Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Thrifty Finds

The other day after I met Heidi for lunch at Round Table and a good visit, I stopped in a little thrift store when I was done. I haven't been in one in years, but I figure since I am getting all crafty I should be keeping my eye out for good deals!

Sure enough, I found this adorable little metal box. Yes, it is kind of ugly, but how cute will it be after a nice coat of paint? I am not sure what I will use it for, but I am picturing it sitting on my kitchen counter with a super cute little label on it made by my new cricut! I got one on ebay and I am so excited to start using it. I paid $1.50.

Yesterday my sis, Kristen, was out hitting garage sales. She is the Queen of Ebay. No, seriously. She has a thriving ebay business that she has been doing for more than a decade and she always finds the best deals. I am going to have her come on here and do a guest post to give us thrifty shoppers some good tips! Anyways, she called me because she saw some cute scrap booking stuff at a sale near me and thought I might want to check it out, since I am getting my craft on these days. I drove over there, but wasn't tickled the scrapbook stuff... no, I was swept away by these gorgeous ball caning jars!! I got all three of them for $7, when they were originally asking for $3 a piece. I was so excited, sure I had found something super old and vintage!

I guess I should have checked them out before I bought them, because once I had them home I saw them new labels on the bottom of them. Oh well, live and learn! At any rate, I love them and am so glad I have them.

Question is--- what should I do with them?
 

8 comments:

  1. Great finds! I think those jars would work well as vases, fill them with a few flowers and they`ll look gorgeous!

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  2. Old or new they are a great find. :)

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  3. I am so sorry to hear your jars have labels on the bottom. But the labels do not take away from their beauty! I am excited to see your finished metal box.

    Kristen

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  4. You or Kristen should really take me shopping with you when you go to garage sales sometime!!!! You two always find the coolest stuff!

    Johnna

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  5. Johnna- Kristen is the queen of the deals!!

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  6. Don't you love fun little vintage finds like these? You could put cute little flowers in the jars. SO FUN! Thanks for linking it up to my blog!

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  7. I've been keeping my eye out for great jars like these ever since your post, but so far I've only seen clear ones, nothing in a pretty turquoise like yours! Have you figured out what you're doing with them yet?

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