Goodwill Hunting...

Wowzza! What a great weekend! I hope you had one too! There is a goodwill trip in this post i promise....i just have so many things to show you. I got up Saturday morning itching to hit up a yard sale or two. The hubby said ok but don't stay gone to long...we have work to do. I headed out and found a small flea market set up. It was 7:00 a.m. so they were just pulling things out of their trucks. I spotted something big and looked to be old. Just out of curiosity i asked how much? The lady looked at me weird and said $5 bucks! I had to buy it! I couldn't believe it. I have seen pieces like this at antique stores go for 100 or waaaay more. I kept looking and found a nice Coffee pot (we needed a new one real bad), an old apothecary jar (i have been wanting some of those), 2 decorative flower pots, 2 decorative pieces that i really don't know what to call (ha), 1 large bucket tin, 1 small bucket tin, wall clock, and a superman basket (a friend of mine is a huge superman fan). I loaded it all up in that huge thing that i bought and asked how much for all of this?? She looked at what i had and said $10.00! WHAT!!! I handed her the money loaded it all up and left with a huge smile on my face!!!! :) I was so excited at the haul i got i went straight home. The hubs said that was fast. I said i know but look what i got AND you are not going to believe how much i spent! He was pretty impressed! Here is a pic. I have several things to show you so some of the pics have a mix of finds from other places.

If you like antiques and old things...you will find this piece to be awesome. If you don't well you might think this is pure JUNK. haha! I happen to LOVE it! I still can't believe i got it for 5 dollars. Right now it is on our front porch. Do you see that coat of pollen on the porch...yuck! Anyway you can see a few of the other things i found in there. Here is a pic of the coffee maker i got.

Ok, now earlier in the week i went to goodwill with a good friend that was down for a visit. I found a few things there for just a few dollars. And later in the week i hit up another thrift store in town that i haven't yet looked in to see what they might have. Here is a picture of everything that i have found in my goodwill/thrift store/yard sale hunts.

2 UGLY pictures in the back ($3..i'm taking the pic out and painting the frames), wall clock, wood lamp, white trashcan, 2 planters, apothecary jar, wooden plack with owl, blue glass vase, antique wooden purse, frame easel, 2 wooden decorative items, 2 bucket tins, white vase, brass toothbrush holder and silver bowl. Grand total for what you see here...$12.



This is so cute...it is going in my little girls room. I just love the vintage scenery.
Ok, i know what some of you may be thinking....why the ugly owl? It is going to be turned into something cute for my little girl.... :) Most of what i got will be transformed into something. Stay tuned to see what.

One more antique find to show you...

I found this on craigslist last week. It is a sofa table. I have always wanted one but never had a place to put one. But now with the remodel and where we placed our sofa....i was in "need" of one. I got this for next to nothing! I love the legs. It is so our style. It is painted black. And i think that i'm going to keep it black. And yes that is a taped up wall there in the background...we painted allllllll weekend long. The living room is ALMOST complete! Oh how i have longed for a "normal" living space for so long. Can't wait to show ya.