Thrift Store Cross Redo

I had been on the lookout for a cross for my guest bathroom to complete a grouping of three on a small wall. You might remember when I made the Crown Plate for this wall. I decided I wanted three of my favorite things there: A Fleur de Lis, a Crown, and a Cross. I bought this metal cross for $1 about a month ago at a thrift store. I knew I could alter it into something I'd like for that space.

BEFORE (front):

BEFORE (back):
I removed the hanger on the top, the metal jump rings on the bottom (that obviously used to dangle something) and the heart from the front of the cross. I just flipped it over to use the back. The blue matches my bathroom really well (unlike in this picture) and I liked the chippy/distressed edges, so no need to paint it!

I did, however use a fleur de lis stamp & randomly stamped chocolate brown scrolly swirls of paint on top of the blue paint.
It still looked plain to me, and a little unfinished, so I decided to trace the scrolls with some copper colored glitter paint. (I love me some glitter!)

I then dug around to find another embellishment & remembered that I had an old crystal off a chandelier. I took it apart & dangled the two smaller glass "crystals" from the bottom holes & (after painting a big blob of the glitter paint in the center to show through) I glued the largest glass "crystal" to the center of the cross. I glued a hanger onto the back & hung it up in the arrangement...
Here she is! A little classy & a little artsy-fartsy. I think I'll keep her!

Tissue Box Cover Redo-Thrifty Find

I posted a few weeks ago how I had found this vintage metal tissue box cover (right) at Helping Hands for $1. It was worn gold and needed some spray paint love to match my bathroom. For a second, I came really close to spraying it Watermelon & adding it to my daughter's room with a ribbon woven through it...but then I've been needing/wanting a tissue box cover in my guest bathroom, so I thought I'd better at least try it in there first! (I can always change it later.)

(I haven't figured out what I'm doing with that wall bucket yet...)

BEFORE
AFTER--I used Hammered Metal in brownTah-Dah! A super cheap & fast project--Done!

Fast, Cheap & Easy Frame Redo!

I found this ornate 5x7 frame at the thrift store for 50 cents...

Popped out the glass....
Sprayed it with my fave Krylon "Watermelon" gloss that matches all the other stuff in my daughter's room...
Let it dry, printed a pic off the computer, and tah dah!! A cute new pink frame (with a cute little girl in it!)

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!)

Latest Thrifty Finds

My latest finds from a visit to Helping Hands last week...

2 11x14 wood frames (to spray for a project), a Mary Engelbreit ceramic hinged Limoges box, 2 golden books, a super cute cloth activity book that zips up and has a handle. Is my daughter's name Olivia? No. Do I care? No! :)

Here's a look inside the cloth activity book~

It's so cute! Can you believe this was 50 cents? Well, it was.

And here's the Mary Englebriet hinged box in the month of September--my daughter's birth month! Did I mention it was $1?

3 tops, 2 skirts & 2 dresses, all for my baby girl. One is Gymboree-score!

And I wore these heels last weekend at my niece's Graduation! I was on the look out for a pair this color to match a new dress--they're like new & were $8. A little more than I would normally spend on 1 item at the thrift store, but I really needed them for the occasion & it sure beats spending $20 or more.

I think I did pretty good--all this for $33. Can't wait until my next trip!

Thrift Store Frames with Art Prints

My son's room has a robot theme and he really desperately needs something hanging on his poor walls! I came across this robot abc print and thought I'd seek out a thrift store frame to alter to match his room. I also got an owl abc print to match my daughter's room (and she doesn't need anything else on her walls-but I managed to fit it in somewhere anyway!)

I found these two frames at Helping Hands. The brown one was $2 and the white one was $3.
I popped out the glass & mats & sprayed them...
Watermelon & Cherry Red gloss!
I adhered the robot print to a sheet of navy blue cardstock that I cut down from a 12x12...
Then, to add just a little dimension, I used Zots glue dots to adhere the cardstock to the mat. (The inner area of the mat was too small to let the entire print to show through, so I simply put the print on top of the mat.)
Here is the final product, hung on my son's wall! I love how it turned out...
...And how well it matches his room!
Here is the BEFORE of my daughter's frame. I really scored on this one at $3 because it had this print in it that had been professionally framed and matted with non-glare glass.
After I sprayed it Watermelon, I decided to sand some of the paint off to show the detail of the lines in the frame and to hide of few small chips in the wood.
I adhered the owl print to the pink marbled mat that the frame came with...and hung it on the wall! Super cheap & easy & I love the results!


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Thrift Store SCORE!

Last weekend, I visited a local charity thrift store that I've been to several times & enjoyed. Well, this time, I really hit the jackpot! The store was packed full, so they must have just gotten done putting a bunch of "new" stuff out. I got ALL of this--plus the toy Ambulance pictured below--for $28!!



I love how they happen to have the baby girl clothing right next to the toy section so I can shop for clothes for my daughter while my son peruses the toys. Maybe that's how I ended up with 3 dresses, 4 shirts, a pair of capri pants, and a pair of Stride Right shoes (that look new)~each for $1 to $1.50! I found a Fisher Price plush sea horse for $1 that I've almost purchased several times for full price at Walmart. It's belly glows & it makes the softest music ever! I also got a FP Elephant toy that plays music & happens to match a train set we already own.



I found this toy ambulance in a cart of items that had just been priced & ready to put out on the floor. I snatched it up & my son was thrilled. At first I didn't even realize it, but then I noticed that it's Playmobil. If you're not familiar with Playmobil, they make wonderful, detailed (Expensive!) toys. When we got home, I couldn't help but to look up this exact ambulance online to see what it retails for...it's $45! Guess what I paid? Yep, $1! SCORE!




My son has been asking for the game "Operation." While at the check out, an employee wheeled out a cartload of games & I spotted it-the original version that I had as a kid--for $1 of course!

I'm so happy with this lamp! I've been keeping my eye out for a new lamp for my office that I could spray paint & spruce up. Well, I found this solid wood one that will match nicely for $6. I'm almost sad that I don't have to do anything to it to make it pretty. Thinking about distressing it a little, though. I threw in that raw wood open frame for a future project of some sort.
So I know I've been going ON & ON about my amazing finds...but did I lie?!?!! ;) Best trip ever.

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