Reunited…

Early in the fall I went to a garage sale, Em told me had owl things for a quarter!  I bought this cute big eyed owl.

When my parents came over for my birthday, they brought some second hand owls for me.  In the bunch were these two big eyed babies….

I remember saying, those look so familiar… hmmm

Well tonight as I was looking for something in my room, I looked at my book shelf with the one big eyed owl, and it clicked {you know a light bulb moment}… That’s the Momma!  I brought her into the kitchen where the big eyed babies were…. A family REUNITED!

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Sew Awesome…

Look at the detail….

This my friends is my Goodwill treasure…. Thank you Dad, Mom, and Roxanne!  I saw this a few weeks ago, but it was $45.00 and to me that was too high for Goodwill {although I know in an antique store it would have been way more}… So yesterday my hubby and I went in and I was looking at books, he wandered off and came over to me and said, “I found something I think you would like, it’s an old sewing machine”… I informed him I had seen a week ago but the price was too high for me, he went back over and said, “It’s $25.00″…. WHAT, wait… I went over and sure enough the $45.00 was crossed out and it was marked down to $25.00, but wait I never leave home without my $5.00 off coupon….. So this beauty cost me 20 BUCKS!!

NOW…. for my next 20 dollar purchase….

From Marshall’s

A GIANT acorn…. I know some of you will think I am crazy, but it was marked down from $55.00… Here is an idea at the HUGENESS of my acorn…

That is my Pepsi can from lunch…. 😉

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Goodwill Goodies

I went to Goodwill today, and hit the jack pot!  I got an old washboard {I am going to repaint it} I was even thinking of painting the metal with chalkboard paint.   A huge wooden pumpkin, a giant glass jar with a chalkboard oval, big urn {should I paint it} ?, big green glass ornament, and an acorn candle holder.

Vintage Children’s books, a couple books to set out for Valentine’s day, I like using books in my decor, a couple books for me, a children’s nursery rhyme book and Amber glass children’s divided plate with nursery rhymes on it.

The best part… I was able to use 2 FIVE dollar OFF coupons… Our local Pennysaver gives weekly $5 off coupons on any purchases of $15.00 or more.  Of course it’s one per transaction, I got a nice lady who let me split my purchases into 2 transactions…

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Type Hype

I went to Goodwill yesterday {I haven’t been there in ages} and I only bought ONE thing and it was only $1.00 That my friends is a first….  I tend to gravitate to typewriters, in fact my first tassel purchase was a typewriter… I am sure this cutie held business cards and a pen, but I will find a new use for it, not sure what yet, but it was too cute to leave on the shelf.

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Goodwill Goodies

Wooden key {it is going to get a paint job, any color suggestions}?  Silver cream and sugar bowl, I just love picking up little silver pieces, {I still need to post the mini ones I found too cute}, giant soup ladle {again with the things that aren’t to scale… LOVE it} probably going to rub some kind of paint over all that gold {any ideas}?, sliver plated {and chipped up} candle stick holder that I know will get spray painted black {I can see it now}, and a lonely quail salt and pepper shaker {missing it’s mate} I am thinking I could turn it into a tassel or paint it all white?? hmmmmmmm Oh boy I have projects {like I needed new ones} 😉

A bread dough gingerbread boy, did any of you know I H-E-A-R-T anything gingerbread, except the actual cookies yucky… Lots of my Christmas decor is gingerbread I love these guys…. Found this 14 inch cutie for $3.50.

Old children’s books, they have some of the best illustrations…

I love this woman’s decor and check out those chandeliers!

All of this plus a pair of Quicksilver shorts for my son, and a long sleeve Polo shirt for my hubby for under 20 bucks!!

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It’s great day to be ME…

I was doing the usual… dishes, changing sheets, folding laundry, when my mom calls….

Mom: “are you going to be home?”

Me: “yes”

Mom: “Okay we bought you something and are coming over to give it to you.”

Me: “Alright!”

Ding Dong….

Aren’t these the GREATEST tv trays ever??  They are almost toile like and I LOVE them… 

Then one more treat…

A mini toile tea cup and saucer….

I am super happy my parents LOVE to antique….  Thanks dad and mom!

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Goodwill Green

Look at the “green” I got at Goodwill

The vans are my oldest sons size and he is SUPER into green right now…

The dishes I just couldn’t pass up, all my purchases came to…

$8.25!

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Got Milk? {glass that is}

I have seen these great snack plates with matching cups for a while now, most that I come across are clear glass… On Friday evening my sister and mom drug me kicking and screaming the whole way {yeah right} to Goodwill after a family bbq.  Spike said, go ahead go, try and keep it at about 10 bucks though, {which was perfect because I had my handy spend $15.00 get $5.00 off coupon} I never leave home without it. As soon as we walked in my mom and I spotted at the same time these GREAT 1950’s milk glass snack sets, the plates were $1.00 and the cups were $.75 they’re was 11 of each!  I stared in awe, as I love milk glass.  My mom said get them!  Well I already had a few goodies, so she said just get 5 or 6 sets!  WHAT, how crazy is that I would never be able to leave some behind….  I resisted and kept shopping {Spike I was being a GOOD girl}.  Then I stumbled on about 50 of the little romance books I like to read… sheeeeeeeeez… I bought 9 of those.  My sis found a couple things, my mom found a couple things, then do you know what she did?  She walked right over and loaded her cart with ALL 11 of those milk glass snack plates/cups.  She said, “I am buying them for you” and then she bought Becky’s items too.  Thanks mom and {dad}!  I was telling Em about these little beauties Saturday night and she decided to go to Goodwill, and guess what she found??  MORE of my snack sets!  I was a good girl again and just had her pick up another set so I have an even 12!  Thanks Em!

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Coach… the way I roll…

Just look at what I found at Goodwill, mind you name brand items are to be behind the glass counter….but our Goodwill is getting new flooring and the poor guys stocking the awkwardly arranged store didn’t have a clue, so they were with the rest of the shoes… Shoes are supposed to start at $5.00 and go up from there depending on the condition they are in.  Well Mine didn’t even have dirty bottoms, but the gentleman who rang me up looked them over and charged me $3.50!  Oh lucky day!

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Shabby Chair Bliss

Today I went into the Goodwill and look at what I scored!

This is a metal cream colored chair with green glaze rubbed into the roses, it has a great green velvet seat…

I also found this cool little finial thing and glass green dish.  All my treasures cost me…

$10.50

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