Friday, February 1, 2008

Wow....I kept thinking I needed to post here but couldn't seem to get to it. I'm sure I don't have everything but I've got the good stuff here. This is a wooden teapot shaped box. I collect tea-for-one's and tea accessories.

I think this will hold teabags or infusers or sweetener or teabag caddies or whatever I want! I can always paint it too. It was cheap. Either 50¢ or $1.

I love this wine caddy...only $1.99 at Goodwill. If you'll remember my last entry, that one holds 2 bottles and this one holds 5....way more than I normally have anyway.

Just another view. I need to clean my countertop off but this will be perfect for that spot.

This is a vase I got for maybe a quarter. Just big enough for only one or two blossoms. I love it though.

When I got this box, the cashier said, oh, this must be part of that bigger set where the lady was looking for a missing one. Must be...but it's mine now. Only 50¢ again. I currently have some crocheted thimble holders in it that I used for demo in a class.

I think I got this retractable tape measure for 10¢. It had a glued on applique which I took off. The plan is to personalize the empty spot now and put it with my needlework tools. I often need to measure a motif for one reason or another.

I couldn't pass up this pink glitter purse for 50¢ at Walmart. I have a plan for it as a gift. I have a friend who loves pink and this just screamed out her name! I'll probably take the silver chain things off. I can't figure out what those dangles are on it anyway.

I've had a project in mind for one of my lace groups, a challenge. I've seen this done in another medium - crazy quilting, I think, and got the idea from that. I want them to find a 2nd hand bargain pic like this and embellish it with their lace. This might be too big...haven't decided yet.

I have no idea what this is but it looked like it would hold suncatchers and crystals....or pierced earrings, very nicely.

It was 99¢ at Goodwill.

Now, I'll have to spend at least as much time finding stuff to get rid of this weekend.

4 comments:

Gina E. said...

Hi Gina! Thank you for visiting my blog Patra's Place and leaving a comment. Of course I had to return the compliment, and I clicked on this link first. What a great idea to devote a blog to your op shop/garage sale finds! This will be soon on my favorites list and I'll be returning soon to see what else you've discovered! The only reasons that stop me from buying more stuff at thriftshops are lack of money and lack of space to store things!!
Gina E. in Oz

Craftymoose Crafts said...

I love your blog! I am constantly on the prowl for neat items like you've shown here.

We used to have a great annual sale where I would find lots of pretty vases-then I would make beaded flowers for them!

Thanks for your comment on my blog. Have you read, "Vein of Gold" before?

Ozjane said...

And now we need to know have you actually thrown anything out. Vbg.
I seem to add better than I subtract.

Gina said...

LOL! I didn't even know I had any comments! Thank you all!
:-) Gina