never used!

$1.25

This kitschy tree star is for 

Little Keepers tinsel tree...

$1.25 was still in the box!

The mice I know are from the 70's/80's 

we had lots of these flocked type ornaments when I was a kid.

.55 cents for the unopened package of four.

Found a bag FULL of these bridal shower decorations

for .13 cents!

That's right!

Our Boys and Girls club was giving 1/2 off items

with green tags and this bag was .25 cents originally!

 This was a cottage cheese container!

It was empty and clean.

I'm guessing whoever purchased it years ago loved the

little Easter chickies and just had to keep it!

I was so surprised because I never find stuff like this!

Same price of .13 cents!

Have you had any luck with Christmas items

lately?

 Head on over to Apron Thrift Girl for more
thrifting goodness!

Thrifty and crafty....

This week for 

Thriftshare I decided to just show

one item.

Mainly because I have been looking for almost a year

for the perfect piece

to place in this Niche' that I made last May....

 This Virgin Mary from a vintage nativity

jumped out at me from a bottom shelf at the local CHKD....

she was only .79 cents!

I made the Niche' at one of Sally Jean Alexanders classes.

Every bit of that was put together by Moi!

The top is broken pieces of a crystal bowl...

The beautiful thing about it is that you can 

place one of those battery operated tea lights in the bottom

to shine through and illuminate the object inside.

There should be a back on this but I wanted

you to be able to see through the glass.

That little .79 cent piece is what I finally needed!

How amazing is the power of Thrift?!

Happy Monday all!

Thrift Share is back!

I had taken a bit of a break from thrifting lately

in order to save some money...

Between Christmas and Birthdays

we had plenty to get rid of anyway!

 Last weekend I did get the urge to stop at our local

charity shop when I had a bit of time to use up

between appointments.

Lately some of the shelves at this tore have felt bare so I hadn't

stopped in there in a while...

I was glad I did this time!

Found this stack of  8 molds for $1.58

I started using a few today to put paperclips in 

and another one to put Valentines Day candy in.

I will definitely use the rest for crafting...

Lovely pastoral figure $2.98

Funny how in the stores how you tend to get one of the pair...

I have a few and they sometimes actually mix well together.

I just had to share this shelf in my kitchen

with some previous thrifted items

because the light was right 

and I am loving the way it looks after I re-arranged it last weekend.

The pitcher on the left is Fire King got it a few weeks ago for $2.98

the two little green salt and pepper shakers I found last spring

the beeswax bear candle was a gift from my bestie Esta

Hen came from T.J. Maxx $2.99

the little chair went with a doll house set I have had since I was a kid

and then tin is from a Cath Kidston set I got last Christmas...

head on over to

Apron Thrift Girl

to see what everyone else has found!

Tomorrow I will be sharing what I made for the 

Valentines Day swap 

hosted by Laurie at

IndulgeYourShelf

  Lots of fun blog-hopping to do!

What did you find this week?

Thriftshare Monday....

ONE last call:

before I get to Thriftshare

My winners of the giveaway

have yet to send me their info.

SuzieQ and Lisanne.

contact me by e-mail on my profile page

Thanks!

I want to get your goodies out so you can start

enjoying them!

Last 3 weeks

the amount of yardsales and estate sales has been

quite overwhelming.

Now that the weather is pretty much a steady warmth,

I guess everyone is inspired to clean out!

I have to admit I haven't been in my usual try and go to every sale mood.

After the great finds I had last week
and while trying to control my own hoard...

I decided that if I go to a sale and I am pretty happy with what I bought,

then that is where I'll stop for the weekend.

Luckily, at the first sale I went in on Saturday

I found some fun things...

Most of the rest I drove by just looked boring..

This estate sale was packed.
 There were so many people it felt like

they thought stuff was being given away!
I have learned to look where no one else is looking when it feels like that...

Then  I found these...

A closet in the kitchen full of old cookbooks, bingo cards, magazines and misc. books.

This Vintage Jello book is awesome.

I already have a couple of Jello books and some of the recipes are Heee-larious!
Stuff with vegetables in it and even fish!
Uckkkk...

I need to feature some of the recipes later...

They gave me this one for free!

No argument there...

In the same closet I picked up this enormous volume

of

Cars and Trucks and things that GO!

by Richard Scarry

for my little guy.

 $14.99 book in perfect condition for

$2

The illustrations are so much fun.

I remember pouring over and inspecting the details in these types

of illustrated books when I was a kid.

I think it helped me learn a lot of my self taught drawing skills...

Adorable bunnies all packed into the wagon

and

neat imagining the Sody-Pop truck...

Then I rummaged through a bunch of boxes under a table of DVD's

full of Christmas ornaments.

Lots of lame stuff and then in the bottom I found these

sweet wooden ornaments.

3 tiny angels on their shooting stars...

.75 cents for all three

Teeny Santa whose tree and present were still in perfect shape.

 I seem notice the bottle brushes are usually crushed or things are missing..

He was so cute I couldn't resist

.25 cents.

I'll let Liam have these for his own tree

I walked out to the garage and looked around for a bit.

Then peeping out from a box covered in old dusty vinyl and yuck-o various bits of debris...

I saw these...

Jackpot!

Vintage dime-store Christmas stockings.

They usually came with candy and novelty items in them.

I found 2 last year at a show and paid more than what I paid for this whole lot

$2!

Probably 100 in the box.

I had to refrain

from buying all of them

I know I couldn't use them all

and I'm not ready to sell yet.

I just grabbed a big handful...

at least 25-30

and they are the really large ones.

I can't wait to use them for gifts this year

and some projects I have dreamed up....

I was pretty content and decided to stop at this for the day

I only spent $5!

It was a good thrift day if you ask me!

What did you find this weekend?

I can't wait to see all the goodies at

Apron Thrift Girl

Head over and wish her a Happy 5 year Blogoversary

for the site!

Happy Monday!

Thriftshare Monday - Giveaway Surprise!

Today is Thriftshare Monday

check out all the finds over at Apron Thrift Girl

but more importantly for me today

I am hosting my

First GIVEAWAY!

Here is all I manged to find this weekend....

We've been busy trying to clean out for a yardsale

and my little sis came all the way from dreary ol' Chicago for a visit...

so time was limited for me the last week.

but

I really love what I found...

This lovely little hand stitched scene...

It has adorable ribbon trim w/ roses attached to the frame

but I really didn't realise until later

that it really resembles our little house built in 1918...

I just love it to bits.

I paid $8 for it but it was so unique!

Now

On To The Giveaway Goodies!

Every domestic goddess, farmgirl, or city girl who dreams of the country

needs her own apron...

New  with cute retro styling

You must have your own vintage hankie to keep in that apron pocket..

To add a little charm to everyday things...

Two vintage doilies and a few other pieces of decoratively stitched linen...

and in this day and age of modern communication..

won't a friend be surprised by a Vintage postcard to say

"Hello" or "Happy Birthday"

(there are several more)

Every woman deserves a little sparkle...

these retro style earrings are a must!

What better to hold it all than a Sunny Sunflower tote from

April Cornell?

or

Use it for your veggies or flowers at the farmers market this summer!
There is also a copy of
Mary Jane Butters
mini Farmgirl Wisdom
with 14 magnets included
and

I'm throwing in a few other items that will be a surprise!

I'm going to keep this first one easy...

Please do one or all of the following...

The more you participate the more chances you have...

Heck I'll throw in the chicks,too.

All farmgirls  and city girls need their chicks, right?

1- post a comment - I'd love to hear what you think..

2-Like me or comment/link to me on  Facebook or Twitter

3-Link to my page from yours

4-Follow Me!

Easy?

...

I'll be working hard on the yard sale and working at the ol' day job

this week..

I'll be selecting and announcing my winner next Monday May 23rd!

Good Luck and can't wait to hear from you!

Happy Monday!