Thrifting and Farming

Our town had a "Friends of the Library" sale, and we picked up a few bargains.  The girls went one day, then Sarah and I went on the day they had, "fill a bag for $3."  These were some I picked up and Sarah filled the bag with her choices.  Love great deals, and it supports the library as well.

I found a book for 99 cents from the Left Behind series at another place we love to go, and then Sarah and Jenny went with my parents to the flea market up the road and found A-Team comic books!  Can you believe it?  Too funny!  I didn't even know they made those.  They had to pick up a couple.  Sarah found another series she and her dad have really enjoyed and picked up the 2nd in that series.

Found this DVD for less $3, hope I will like it; I haven't had the chance to try it yet.  This was at our beloved used bookstore, McKay's!

Julia has been looking for a coin purse and Sarah found this genuine leather one for a whopping 99 cents!  This place supports missions in the Knoxville area, and we love going there.

I like simple pull-on shirts, especially for less than $3.

I am wanting the girls to make me an earring holder with this frame.  I am not crafty and really don't enjoy it either, so I'm glad they do and they are very good at it.  Julia had made one for her; you take the glass out and put burlap in then put the back on after pulling the burlap tight, and then you just stick your earrings in.  It doesn't work for posts but that's ok.  This is an 11x14 frame for, again, less than $3!  I'll try and get a pic after it is finished.  Have to find the burlap, hmmmm, where did it go?  I am not a fan of burlap stuff, it's very messy, but it works great for this.

Canning tomatoes!

Peppers coming out our ears!  Chopping, slicing and freezing!

I don't think you have seen our new chickens.  They are so pretty!  We have 12 new ones and they are already producing around 10 eggs a day!  There are 3 different kinds, Rhode Island Reds are the red ones :) , the brighter black and white ones are Silver Laced Wyandotes, and then Barred Plymouth Rocks.  They are all so docile, and are laying lots of eggs.  They stay right with me while I am cleaning their waterer and refilling it at the creek.  Love them!

Hope you enjoy a bit of our everyday lives, some days are extremely busy, and others are quite relaxed.

Getting ready for our last study tonight with some friends.  We have gone through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace DVD study.  It has been very good and informational.  Hopefully, we will be doing Focus on the Family's Family Project next.  It looks very good.  We participated in The Truth Project and it was super, so I expect this to be as good.

Have a super Thursday, and smile an extra smile today!

Don't forget I love comments, a kind word, an encouraging word, they are always welcome!

Always Experiencing Him,

Jody

Thrifting!!!

We have finally learned the art of thrifting!  We find such good deals and bargains and things we need, and, of course, things we just love because it's a great deal and we really, really liked it!

I am going to begin posting our thrifted finds and the different places we have been to find them.

I put several items into this post that we have found over time...

Aren't these canisters simply beautiful!  Yes, if it's your style, I know, but we love them.  Actually, Julia bought these at our Goodwill for Sarah's birthday *shhhhhh,* but they are still out on MY counter, I sure do like them as well.  They were $12.99, maybe not the super best thrifty deal, but still a good deal for a whole set of canisters.  One seal was missing, but that's ok.

Oh!  I found this lovely, beautiful, classy print at our GW for $9.99.  It is so ornate and dressy, and we love baby grands, not that we have one!

Here it is above our piano, which was my paternal grandmother's.

I just LOVE my laundry basket!  I found this at a GW in Lenoir City for $3.99.  My 1st cousin is a dentist in LC, so we are there or go by LC on the way to Knoxville.  Loooove it!

Here it is in use!  Isn't it great!  Well, it did have clothes in it!

This particular mirror I found at GW in Pigeon Forge for 1/2 price!  I paid a whopping $3.50 for it!  It looked a bit rough, so I painted it black and it is in our dining room above a roll top desk I have of my sister's.  She didn't have a place for it, so we are borrowing it.  Nice, huh?  

A find of Sarah's.  She found this large cake globe at our GW for $8.

This may  be my absolute favorite find so far.  I had been wanting a chair for the roll top desk, being patient, yes, I'm learning, I found one!!!  There is a KARM thrift store in Lenoir City, Knoxville Area Rescue Mission, and they always have Christian music playing, and we have learned to go there every single time we are up there.  I love to find great buys and support a ministry at the same time!  This chair was $12.99!!!  It looked brand new!  It has a white scuff here and there, but other than that, perfect!  What do you think?  If there had been 6, I would have bought them because we always need more seating at our dining table.  I was thrilled with the one though!

This beautiful dinner plate is 1 of 4 Sarah found for herself.  She gave $2/plate, which is more than we would normally pay at a GW, but they seemed unique enough she loved them.  On the back it says Italy, but that's all.  They also almost match the canisters she will be getting *shhhh.*

I found these salad plates at our GW; they were different and I love the colors; all 4 are a bit different in shape and color.  I can't remember exactly what I gave, but it was either $1 or $.50/plate.

Now, this mirror was again at KARM in LC, and is very heavy, solid wood, and handpainted.  I knew Julia would love it, but I paid for it, haha, so for the moment it is mine...it was $9.99.  It is hanging at the foot of our stairs.

Another of Sarah's plates, there were 4 for $1 a plate we think.

Now this is a different kind of find...across the road from us in the woods is where they use to throw trash in a ditch, years and years ago, and things have washed down as well, and the girls found this old Shasta bottle with the aluminum lid still on!  FREE!!!  Best kind of deal!

Ok, that's enough for now.  The girls just got back from a thrifting trip with a friend and more great buys, like $4 Fossil jeans!  Wow!  I will take some pics with them modeling their thrifted finds and maybe post that next!  So fun!

Where do you shop?

Are you a thrifty shopper?

What's your best thrifted finds?

Always Experiencing Him,

Jody