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I was at the thrift store and saw these…They are embroidery kits. I had shown you one in an earlier post. I had wondered if Jazz might like to stitch and finish them for the hospital she supports in Houston. She said yes so not to long ago I went back to the thrift store …

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It’s birthday season in the Kramer family. Our daughter Kelli’s was on the 25th. Daughter Kayla’s is the 31st and son Buck’s is on February 8th…oh, and Jason, Kelli’s husband, has his on February 1st. Whew. I had planned to go meet Kayla on Saturday but then the stars aligned and we met up on …

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For some reason, this didn’t post correctly for a lot of people. I’m trying it again today. Sorry if you already read this and it’s a repeat. I did GREAT at the thrift store two weeks ago. I had to go to town to meet Hank (my foster dog’s) new family. I had some errands …

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I really never intended on having a collection but I guess that is what it’s turned into. I have stitched pieces in my spare bedroom. These are all old embroidered pieces that I have picked up at garage sales and thrift stores. I believe they were all stamped pieces and then were stitched…not counted cross …

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Last week I needed to go to town to get groceries and pick up medicine…for me, that means thrift store shopping too. I had a great day getting goodies and I thought I would share what I got. I got a big ticket item so make sure you read the whole post to see what …

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I’ve been out and about a bit thrifting. Not too long ago I was at a thrift store and saw this machine… I need ZERO more machines but still, I always look. I was particularly interested in this one as it has the exact cabinet of my Singer 15-91 and I just love this cabinet.… Read More »Out and About Thrifting

Last week Kalissa and I went to the thrift store…I found lots of goodies. Some I just browsed…others I bought. I need some help from you all to identify something so please read through to the end. First up I have a couple of things I just snapped pictures of… The pattern on the left… Read More »Come Along: We’re Thrift Store Shopping

I recently was out doing errands. I was in the itch to plant my containers mood and headed out to the nursery with plans to stop at the thrift store, the grocery store, and the quilt shop too. The quilt shop was an easy stop. I was just looking to get some interfacing for finishing… Read More »Errand Day and Thrifty Finds

Last week I told you about the awesome Sewing cabinet I foud at the thrift store for $5. At the time, I told you it needed a little work.  You can see the top doesn’t look pristine and there there were other problems too. See how the…veneer is lifting away…UGH. I took a tooth pick …

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Sometimes when I go to the thrift store, I can’t believe my finds. LONG ago, I bought a pattern to make this wool applique piece you see below.  I’ve purged stuff from my sewing room and moved twice since I originally bought the pattern.  I still just never made it.  I always thought I didn’t …

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Last Saturday I was on deck to take care of Kelli’s kiddos.  She worked Friday night overnight and needed help with the kids on Saturday so I could sleep.  I typically help her out once a week.  Kayla was scheduled to come with Jasper and Spencer too…and I was supposed to have Kalissa’s boys for …

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On Wednesday last week Kelli, my daughter, called me and asked for some help.  Her boys, Eli and Emmett were sick and not feeling good.  They still get ear infections even though they have tubes in their ears.  She didn’t have someone to watch Georgia so she could take the boys.  I offered to meet […]

I told you earlier that the thrift store has been good to me lately.  I told about stuff I found in Friday’s post… Check THIS LINK if you missed that. On the same day, I found this sewing basket.  It had some goodies that I wanted to share with you in its own post.  The […]

I love thrifting and stop at any thrift store I find in any of the towns I go to.  I had a fun thrift store run that I thought I would share with you. I told you in an earlier post that I often use sheets for quilt backings. Read my post HERE if you […]

I thought I would share some thrifty find that have come my way.  I didn’t find all of these on one trip.  They’ve happened over the last few trips. I have this set of salt and pepper shakers.  People comment about them all of the time when I post a picture of my sampler wall.  […]

You all know that I’m a thrift store shopper and garage sale junkie at heart.  I have great trouble passing by a garage sale sign.  I plan all of my appointments around times that the thrift store in the town I’m going to will be open.  It’s my entertainment…what can I say??

When I took Rosie to dog obedience class, I stopped at a garage sale.  I ended up with this load of goodies.  I got a 25 cent cord to my waffle maker.  Mine was broken.

I got a buck of sewing goodies too.

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I just love thrift store shopping.  My mom took me as a kid.  I loved it then and I still love it now.  Thankfully I have some really great stores in my area.  for the most part, each of the towns, no matter what direction I go, has thrift stores and my going to town always means I’m stopping at one of them.

So many people tell me that the reason they don’t like thrift shopping is that they don’t find anything.  For me, that’s not a problem.  For the most part, I shop with everyone ...

I have two thrifting adventures to share with you in one post.

On my first thrifting adventure, this little girl, my granddaughter Georgia came with me.  She was a terror in the store and had to come out to the car, get a little talking to, and then went back into the store.

I keep telling her that her Grandma Joey is a meaner and she has to toe the line when she is with me.  She’s learning that.  When we went back into the store, she was an angel.

Check out the amazing antique mirror I found…It ...

Oh, my word…I had the best thrift store day.  Seriously, the best!  Let me tell you all about it.

Saturday I had to go to town to pick up a prescription and for me, that means a thrift store run.  Here are the goodies I bought.  I spent much more than I typically do but in the end, it’s all good.  I can’t wait to show you the goodies I got.

Here they are…collectively, it doesn’t look like much but wait until I tell you about it all.

Sorry, the picture is fuzzy, but I ...

I had to get my meds refilled so Gannon and I went to do that and other errands the other day.  In full disclosure:  “Errands” is a code word meaning “stop at the thrift store”.

We shopped and I came across this table.  It was $5.  There were no chairs-I already had the ones in the picture.  Just the table.  As you can see, it was looking pretty tough on the top.  There was paint, tape, goo and I think maybe fingernail polish in one spot…still $5 was cheap.

This was the worst spot…

As you all might remember ...