Thrifty, somewhat Nifty!

I participate in Thrift Share Monday's

It was a slow week for thrifting.  I went to our local thrift shop, Second Glance, and didn't find anything too exciting, or at least exciting to me.  I did buy some latch hook canvas mesh though.  I have a lot of tee shirts from different events when I worked at QVC.  I don't wear them anymore and don't want to give them away, so.....they are going to enjoy a new life as a rug or two!  My daughter found rugs made from tee shirts on Pinterest and I found a tutorial here on XOELLE.  The mesh only cost $2.00 and the tee shirts were free!  It's a win-win to me.  I'll be posting pictures in a future post.

My daughter had to have the cigarette lighter - she doesn't smoke, just to use as decoration.  She likes the AMC show, Mad Men.  She said it reminded her living in the 60's.  I think it was $2.00, it has a "Bone China" sticker on it, but I'm not sure if the vintage.    I also bought the decorative crochet cloth for $1.00 and the pillow cases with flannel for $5.00.  There are a couple stains on the crochet piece I will try to Oxy Clean out.  The pillow cases and flannel will be a test run before I buy new fabric for a chenille baby blanket based on a tutorial I found through Pinterest here Aesthetic Nest.

During the week I went with a friend to Salem, MA to check out Witch City Consignment.  They are also a thrift store.  I was overwhelmed to say the least.  There were sooo many goodies all in one place.  I will need to go back and take another walk through.  I was happy with the selection of vintage Valentine's Day and Christmas cards.  They were a $1.00 each and I walked out with 10.

We also went to a thrift shop associated with the local homeless shelter.  Once again, a lot of stuff packed into a tiny place - but nothing had a price on it.  After having to ask different people on multiple occasions, I just lost interest.  There were also too many volunteers and they were either in the way or bumping into you as you tried to navigate the aisles. 

My friend found a listing for an inside yard sale at an auction company over this past Saturday.  I took a look see, was not wowed by anything.  Once again, a place that does not put prices on items.  On the way out, I spotted the frame and because it had a ship in full sail and a lighthouse, I wanted it.  I know I overpayed - $2.00 - but it will look good with my seaglass collection.

I'm still relatively new to thrift shopping, still getting used to what is a good bargain and what is a great find.