I took the day off from etsy promoting and jewelry making to go thrift shopping. I went to a couple different ones but the best one is always the Habitat for Humanity. They are the cleanest and have the largest selection. So but anywho...I thought some of you might enjoy seeing the treasures I scored on my hunt. I do love me some thrift shopping!
This gorgeous bowl, never used mind you, still has the original tag on the bottom and it reads: The JCPenny Home Collection Fruit Multi. It's a nice size bowl at 11" wide at top and 7" deep. No price tag and my item search at the dot.com came up empty. That might be a sign this is a discontinued line. My cost for this bowl $2.00
Then, score number two was the nester boxes that I found in the basement of the thrift store. A grape/ivy theme and each box has a different Bible verse on the lid. Again, these do not appear to have ever been used at all. They have the original price tag of $14.95! Thrift store price tag: $0.50 for all three!
That cloth thing you see in the bowl is actually a table runner. It is a long table runner at that! This item appears to have been previously loved but has no stains, rips, or frays. Great condition. I paid $0.50 for it as well.
$3 for a perfectly matching set of goodies. Not to bad, eh? And I just LOVE the colors of purple and ivy. Some day I am going to have to paint my kitchen in these colors wether Chris likes it or not. lol
The reason I am showing you this next item is to give a little decorating tip. Thrift stores usually have piles and piles of scarves. This is one of those long skinny ones that you can wear in your hair, wear as a belt, drape across your shoulders, or tie around your neck and let the extra length drape down.
ANYWAY, my decorating tip is to change up your baskets and make them look fresh and new all over again by simply weaving these long skinny scarves around the handle. I don't know about your thrift store/s but these scarves are only $0.25 at mine. I will fess up that I did buy this basket today for $0.50 and the scarf. Pretty cute for $0.75 don't you think?
I bought 4 other scarves in different colors so I can keep it fresh. :)
I hope you've enjoyed the pictures and have been inspired to drop in at your local thrift store. :)
EDIT: We know what he is! He is a Cecropia Silkmoth and he is right at a month along in his journey to becoming a moth. We've decided to observe him and with any luck we will see the full transformation within one more month. Totally cool. 
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The tag on the left page is raised but you can't really tell in this picture. The butterfly is also 3-D.
This gorgeous bowl, never used mind you, still has the original tag on the bottom and it reads: The JCPenny Home Collection Fruit Multi. It's a nice size bowl at 11" wide at top and 7" deep. No price tag and my item search at the dot.com came up empty. That might be a sign this is a discontinued line. My cost for this bowl $2.00
The reason I am showing you this next item is to give a little decorating tip. Thrift stores usually have piles and piles of scarves. This is one of those long skinny ones that you can wear in your hair, wear as a belt, drape across your shoulders, or tie around your neck and let the extra length drape down.
Have you been to my shop lately? KristieGK.etsy.com Stop in would ya? I've listed so many new things. If someone buys something for $15 or more and they tell me you sent them I will send YOU a pair of earrings FREE. You can pick from these designs. Limited to the first 10 people to send business my way. Thanks!
I can do these two in several different colors.
I guess I got natures stamp of approval because this little guy came right on in the house the other day. I guess it is a moth of some kind? He is sitting on a little wooden latter that Caleb made for me. It sits next to our piano and has some fur draped on it and some candles. It must have felt right at home and probably did not even know it wasn't outside.
I've never been guilty of having a "green" thumb but amazingly this little evergreen has been with me for quite a while now. Chris brought it home back at Christmas time. Back then it was only about 5" tall. It's at least 1.5 feet now, though it's hard to tell from that picture. I replanted it in this larger pot today at took it outside for the first time. If it doesn't croak on me it will eventually be put in the ground. Cross your fingers.
And last but not least some pictures of flowering plants that Chris and I planted beside the walkway today. We've still got to add mulch but I wanted to get the pictures before the sun went down any farther.
I hope you've enjoyed the pictures. :)
