back!

wow!

a new post! it's a miracle!

sorry folks, life got in the way... (i.e. a new baby) but i'll try to be better!

anyway, i feel like such a dweeb because the whole week i've been absolutely GIDDY about finding this turquoise cooler for $5!

isn't it cute?!

i can't wait to fill it with some ice and some fun colored soda bottles, have some friends over and fire up the grill!


turquoise igloo cooler: $5

shopping cart

i bought this mini shopping cart a long time ago, but just realized i never showcased it on the blog.

it's become the perfect fruit basket!

mini shopping cart: $1

chairs!

my poor 9 month pregnant back couldn't take our plastic ikea computer chairs much longer, so it was a nothing short of a miracle when i found these two mid-century chairs for $4 each! {'mad men' anyone?}

they're in great shape but i'm hoping to reupholster them sometime down the road!


mid-century chairs: $4 each

nursery preview

i've got baby #4 on the way soon and since my other little one is still in a crib (and will be for about another year), i had to find some bedding for another one!

as i've mentioned before, the salvation army sells brand new 'target' items and i was able to score this crib skirt for only $1!

crib skirt: $1



i also found this crib bumper for only $2.25. which was a great find since i can't sew and i would have had to bribe my seamstress (a.k.a. my mother) to make one for me!

crib bumper: $2.25


stay tuned for final nursery pics coming soon!

clothes!

wow i can't believe it's been so long since i posted on here!

i've been buying things up like crazy at the thrift stores the last couple of months so check back often and hopefully i'll get lots of my finds up here soon!

anyway, last week i went to the salvation army which is kind of rare for me since it's about a half an hour drive. i don't know about out of state, but here in the salt lake valley all of the salvation army stores carry a lot of brand new 'target' brand items. remember my beloved chair?

so this time when i went they had TONS of shoes! i got these great boots for my 5 year old daughter with the tags still on them for $3.25 a pair! these boots normally retail for $17.99 a pair!



i'm definitely going to have to start making the trip there more often!

i've also been wanting to show off some of these cute items i bought for my 3 year old.

these brown velvet flats were bought from a church consignment sale that i go to twice a year. i believe i paid $5 for them!

aren't they adorable?



and finally, i found this fun little coat at the d.i. for $3!

i think it will be perfect for fall!

side table

my original plan for this cute side table was to sand it and re-stain it a dark brown to match the rest of my living room furniture, but unfortunately it just wasn't working, so i decided to just paint it white.

isn't the detailing on the side awesome!

side table: $5

distressed mirror

sorry for the long absence!

found this fun mirror at the d.i. yesterday and thought it would look perfect in my son sawyer's room.

distressed mirror: $4



i'm loving the detail on the frame!



check back often! i bought a few more fun things to share!

metal cake dome

my goodness it's been a while since i've posted a fun find!

the holidays have pulled me away from my thrifting a bit... that and the fact that it's 30° out!

promise i'll try to update more often.

for now, here's a look at a fun metal "cake" dome i found last week!


metal cake dome: $1

reindeer!

these reindeer were originally gold, but of course, i had to grab my trusty black spray paint and go to town!

i haven't found a spot for them yet! i'm thinking maybe the front porch, but i'm afraid the snow will ruin them.

paper mache reindeer: $1.50 each

happy holidays!

i love this time of the year at the thrift stores, because this is the time that people are buying new holiday decorations and donating their old ones! i've bought a bunch of fun things that i will be posting over the next couple of days!'

for some reason i'm a huge sucker for orange and blue. i've had a tree with blue toned ornaments for the last 7 years and have been wanting to change it up, so i was super excited when i found these fun retro orange ornaments for only 50 cents a box! i think they look awesome with my blue!





i also grabbed these fun green felt ornaments. i thought they were too cute to pass up!

rain boots

i'll admit. i'm a sucker for a cute pair of rain boots, and for only three dollars i couldn't pass these up! they fit my 5 year old daughter perfectly!

yellow rain boots: $3

tiered serving dish

found this beauty at the salvation army for $1. can't beat that!

silver 2 tiered serving dish: $1

new kicks!

i found these awesome converse sneakers for my little baby sawyer yesterday for three bucks!

the great thing about baby shoes is that since they're never actually used to walk, they're in great shape, even if they are second hand!

baby converse sneakers: $3

milk glass bowl!

this thing is HUGE! this picture doesn't do justice to how big it is.

i'm in love with the pattern around it!


milk glass bowl: $5

cake dome

what more can i say? it fits my cake stand perfectly! LOVE IT!


glass cake dome: $2

pillows!

now, there are a few things i don't ever really purchase from a thrift store... and i would usually put pillows on that list of things, BUT i saw these nice copper pillows and had to have them. i'm pretty sure they've never been used since they still had the original store's price tag still on them!

they look great with my cheapo target rug down in the basement!


copper pillows: $2 each

wire basket stand

i found SO many great things today at the d.i.!

i thought this stand was pretty cute. i'm thinking it will be great for easter to put some fun eggs in it, but i'm also thinking of spray painting it, (maybe black?) so that i can use it more year-round.

what do ya'll think?


wire basket stand: $3



make sure to check back in the next couple of days! i've got lots of fun things to share!

upholstered chair

while i was out shopping on saturday, i found a really fun blue chair at the d.i. for $15 that had a great shape but the fabric wasn't in the best condition and i left wondering if i should have just bought it and worked on it.

well, i decided to stop at the salvation army which was the next block down from the d.i. and i'm so glad i did! i found this BRAND NEW upholstered chair for $50 which was WAY more than i wanted to spend, but since it was a little wobbly (nothing the handy husband can't fix) i talked them down to $30!

it goes so well with everything else in my living room! i LOVE it!


upholstered sitting chair: $30

more milkglass

obviously i can't get enough of this stuff! i found these beauties at the salvation army yesterday, priced at a dollar a piece, but the cashier, who called me "hon" gave them to me for just 50 cents each!


milkglass vases: 50¢ a piece



p.s. stay tuned for tomorrow's post! i'll be posting one of my favorite finds to date!

bakeware!

for some reason i seem to gravitate toward fun colored tins and i just love the colors of both this bundt cake pan and flan mold.

the flan mold also came with a recipe! pretty sure i won't be making flan anytime soon, but you can bet i'll find something fun to make in it!

colored baking tins: $1 a piece








i have been in dire need of some mixing bowls for awhile. when i found this cute brown one last night i snatched it up quick!


brown mixing bowl : $1