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Nifty Thrifty:  What's Your Latest Find???  |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 20 2017 : 06:07:56 AM
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Such a cute little tea set! I have a collection of tea things too! It's been too long since I have had a tea party for the girls! You inspire me! :)
Here is a pic of the tea cart we rescued from the flea market for $10! I'll be putting it upstairs in my craft room to hold supplies and just brighten up the space! DH did a great job taking it apart, sanding and painting! I had intended to do it myself but he just started doing it and I let him - lol!
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Edited by - AuntJamelle on Jul 20 2017 06:08:49 AM |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2017 : 6:31:30 PM
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Doggone, I thought you would invite us over for a refreshing cold glass of iced tea...lol. What a great find for craft supplies.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2017 : 8:15:35 PM
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Found this pretty goblet at a 2nd hand store. It is plastic. I bought it to encourage me to drink more water.
Made myself a tatted mug rug and....wha lah
TW
The fun begins where the pavement ends! |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2017 : 10:22:40 AM
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visit to Tuesday Morning this weekend resulted in a few new acquisitions!
I'm SUPER excited about this wooden advent calendar with little metal drawers! DH picked out the angel figure and I love how big it is! It will look great up on the high shelf in the living room!
I also just couldn't leave this metal pumpkin/turkey behind! Always good to add to my Thanksgiving decor stockpile!
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2281 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2281 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2017 : 2:27:43 PM
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Last weekend at a yardsale I piked up this padded box with 25 hankies for $1! The hankies are all colors and patterns, and a few have lace around them. I am ready for cold season!
Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2017 : 06:01:35 AM
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| Shut UP! That was an awesome find!!! Of course I look at that photo and start having visions of all the things I could craft with that fabric :) |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2017 : 1:03:47 PM
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Vanessa that is an awesome deal you found! They look like a very beautiful range of hankies.
Jamie, that advent calendar is adorable. I have been wanting to get something similar for my boys. They should have a better understanding by next Christmas.
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3492 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3492 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2017 : 1:57:57 PM
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What a great finds you girls are finding. I love all the hankies Vanessa.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2281 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2281 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2017 : 5:24:55 PM
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This is the padded box. I felt a little guilty only paying $1.
Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2017 : 10:12:20 AM
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Found this lot on Offer Up. There are 13 looms and 20 skeins. The seller had it up for a week when I found it. We agreed to meet yesterday at the local W-mart. Funny thing happen on the way. Hubby's pick up ran out of gas a half mile from home. Had to text the seller and relay my predicament and reschedule. Hubby started walking home while I stayed with the truck.
There are still gracious people in So. Cal. Not only did the couple bring the items to where I was stuck they stayed with me until Hubby drove back in my car. I let them know they could leave but I was thinking how glad I was they stayed.
I feel though I made a steal. Paid a dollar for each piece and met some angels.
TW
The fun begins where the pavement ends! |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2017 : 10:44:48 AM
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Nancy, great find and I love your story of RAOK.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2017 : 11:23:51 AM
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Wow, you all have found some great treasures lately!! Like you, I love to stumble on a true "find" and snatch it up for a small sum of money. It seems that I have not been having much luck lately when I stop by the estate sales on the weekends. It has sort of been a "drought" out there and just lots of items that are going to find their way to the thrift store. The last few sales I went to, the people didn't even clean out the food in the kitchen and all of that was for sale. Weird. Why not donate the food that is still good to a food pantry?
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - Dec 23 2017 : 2:06:28 PM
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My new to me toy.
It has 22 strings and an inlay celtic knot design along the harmonic curve and pillar. The sound box has a flower petal carving.
It is vintage and has a few dings but so do I.
Just got to learn how to play it. I can play guitar, dulcimer autoharp, a little bit of djembe and bodhran. After a couple drinks I play a mean gypsy tambourine. But any time I excel on the egg.
TW
The best way to avoid housework is to live outside! Sandra Blacksmith 1900. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Dec 29 2017 : 10:48:18 AM
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Nancy,, how talented you are to be musically inclined.. I on the other hand tried my hand at the 'psaltry',, which has been safely stored in the closet for 4 years.. in other words,, I am musically challenged! snorks & giggles....
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2281 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2281 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 09:43:53 AM
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Went to St. Vincent dePaul's and found this unopened stack for $3.
Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster |
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2281 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2281 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2018 : 3:24:04 PM
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When I travelled to Japan to see my daughter, she took me to some thrift shops. The very first one had rolled up kimono for 100 yen (about $1). I only bought 3 because The Man said I'd already bought too much (humph!). This is the one that I carried back, the others she will mail.
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Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2018 : 09:54:07 AM
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Vanessa - Thrift shopping in Japan!!! So jealous! :)
We hit some barn sales this weekend - first of the year! Got a mesh metal wastebasket that I have torn the "decor" off of and will use in a project I have planned. I'll glue thick sisal rope around the whole outside and then use as wastebasket in our beachy themed bathroom downstairs.
I found some old wooden kitchen utensils - a honey dipper, a large wooden spoon with a great patina and an old fashioned hand mixer - all for decor use only on top of kitchen cabinets. And some spools of lace that I'll wash and add to crafting supplies. And my favorite find - a small old fashioned standing fan - needs a little TLC but even beat up looking it is awesome and I already have it up on a shelf in the living room.
I think I paid $17 for the lot - there were some small toys for DS in there too. So not bad!
At another sale I found a grapevine wreath for $1 - I'll take the faux flowers off and just use the form. Can't beat that price in store!
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2281 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2281 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2018 : 08:04:02 AM
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This morning the strap on my Brighton purse came off. As long as I was going to yard sales, I looked at purses too. Lo & behold, a Farmgirl purse for only $1!
It will be a substitute until I can get my lil red purse repaired. Also got a rain barrel for $60.
Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster |
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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl
1252 Posts
Lenora
Fulks Run
VA
USA
1252 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2018 : 6:07:59 PM
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I got a gallon jar of buttons for $2.95.
Nora
Farmgirl Sister #7131
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2017
http://firecatinc.wordpress.com |
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2281 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2281 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2018 : 12:15:24 PM
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Last Saturday we were at yard sales and I picked up 3 bags of batting (for later) and then I spied a large wooden oval hoop. The lady there confirmed my hunch that it was for quilting. So now I'm finishing my mother-in-law's quilt top.
Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2018 : 12:20:03 PM
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Found this cute little turtle thread holder for my tatting projects. His top lifts off and the thread comes through the top of his shell. He is made of cast iron.
TW
The fun begins where the sidewalk ends. Shel Silverstein |
Edited by - Tumbleweed on Oct 12 2018 12:21:05 PM |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2018 : 8:05:27 PM
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King sized sheets in excellent condition: matching flat and fitted (no pillow cases) for $8.00
fitted with one pillow case (no matching flat) for $4.00
I have other pillowcases and a flat sheet that can go with the fitted. King sheets are SOOOOOOOO expensive I was tickled to fin such quality for this price!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
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