Okio B Designs: thrifty finds

I was able to pop in to my favorite church thrift store this morning. Look at the goodies that I picked up for a mere $5.

I never ever pass up a bag of buttons! I'm not sure what the ceramic piece is supposed to be but I love the French writing so I grabbed it. It has a plastic topper?!

The cat head reminds me of vintage Halloween decorations.

The pyrex piece is definitely going to get a spooky Halloween makeover. I'm thinking something along the lines of a mad scientist. The little lantern is also scheduled for a quick makeover.

I couldn't pass up the wood pumpkin since I'm starting to put out some fall pieces on our porch.

Not a bad haul if I do say so myself!

Jeanine

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In my ongoing quest to organize my craft room (so I can actually enter Where Bloggers Create next year), I upcycled these little metal baskets to hold some random crafty pieces.

These were another AmVets find. I gave each a few coats of white spray paint.

For the twine one, I just added a rusty clip (I did a post on how to give metal clips a nice rusty touch) and a hand-stamped tag that says, twine, of course. I love how my baker's twine fits nicely inside and I can see each color clearly.

For the other one, I added an enamel number with some twine, metal clip and hand-stamped glitter tag. Again, I can clearly see what color is what instead of having to dig around for them.

Not bad for 99 cents each basket!

Jeanine

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Today is my mom's birthday so I treated her to her local Goodwill this morning. Of course, she picked out one thing while I, on the otherhand, went a little crazy:

The Target shelves will look great in my 7 year old's room. I never pass up faux eggs and vase fillers (also from Target). The little frames were a steal! I will be adding those to my Etsy shop once I add the perfect French images. I also couldn't pass up the cloche.

Don't you love the blue mason jar glasses?! The little chairs were quite intriguing to me. They are definitely first on the list for a makeover. I don't love the red and black - although Mom did. The wood crate is definitely getting painted too! The craft paper says it's actually book cover paper. Not sure what I'm going to do with that yet.

I'm pretty happy with my haul and Mom is happy with her crystal pitcher.

Jeanine

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I popped into our local Goodwill this morning. The last few times I was there, I left empty-handed. Not today. Lookie at my latest finds:

I've been searching for these very pyrex dishes at every garage sale I've been to this year. The set of three was $5.99 - a steal! I also picked up the little pumpkin candleholder, peat pots and pretty blue glass dishes.

Aren't they a gorgeous shade of blue?

Lastly, I picked up this pail duo. I think I'm going to work on transforming it first. While, I like the floral pattern, I think something Frenchy would better fit my style.

Overall, I spent $20 there this morning and I'm quite happy with my haul!

Jeanine

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I popped into Unique Thrift Stores again. I didn't have the boys with me so I was able to slowly go up and down each aisle and examine everything. I spent about $10 and got these goodies that I will hopefully be transforming this weekend - weather permitting:

I love the little wood stand. They had two but the other one was a bit wobbly. Can't you just envision it in white chippy paint with a fabulous French graphic on top?

It's the perfect size for a stack of books!

The wood cutting board and shadow box I couldn't resist. And I really love this wood carry-all (?! Not really sure what to call it!). Definitely going to get some coats of spray paint and I'm thinking of stenciling something vintage-y on it.

These little frames were $1.41 for all three. I don't love the floral one - I mainly got them for the other two small ones which have a fleur de lis motif on them.

Here's to hoping I can get a dent in these over the weekend!

Jeanine

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Have you heard of Unique Thrift Stores? They are like one giant indoor garage sale. I know they are scattered throughout the country. This morning we headed over to one in Levittown that I probably drove past a thousand times and never took note of.

I was like a kid in a candy store there and the prices were pretty reasonable - $5 and under depending upon the item. The glass cloche with stand was only $2.92. I can't wait to clean up the salt and pepper shakers, and the little tray.

I'm thinking of doing these fleur de lis candlesticks in black. The little bottles will be perfect for my Etsy shop...once I French them up.

I also got some vintage sheet music and goodies for the boys. Yup, I'm sure I'll be heading back there soon. We didn't even get a chance to rifle through the clothing and accessories.

Jeanine

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