Thrifting and Thrift Store Shopping

Thrifting and Thrift Store Shopping

Today was a beautiful day here! The sun was shining, and it got a bit warm again here too. When I got home I actually had to turn the a/c back on because the house felt stuffy, dampish, humid. Otherwise today was a pretty good day here. 

I was gone most of the day today doing errands, paying bills, and in there some where I fit in one of my stops with a Thrift Shop too. I was gonna go back to St Vincent DePauls where I found some good deals last week. Before I knew it I had turned the corner another way, and thought maybe I should go to the Gospel Mission Thrift Shop today. I wasn't really looking for a whole lot, but I did find some things to play around with at home, and to upcycle repurpose with too.  I almost forgot to show you, but here are the pictures below of all that I got today.

 

What fun I will be having with some of these things too! One of the plates will be adding to a base of a cake cupcake plate I am putting together. I LOVE the rose designed plate, and it was well taken care of too. It had the hanger on it, and the hooks on the hanger had plastic protectors on it to not damage the plate. The 2 borders will be used for pictures instead of using actual frames, and some of the card stock paper packages will be used for making backgrounds to some of the pictures. Those napkins are like new! 4 of them, had their creases, and that feel of being new too. I adore the small bowl that has designs of flowers, and butterflies around the rim. This piece looks to be new too. Some of the other items will just be there till I figure out for sure how to use them, where to use them, and what I will definitely do with them. Never hurts to have a few extra things on hand for when the crafting mood hits, right?

I sometimes wish I knew of more stores to frequent, and I am sure they are out there with the areas I travel to. Until then I will keep shopping with the ones I know the prices are good, and I can generally find something of use with them. 

Thanks for sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl, and hope you enjoyed the visit. Happy to see you all again soon. Till then Happy Thrifting!!

Guess What Day It Is Its Wacky Wednesday

Guess What Day It Is. It's Wacky Wednesday!

LOL, were expecting the camel that we are all so use to seeing in the commercials? Hey, it's cute, it's funny, but I thought I would throw something a little different to you. 

Any big plans for today? Not much on this end with me. I have a dining room table with some items on it I need to glue together, and am still not done with it. Actually, I got them there, and then stopped. That was all the further I got. I gotta be in the right mood to put things together, or they do not come out as I envision them too. Kind of like shopping too. If the mood is not there, I probably will not find any good finds, or any good deals. 

Well, it's Hump Day everyone. Do enjoy this day, have fun, and may it be productive for you as well. Thanks for visiting with Thrifty Shop Girl, and hope to see you again soon. Toodles . . . . .

Thrift Shop Finds For Tuesday

Thrift Shop Finds For Tuesday

WooHoo! Today was a descent day for me to thrift. I only made it to one shop, but that was enough for me to visit with today. I really had no idea of what I would be looking for, what I would be interested, brought no notes with me, but sometimes it is for the best to do it this way too. After all we are thrifting, right?

A place I hadn't visited for a while called St Vincent DePaul was the store on my list to visit today. When I walked in the store I could tell I had not been there for a while. It was rearranged, a lot more organized, could pretty much see where things were everywhere, and of course as always their prices are pretty good too. I got in the store, did a slight walk around to familiarize myself with where things were, and then decided on starting by the craft items into the glassware. I slowly walked through, picked some things up to look, went through some things, and slowly walked around. 

It's a habit of mine because it never fails I miss something the first time, or after thinking about it I know I do want it. So, back around the store I went again. This time I picked up some heavier metal bronzed like candle holders to use as stands for some cake plate stands, or even as candy bowl stands too. I found a wooden bar with round knob ends that could come in handy with something I craft, so I put it into the cart - and forgot to picture it. I found a little clear medicine like jar that had some discolored white beads/pearls shoved into it with some light brown burlap string wrapped around the neck. It also has a silver like key hanging from it. On one side of the bottle was placed a pink flower design.  Almost forgot, but I found a vintage little postal scale that dates back to the late 80s I think...have to research it a bit more.

Lastly, I was walking by the curtains, and table cloths and remembered it would be nice to find 2 matching drapes for in the dining room. If I would find something for the door I would be even more pleased. Finding 2 matching drapes that I approve of has been a chore in itself. As soon as I got to the rack I spotted a pattern that I knew. They are insulted room darkening curtains from JCPennys. They have an off white background with a tannish/light brown coloring, and some dusty pink/mauve colored flowers along with country blue flowers too. Not too flowery, but just enough. I knew this pattern from some valances I had found a few years ago that I had used in our old home we had. 

When I got to the rack I found on one hanger, all together, 2 drapes, 2 valances, and 2 tie backs....all matching in pattern! The drapes are generally about $5-$6 a piece, and the valances are like $3? a piece. Are you adding this all? Well, the whole hanger had one tag on it, and was written what was on it together. I got ALL of it for $6! Then, next to these racks were a couple of shelf units. One had curtain hooks, shower curtain hooks, and things like that. I grabbed some hooks for the drapes, and then I also noticed a clear zipped bag with something in it. Pulled it out, and recognized the design as well. They were 2 sheer drapes that had the same design as the other curtains I found on the hook! So, I got all my curtains today for a total of $8. 

I didn't get much, had fun, and got some pretty good bargains today too. See all the pictures above showing the few things I got.

Thanks for visiting with Thrifty Shop Girl, and hope to see you again soon. Take care, and Happy Thrifting Everyone!

Lawn Ornaments With Coffee Pot People

                                         Blog With Coffee Pot People

                                       Coffee Pot People Lawn Ornament

Lawn Ornaments With Coffee Pot People.

Hi Everyone, and thanks for dropping by! When you get a chance you have got to check this blog out that shows some of their creations of Coffee Pot People. They have a great blog that shows not only this, but some of their other little crafty things they do, and like all of us a little bit of this n that too. 

What caught my attention in surfing the internet was this nifty craft of diy making these coffee pot people. Everyday I am still amazed with all the techniques, and creativity of others. I so enjoy it, love reading it, and making notes for diy projects for me to do at home. Now . . . If I would spend more time thrift shopping, working on projects, painting, and dealing with some of these diy projects instead of surfing the internet all the day I sure would get a lot done! But, it is sooo fun seeing what others share, what they are offering with some of their shops, and I just cannot get enough of it sometimes. 

So, if you have any old coffee pots, teapots, maybe some old tin lids, little metal scraps, and stuff like that hanging around . . . don't get rid of it all yet. Here comes another idea for you to try for your home decor, lawn ornaments, or for a gift to someone too. If you don't have any extra pieces at home this would be a great time to be at the thrift shops looking for them, second hand stores, maybe you see something that has been tossed, and etc. Hey, collecting some of these items can be just as fun too!

Monday, and the start of our week. Sure hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Did you get done all you wanted to do? I didn't, but I did get some things done so that I can say I did accomplish something. Not much, but it was still something. 

Wishing you all a super Monday, and Happy Thrifting my friends. Thanks for visiting with Thrifty Shop Girl! Take care till the next time, and see you all again soon. Toodles . . . . . 

Trunks Vintage Antique Retro Refinished DIY

                                            How to Refinish An Antique Trunk

                                           Vintage Trunks Are Collectible Treasures

                                       Trunks Vintage Details Large and Fun

Trunks Vintage Antique Retro Refinished DIY. Love them, and they are so fun! I want one!

Hey everyone, how did your weekend go? Hope all was good. I made my first visit to a consignment store in another area I have not really dealt with. She had a nice store. In there I seen an old trunk with her vintage items, a more modern retro trunk, and then she also had an old military metal trunk too. Oh, what fun it was to look, and what memories it brought to me too. 

I have watched trunks over time with vintage, how some are refinished with wax or paint, brought back to life, and sometimes converted into other useful things to use in the home. Amazing pieces, and I will find one that I just have to have some day, and get it. Till then it sure is a lot of fun looking.

Thanks so much for visiting with Thrifty Shop Girl today, and hope to see ya'll again soon. Happy Thrift Shopping! See ya later.

Have a Wonderful Fun Filled Saturday

Have a Wonderful Fun Filled Saturday Everyone!

Finally able to hop on by here to let everyone know I was absent due to a computer issue. I was working on my posts I wanted to have done for here. Moving right along, and all of a sudden the screen went black. No warning! 

So, I waited few minutes, and turned the computer off, and back on. Screen was coming in, and out till it finally would stay black. Had sound, and everything just no screen. So, on Thursday I was lucky enough to be able to get the monitor to a computer place to have it diagnosed for me. I was really hoping it would be a new power cord that was needed, or maybe a new vsg cord needed. Unfortunately, I was not so luck. I was told I would need a new monitor. 

I spent all day today hitting yard sales, some of the thrift stores in the area, and was about to give up when I found a monitor that I was able to get. Bit smaller than my other one, but it will do for now. It's new, it runs, and it will be a back up monitor if ever needed too. 

Hopefully soon I will get to the cities where I can spend more time looking, and definitely have some choices of ones to choose from too. 

By the way while driving to another location to search for a monitor I had a neat idea in the car about what to do with the one not working. As the tech told me for the age of the screen it is in good condition. So, I decided instead of throwing it out I want to repurpose the monitor. I am thinking of maybe putting some sort of cork board over it, or around the outer edging not touching the screen. I then want to add a small edge to it as well. I could then use it in the office as a message center, or I could use it on the kitchen counter as a message center too. With the edge it would have I could also set maybe a cookbook on it with recipes to use when cooking too. I am really liking this idea, and have been having visions of it too. 

Hope this finds ya'll doing well, and thanks so much for sharing some time with Thrifty Shop Girl. Enjoy your Saturday! Have fun, and hope you are able to do some thrifting, or yard sales too. See you all again soon. 

Preparing For New Season of Junkin and Thrift Shopping

Preparing For New Season of Junkin and Thrift Shopping

Hi, and Welcome to Thrifty Shop Girl! Glad to have you stopping by. In the area I live in Old Man Winter has been trying to hang onto us here, and drag the winter out longer than should be too. I believe this week it is no longer working. Sunshine days, temperatures rising during the day, temperatures warming more at night, no snow but rain, and so on. Spring is finally showing herself to us. 

With the seasons changing also comes a new season for Junkin, and Thrifting too! There have been some areas where the weather has been great, and some people have been able to start off with the seasonal shopping. I myself am getting antsy, and I envy those who have already been able to get out, and get started with this seasonal change. 

These past couple of years I had slowed down on thrifting, and junking in order to lower my inventory. Also, to change my ways of shopping to what I probably would need. Not what I seen that looks good, is cute, and have to have purchases. Although not all the inventory is gone I have lowered it quite a bit, and of course have made room for more shopping, and to go digging again too! Vintage Collectibles, find items to repurpose, look for items to upcycle, and just find some lovelies that I can reuse too.

I decided this year to stay better organized, and more prepared with things that I should make a list of items that I would like to find, search for, and find. It never fails that every year I always get sidetracked with sales, and come home with loads of things I shouldn't be buying, or you know....that really weren't needed. Come on, you know what I am talking about, right? I figured with a wish list I would at least have more of a goal of what I am wanting, what I need, and it will definitely give me more ideas of what I should be sticking with too. So, tell me, what is on your list for this year?

Thanks so much for sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl everyone, and hope to see you all again soon. Take care, and Happy Thriftin and Junkin too!

Reasons to Thrift and What to Thrift Shop For

Chevron Blankets                  Glass Lamps

Jewelry of sorts                             Chair

Shoes     AND Picture above is for the Roll Top Desk

                       Vintage Dishes, Plates, Etc         Vintage Tupperware


Reasons to Thrift, and What to Thrift Shop For. I can think of many with no excuses needed too. How about you? What is your preference? Thrift Stores, Second Hand Stores, Estate Sales, Good Will, Online Stores, and so many more places. 

My preference is Thrift Stores, Second Hand Stores, and Estate Sales too. When I go out thrifting for the day I will go to all kinds of stores. All depends what town, or city I am in. What is there to shop with, and sometimes what I am in the mood to shop for too. Sometimes I want to shop just for items that I can repurpose with, upcycle, and recycle with. Other times it might be something I am looking for in the home with some of our decor. I am thrilled when I can find older vintage pieces, collectibles, and other times I will buy curtains, table cloths, or different linens just because I like the materials to use in altering for my own purposes. 

So many possibilities out there to be seen, to have, and shopping on a dime is so much fun too! The pictures shown above this are just ideas of different things that can be found when you are out thrifting. The possibilities are endless. If you truly love the hunt then you will enjoy thrifting too. Sometimes I go by myself as I can spend time looking. But, sometimes having a friend along is a blast too. Someone to share your finds with, and ideas too. 

Here it is the middle of the week. The weekend will soon be here, today is the official start of spring, weather is getting better to shop in, and I don't know about you....but I sure am getting antsy for the season to be good so I can get out there to do some thrifting. 

Thanks so much for sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl today everyone. Glad to see you, and hope to see you dropping by again soon. Take care, have fun, and happy thrifting everyone!

New Postal Rates Starting January 27, 2013

Reminder of New Postal Rates for 2013 that start January 27, 2013. 

It's a new year, and of course we always have changes that come along with it as well. Over time the Post Office has switched from doing large postage increases every 4 years to a smaller increase each year to keep up with different costs, and industry fluctuations. Since that change is coming fast for many of us which is on this Sunday I thought I would give you all a reminder of this, and what I was able to put together to help assist you with these changes.

The Forever Stamps, the ones that remain good despite future postal rate increases, will increase to 46 cents. (Hint) Purchase a bunch of 45 cent Forever Stamps now. 

Here is a rundown of some of the price increases:

• First-Class Mail, one ounce will be 46 cents
• First-Class Mail Post Card 33 cents
• Stamped Post Cards 37 cents
• Electronic Return Receipt $1.25
• Certificate of Mailing $1.20

New Domestic Retail Pricing for Priority Mail Flat Rate Products:

• Small Box $5.80
• Medium Box $12.35
• Large Box $16.85
• Large APO/FPO Box $14.85
• Regular Envelope $5.60
• Large Envelope $5.75
• Padded Envelope $5.95

Other changes will be also include a First-Class Mail Global Forever Stamp that is going to allow customers to mail letters that are up to 2 ounces to Canada, and then up to 1 ounce for anywhere else in the world for a set price of  $1.10.  

A complete list of prices with some additional information can be found here. When visiting this USPS site I found that opening the CVS files were readable for me. I wish the post office would give us better charts, and prices prior to these changes so that we ourselves could better prepare with some of our online businesses, our hobbies that we have, and just any of our online services. Unfortunately, until they fully go into effect it is almost like a mystery, and so very hard to find. 

I do hope this finds everyone adjusting with the changes, and preparing your listings that you have with your online selling market places, venues, websites, and etc. I haven't started yet, but hope to be working on all my listings in the next few days making these adjustments. If something would sell before the prices do go into effect I would gladly reimburse the difference to the customer as I have always done.   

I would like to take this time to Thank ALL of you with your patience during my time of absence from blogging with you. It all has to do with family which is important to me. My Daddy has not been doing well, had some issues, and right after Christmas we got some disheartening news with him as well. So, now we are enjoying our time with him, doing what we can to make things comfortable, and cherishing each day to the fullest. 2013 is a New Year, our first month of this new year is almost done, and I vote that we make the best of this new year that we can!

Thanks so much for sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl everyone, and hope to see you again soon. Take care till the next time. Hmm...maybe I will have some pictures ready for you to view of some thrifting I had done sparingly for our winter months here. See ya'll later!  Toodles . . .  

Thrifty Monday for Thrifts Junk Vintage Repurpose

Thrifty Monday for Thrifts Junk Vintage Repurpose, and a lil bit of this, and a lil bit of that is what makes it fun. 

Hi, and Welcome to Thrifty Shop Girl! Glad to have you back, and visiting with us. I am a little bit disappointed. By now I thought I was going to be moved to some where warmer, that I can do more thrifting, junking, digging, and treasure hunting too. But...our plans didn't quite work out as we hoped, and so I am still living up North with the cold yet. Working harder to get things in order, better organized, things completed so that we can move down south. Till then I have to do what I can, right?

A while back it was kind of nice out, and I thought what the heck. I have not been to many this year with house remodeling, down sizing things, preparing to move, and etc. So, I did have 1 day where I stopped at a couple of garage sales. Unfortunately, for this small town I live by they never seem to have much at Garage sales that I can get really excited about. Prices are too high because they see it sell on ebay, or something like that so that is where they get their numbers. I cannot find use for some things being offered, many baby items that would not fit into a desirable market for them, and so on. Not trying to be mean, but sometimes I can find better deals with some of the dumpsters, and stores that are out of town than from here too. 

On this one particular day I did stop at a couple of garage sales, and found some small things that I can work with a bit. I enjoy the apothecary jar I found, and all of the pearls that I found and dropped into it as well. So far it is a keeper for me. I got the 2 picture frames with an idea that I have in mind. Not sure if it will be these 2 together, but it is a start anyway. 

I enjoy working with cloche glass dome cheeseboards too. I clean the glass up well, and then will paint the wood base whatever color I choose at the time. Now, once it is painted I might lay a doilie on it, get out the mod podge to add some paper or material, add some figurines or accessories to the inside of it, add some sort of decal to the glass dome, and things like that. The 2 plates you see will have something done to them soon if I can ever find some glassware, or pieces that can fit to their size, and of course have the right colors to accent everything too. But, they do look like new too.  I had gotten excited because I found some great amber glass that would be perfect with the 2 plates, colors were good, like new condition, and.....they were too big. How disappointed I was too.

In the back you see the pretty pillar candle holder with a minimal floral design on it. It has a pink glass base that is nice, and sturdy too. Simple candle holder that is adorable with the candle in it, or without it too. I also got a glass candle holder that will make a cute pedestal stand to something, a sweet tea cup, and some blue napkin rings/holders that I can work with too. 

Sometimes you might not come home with much after thrifting, or garage saling, but there are still possibilities for everything to be used in some way or other too. 

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, enjoyed the football games, and got all done that you wanted to do. Thanks for sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl, and hope to see you again soon. Take care till the next time everyone.....Toodles........

Good Morning Thrifters Junkers Good Will Searchers

Good Morning Thrifters Junkers and Good Will Searchers.

Welcome to Thrifty Shop Girl, and glad to see you! So, tell me how was your weekend? Mine wasn't too bad here. Nice weather, been cooler at night, birthday celebrations Saturday night, and found some fun thrifting items too. 

I so enjoy glassware because I see possibilities with pieces that I get at once, or over time I collect pieces that eventually fit together the way I need them too. Along the way it never hurts to pick up a few other items that can some day serve a purpose in need too. Below you will see some pieces that I had found, brought home, and have been washed and cleaned. The green glass relish plate did not really need any cleaning, looks almost like new, but gave it a minor rinse anyway. I found a small glass candy bowl, an adorable yellow ceramic bowl, 2 glass candle holders, and a pair of clip on earrings. The shorter wider glass candle holder washed up nicely. Has a very slight light iridescent color to it when the sunshine is on it. Actually, I used it as the pedestal base on the green glass relish tray. They look very nice together. The other pieces I had found while thrifting will eventually find usage in ways for me too. 

I want to thank you so much for sharing your time at Thrifty Shop Girl, and visiting my blog today. Hope to see you again soon. Happy Thrift Store Shopping everyone till the next time. Toodle Loo......

Thrifting Found Vintage Wooden Hangers Green Vase

Thrifting Found Vintage Wooden Hangers, a Green Vase, and some little goodies.

Hello, and Welcome to Thrifty Shop Girl everyone! Glad to have you here with me today. Another beautiful day, and it's going to be a great weekend for us too. As you are aware I am still working on downsizing our home, and did not do near as much Thrifting, Yard Saling, and Junking this year as I would have loved to have done. It is always hard to know what to keep, what to be rid of, donate, do I really need to keep this or this, and etc. It so happens that I am not the only one that faces these same issues...whew! 

It is hard because we all like the glitter, the glamor, the collecting of pieces, and also finding pieces that some craft or repurpose with too. I did find someone making a comment that has kind of stuck with me too. I will share it with you, and see what you think of it. "All we truly need is one another. The rest is just, well, stuff." How true! Much of it is stuff, some of it is personal/family memories which are always good to keep, etc. So, this summer I have held myself back, and when I did go Thrifting I was a bit more selective with few pieces I would get too. 

Above is a small amount that had come from another estate sale I had attended. I seen a few more things, liked them, but sometimes some of the prices are not anything to deal with too. On this particular trip I did get some wonderful old time hangers. I have some ideas, and hope by spring to implement some of it too. I did find a green glass vase that is also a vintage piece along with an aqua colored wrapped wired hanger for ties, and some adorable coasters too. Wasn't much, but it did satisfy me at this particular time with these few items. 

I want to thank you for sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl, and I look forward to you visiting again as well. Take care, and have a wonderful weekend everyone! Happy Thrifting:)

Have a Great Day and Wonderful Weekend Everyone

Have a Great Day, and a Wonderful Weekend Everyone in Blogland!

Hello, and Welcome to Thrifty Shop Girl! Glad to have you here, and happy that you found me too. First of all, I finally did it. I now have a .com domain from GoDaddy that leads to my blog here. So much easier to remember too. Yes, you can now find me at http://www.ThriftyShopGirl.com I will try it for the year, play with it, test it a bit, and will enjoy it till then too. 

I hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Mine wasn't too bad. I got to see a very good friend of mine that I do not often see because of the distance apart we live. Course, when we get together we like to talk 'shop' all the time. You know, talk about any new thrift stores we found, or heard of. What we found when we were out thrifting. We also like to discuss different things, and different techniques of repurposing, and upcycling some of the pieces too. We could carry on forever it seems like, and our time really does pass fast. Never enough time together to cover everything. So, we have to then revert to emailing, sending pictures, or showing our listings of what we are offering for sale. 

Wow! Holiday weekend is done, and gone. Here is the weekend again already! Any big plans anyone? Nothing here really. The County fair does start this weekend, but not sure if I will make it over there, or not. I need to get pictures done so that I can share some pieces I had found during my thrifting times. Hmmm....maybe I will share a few pictures of what I have done with some pieces too. 

Hey, thanks so much for visiting, and sharing your time with Thrifty Shop Girl! Always nice to have you visit with Me, and hope to see you again soon. Take care, and have a wonderful weekend everyone!:)