Snagged Some Great Goodies Thrifting!

Good Monday Everyone!

 

Can you believe that this is the last Monday in September?

Gosh...what has happened to summer?

 

Today I had to go grocery shopping...ugh.

But...I took a slight detour and ended up in one of

my favorite thrifty places I shop before I made it

to the grocery store.  This thrifting place seems to

have some of the best finds..I think.

I just had to share what I snagged there today with you.

wanna see?

Purty ribbon both for $1.20

 

This sweet all hand crocheted runner...loving the pink

with the lacy edging.....80cents..yes! that is correct!

Then I spied 4 more sweet lil doilies...my weakness,

they ranged between .40-80 cents each.

SUCH a deal!!!

Now, I have shopped at thrift stores since I was a little girl.

And I am never one to pass by a great name brand item,

in the right color and right size,

CHICOS Sweater...$3.80...looks brand new and its

hard to tell but it is the prettiest shade of green

that I love to wear!

My heart just SANG though, when I saw these

red pumps.  I have been looking quite some time for

a low healed pair of RED pumps.  I LOVE red!

These look brand new...no wear on the bottom

and they were the right size...

$7.60...can you believe that?

 

I don't know about you...but there are times that I shop

and really believe that GOD gives me these special little

goodies.  Do I need them?

no...

but I know HE delights in those who delight in Him!

 

What a fun way to start my week.

 

Hope yours is a great one!

 

Be Blessed,

Lorena



Thrifting Find ~~~ Bell Shaped Cloche~~~ But why does it have a hole on top?

Hi Sweet Friends!

Well after a horrid week of headaches and no

energy...today I awoke to jumping out

of bed and racing around to get things done.

When I get headaches they just about do me in...

allergies are the worst and here in

Michigan the molds are what get me.

So last week was a blaaaaa week for me!

We have been getting cooler temps and some

frost...so hopefully soon this will cease.

Okay,

so...I did get out last week and went to one

of my favorite thrifting places.

I found this unqiue Bell Shaped Cloche.

But am baffled because it has a

whole up the center.

Does anyone out there who just may happen

to read my blog...

have any idea why or what it is

I found?

It was a steal at $2.99

See you can see that the glass is quite thick

on top...

I'd certainly love to hear from anyone who may

have an idea of what I found!

Many thanks!

Be Blessed,

Lorena

~~~Recent Thrifting FINDS~~~

Hey Sweet Chic Friends!

It's that thrill of the hunt!

A giddy feeling you get when you spy that

oh so wonderful treasure...

YOU MUST HAVE!!!

Yep, I think many of us can relate to this!

I love seeing other bloggers share their

many treasured finds!

Would you like to see some recent treasures

I have found?

I collect vintage Purses and this one reeeeeally caught my eye!

Some creative person took a lovely purse and made it even

better...if you look close, a needle point piece

has been overlayed on top of the front side of this purse...

then it was embellished with velvet leaves and really

cool bead work! Snagged this jewel for $5!!!

LOOK at this shelf!!!!

I am seeing this all done up in creamy whites!

A real steal...$5

Then I spied these ceramic roses on a wire!

NEVER have I seen anything like these before...hmmm

I have loads of ideas of how these can be used!

Of course, you all know I have a *thang* for roses.

These papered style roses were all the rage in the late 80's

and I have seen many in pinks but have not seen them in blues...

but I knew just what I'd do with these pretties!

steal....99c

LOVE, LUV, LURVE the shape of this jar!

Sweetie for $3!!!

See, I have already put it to good usage!

I have so many unwound ribbons and need a place to put them

so I can see them...you know I am soooooo visual.

Gotta have my pretty things so I can see them! lol

So... remember the blue roses?

I added a little tulle and then hung it from the top

of my lovely dresser mirror!

Loving how it looks now!

There you have it...isn't this fun?

I sure thinks so!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lorena!

Tea Time Tuesday ~ A Visit to Treasure Mart~

Good Morning to my Tea Loving Bloggers!

I am so excited to share this week with you some

*found* treasures!

But first,

please be sure to check out my left side bar for

all the TEA LINKS happening in blogland.  My

sweet hostess is Sandi from Rose Chintz Cottage.

Okay, on to the good stuff.

Last week, 2 of my dear friends and I FINALLY

got our schedules coordinated so we could do

lunch and *TREASURE Mart*.

If you live near Ann Arbor, Michigan then you

probably know about this wonderful consignment

shop.  But this is NOT your ordinary shop...no sireeee.

This is a 3 story, turn of the century home, loaded

with just about anything vintage you could

ever dream about.  What treasure you unearth

is totally up to what you collect, are looking for or

whatever suits your fancy.

 A MUST SEE, IF YOU ARE EVER IN THIS AREA!

Moi...well I went looking for teacups and plates....

but they had to have ROSES!!!

So for Tuesdays sharing I found a lovely

English Bone China Tea Cup, called

Princess House.  I fell in LOVE with

the dainty roses all over!

And,

my avacado, cucumber, humus sammy

 tasted so much better yesterday eating

off my pretty plate and sipping lemonde from

my new tea cup!

LOOK AT THOSE ROSES!!!

Look at the GORG plates

I found...and each was $3...could NOT pass them up at

that price.  One is Bavarian the other is German! Snagged

those plates right up, I did.  The smaller one is

handpainted and was $2.  Steals!

But wait!!!

I found a another treasure that I

could add to my

pottery collection.  I loved this shape and color and

snagged it for $4!!!

pretty huh?

Then there's more...my dear friend Susie,

gave me these 2 metal votive

Tea Cups...not sure yet what I will

do with them..but they sure are cute

and as you know they are right

up my alley being tea related!

I had so much fun that day.  We all

agreed we needed to do this more often..hmmmm

Thanks for stopping by and sharing with

me and my finds!  I am hoping to being able

to visit the many Tea Post out thar as I can!

Happy Tea!

Lorena

Sharing and Creatin!

Hey thar Sweet Bloggy Friends!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today.

I found 2 of the most beautiful handpainted plates

on Saturday when a sweet

friend and I visited a Large Antique Mall in

Northville, MI.

Best thing of all, I paid $4.00 total for them both!!!

I just can't resist an handpainted plate!

Then I have been tackling a looooong list of crafting projects in

varying stages...so many unfinished

ideas are now becoming a reality!

Do any of your creative peeps do this? I will

go in a see them all ready to be worked on...

and....then I leave!  Well, I am so glad that

dry spells are not permanent!

Would you like to see a few things I finally finished?

I so charmed by this sweet praying lil figurine!

but... for about a year she remained on my shelf...

I did have an idea tho.

My idea: A sweet Childs prayer I learned 50+ years ago.

Now I lay me down to sleep,

I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

If I should die before I wake,

I pray the Lord my soul to take.

That lil figurine and prayer became what you see,

that was my idea! yea!

Then  on Tuesday I shared a sweet Tea cozy that my sis gifted me

many, many years ago...

well I have a stack of

cozies waiting for me to make..

this was the first

one I tackled and I am so happy with how it turned out.

This is such a purty creamy 2 toned textured fabric that I knew

would work well with my cozy!

I then fashion a sweet rosy pin to add onto the front

 and

whaaaaalaaaaa!

Creamy Cozy Perfection!

Oh and I had so share some current Chloe

pix...she spends many hours of her day in our

family room, snoozing, purring and talking with us

on my covered coffee table.

So if you talk to this sweetie...she turns and talks to ya

until ya just have to pet her!

My lovey dovey girl!

Thanks again for stopping by!

A Treasure Hunt ~ Sharing Found Goodies

Hello Bloggy Friends!

I know so many of you out there are like me.

You loooooove the thrill of a treasure hunt!

Well, my sweet friend Susie, who is a kindred spirit and is like

a big sister to me, called me up on Tuesday to see

if I'd Like to meet at Starbucks...

well, my wheels were turning cause I had left some

pillows, I mentioned in another post, at my

favorite thrifting place.  So I called her back and

we changed our plans. Now, we still got our

Starbucks fix, but were off for our

treasure hunt!

It did NOT disappoint me in the least!

Do ya want to see what I got?   Okay, here goes!

Aren't these sweet? These are Martha Stewart Pillows...a steal at $3 each!

Here's 3 bags of GORGEOUS Laces, that I can't wait to go through!

All 3 bags cost a total of $4!!! Amazing huh?

One can NEVER have too many PRETTY Boxes to

store treasures in!

Oh and I just couldn't pass this by...it needs a little sprucing,

but will be better in no time! $2 is well worth a little time

to make it shine!

I never pass up a pretty tray! This has beautiful edging!

I have an idea for this one...stay tuned.  Then I

found some sweet lil bling while digging through a

large tub of jewelry!

I am pretty sure that is a NEW plate of Old Chintz, I paid

$5 but feel it was worth it...this is larger so I am assuming

it's probably a cake plate!

There are 2 of these plates, and the picture does not

show their amazing tealy, aqua color with bits of splattering.

Very unusual and I have an idea for these with some

of my white and aqua roses!

And last but surely NOT least, this sweet white

hankie with pretty pink edging...only 99c!

Thanks so much for visiting with me today

and allowing me to share some FUN

found treasures! I can't wait to get going on

some of the projects I have in mind for them!

Hopefully I will remember to do a

Show N Tell

with I am finished...

would you like that?

Have a blessed day!

Lorena

Mother's Day A Coming!

Hey there friends!

If  the advertisements on TV haven't warned you

then I will...Sunday is Mother's Day!

A special day to honor our mom's.

You know, those ladies who changed our

diapers, fed us, stayed up to

quiet our fears and loved

us through so many ups/downs

in our lives.

As I always seem to do...Mother's Day

creeps upon me and then its

OH NO...what am I gonna do?

Does this happen to you too?

Today I thought I'd go shopping..but

as I was a shopping my mind kicked in.

Lorena, I says to myself...your momma loves

your goodies you make her...why

doncha send her something you've done

up lately?  Self, I says, GOOD IDEA!!!

So when I got home I got to work

and thought you'd enjoy seeing what I came up with.

Now my momma does visit my blog, quietly but

then its not too often so I am hoping

she doesn't see this post til afterwards! lol

My mom love Roses, but then again a lady

named ROSE would just have too...

and purple too...

This sweet Girly says...A Token of Affection

for you on Mother's Day

I made a special set of my PUSH PINS in purples

and a PINK Magnet Rose for moms

PINK Rose Kitchen!

Then...a Purple Pin and Sweet Clip on Earring

I made...just special for her.

What do ya think?

Then I finished up a few more sets of PUSH PINS,

so that I could get those listed in my etsy

store along with a vintage

CAKE SAVER all done up in PINKS!

Thanks for visiting and your comments.

And be sure to wish someone a

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!

Lorena