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Thrifting Thursday – Jewelry Box

  I found this jewelry box not too long ago and brought it home. I knew there was SOMETHING I needed to do with it but I wasn’t really sure WHAT that thing was. But I trusted my instincts and drug it home for something like $1.50. This morning when I was in the shower [...]

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Thrifting Thursday – Thrifted Print and Encaustic Paints

  My thrift store jaunt this week was a BUST! So I’m re-posting a project from my previous blog. So I was at one of my thrift stores and I walked by this print at least 3 times. It talked to me. I swear it did. I wasn’t listening though. It looked like it had hung in [...]

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Upcycled Bowling Ball

What do you do with a few bowlings ball from the thrift store?  If you are me you give it some crafty love and see what you can make of them. First sand with a bit of sand paper and then spray with Bright Silver spray paint.  It will take a few coats. And then hit it with [...]

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A Little Money Goes a Long Way

Besides hitting the flea market and thrift stores there are some discount chains that I like to shop at as well.  One of my favorites is Gabriel Brothers.  More often than not I leave there empty handed, it’s very “hit or miss”, but now and then I find something I like and even if I [...]

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Thrifting Thursday - Thrift Store Decor

Thrifting Thursday – Thrift Store Decor

  Today I had a lot to do so I didn’t get to the thrift store at all.  But I thought I’d follow up last weeks’ post with a post showing you what I did with some of my thrifting finds. Remember the $8 candelabra?   It looks like this now.  I scratched the surface [...]

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