I know you all want to live vicariously through my thrift store shopping, so here we go again =) Monday I made a trip to my local GW.   As always, I check craft supplies first and found a bag full of jewelry components for $4.99. and and  While you can’t tell from these [...]

  Time to catch up with my recent thrift store purchases. First up… Six faux apples…These will go in a glass vase I found this week.  All 6 were $.75.  They even have fabric blossoms on the bottom.   Three matching candle sticks…$.50 each.  You can see a chunk out of the middle one,  I [...]

  Apparently, I’m a little behind in showing you my latest thrifty finds.  There is lots to see, so let’s get started. First up is Goodwill.  We actually have 2 of these in our small town.  One is much larger than the other but I try to check them both out. This find is from [...]

  Ever have one of those days where you feel like you hit the jackpot?  I don’t mean the lottery {I wish!!}.  I mean you are looking for something new to get the creative juices flowing.  And you find it…in spades. A couple days ago I made a trip to Dollar Tree.  Love, love, love [...]

    Ok, I guess I’ve put this off long enough.  I’ve been dragging my feet, debating whether or not I wanted to share my last two projects.  I’ve kind of put myself on a spending freeze, mostly because I’ve been feeling guilty about spending too much on a couple purses (see here).  So I’ve [...]

These were Goodwill finds from last year.  I know, I know…slacker.  But they are finished now and I LOVE THEM!!    The key is a bold statement piece at 24″ long and 8.5″ tall.  It was originally a yucky old gold color but I sooo loved the detail and shape.  And as usual, I forgot [...]