I sure do enjoying hitting up the thrift stores and having a little poke around. I’m not one to look for clothes, I find that rather frustrating but I love shopping the home decor items. My kids love looking through the clothes and usually find something to round out their wardrobe.
I had shared already some of the finds that Hannah and I gathered for our #thriftingwithfarmfresh challenge in THIS POST. But I didn’t share a picture of Hannah’s new outfit for their big Valentine’s Day Dinner { which you can read HERE } She had found a dress on a previous trip to Value Village but when she saw this one, she knew she wanted to upgrade!
It’s so perfectly Valentine’s Day, isn’t it? I love that it has those little built in shorty shorts since it’s rather transparent…I think it must be for gymnastics or ballet? She still has $5 left to spend of her $20 but it didn’t work out for her to join me on my recent thrifting trips to see what she could score.
I had $9 left to spend. And I could’ve spent it a bunch of different ways. And I’ve been poking around the thrift stores frequently shopping for set stuff for Marion Bridge so I’ve seen lots of great things and kicked myself for not buying a few things when I saw them. It’s like shopping at Winners, you best grab it when you see it, because it won’t be there next time! It’s kinda like buyer’s remorse but the reverse…
What I did find was a nice milk glass pot/vase/whatever but when I found it, it was filled with hideous faux flowers. I wish I had snapped a picture! But it is just the right size for my new Pilea plant!! It makes me happy, I love plants in milk glass. Cost was $3 but the Pilea was a Sobey’s find – I’m always on the hunt for new plants and was happy to find this guy. Hannah named him Archie. 🙂
And I spent my last $6 on this painting:
I usually do a quick once over of the picture shelves at Value Village, never really buying anything from that section. But this painting, with its chunky texture and red and turquoise spoke to me and so it came home with me. My first plan was to paint the frame, I wasn’t in love with the wood but now I think it’ll stay.
Those are the rest of the purchases for the #thriftingwithfarmfresh challenge. I sure enjoyed hearing from all of you about your thrifting adventures, many thanks to those of you that took part – I think we’ll do another round once yard sale season starts! Time to start tucking the quarters, toonies & loonies away!!
Colourfully yours,
Lori
