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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 09:38:13 AM
Just got back from the thrift store so posted pictures of what I got today. It was a very good day!!
Still like spring here, 55 and rain. I live near Buffalo, we are usually under the white stuff by now. I took a steak out of the freezer and will cook it on the grill later. Not sure what God has in mind, he seems to be trying something new.
NANCY JO
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 3:56:20 PM
Mary Beth -- I smiled when I saw you loved the little box the ring was put in -- that's me, too! I love boxes and love to use them to organize my wonderful stuff -- so in a little box like you got might be stored baby buttons or colorful gold star stickers or maybe some vintage beads. Then I have to make a pretty tag to hang out from the box so I know what's in the box without opening it. Altho opening a box is a favorite thing to do as well! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 3:47:37 PM
I tried the down sizing thing a few years ago. But it wasn't me. I don't like clutter but I do like all my things. Its a matter of finding a place for everything. I pass up a lot of things I would like to have for lack of room.
Marybeth and katie, sounds like you found some good stuff too. Its just so much fun to find things for a little bit of money.
NANCY JO
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| verbina |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 3:17:19 PM
hey nancy, you hit the jackpot! i think im goin to stop downsizing.lol randi |
| katie-ell |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 10:44:11 AM
Fun fun fun, Nancy Jo!
And Kelly -- I love those kinds of finds -- and buy it all at that price!!
I was going stir-crazy yesterday, so trekked over to Goodwill, which is farther afield than my usual haunts. Felt like it wasn't worth the trip, mostly because I'm used to Salvation Army's cheap cheap cheap prices. But did find a slate plaque, etched with a santa and NOEL, which I can resell next Christmas season, a few Susan Branch vases -- very cute, 49 cents each -- which I will resell. Then, at the Catholic resale, I found four Crate & Barrel red heart dishes for a buck each (will resell), a lovely tin from Holland floral with my fav green background -- for my many many buttons -- and a tabletop ironing board which I got FREE because there was a huge burn mark on the cover! That's my favoritest find, since I hate to haul out the big ironing board when I'm sewing littles. And I can recover it, thanks to MaryJane's instructions in the book.
So now I really have the bug again! I think I'll find my way to Salvation Army, after first measuring out a garden which I have to design for spring -- it's 50 degrees here, and I think I should take advantage and get some of my measuring done!! |
| Marybeth |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 10:42:23 AM
Nice finds, Nancy. I do like the lamp. I went to the goody store, as my friend says, and found some napkins and small tablecloth that I am going to embroider and a little white wooden wagon. I will post them soon. I also got a pretty ring but the best thing is the lady put the ring in a beautiful tiny box and I do love boxes. MB
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| FarmGirl~K |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 10:32:07 AM
Nice finds Nancy Jo. The lamp is so pretty. It reminds me of my dad. He sells all kinds of antiques & other things on ebay. He always has sold them even before ebay so we always had things like this around. Enjoy looking through your books.
I found a good deal at Wally world this weekend. I was looking at all the yarn & found the cotton tots kind on sale. Usually it is @$4 for those tiny skeins. Well it was marked down to $3 then to $1.50. I bought all of it. 9 skeins of variegated pinks, & 9 skeins of baby yellow. Don;t you love finding a deal!
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