This has been an awesome month for finds at the thrift stores and estate sales. I have plans and ideas now for more fun things to do with all these goodies. Starting out, I couldn't resist these chicken napkin rings. They are actually a cloisonne with iridescent gold highlights. There were seven of them, which …
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Thrifting Scores for April
The thrift stores yielded only a few good items over the past couple of months, but they are treasures! I need more tops to wear with jeans and shorts, as most of my wardrobe is still work wear and a bit too much for casual days. This French inspired top was cute and fit nicely. …
Thrifting, Decorating and Sewing More Christmas Fun
This post is a hodgepodge of a lot of ideas and fun finds, almost too much for one post, but each subject isn't enough for one. So, enjoy reading a bunch of different ideas, all pulled together. First, it is fun to find special things at the thrift store, like a treasure hunt when you …
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Thrifting Fun and Some DIY
It was a fruitful few weeks in April and May, with lots of inexpensive goodies found. I got a full set of silver chargers for tablescaping, and originally I thought I would paint them, but when I found the silver snowflake dishes, I changed my mind. I'll keep them silver for now. The card making …
Thrifting and Estate Sale Scores, and an amazing story
It has been quite a while since I showed some of my thrifting and estate sale scores. It was a fruitful autumn season, LOL! There is a new auction house just south of Brevard, and the attendance isn't up yet so prices were really low! Plus there is a new thrift store in downtown Hendersonville …
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August This and That
Thrift shopping and warehouse sales have been very fruitful lately. The four bolts of fabrics were my haul during a recent trip to Foust. While we were out that day, I picked up my Shop Hop win! Yes, amazingly, for the first time ever, my entry was drawn for one of the Shop Hop basket …
Stamping score at the Estate sale
It is well known that I am a thrift store and estate sale junkie. When I got an email from my favorite estate sale company showing a house with one whole room dedicated to stamping, I knew I had to go to that one. Bonus was it was close to home! Running over there, they …
Welcome Autumn Cards
Autumn is a wonderful time to send a card to someone, just to say hi or thinking of you. It doesn't need to be a birthday or special day, just a card to tell someone that you haven't seen in a while or that is having some challenges that you are thinking of them. Even …
Shopping Wilmington
Next to last day of vacation, and I had it in mind to visit two really special shopping areas. I read about these in a review of Wilmington shopping so I had to visit. The Cotton Exchange is a downtown shopping area of eight restored old buildings connected by walkways and stone paths with a …
From My Carolina Home 