More Thrifty Finds!

Over the last 3 weeks, I've made 3 trips to 2 different local thrift stores. I'll admit that I simply cannot stop buying cute clothes for my baby girl! She outgrows them so fast that she is usually in constant need of new outfits anyway. I try to find clothes for my son, but it's a lot harder to find quality used boys clothes (especially in his size) for some reason.

Here are the clothes I found: (each was $3 or less)

I also found a floral bucket ($1.50) & a tissue box cover ($1~will post the redo of this soon)



I was amazed to find these Southern Living at Home decor items!

The tray & the King Street Trio glass vase set were each $5. (My mom bought those from me)

The small Rosedale planter with the 4 Jamestown votive holders was just $1. (I used to be a consultant!)
A pair of shorts, brand new flip-flops & a few children's books for my son ($5 total)...

A glass cutting board that matches my kitchen ($1) and 2 frames ($2 for both)A straw wreath & 3 zippers for craft projects (total 40 cents!)
This concludes the tour of great thrift store bargains! (Until next time!)

Look what I bought for $20

I did some shoulder-to-shoulder bargain shopping at Signed Sealed Delivered (local scrapbook store) on Saturday and got ALL of this for only $20!

Paint Supplies

Since several people have asked me what paint & supplies I use, I thought I'd just do a quick post about it.
I use the brand Amsterdam (formerly called Van Gogh-some of the tubes still say that) of acrylic paint from Hobby Lobby. They come in a tube and are the less expensive kind that they carry. I also get my canvases from Hobby Lobby (they go on sale frequently) and the wooden frames come from Wal-Mart (as of now.) As far as brushes go~I HATE natural hair bristles. They leave yucky streaks in the paint (maybe I'm not using them correctly) but I would definitely recommend using synthetic nylon brushes. The paint goes on so much smoother.
Hope this helps!

My Newest Goodies

A trip to Hobby Lobby this afternoon was fruitful (as always!) I got some fun scrapbook supplies:


A metal, distressed plaque that I just HAD to have: (a little blurry-sorry)

AND--I did it! I actually bought a few things to get started learning how to knit. Things I've read told me that for a beginner, I should start with size 9, straight, plastic knitting needles (is that what they're called? heehee)But in my quest, I came across these beautiful genuine rosewood ones that were originally $15.79, marked down to $5.68!! They're size 8, which I figured is close enough. I couldn't let them go when I saw that the cheap plastic ones were around $6 as well. I got some cheap yarn in my fave color--now I just need to learn how to to something with them!