Thrifty goodness....

I found this  little gem

last week

at my favorite 

Secret Spot..

It is a place I refuse to divulge

I want to keep the little Thrift Treasure Island all to myself!

 It was marked $4

and 

 it was half off day

and 

 for some reason I got another discount

on top of that!

So I paid under $2 for it

 I also came home with

a few clothing items 

a handkerchief

and a few sewing notions!

and my total was $2.98

for everything!

It is a locket as well...so sweet!

It is sized for a very small wrist or a child.

Reminds me of the little carnival prizes from the 40's and 50's.

I have a similar one that belonged to my grandmother.

It's good to find quality when you are out looking for treasure

isn't it!

 

Artistic Artifacts.....

Thought I would share

some of the fun things I found

back at 

Art and Soul

last month...

 This great set of vintage playing cards

a full deck for only $2

 I couldn't resist these little paper clown baskets$3

and

 the German Christmas scrap

$4

This bright little board game was also $2

 I paid a bit more for these two

but I have never seen any like them before..

I paid $8 but they are so much fun and we love 

St.Patrick's Day here!

 These are Kiddie Keno

boards...

never heard of it,

but again the graphics and colors are so great

I know I can make something fun with them.

$2 seemed to be the price for the evening.

I have a few more pieces that I will share tomorrow...

Hope you enjoyed the peek.

I really enjoy the vendor night at Art and SOul because you just

never know what you are going to find!

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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!

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Thriftshare Monday....

But before we get to the goodies

Lets celebrate Coach Shaka Smart being the kind of person

we want every mentor and teacher to be.

He turned down 2 million from NC State

to stay with VCU for 8 more years!

Yeah Coach!

Now on to the goodies...

I didn't go out much this weekend

because it was just so darn beautiful

We played hard

visited

worked in the yard

and napped...

But when I did manage to make 2 stops

I found some pretty good stuff!

Found these cute Salt and Pepper shakers

for $2.98

I know they are part of a popular pattern but the name escapes me

If anyone can remember leave me a comment

Found a box full of these cards

5 of each design

Part of a Virginia Tobacco Labels set

$2.95

I will use them in some collage work and probably for trade

at Art and Soul

Cutie little Button Box

$2.98

I'm not sure if it should have had a lid?

I may use it to fill with craft supplies

It might even make a cute Easter basket?

$2.90 Something seemed to be the number of the day

and lastly

Liam scored

this crazy dinosaur he absolutely loves

for $.99!

It looks like it was never used.

Just happened we found everything at

two local Children's Hospital Stores.

SO,

Head on over to Apron Thrift Girl

and see what everyone else found!

Happy Monday!

Thriftshare.....

Had a very long weekend

Classes

Organizing a wreck of a house

Out of town guest

Who I couldn't have gotten a thing done without

Missy Rocks!

A sick husband.

Of course...

I still found time to thrift!

Best score of the weekend

was a Roadmaster Tricycle

I don't have a photo because

it ended up at the sitters house

before I could photograph it

Cherry Red and Chrome

I couldn't believe it!

Found this sugar bowl and Spice bottle at a moving sale

and of course I picked up the bowl because it was my favorite green

Lovely box of velvet ribbons and trims in lots of colors

I was very drawn to this colorful bird embroidered towel

The saucer was just so lovely I had to have it

The lace on this tablecloth is so delicate

and has a sweet design

Cute doily

and very intricate design on this hand towel

I think of how much time it took for someone

who was doing this for fun or necessity

must have spent and how proud they probably were when they finished

We are so used to going to the store and just buying things

There was a time when people didn't have access

to major stores and did things like this

in order to have something nicer

and probably also enjoyed spending time with their craft

I couldn't resist the plastic baby - The Kitsch in me had to have it

The frame is metal and a bit rusty

both will be great for some mixed media projects

and the pin was so darling - again - couldn't leave it



My last find was this sort of medal
It was just in a box with some
paperclips and rubber bands
"Florida Power & Light Co."



The back however says U.S.A.F.

Sea Survival School

Turkey Point

Florida

I'm assuming which is United States Air Force

I haven't been able to look into the history

of this piece yet

If any of you have any insight

I'd love for you to share it with me.

So....

What did you find this weekend?

Head on over to

Apron Thrift Girl

Happy Monday!