Thrifty Thursday #1.

We ventured into the thrift store this week & although I couldn't fathom what we would "need" at a time when we're purging & packing our possessions, I decided to join in for the "thrill of the hunt". It was a rough week & losing myself for a while was just what I needed. 

A number of items caught out attention, which will now result in a few posts over  the next few days. We were fortunate to visit on a day that many items were 1/2 price. This numbered print above was a very reasonable .75 cents. A half price item that somehow "fell" into my cart. Not too sure how that happened!

This sweet mirrored frame will be repurposed by myself, once my art studio is all set up & ready to go. I plan to take out the glass mirrors, chalk paint the frame & put cork in the spots where the mirrors were. A sweet little message board for our back yard, at a very cool price of exactly $2.

Have you found any treasures at your thrift store lately?

Do you ever go & just wander but not buy anything?

Frugal Friday.

Hi everyone!

It's been a busy time the last few weeks but I did manage to get a short thrift store trip on Friday. I had a series of meetings and deadlines but at one point in the day, there was about an hour that I had free. I decided to head over to our local charity shop to see if I could find a small Christmas platter for the upcoming holiday season. We've packed all our festive items and as we may not move until just before Christmas or just after, I don't want to unpack our things. Decided instead to buy a few key things, if we can find them and then donate them back after the holidays. Unless of course, we really like them! The hunt is always fun so I had no issue taking time out on Friday to search.

The haul!

Small set of mixing bowls, in our colors.

Green bowl for $2.50.

Smaller pink bowl for $1.

A true Depression glass dish.

In perfect condition for just $1.

Purple square plate for .50 cents.

Angel picture for .25 cents.

New Christmas box for $1.

This lovely Victorian scene was just $12.

Large, heavy and brand new, still in the box!!

My favorite wish during the holidays for .50 cents.

A sparkly sled for the dollhouse. Price? .25 cents!

And the item I was searching for, just $1.

If you were following along with your calculator, that was an even $20 for all these great items! More than I was looking for but all items we'll use well. That's all for Frugal Friday. 

How was your frugal week?

Mini House Project.

Found this lovely but mini dollhouse at the thrift store, on sale for 1/2 price. Paying a hefty $1.25 for the entire structure, we chose it as a "pre-renovation" project before we completely tackle the big dollhouse we've been dismantling. This will give us a chance to try a few things out before we invest in and begin to recreate the big house. 

First step? 

We'll strip the trim off, then paint the inside white. The trim will all be repainted white as well and the front porch too. It took us quite a while to find roof tiles but we finally found the right size and thickness. Paint colors are chosen but flooring is still a discussion point. Fun!

Do you dive in to a big project?

Or do you "practice" first?