Yard Sale Saturday

I'm so far behind on getting pictures up of my latest finds.  This has been a very busy last few months, but I hope to stay up to date on this from here on out.  On some things I don't remember the price of since it's been a while since I purchased them, but I have been getting great deals!  And the best part....Estate Sales happen even during the winter!!  

Here we go!

Here's an old milk can.  Yes, the flowers must go!  But the flag and liberty bell actually give it character.  It was priced at $15, but since it was half price day, I got it for $7.50.  That's actually cheap for a milk jug!

There are dents on each side, but since it's on the same place on both sides, it works!

Found these medal tiles for $5.

 I found this cute bucket for 50 cents!

I don't exactly love the quilting saying inside, but a cute little frame for 25 cents and then half off of that!  I couldn't say no!

Some clear and blue marbles for $1.

A basket for 75 cents and then half off.

A wire basket.  I can figure out something fun to do with this!

Lots of tin stuff.  A bunt pan, a square pan, 2 plates, a cake pan and some other cute tin with a candle added in!

Super cute stool that was probably hand made.  Very heavy, but endless possibilities of what I could do with this!!!

A cake stand and a few wood pieces that can all be painted over and re-purposed! 

Butterflies!!  Perfect for MiA parties!!  Just needs a good coat of spray paint!

Two cute baskets!

I've found a few others like this in the past.  I figured I could easily come up with something fun put on here since it's a clean slate!

Here's just a piece of wood that can be used for anything, a small shelf with a hook and a cute little basket!

Two cute matching mirrors!  I think I know just what I want to do with these!

A cute watering jug!

Normally I don't buy pillows, but these were in great shape and the house looked very well taken care of.  These pillows had the colors of my house in them...and for $1, I had to get them!

I found paint!!!  5 cans of paint!!!  2 of red, a brown, a black and a grey.  $2 each.

How about these cute stools.  Yes, I know the fabric isn't too pretty, but they can easily be redone!  I got these two for $15.  Higher than I like to pay, but they were $15 each and I was able to talk them down to both of them for $15.

And the best part....they have hidden storage!!!!

So those were my finds for the last few months.  Let me know if you have any thoughts on how to re-do any of it.  I can't wait to get busy working on this stuff!!!

Embroidery Hoop DIY Decor

Over the past several months I have been collecting embroidery hoops at yard sales and estate sales.  Not knowing what I wanted to do with them, they just sat in a box.  But then I had an idea!  

I took these hoops

And decided to put bandanas in them.

Problem was...there was a lot of excess bandana that didn't need to show.

So I cut the bandana down.  Even though the edges weren't perfect, they wouldn't show on the wall.

Here's what they looked like:

It was time to put them on the wall.  I didn't want a certain pattern.  Just something kinda fun.  Here's my finished wall!  

I needed something to go on the wall behind my front door.  This was the perfect place for these.  A small wall that just needed a little something to spice things up and add some color. It was perfect!

So there you go!  A cheap project that helps decorate my house!

$3 Dresser

Several months back I bought this dresser at a yard sale for $3.  The person that sold it to me thought it had mold on it.  After a good cleaning, I realized it wasn't mold, but a pretty good layer of dust. 

How did the process work?  The dresser started out like this...

I cleaned it down really well and then went to sanding it.  I'm sure my neighbors were completely confused with what I was doing on my back patio when they saw this...

It was getting a good coat of white paint!

Once I finished with all the painting, this was my finished product.  (Please excuse the TV.  Apparently I'm too cheap to buy a nicer one!  But it still works great!)

I just can't decide if I'm super happy with it solid white.  Do I need some color somewhere on it?  Does it need drawer pulls?  Please give me your suggestions!!!

Yard Sale Saturday

Today was a fun day looking at yard sales and estate sales.  Lots of good stuff out there.  

So let's begin.  Here's what I found today!

At an estate sale, they were selling these old briefcases for $2 each.  Time to check out Pinterest for some fun decorating ideas.

Cookbooks for 25 cents each!!

An oil lamp for $5.  I thought this was a good deal.  Do you think I got a good deal on it? 

A cute bamboo basket for only 25 cents!

Two baggies full of rocks.  $1 total.  I'm thinking...put some rocks in the bottom of a jar and a tea candle on top.

And what a deal.  5 CD's for $1.  They may be old, but they are perfect for my collection.  Especially the Trisha Yearwood CD with She's In Love With A Boy on it. 

Not a lot of finds today, but I'm super happy with what I did find!

Did you get to any good sales today?  What did you find?

Yard Sale Saturday - Goodbye Chico - Hello "Sissy"

Wow!  This has with been such a crazy week.  Time to feel you in on everything.  But let's start with my yard sales finds from yesterday.  I didn't get too much in this weekend.  Only one yard sale and one estate sale.  But I did still get a few good things!!

Let's break it down....

Here's some cute wooden bookends for $1.

The big vase was 50 cents and the 2 small vases were 25 cents each. 

Picture frames for 25 cents each. 

4 square cork boards for 25 cents each.  A total of $1. 

Two large pieces of lace for $1 each.

Paint brushes and a scraper!  25 cents each.

A cute little clay pot for 50 cents.

I love tin plates!  And only 25 cents!! 

A cute little lamp that just needs a shade.  Bought this for $1.50. 

So there were my yard sale finds from yesterday.

Now, onto my fostering.  

I got a call early on Friday from Bo's (Sai) adopted mom.  She said that she was way too attached to him and couldn't handle the thought of giving him up.  This made my heart jump for joy!!!  I knew this family was the perfect match for Sai when I left him with them.  I'm just so glad they realized it!  She's going to get him into training classes and have someone work with them on the weekends.  She's really becoming a wonderful dog mom!!

Not knowing if Sai was coming back to me, arrangements were made to put Chico into another foster home.  Of course, on the last few days, Daisy and Chico became friends!  They would play and play and play together.  They kept sharing the same toy and trying to take it from each other.  It was sooo cute!!  It was hard to see him go.  But he's in a great home with Bill and Gayle.  Here's some pictures of the last few days with Chico.

Little Chico looking out the door.

Me, Chico and Daisy looking out the door. 

Chico and Daisy playing with the same toy.

Since Chico wasn't with me and Sai didn't come back to me, I was the first person they thought of when a new little girl was coming in.  I was told that she was left at a shelter in the drop pin in Manchester, TN.  She's around 4 year old and they didn't expect her to be in good shape at all.  We also heard that she was severely under weight.  Here was the first picture I received of her:

Several people told me to get ready because she might be heartworm positive and have a ton of health issues.

Wyndi and Sherry picked her up from the shelter and took her to their vet.  They got AMAZING news!!  She was healthy.  No heartworms...no parasites....no mange!!  The biggest  problem she has is that she is extremely malnourished.  She weighs 11 pounds and needs to be about the size of Daisy...14 pounds.  So she has a little way to go, but we're going to get there!

I picked her up from Wyndi and Sherry Saturday afternoon.  The name the shelter gave her was "Sissy".  The first thing they said to me was "please change her name".  I was so glad!  She didn't look like a Sissy.  

I'm still not 100% what I'm going to name her.  She's a little feisty thing, but as sweet as she can be.  You can tell in the next pictures just how malnourished she is.

That's Daisy on the left and little girl on the right.  Can you see how underweight she is?

That's little girl in front and Daisy behind her.  Someday she'll be the size of Daisy! 

 Look at this sweet little face!!!

So there's the latest!  Any advice for what to name this little girl?  I need ideas!!!