Thrifty Finds

I spent a lovely day with my mom doing what we do best, thifting at her local thrift joints in the ‘burbs. I wish the stores in the big city were as good as they are there. Here they are often way over priced and totally picked through.

I’m planning on spray painting this mirror white.
It goes nicely with this pretty metal frame.
I plan on adding them to my collage art wall. They were both only $1.50!

Look at the pretty details!

I also picked up this finely detailed mirrored makeup tray for my dresser.
My grandmother had one and so it reminds me of her. I think I may spray paint it white also. $1.50!

And lastly, I couldn’t resist this adorable vintage gingham dress.

I’m debating whether to list it on Etsy or not? It’s so cute with the little ties at the side and it came with a pair of matching rompers.

Our Place

A few little things at our place::

A while back I posted about a bed that I wanted to get. Well here it is! We’ve had it a few months now and it’s been great for having extra storage under, not to mention that it’s pretty and white!

I ‘springed’ it up with these yellow pillow cases I got at a recent rummage sale for 0.50 cents each!

I also made this pretty white pillow from a remnant I got as well!

Another pretty little thing I managed to scavenge is this antique window. Last week a very old house across the road from us started to be demolished. After an early morning jog I waved one of the crew men over and asked if he could salvage a window for me! He was so nice and told me to get it after work.

I trimmed the top with a piece of vintage lace.


Filled one pane with a windmill print.

And another with a piece of yellow floral vintage fabric.

Here is the beautiful lock.

A pretty LEMON THYME plant.

Linking to Apron Thrift Girl

Thrifty Weekend Finds {Rummage}

I had the guts to attend another church rummage sale that was happening down the road from me. Based on my last experience, I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to go again, but boy, I’m sure glad I did!

Here’s my loot::

A great white plant pot, rustic note cards, a wire basket, an antique lacy runner, two bright patterned pillow cases and a sugar jar.

1/2 yards of vintage fabrics and this other pretty white remnant.

Here’s another shot of the pillow cases!

Pretty note cards


The cute wire basket. And this is what I bought the sugar jar for::

This is the gorgeous runner.

And another pretty shot of the plant holder. Love!
I also bought three feather pillow forms and a yard of muslin.
I think in total I spent only $15.00! Sa-weet!

Thrifty Weekend Finds:: Rummage Sale

Every time I encounter a sale like this, I question why I attend this type of venue to thrift. Last weekend’s Church Rummage sale was rude and crowded. The amount of people that showed up on a warm Saturday morning was shocking to me and I wonder if all the upcoming rummage sales will be like this?

Luckily it was well organized, as it always is with this church, but I left with very little as the crowd was thick with aggressive people who shoved, elbowed and spoke in very rude ways. I managed to find a semi peaceful place around the craft table where I only picked up these items::

Two vintage baby knitting books, a pieces of pretty fabric for a new pillow in our bedroom and a box of vintage buttons.

Thrifty Weekend Finds

Sadly, I did not get the lamp that would have been a smashing hit in our living room.
I was fifth in line on Saturday morning, but the group of three friends who were first in line were also there for the lamp and snagged it as soon as the door was open.
Seriously, I almost cried. Is that totally lame or what? I was deeply disappointed.

On a brighter note, I did get the white and brown dresser for $30! Perfect for my son’s room as it was overcrowded by a long dresser.

I did also score a bunch of amazing goodies, and so, I suppose the beautiful vintage arch lamp was not meant to be. Here are my great thrifty weekend finds!

*Cool retro clock and swivel mirror *wooden spools and thimbles
These are all going to the shop!


This totally adorable retro clock is in great working order.
 

Love these wooden spools and cute thimbles


*Pretty cream picture frame *Set of flowery spring pillow cases – going to the shop!

*Two lacy pillow covers


*Some retro fabric for my friend Jess @ Graceful Oven

*This amazing vintage leather purse! I just LOVE it and am keeping this for myself.
It was $5.00!

My second Pyrex find:: An olive green Pyrex mixing bowl with a Spring Blossom pattern. Also two smaller solid mixing bowls.  These are going to the shop!

Crazy boy doing an Egyptian pose with his new dresser.


It is in amazing condition and nothing has to be done to it!
Nice deep drawers too.

And now this last item was a totally fun surprise to open. I asked one of the estate sale guys to reach for this cute case at the top of a closet. I thought it was empty but when I opened it up . . .

. . . there was the most adorable vintage dolls clothes inside, complete with hangers, socks, a jacket and rompers. They are the sweetest handmade items I’ve seen.

This is also going to the shop if you know of any little girl, or her mother, who may enjoy this adorable set.

Be sure to check out my shop for some awesome finds and I’ll be updating it soon with some of these item for sale. 3 Thrifty Ladies

Linking to Apron Thrift Girls, Thrift Share Monday

Thrifty Weekend Finds

Friday Night Scramble included heading to the far east end of Toronto to an Estate Sale that started at 2:00pm that day. I’m glad I went then as I’m things had already somewhat been picked over. Here’s my loot::

::Sunny yellow and Robins egg blue fabric scraps for quilting::


::Pretty pieces of lace::


::A cute apothecary jar::


::Two handmade multifunctional wooden boxes::

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