Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Today's Junk Finds - Favorite Thrifty Hang Out





I was so excited to take a little adventure today. I visited my local GW and my absolute FAVORITE thrift store and found some treasures - of course! At the thrift store, I found some great vintage silver plated items - A beauty of a tea pot ($2.50), sugar and creamer (.50/pair), serving tray ($1), and a casserole holder (.50) minus the glass casserole. I'll use the casserole holder for chimes and possibly the tea pot as well. Or, the tea pot may become part of a Christmas display (yes - I said CHRISTMAS not holiday - please don't call the politically correct police). Some old wooden coasters (.50) will get shabbied up a bit with paint, set of 4 brandy glasses ($1.50) will become cloches, some china pieces for mosaics that I'll start on soon, some other glass pieces (about .50 each), a grapevine type swag ($2.50 for about 16') will become little nests in cloches and wine glasses, among a few other things. I love the 2 pink sheers ($4.00) and I'll use them in my craft booth near my Shabby Chic junk at upcoming fall shows. Grand total for this haul was only $22.00! I LOVE it all.

4 comments:

  1. Yum....I love the silver! I don't know what's happened to me, but over the past year I've picked up enough pieces to apparantly have a collection...but I didn't notice that 'til the other day. I want to see your windchimes - I'm envisioning the possibilies! LOL

    ;-)
    robelyn

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  2. What IS it about silver? I know what you mean about picking up enough to have a collection! Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you might see wind chimes...not sure if they have silver pieces or not other than the silverware. Maybe I should do a grouping of silver chimes...

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  3. Yaaaaay for rescuing the silver pieces. I love the old silver and rescue as much as I can afford to!!! And I wanted to say a BIG thank you to you for the Christmas comment!!! I'm so glad to find someone else who isn't afraid to call a spade a spade!!! (and tacky old lady that I am, I also HATE X-mas and refuse to use it as well :^)
    Jaybird

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  4. Well, THANK - YOU Jaybird, I appreciate you taking time to comment. I have a thing for silver, and rusty, and glass, and well, I love a lot of things! Christmas is also one of my favorite things - when we celebrate the birth of Christ - not the shopping and the rat race!

    Thanks again,
    Sue

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Tiny Tea-Cup Pink Tulle Tree

Tiny Tea-Cup Pink Tulle Tree
Isn't this just a darling girly little tree? I made this with pink tulle fabric, some old glass beads from vintage jewelry, and a pretty rose tea cup!

My first Garden Chair

My first Garden Chair
The bird house attached to the back is a "Bed and Breakfast" birdhouse - so cute!

My favorite floor lamp bird feeder - I'm keeping this one for me!

My favorite floor lamp bird feeder - I'm keeping this one for me!

Another shot of the one that I'm keeping...

Another shot of the one that I'm keeping...

A collection of some of my favorite chimes

A collection of some of my favorite chimes

More Chimes...

More Chimes...
Tea - Anyone?

Pink Rose Chimes

Pink Rose Chimes

Lamp birdbaths lined up before going to the craft fair!

Lamp birdbaths lined up before going to the craft fair!

Fancy Lamp Bird Bath

Fancy Lamp Bird Bath
This is made from an old lamp base and a fancy scalloped ceiling fixture bowl. Whoever buys this will have their birds drinking and bathing in style and elegance!

Cool Grater Nightlight

Cool Grater Nightlight
Doesn't this look so cool the way the light filters through the tiny holes and then out the top?

Another Cool Grater Nightlight

Another Cool Grater Nightlight
More neat displays of light through the holes...

Vintage Jewelry Chest Re-Do

Vintage Jewelry Chest Re-Do

Isn't this just the sweetest vintage postcard?

Isn't this just the sweetest vintage postcard?
Lots of beautiful vintage buttons glued to the frame.