Thrift Store Shopping Goodies

What a beautiful weekend we had here in Ohio. Ok, let me re-phrase that...... What a beautiful Saturday we had here in Ohio. It was sunny and in the 70's and it was absolutely beautiful. I don't think I could have asked for a better day to open up all the windows and finish my spring cleaning. My in-laws took Cameron for the day and my husband umpires girls college ball so that left me in my home alone for pretty much the whole day. I turned on my Christian radio station and cleaned the heck outta this house. I got so much accomplished and felt great after I did it all. My main concern was to clean Cameron's room, pack away clothes that don't fit him and get out summer clothes. I also cleaned his closet and re-arranged his bedroom, brought his train table upstairs to his room to allow us more room in the family room and well it looks ALOT better. It was so sad to pack away his clothes. My little man is growing up so fast and I think to myself..... where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday when I was expecting, then having him, taking him for his first walk, seeing him take his first step and well now he knows his ABC's. I am just so proud of him. It is great seeing him learn so much and I must say that he is so smart! He learned his ABC's in 1 day and now my husband is teaching him Spanish. He is learning his numbers and is catching on to that as well. My husband is a Spanish teacher so we thought it would be great if he could teach him early. Anyway, I am just a proud Momma and had to share. If you want to check out the video of him singing his ABC's and the ABC song then check out my infertility blog at My Journey Through Infertility. He is such a cutie and I am sure you will really enjoy it!!

Ok, let's get to the matter at hand. Oh yes, I tackled the TS on Friday evening and here are some of my finds. Some of them, ok most of them are so ugly, but by the time I am done they will be prim perfect. I got this spoon holder for .79 cents and I really liked it when I bought it, but now I am thinking that I have no spoons to put in it so I might hold off on refinishing this one for a little while.

My next TS find was this old game board. It is real chunky and I personally do not think it is cute at all, but I knew I could re-use the piece of wood and make my own game board out of it or maybe even a cutting board. Hmm, the possibilities are endless! I will keep you posted on this beauty!!
Oh - then there is the ugly, hideous looking cutting board. Now who in their right mind would have this ugly thing in their home for decoration?!? Can someone, anyone tell me? I mean didn't those colors go out way back in the late 70's or early 80's. I remember my parents having some ugly furniture back in those days and it was orange, brown and yellow....... oh yeah, it was ugly!! So, I thought that since I had one ugly cutting board before that I could re-do another and for .90 cents - you can't beat it!! This one is going to take alot of sanding to get those ugly mushrooms off, but it will be worth the wait when you see it all completed.
Last, but not least is this little sign. I am going to sand it off and make my own little sign. I ended up getting all of these items for $8.00 and you can't beat that - right?
I am also currently working on some older TS buys. I am currently re-finishing an old bowl that I picked up that someone had painted some ugly picture on and I am also working on a candle holder and 2 little shelf sitter signs. So, stay tuned for tomorrow's completed re-do's. They are looking great so far and with the rain here in Ohio today..... it will be perfect to stay in and work away on thrift store goodies. I also wanted to tell you that I went to our Antique Show and Flea Market yesterday. It had lots of great things. I bought 2 sap buckets for a project that I am soon going to work on, but I had to tell you that they had TONS of firkins. I was so excited about one that I saw, went to look at the price tag and they wanted $900.00 for it. A medium sized firkin for $900.00 - I just about flipped!! There were many others ranging in the $400's and some for $90, but none around my price range. Thought you all might find that interesting and of course tell you that my hunt for more firkins will continue. Well, I hope you all have a great week!!