Life In The Fast Lane!

Lately I feel like I am on a non-stop train. Between going to the hospital with my brother, getting my son ready to go to Houston to visit his grandparents for a week, getting my booth ready for the big birthday sale on August 3-5, and getting ready to go on vacation in a week, I'm exhausted. Between all these "events", I still managed to squeeze in a little junking time. Here's what I found this past week:

I got these two Ball jars at a little neighborhood thrift by my house. They were $1.25 each.

I found this bird flowerpot for $2.00 at the same neighborhood thrift. I'm going to keep it and incorporate it somehow into my bedroom. I'm into vintage looking birds right now, and I bought a cute pillow with a bird on it for my new bedding.

This blown glass bluebird was $2.49 at the Goodwill.

My mom gave me this tiny Christmas boot. I collect them, along with vintage Santa mugs. She paid a whopping .79 cents for it.

I found this delft cow creamer at the neighborhood thrift for $3.00. They were going for around $40 or more on Ebay. It's going in the booth, along with a few other cute cow creamers I've been hoarding.

For those of you scrapbookers out there, I found this complete set of Sizzix sizzlets alphabet dies with the case at the neighborhood thrift for $3.00! It doesn't appear to ever have been used. That's all I got for this week ladies. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Slow Week

I didn't really have time to get out and junk this weekend because we had a yard sale at my house. During the week though, I was able to hit a Goodwill and a Salvation Army store.

No, you do not have double vision. I found these two open terrariums at the Salvation Army. They are large, heavy and were only $5.99 each! I'm going to keep one for myself and sell one in my booth.

This Wheaton Liberty Bell mini bottle was only $1.99 at the Goodwill.

I found this Cherished Teddies Hannah figure at the Goodwill. She was only $2.99. She's going in the booth. Cherished Teddies sell very well in my booth.

Saving the best for last! This Wedgewood demitasse cup and saucer set was only $1.99 at the Salvation Army. I'm hoping to hit a few thrifts this week during my lunch hour because I am really going through withdrawals not being able to go this past weekend. Hope everyone has a fabulous week!

A Few Goods Finds!

We were going to have a family yard sale this past weekend, but it is just too hot. It is supposed to be 103 today and in the 100's all this week. Instead, we hit the thrifts and re-filled our booth instead. Here are my finds from this weekend: I found this Anchor Hocking canister jar for $1.15. There is a set of three listed on Ebay for $89.99. I may just have to look for the other two and complete the set! I found this avocado Anchor Hocking Milano pitcher for $2.15 at the Goodwill. I like to look for the glasses and sell them in my booth as a set. They sell better that way. While at the Goodwill looking at the glassware, I noticed a box mixed in with the glasses. Being naturally curious, I opened the box and this Breakfast At Tiffany's mug was in it. Brand new in the box for .50 cents. I was very excited to find this, as I love that movie. Yeah, I'm keeping it. I found these four bags of metal bead garland for $1.15 per bag. We decorate our booth at Christmas including a tree, and these will look good on our tree. I like to pick up vintage looking Christmas tins, such as this one that I found for .50 cents. I give cookies away in them and also have them on my kitchen counter at Christmas filled with our holiday goodies. I found this cobalt egg cup for .99 cents at the Goodwill. These four yellow Fiesta berry bowls were also found at the Goodwill for .50 cents each. This Fire King saucer was .50 cents. The gold rim on it looked really good, so I couldn't pass it up. Hallmark ornaments sell well in our booth during the Christmas sale at the antique mall, so I picked this one up for $1.15. It is in wonderful shape, and still in the box. I almost always buy Pyrex when I see it. This casserole was $3.15 at the Goodwill. I collect anthropomorphic kitchen items, and this is the first time in all the years I have been junking that I have ever found one of these tea bag holders at a thrift store. She was only $1.15! I had a holder to put her in as I pick those up when I find them. These boxes of Shiny Brites were only $1.35 per box. I think these are newer Shiny Brites, but I didn't care because they already have that vintage mercury glass ornament patina to them. Now that I have started filling my hutch, I had to show it off. I bought this hutch at an estate sale in Indiana for $80 three years ago. I stashed it in my Grandmothers basement for two years because at the time I didn't have a way to get it back to Texas. Last August, I was able to have a hitch put on my Jeep and rented a trailer to bring it back. I was storing it in my garage until I could put a fresh coat of paint on it. A few months ago out of the blue I cleaned it up, changed out the silver metal knobs and added green glass knobs that I already had, and brought it into the house without painting it. It looks just fine without fresh paint and I'm filling it up with treasures. Below are the items inside: That's all I have for this week! I'll be going on a four day business trip beginning Thursday to Hampton, VA, so I won't be junking this weekend. Hope everyone has a great week! ~Tammy

Inspired By My Blog Friends!

I don't have the beautiful yard filled with flowers like some of my blog friends, but I'm getting inspired and starting to work on my yard more and plant some things. I've always had a green thumb, but lost interest in growing plants after my son was born. He's 13 now, and I'm starting to have more time to devote to doing things I enjoy. I'll start with my front porch. In Texas, you have alot of ranch style homes with little or no porches. Since I had a small area to work with, I decided to add a pop of color with these chairs. They are reproductions, but I still love them. Go red! I have this garden angel in the front yard, in a corner that doesn't get alot of sun. I'm thinking about surrounding her with hydrangeas. I found her at Big Lots. I found this great Jim Shore planter at Lowe's for $16.00, a good price for a Jim Shore item. It's about 10" tall. On to the back yard! This is my trumpet vine along my back fence with my Texas shaped birdbath. My 83 year old grandmother gave me these hens & chicks when I was there in March. She planted them in an old boot. They are huge! I found this 46" trellis at the Goodwill on the way home from work yesterday. It was marked $15.00 and they were having half price day, so I got this for $7.50! It's already crusty and rusty, and it's going in the back yard. I need to figure out a drought tolerant vine to use it with. A big thank you to all of the ladies out there who post your garden pictures. You've inspired me to do more on the outside of the house, not just the inside! ~Tammy

The find of my life!

I knew I wouldn't be able to go junking this weekend because we are having a yard sale to get rid of the leftovers from last weekends yard sale at my brothers house, so I decided to venture out at lunch and go to the Salvation Army. I found a couple of items and was getting ready to head to the checkout and I passed a pile of dolls. I looked down and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I found a 1930's Shirley Temple doll for $4.99! I didn't know how much she was worth, but I knew she was old and I love Shirley Temple. I have two other Shirley Temple dolls at home. The 70's Ideal doll with the red polka dot dress that my parents gave me for Christmas one year, and the very first Danbury Mint Shirley Temple doll. According to some information from Ebay, she is very rare. She has her original clothes, socks, and shoes. Her hair needs some work, but there is a doll doctor in Fort Worth that can fix her up. I am still in disbelief and I need to pinch myself to make sure this is real! I missed Rednesday this week, but this makes up for that!

New bedding!

I broke down and purchased new bedding today. I ordered the bedding set below from Country Door. I've been wanting to do a room makeover in my bedroom after being inspired by some of the posts on blogspot. My decorating style is a mixture of shabby, retro, and garden, but I mix it all up and decorate with what appeals to me rather than stick with one style. I was wanting something more luxurious for my bedroom and found this robin's egg blue bedding set. I think it is so pretty and feminine! I also purchased this nice pillow to go with it. I can't wait to get my new bedding and start my bedroom's transformation!

Happy Rednesday!

Another Rednesday and another opportunity to show off my favorite color! Below are some items from home. I'll start off with this darling Burrite pitcher. I have several of these pitchers, all in different colors. I found this one at the Antique Alley sale back in April. The lady selling it told me her Mom made Kool-Aid for her in this pitcher when she was a kid. Despite the memories attached to it, she only charged me $3.00. My baby brother, who happens to be an excellent carpenter, made this awesome shelf for me for my birthday. He made it from an old Coca-Cola crate. I love it! I have this large Eat sign hanging up in my diningroom. I found a large wooden spoon and fork set that I painted black, roughed up the edges, and when I can find the time between working, junking, and re-arranging my booth, I'm going to hang them next to this sign. I purchased this Griffith's spice jar set on Ebay when Ebay first started. I don't even remember what I paid for it because it's been that long ago. It was missing one jar and still is. One day I'll remember to look for another jar to complete the set. I bought the lard tin at a yard sale for $2.00, and the large Brach's tin was found in the nasty, dirty garage of an estate sale for $3.00. That's all I got for today. Enjoy the remander of the week ladies!