I am excited to share that I am the guest blogger for Thrifty Thursday over at Tales from Bloggeritaville . Make sure you go check it out and link up any thrifty finds. Last week, I made the 45 minute trek out to Goodwill & Hobby Lobby to see what I could find. I didn’t find anything that was super exciting at Goodwill, but I did purchase these vintage shoe forms for $1.97 each. I mean, who donates something like this to Goodwill? I love the mix of the mellow patina of the old wood and the cool metal. And this piece with the holes in the toe is really interesting. I like old show forms, but I think I’m going to let these go and sell them in the shop. Hobby Lobby coughed up some thrifty finds as well. This trim was on clearance for… …$2.86. The way it

I mentioned in my last post that I bought $50.00 worth of vintage German glass glitter. I received it in the mail yesterday and was so excited to try it out. These pictures really do not do this glitter justice…Comparing it to the banner I did a few weeks ago with spray glitter…well, it really doesn’t even compare. The spray glitter is only shiny and flat. The vintage German glass glitter sparkles and adds dimension to these letter. I am going to glitter everything! The downside to this glitter is it’s expensive and it’s real glass. This means it looks gorgeous, but you have to be very careful when working with it and it’s not for kid’s crafts. I had some Cricut difficulties (and they’re sending me a new housing for my deep cut blade), so I couldn’t cut through the chipboard I purchased to give the letters stability. It

Decorating with letters is a hot thing right now, but it’s not a new thing. Think of antique samplers, baby quilts, hand painted signs, and monograms. As I was looking around my house today, I realized I have several antique pieces where letters are the feature. I’m not usually a huge fan of pewter, but I love this alphabet mug. My mom has the plate that matches. I purchased this alphabet plate at an antique fair. I think it was about $8.00…others had passed it up because it had been repaired, but I think that’s a sign that someone really loved it. We don’t repair things that aren’t really special to us. I love old books. I recently purchased this from my neighbor’s yard sale for $2.00. I love the font on the cover. And it gets even better inside. Wouldn’t this look awesome painted on a wall or dresser?

I have some new finds to share with all of you. Before getting sick, I stopped into one of my favorite thrift stores. I rarely walk out of there disappointed and that day was no exception. Some of you might see the vision that I have for these, but the rest of you may need some convincing. I know they’re brass and scream 1970’s lounge wall art, but just imagine them in a fresh coat of white. I am just in love with them and you will be, too. Trust me. They were $1.25 for the set. I also found this vintage milk bottle for $1.00. It just needs a good cleaning and it’s ready to go. A friend of mine sent me a text message while I was in the ER telling me she was at an auction. She asked if I would like her to bid on some

A few years ago I was browsing through a new Goodwill near my old home in Virginia. As I snooped through the shelves, I spotted the usual thrift store garb – 1970’s dishes, floral vases, enormous brass lamps with dust-covered shades, you know what I’m talking about. I spotted a bin with some plastic fruit in it and thought I’d see if there were any realistic looking pears or lemons that would be worth buying. To my surprise, I saw this… …an entire collection of stone fruit. For those of you who aren’t familiar with stone fruit, they are hand painted pieces or fruit made out of marble. The are realistic and beautiful. The person pricing for Goodwill that day had no idea what they had. They mixed them in with some hideous plastic fruit for only $.68 a piece. These pieces sell on e-bay for crazy amounts…up to $60-70

A few of you have reminded me that you’re waiting for the happy union of the footstool and burlap feed sack I introduced last week. Well, here it is! As a reminder, this is how it started out. Not too bad, but it was pretty tired. It was purchased for $9.00 at an auction and the feed sack was $4.00 at an antique shop. When I finished upholstering the stool in the burlap sack I thought I was done. I even took a picture of it for this post, but the legs looked dingy and lifeless. Something had to be done! So, I pulled out my Cherry Red acrylic paint, mixed it with burnt umber and painted the legs. Once it dried, I applied a dark walnut stain to tone down the red. Much better! I used twine as a trim to cover the seams where the burlap pieces were