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Thrifty Thursday

Karen · 7 Comments

While we were poking around Shamrock today, we found a really neat thrift store, P.J.’s. It is located on Main Street in downtown Shamrock, right next to the Blarney Stone.

I found two  things I couldn’t leave behind. The first thing is something I really do not need, but check it out! It was made in Austria. My maternal grandmother was from Austria, so I took it as a “sign” that I had to have it! It was also marked down from $75 to $25, so that clenched the sale. It is so fragile and beautiful! I didn’t count how many plates and bowls but there are 4 cups and 4 saucers in this set, so at least I have a service for 4. Yeah, I am a sucker for pretty dishes.

Porcelain dishes from Austria!
One of the cups
Bottom of cup "Victoria-Austria 265"
One of the bowls

The second thing I bought was another Pyrex bowl. This one is a divided bowl and also has a lid. It was $6.00

1.5 quart divided Pyrex Bowl with lid

Did you get to a thrift store this week? What goodies did you find? Link up below to share your Thrifty Thursday finds with us.

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Thrifty Thursday

Karen · 4 Comments

This week I found a vintage Pyrex dish with a lid for only $12! I am going to be using this in my microwave to steam veggies, instead of using plastic wrap.

What did you find this week? Link up in the linky below to share your thrift store finds.

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Thrifty Thursday

Karen · 9 Comments

So technically, this is Friday, but I wanted to share this fabulous thrift store find with you before I forget, and next week is going to be so busy around here.

Sewing table

I have been wanting to get a new table for sewing in the RV. The one I had is just a little bit too big, and has to be moved onto the bed every time we travel. Which means I have to move it onto the bed every morning then take it off every night. I was looking for something just like this, a sewing machine cabinet. This one was only $20 at a thrift store in Tallapoosa, Georgia!

It opens up

The top opens up just like every sewing machine cabinet I have ever seen. When it is open, it is just a little bit too long for the space I have, but I can turn it sideways a little bit when I am sewing and it will open all the way up. The best part is that I can leave the sewing project out overnight if I want to and just close up the top out of the way.

The sewing machine was still in it

One of the best parts of finding this cabinet is that the old sewing machine was still in it. I am sure that thing doesn’t work, and it must weigh 40 pounds, but I think the old sewing machines looked pretty neat. It will eventually go in my sewing room in the house as a display item.

All the attachments were in there

The original box with all the sewing attachments and different feet for the sewing machine were in there too! This is such a great add on, I can’t believe I got it for only $20!

The instruction manual

Oh, and can you believe the instruction manual was there, too? There is no date in the book, so I don’t know exactly how old this thing is, but I am loving this particular find!

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Thrifty Thursday

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This week we stopped in a store on the main street in Tallapoosa. It said Gifts, Antiques, Junk, and Other Stuff on the outside, and they weren’t kidding! The place had mostly junk, and was one of those places where you have to pick through stuff to find things. There was only one thing that really stood out as a good deal to me–this amoire TV cabinet. It was made out of some nice wood, and seemed like a bargain on only $100. It had a couple of scratches, but those could be fixed. We passed on it though because it was a little too big for what we want

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Thrifty Thursday

Karen · 1 Comment

7 day flea market and discount foods carrollton georgiaThis week we went to two thrift stores. On Tuesday, we had to go to Carrollton, Georgia. On the way home, we were passing by the 7 Day Flea Market and Discount Groceries on Hwy 27. I have been wanting to go in there since the first time I saw it, so we stopped there for a minute. It turned out to be mostly junk, and lots of cases of damaged grocery items. There wasn’t much that I would buy, and we won’t be going there again. It wasn’t a complete loss, though, because I got a jar of McCormick Gourmet Collection Parsley Flakes and a jar of McCormick Gourmet Collection Saigon Cinnamon for $1 each, and a can of icing for $1. (That stuff is good on ice cream.)

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Not bad for $3 total

Then on Wednesday, we had to go to Gadsden, Alabama to the VA Clinic for Fabgrandpa’s semi-annul checkup for his thyroid meds. We forgot about the time difference between Georgia and Alabama, so we were more than an hour early for the appointment. The American Thrift Store was across the parking lot from the clinic in Rainbow City, so we decided to stop in to see what they had to offer.

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American Thrift Store

This store was huge. It was mostly clothing–what seemed like acres of it. But, if you take your time, you can find a bargain or two in there. It just takes looking around.

american thrift store rainbow city alabama
Too green for me

This sofa and chair could have been a bargain at $124, but you had to see it in person to appreciate how very yellow green it was. Sort of the color of snot. Yuck!

This store did have some other furniture that looked pretty good, but the prices they had on it was too much for used stuff. One coffee table had a price tag of $274 on it! Really?

Here are my purchases for the day: 2 small goblets (or wine glasses?), an embroidery pattern, 2 and part of another cones of thread, and some bra band extenders. Total spent: $2.74. Those cones of thread are very expensive in a fabric store. Joann has them on sale this week for $11.99 each.

american thrift store rainbow city alabama
Total spent, $2.74

 

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A Cute Gift!

Karen · 5 Comments

Every once in a while, you meet someone who just ‘gets’ you. That is how it is with me and Marcie. She is a fellow fulltime RV’er. We have corresponded online for several years, and participate in a couple of forums related to RVing, and we met in person a couple of summers ago in Kanab, Utah. She is in Tuscon, Arizona, hanging out with family and enjoying her two grandsons.

I received a package in the mail from her this week, a surprise! When I opened it up, here is what was inside:

housewarming gifts
What a great gift!

The note inside said something about using these in my office where I can plan my next trip. How cute is that?

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Thrifty Thursday

Karen · 3 Comments

I love shopping thrift stores, flea markets, yard sales, and other places like that. Besides getting great prices on neat stuff, it is, to me, one of the best ways to recycle and re-use. Why buy something brand new when you can get the same thing for less money used? That is the idea behind Thrifty Thursday, where I show you the things I have found each week while shopping the thrift stores. This week I am including a linky, where you can link up and show me what you have found, too!  Come back every Thursday to link up and play along with Thrifty Thursday.

Kewpie dolls

I forgot to get the price on these, but I love them! I used to have one a long time ago. If they are still in the store next time I go, I am going to get at least one of them.

This week we went back to the Apple Barrel Antique Mall in Bremen, Georgia. While it isn’t technically a thrift shop, we like to look for bargains in antique shops, too.

copper molds, copper decorative molds, thrifty thursday
Copper molds

I have always wanted some of these copper molds to hang on the kitchen wall. These were in excellent condition and had a price tag of $24 for the set of five, which was a good price, but I didn’t have $24. This is something else I’m going to get next time I go it if is still there.

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Vintage embroidered apron

That’s it for this week. What did you find?

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Thrifty Thursday

Karen · 2 Comments

Today we went to a thrift store on Main Street in Cedartown, Georgia. It was a small store, cram packed with stuff. We found a few interesting things but the only thing we bought were some DVD movies.

Thrift Store
There wasn't a real name, just Thrift Store
ironing board,
This ironing board hangs over a door

This ironing board hangs over a closet door, and folds up out of the way when not in use. I need a new ironing board, but I’m not sure I want this kind. He had several more of the regular kind, for $8 each but I don’t know what ironing boards cost new so I don’t know if that was a good deal or not.

shelf unit
A nice little shelf

I liked this little shelf unit. It would be nice to put in the bathroom, but I didn’t buy it. I need to measure the place where I want it go to see if it will fit.

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This coffee table was sitting outside in the rain

This could have been a nice coffee table, but it was sitting outside in the rain. There also wasn’t a price on it.

That was it for this week–I may go back another time to check out those ironing boards.

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