Thrifting Success! 4.10.10

Time for another thrifting review!! My mosaic doesn't look quite as nice this time...I need to work on my camera skills. Buuuut it is still exciting!! A few things pictured were bought previously and just not posted.

1. Woven brown shoes.
I have been looking for woven shoes for a while, these are perfect.
2. Samsonite long strap bag.
This was a steal! Perfect size for an airplane carry on or overnight bag. I will be using it this upcoming weekend when I fly home.
3. Vintage Egg holders.
These were too cute to pass up. You may have seen them already in this post.
4. More vintage TV trays.
These ones are smaller. I have different ideas for them...maybe another chalkboard for one :)
5. Vintage Heart Chair.
Originally from a Minneapolis Coffee Shop. This is my new desk chair.
6. Vintage Brown Clutch.
Lots of pockets on the inside. Wouldn't this look cute paired with the brown shoes?
7. Vintage Shoe Tote.
Love the pattern, I use it to hold my fabric scarps :)
8. Black Shoes.
I have been looking for Oxfords and this is the closest I have gotten so far, but I think they are super cute... I already have an outfit planned! haha
9. Samsonite Train Case.
Has the key included! I have a thing for Samsonite, okay? So sue me.

Thrifting Awesomeness: 3.26.10

Some of these items are from a few weeks ago that I didn't get pictures of, but today was so nice I kept trying to find more things to take pictures of for the excuse to sit in the sun.

Read from left to right.
1. Yellow UV Sun Lamp - Neat!
2. Large Light Brown Drivers Gloves. ( I have been looking for these on Etsy and got lucky at my local thrift store!)
3. 8mm Reel Projector - WOW! Now searching for vintage home movie reels.
4. Red Eyeglass case.
5. Blue Leather Purse, over the body. As soon as I bought it I transferred purses.
6. Vintage video camera. I am hoping I can make this work, but it is unlikely.
7. Large Dark Brown Drivers gloves.
8. Some weird ceramic bird, I had a coupon, so it was one of the things I got for free. I like it.
9. Potted plant. An elderly volunteer at the thrift store brought a bunch in, I was the first buyer, I love the ceramic pot it is in. You can never have enough plants!

DIY: Chalkboard

As per usual, I was browsing the thrift store and came across this vintage TV Tray. There is one identical to it at our family cottage so I immediately had a fondness for it. I had seen so many projects with chalkboard paint and I thought this would be a great candidate for a chalkboard project of my own.

I know the flowers are very pretty, but they had to go!


The snow was great to do the spray painting, the mess just melts away!


Tada! I love it. Since the tray was metal it is also magnetic; perfect for my fridge!

Linked at Someday Crafts

Thrifting Goodness 1.22.10

I went thrifting in Minneapolis this weekend. In the picture are all of my awesome finds. The red milk crate is packed with crafting goodness that I didn't want to spread out. I am pretty excited about all of it, I feel like I got lucky! I found a few new stores and went to my regulars that never let me down.

As I mentioned in an earlier post I am trying to save money...so I am avoiding the MOA, but you can't keep me from my thrift stores.

I figure I go thrifting enough that I will dedicate a post each time to my finds. Should I list what I find, or just leave it up to your imagination?