ta da dump

On Thursdays I go to the dump. So I get a chance to pick. I was very excited by my finds today. Some one tossed alot of halloween stuff and I found these two beauties. the white man stands about 16" high and the orange man's head is on a spring both could use some touch up but nothing I can't handle. Also I found the cutting board and the basket. the basket is in great shape and the cutting board I will sand down and reoil.
I also found lots of current magazines and a couple of books. The best part??? Free!

thrifty wed.

On Wed. I go into work at 10:00 which is 2 hours later than usual. So I get to check out our local thrift shop. I found 2 llbean items the sweater is lambs wool and the hooded zip up has a lining that feels like fur but is called fleece. Both very nice. the 3 pillow cases are sweet two print ones are handmade with a zipper(pillow covers?) the the white has cut out lace on one end.
I am a sucker for sweet linens and yes I iron all pillow cases with rose linen water in my iron.

It is pure heaven to sink your head into a nice crisp pillow smelling like roses.

snakes and sunsets

So as you can tell the sand is like powdered sugar and so silky as it goes through your toes.
and each night we would watch the sunset with a toast.

So now back to real life. A new group shop opened on monday and I am planning on taking a look

around this weekend. Vacation was wonderful but be it ever so humble there is no place like home.

vacation photos

We went to someplace warmer than New England. And look what we found!!! a Crock just laying on the beach. Isn't he awsome???

we had a dinner guest. Do snowy egrets eat burgers?? Well he wanted some and he wanted it now. He would jump at you when you walked by with your tray of goodies.

And of course lots and lots of thrifting. Oh I how I wish we had a big old truck to get everything I wanted home. This is a small sample. I did get lots and lots of clothes. I filled my empty suit case I brought just for that. We went to Goodwills that were 1/2 price all the time. We went to resale shops, we went to them all. we met up with a friend from home that is wintering there and we had a girls day (all three of us named Cathy). We found thrift shops that were having a 1/2 price sale just for a few hours and we walk in just at the announcement!! Was it by accident? I think not!the thrifting gods were with us all the way. Tomorrow sunsets and snakes oh my!

thrifty gifts

Ok I am talking about Christmas once again! But last year my daughter (www.thriftygoddess1.blogspot.com ) and I decided to fill each others christmas stockings with only thrifted items or items we got free from couponing. It was amazing just what we found, and all of it useful. So since it was such a hit we are going to do it again this year. This is a great example. It is a sweet little mirror to put in your purse. It was never used and I got it for $1.00. I am always finding new items with all the tags someone donated to a thrift store. I say it is only location! If you saw the same item marked down in a store you would think it was ok to give as a gift. But when you say thrift store everyone always says "Oh I could never give it as a gift!!"

I say why not? The only diffrence is location. I keep a box in my closet that has items I have found that I know would be a good gift. Such as a puzzle in the wrapper, new games, some items for easter such as small toys to fit in the eggs. This is how I recycle. Oh and Ashley's favorite gift? Well I thrifted some beautiful wool yarn and I made her slippers with a big pom pom on the top.

thrifting drought broken!

I was able to go to the thrift store before work this morning and look what I found!! the jewelry is all sterling silver. The thistle items may make it on ebay. But look at the slide with the stone oh how yummy!!!

It is hand made sterling silver and it is signed on the back with my daughter's name(sorry Ashley you can't have it)On top of that I found 2 wool light weight jackets, a beautiful red vest from cold water creek, a lovely cotten sweater from eddie bauer and a really nice suit case. It is just right for carry on. I am in my glory! I hope this kind of karma stays for my thrifting on vacation. I have been known to buy a suit case at the thrift store to get my finds home.

a vintage valentine

I want to wish you an old fashion valentine's evening. Our day was nice but very low key.