Monday, April 1, 2013

Tiny Treasures

Since I was busy last week with cleaning out the yard and Horror Monster, my craft stash, it left little time for large-scale thrifting.  

Also, my budget has gone w-a-a-a-y beyond its limit for March. 

 I am glad April has now arrived.

I bought tiny treasures on a tiny budget.

This small brown floral Pyrex souffle' dish caught my eye hidden in a huge box of baskets.





An old wooden document frame, an ice cream scoop, and eight of those papier mache' gold floral coasters (made in Italy) were purchased.

I love aluminum kitchenware and though I am sorting through my collection for items to sell, I could not pass up these measuring spoons.

A tin bucket holds fake dirt and fake stone crop.  Chucks did wonder why I would buy fake stone crop when we have a yard full of the living kind.

I told him it seemed as if everyone in Blogland had one so I got a super cheap one.

I could not believe the original price on this was $20 !!!  Come by my house and I will give you live ones.  

I might even pay you to take some!





I know I have this basket style in every size imaginable.  I use them during the Fall to hold  gourds, but I still bought another one!

Mainly to hold the dozens of items inside.

See the hint.  Look at the cards.

What neat little card holders!










How many did I buy?


Who knows - they said fill the basket so I did.

I bought some molding a week ago to make some of these and planned to saw them this weekend.

Well, this takes care of that to do list!









At a previous thrift shop I had found this bag of blocks to use as card holders, but they have to be cleaned of sticky stuff.  I will use them for some other project.

More Bingo cards.

Even I think I have enough of these now!







Don't be disappointed.  I know several of you shop vicariously through my posts and love to see the big haul.  Do not fret, my lovelies, my niece Leia and I have planned a Low Country Crawl for her birthday next week.  

And when we fill a truck, we fill a truck!

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9 comments:

  1. What luck to find those card holders! Can't wait to see what you find next week!

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  2. I have those measuring spoons too. I am with Chuck on the faux succulents but some people kill everything. A Low Country Crawl sounds fun. We loved Ridge Spring. The two of us need to go there together as well. Junipers was lovely and the food was excellent. xo, olive

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  3. I can date the measuring spoons and ice cream scoop for you. I got both as shower gifts in 1970 and I still have them!

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  4. Isn't it fun to find things right under our noses. We have lived in our home for over 25 years, and I'm sure that I have things stashed away and forgotten about. Maybe I need to do a huge clean-out. Last Christmas our daughter cleaned some of her old toys out of the attic, and now her daughters are having fun playing with them :)
    My hubby and I are celebrating our 37th wedding anniversary this week and we are having a $25 give-a-way, please come over and get your name in the drawing :)
    Have a marvelous week,
    Your blogging sister, Connie

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  5. Wow Donna....awesome treasures! I just love treasure hunting....and could seriously do it every day if I didn't have to work, had a bigger house to store the junk, and much deeper pockets! Seriously though....great stuff!

    Vicky
    Life On Willie Mae Lane

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  6. Oh my! I can think of a few fun things to do with those card holders for sure! I am kind of crushing on that little souffle dish as well! The measuring spoons? Has a set just like it up to a few years ago!! What fun finds and you know I am looking forward to your post after your adventure with Leia!

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  7. Those measuring spoons are truly vintage ... I have used those for ages and they are still my favorite over the plastic ones. You are truly the Queen of treasure hunting.
    Blessings,
    Audrey Z.

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  8. I definitely shop vicariously through you, so you know I'm glad that at least YOU have a truck! I'm excited about the low country crawl. Almost as much as if I was going. Take pictures for me!
    Liz

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  9. What awesome treasure hunts! Thanks for linking these up too to Give Me The Goods party ;)
    Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com

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