Tuesday, September 6, 2011

A lovely Win!

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

   I won a lovely give away from Trudie at My Vintage Vow, and I had the lovely surprise that she shipped my treasures all the way from...


How generous she was to send this sweet parcel all the way to California. This package came on the best day. I had a good day at work, but I feel like I am getting sick so this package put a smile on my face instantly. I quickly opened up the package and grabbed my new camera and took pictures of this sweet parcel. 

In this giveaway were some lovelies from Juky and Beatrix. 


Here are some close ups of the wonderfully sweet book plates...






Those plates are just about the sweetest things I have ever seen.

I also won the surprise portion of the giveaway, and was given this sweet note pad.



Something that I always treasure is when some one takes the time to write a letter to me, and I was honored to receive a lovely note from Trudie...



What a lovely giveaway. THANK YOU TRUDIE!! 


Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Treasure Hunt Finds

Hello Fellow Thrifters and friends,

  Well I must apologize for my absence. I guess I was just busy or something and I did not get an opportunity to post, but I am back with some lovely little treasures.

I bought this glass christmas tree filled with ornaments for $1.00. It was a small estate sale with great prices.


This is my silly purchase of the week. A glass penguin called a people feeder. Its so cute, and sort of ridiculous. I paid $1.99 for him. 




I bought 4 scarves for $1.00. Some of them are all silk, and others are just lovely. The doily was $2.00


Who doesn't like free wrapping paper? NO ONE! 


And lastly my most thrifty find! A NEW CAMERA!!! I found an awesome cannon rebel on Craiglist and snapped it up. I paid half the price that the stores are charging. YAY! My new camera helped me take the pictures for todays post and this lovely shot as well.


I can't wait to learn how to use my camera better, and take even better pictures. 

Last but not least, I told you all that I would share how much I paid for this beauty...


A lot of people thought I paid $5.00 for it. Drum roll please..........I only paid $3.00 for it. He even marked it down from $4.00 just because he thought I was nice and it was the second time I had visited his thrift shop.

I hope you all had a thrifty weekend, and found lots of treasures.

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Treasure Hunt Finds Part 2

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

    Here is part two of my wonderful thrifty weekend. I still just love all of my treasures.

Another frog, but I must admit this one is definitley my favorite one! Its color is so lovely, and the shocking price of $0.25 was so awesome! I see these lovely frogs in various colors selling at antique stores for $20 + dollars sometimes, so to find one for a quarter was so exciting!


Sweet picture frame that matches these bird frames exactly, I only paid $1.00 for this little frame. I love the little picture inside as well. So vintage and wonderful.


Wonderful brass vase for $1.00. The above frame and this vase both came from my Friday sale mentioned in my previous post. I just love the treasures found at this fun unexpected sale. 


Wonderful kodak camera for only $0.75! I am so excited to add this little guy to my collection. 


This was bought only because its cute. I have no purpose for this little bowl, but i just fell in love with it. I paid $2.15 for it. As I was paying for it I thought to myself, "great another bowl, since I don't have any of those lying around" However this little guy still came home.


Straw container was $1.00 and so was the vase. The vase was my last find from the Friday sale. 


Wonderfully yummy cook books for $0.75 each. 


And finally my largest find of the weekend...




So, just for fun, who can guess how much I paid for this chest? I will reveal the price on my next Treasure Hunt Finds post. 

Here is hoping the sales and thrifty shops are full of wonderful treasures for this weekends hunt!

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Treasure Hunt Finds Part 1

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

     Mr Joyful Thrifter and I decided to surprise his mom for her birthday, so we drove to Hemet to enjoy the weekend with her. We decided to hit some garage sales on Saturday, and let me tell you they did not disappoint. Plus we all had so much fun at the sales.

Because I found so many lovelies this weekend I am going to break my treasure hunt finds into two posts. One today and one later in the week. JUST FOR FUN!

Ok I am going to show you my FAVORITE find first. I was driving home from work on Friday and I was chatting with Mr Joyful thrifter on the phone and I see a garage still open at 5:00pm on a Friday afternoon. I hit the breaks and turn around.  The ladies at this sale were so pleasant, and the prices were fantastic. This awesome red phone was $1.00.


My vintage desk is getting so cute with all of these wonderful treasures I have found...


Yay! cheerful new Pyrex. My first snowflake Pyrex. I am going to pack away the snow flake Pyrex and bring it out only at Christmas time. Salvation army was 50% off everything in the store so I paid $2.50 for one of the snowflake dishes and the orange one as well, and the divided dish was $4.00. I just love them. 


More treasures from my Friday night Garage sale and Salvation Army's 50% off sale. The white spool was $1.00 and the green one was $1.25. I don't know why I bought these, but I just really liked them. 


Sweet vintage Santa candle for $1.00. 


Ok I just love this owl!!! He is wearing the cutest suit. The original price tag was $1.00, but the sweet man who owned the thrift shop gave him to me for $0.25.


Precious little birds for $1.00. They are so sweet, and look good any where. 


This is the end of part one. Stay tuned for part two of Treasure Hunt Finds. 

It is always such a joy to share my treasures with you all! 

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Surprise Box

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

    My mom surprised me with this wonderful green box. I just love the color, and it looks great filled with treasures.


Have a lovely week waiting for the the weekend sales to finally get here.

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Treasure Hunt Finds

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

   It feels so great to be back! I feel like time got away from me and I have not been able to thrift in such a long time, but this weekend yielded some wonderful treasures...

This is one of my favorite board games. I found it at the swap meet for $1.00, and Mr Joyful Thrifter and I have already played it. Of course he won, but we had a great time playing


All five movie reels for $1.00 each. The guy I bought these from was so excited that I was interested in them. He was glad I was going to use them as decorations in my apartment. 



Vintage christmas ornaments. I just fell in love with these little beauties. I got all of these ornaments for $1.00.

Yes those price tags read $0.05 each. I couldn't resist!


Fire King mugs for $0.10 each. I am not a fire king girl, but these were so cheap. I had to have them. 


Lovely old Pyrex! I just love the etching on this glass. Its so lovely. I only like the clear dishes if they have some design on them. I paid $3.50 for this beauty.


Here is a close up of the pattern...


I just love that peter rabbit! I got this book for $0.25. Such a sweet book too. 


It is always such a joy to share my treasures with you all! 

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Treasure Hunt finds

Hello Fello Thrifters and Friends,

   I spent most of my usual Saturday thrifting time at this fun event with my mom and a three other lovely ladies...


I had such a blast at the show and being in Long Beach that Mr Joyful Thrifter and I drove down to Long Beach the very next day to enjoy the beach and find some new thrift stores. I found only a few things, but had a great time.


All three of my finds are Pyrex! Not a surprise. The little "watcha ma call it" at the top was $2.39, and I need to look it up in my Pyrex collecting book to see what its purpose is. The little yellow bowl was $2.00, and the lid was $1.00.

I saw this awesome sign outside of a boutique in Long beach...



Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We enjoyed our weekend adventures and finished our day with this site... 



It is always such a joy to share my treasures with you all! 

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter



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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Treasure Hunt Finds

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

   Its so nice to sit down and write this post to you all and look around my little home and see sweet candles lit and a cozy apartment that is clean. I just spent the last 2 hours making my home pretty, and I think it looks lovely and smells so clean. I cleaned areas that have not been touched in awhile, and I feel so good about finally getting to them. Well enough about my cleaning and on to the fun stuff, and that is the treasures.

All of these treasures were $12.00. I would love to tell you how much each item cost, but the lady who priced them made no sense in her pricing, so I just decided to give you the total I paid. This was the rudest sale I have ever attended. It was an advertised estate sale, and before you could even get into the sale the lady who called out the names checked your purse! Can you believe that? She told one lady her purse was to big to bring into the sale. It was crazy. Mr Joyful thrifter was instantly ready to go, but I really wanted to see what items were there.


The furniture prices were ridiculous, but I did buy a few inexpensive items. 




I love this little pin cushion I found. 


There was a small sale right near the estate sale, and I wanted to stop to see if we could find some better finds with nicer sellers. I found these in the box Avon glasses, and the lady only wanted $2.00 for all four of them. I'LL TAKE THEM!!! However Mr Joyful thrifter really does not like them very much, so I would like to sell them if anyone is interested in them. I also found this old date stamp. Only $1.00. I just loved how old it was, and the price was right. This was so much more fun compared to the previous sale. 



The next sale was soooooo much fun. We found some of the most lovely items, and the house was beautiful. I wish I could have taken pictures of the inside of this house because it was in such wonderful condition. 

I found these jewelry boxes in the garage. The big pink one was $2.00 and the little box was $0.50.


Three mirrors for $6.00. I loved the unique shapes of these little mirrors. 


All of these frames for $3.00


This was my favorite. It instantly made me think of Mr Joyful Thrifter.


Coat hooks for only $1.00 each. 



These framed birds were my FAVORITE finds at this sale. I instantly fell in love with these. I paid $9.00 for all of them, and I really splurged because it was more then I would normally pay. I just love them, and they are already hung on my wall.



Two lamp shades for $4.00.


Light switch cover for $0.50. 


It was a lovely weekend, and I just had such a good time finding deals with Mr Joyful Thrifter. 

It is always such a joy to share my treasures with you all! 

Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter

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