Today I'm joining Tales From Bloggeritaville for Thrifty Thursday. This weekend was a banner yardsale weekend. Lots of people trying to get rid of their stuff before it gets too cold to have a yardsale. We started out early and didn't finish until around noon. Let's get started.
First find of the day was this gorgeous silver tray.
Got that for $2.
Next up was this very large victorian mirror for $5 that went to charity.
These two magnetic boards were $1. I thought they were very pretty.
I fell in love with this chair. Mostly for the woodwork and the nailhead trim around the velvet upholstery. The wood needs repairing on the back, but since I only paid $8, I didn't really mind.
Got this cute little "love" pillow for a buck.
It found a new home on my Craig's List French Provincial chair I scored a while back for $20. I matched it with a little stool from the auction ($2) and some yardsale vintage children's books.
This cute little teapot was $1 and will make a nice addition to my white ironstone collection, although this teapot isn't a real ironstone piece. This was the Summer of Ironstone. Got so much and it's all just sitting on a shelf in my hutch until I find the right home for it all.
I saved my favorite thrifty find for last. I've been searching Ebay for months for the perfect needlepoint aubusson pillow for my new/old Goodwill Living Room chair. Now I don't know if any of you have one of these or have ever shopped for one, but they are NOT cheap! The really nice ones are about $75 and that's just for the pillow cover. You then have to buy the insert separate. I know this because I've shopped around. But I wanted one badly enough that I knew I had to suck it up and splurge. To my astonishment, I saw this pillow in a box on the ground under a table at a Church flea market that we passed while out yardsaling. It was upside down in the box and all I saw was the fringe, but I thought, what the heck, the chances are slim, but I'll look anyway. So when I turned it over and saw that it was EXACTLY what I had been searching for, I couldn't breathe for a second. You know that feeling. Then when I saw that it was only $3, well that was it - I don't remember much after that. Couldn't really concentrate on anything else for a while.
And I think it looks just lovely on my new/old chair!
That's it and thanks for checkin in!
18 comments:
I've gotten some lovely silver things for soooo cheap. I think people used to treasure them and now they can't seem to give them away - what a shame!
I want that 1st chair posted...it is beautiful - what a find! You seem to be a lucky one
You really found some great things ! I really love that mirror and the french chair !
Kammy
Wow! You did get some great bargains. Really like the first chair.
Dontcha just love a good deal! You really scored on those things. Glad you found what you were wanting. I wish we had more yard sales around here.
Nancy
I love it when you go to a sale and get surprised and find some real goodies. Just makes my day!
You DID find some good things.
Melinda
I like the first chair! I need to get myself out to some yard sales!
You found some great things!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love all of your finds shown here. The magnetic boards are adorable! And I love the mirror!
I need to get better at going out to yardsales and thrift stores.
Julie =)
Thank you for the happy birthday wishes and your nice comments! You are the sweetest!!! I appreciate you posting about the giveaway...I'll put your name in twice! Great finds at the yardsales...especially that chair! Have a good weekend! Kristen
Love that mirror! You have some great stuff!
Hi Kim,
You are one of my contest winners! Please email me at Myrosegarden.aol.com with your mailing address so I can get your gift on it's way!
Love your Thrifty Finds too!
Sherrie
Hey your finds were great!! I loved that chair!! I am really happy that you found that needlepoint pillow! Don't you just love the feeling!! Hugs!!
Well, you got sooo many wonderful things at such fantastic prices!
I love the needlepoint pillow and I know that feeling when you fnd something you've searched for and not only find but find it at a great price!
Manuela
Oh Kim you did great girl...I would have been doing my "happy Dance" for sure finding that pillow...Girl I got one at Second Sunday Swap meet last year and I paid $25.00 for it and thought I stole it...Mine have down feathers in it...I don't use it...it just sits on a chair and looks pretty ha ha!!...Love your silver tray you got...thats another thing I use to collect but hate to clean it...So I don't I tell people its pewter hey it works for me...May you have a great day my friend...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
Love it when you find something you've been looking for for a great price!!!
Good catch on the pillow ... don't you just love how that happens.
Love that pillow! I once found two old needpoint pillows at a yard sale for $5.00 for the pair (they are still my fave pillows and they always will be)....I never dreamed I'd find any of those and at that price...no way! I felt exactly as you did...almost fell out and didn't remember much after that! LOL! You crack me up with your posts girl! I love 'em!
P.S. Have you ever met Deb, at Garage Sale Gal? She's one of my blogger friends and she's a yard sale girl too, you'd love her blog it's http://garagesalegal.blogspot.com. Go by there sometime...I know she'd love to meet you!
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