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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Thrifty Thursday


Cookbooks and sewing books - two things I just can't say no to. I recently found this Complete Family Sewing Book at an estate sale for $2. I am absolutely in love with all the illustrations and can't wait to get started on a new crafty project with them. Perhaps some of the pages would make great art, put a colorful matte behind it and an interesting frame. I need to find a contact who would be interested in selling (or consigning) art like that.





Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday Musebles


Art books full of how-to diagrams, $2.

I took Estate Shopping to a new level this weekend. I spent more than hour on Friday diagraming out my sale route, with driving directions and a map to boot. My friend Susie and I left around 8:30 and hit up about five or six sales.

Box of more than 120 spools of thread for $10. I needed that.

I managed to enter a family's house, that was not in fact an estate sale (in my defense, the signs were very confusing)...still not sure who was more surprised - me or the 8-year-old boy. I almost ran over a man who was stupidly close to a moving car and gave me the dirty look. We smelled odors on humans we should never (ever) smell. I discovered some super nice (and not so nice) neighborhoods to potentially consider for our eventual house hunt. But best of all, I got  great friend time adventuring around curious scenes for a morning.

Children's and Chanukah books, Boy Scout manuals, Esquire Bartending Guide, $4.

Oh, and we got some decent deals too! I also managed to get my name on two more Estate Sale Company's mailing list, so I'll be able to keep up my weekend sales attack :)

Box full of paint pallettes, clothes pins, tags, bags and cards, $2.50.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thrifty Thursday



I've been on the lookout for some new drinking glasses. The eight-pack of Ikea cups I bought 5 years is down to just two now...so it's about time. After a couple weeks of searching, I finally came across these at the MoJo thrift stop down the street. Four glasses for $2 was a deal I couldn't pass up on. Not to mention they have a sweet iridescent sheen to them, which the photo doesn't show. Sorry, Ikea, you're out!