Joyful Creations

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

    It is such a joy to have a craft room where I can create fun treasures for my home. Thank you Mr Joyful Thrifter for giving me the den to call my craft room! I have been having so much letting my mind go wild with all the things I have been wanting to make that I kept stored in my memory so I wouldn't forget them. (Ok fine I won't lie my memory is not that great so I use the assistance of Pinterest to do all the real work in storing my creative future project ideas)

   Mr Joyful Thrifter and I went to old town Burbank recently and I love to stop in Urban outfitters to see what cool stuff they have out. They find the strangest books and things for the eyes to see. Anyways I came across this sweet treasure, and so wanted to take it home.

(Image via Urban Outfitters)

After closer examination I realized that I could easily reduplicate it and it would look just as cute. Plus being the thrifty miss that I am could not bring myself to buy it. When I got all of my craft supplies home from my mom's house I found all of my floss and knew what I was going to work on right away. 

The first step was finding a cute font to trace onto my fabric

After I chose the font I dragged out my light box and taped my saying onto the top

I used a black fine tip marker to trace this sweet phrase onto the fabric. The light box was a life saver for me to easily copy the font onto my fabric.

Next I began the fun part, stitching the phrase onto my lovely blue polka dot fabric

Yay! It came together so quickly once I got going. The only thing that was missing is a heart. That was easily fixed, but I needed to go to the craft store since I did not have red floss

This project brought so many loving thoughts of my sweet Mr Joyful Thrifter who "Owl Always Love"

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Enjoy this holiday and remember to be thankful for all of the lovely blessings that surround you every day.

Smiles,

The Joyful Thrifter

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Being Joyful on a Rainy Day

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

   Raining all day rarely happens in my neck of the woods, so I am enjoying staying home all day and cleaning! I was able to get all of my craft supplies that I had stored at my parents. I was so excited to find all of my treasures again, but I really forgot how much stuff I had because my craft room is a disaster at the moment. Because I know I am amongst friends (and fellow messy crafters) I am going to share pictures of my messy room before it gets a makeover.

I know you can see the potential, just look past the mess. 

Yes I did end up in the hallway

Its been a wonderful day, and I am so glad I have gotten to spend this time in my little room that is filled with creative pieces. I did put up some decorations to help brighten the space a bit.

I bought all of these old photos at a garage sale awhile back, and I knew I wanted these ladies overseeing my creative work. 

I love thinking about these women. Who are they, what did they accomplish, and would they be happy knowing their picture is hanging in my craft room as a decoration?

Before I head back to my mess I had to share this wonderful recipe that is perfect for enjoying on a rainy day like today

Cheesy Potato Chowder 

Ingredients

• 8 to 12 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 carrots, diced
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
• 1 pound process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
• 1 teaspoon dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled, divided
• 3 cups milk

Directions

• In a large kettle, cook potatoes and carrots in chicken broth until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the cheese, dill weed, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add bacon, reserving 1/2 cup, and milk. Heat through. Top individual bowls with reserved bacon. Yield: 10-12 servings (3 quarts).

  (Recipe via Taste of Home)

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I will show you some updated pictures soon of a hopefully more organized craft room.

Smiles,

The Joyful Thrifter

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Treasure Hunt Finds (Again)

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

    Mr Joyful Thrifter and I found an ad on craigslist for a recliner, and since we have been wanting one we went to take a look.The recliner was not what we wanted, but my sweet Mr Joyful thrifter took me to the thrift stores in Lancaster and I came away with some wonderful treasures. I couldn't wait to share them, so I thought I would do an additional post today.

I love these sitched owls! They are just so cute. I paid $1.99 for each of them. SO CUTE!!!

Another owl Trivet! This one is smaller and oh so precious. I paid $1.50.

My other owl trivet now has a friend. 

Both of these bowls are in perfect shiny condition and each cost $3.57 from the Salvation Army. 

I love this bowl with the pretty flowers. I have the larger version of this bowl, so I was so jazzed to find the smaller version for $3.57.

Pyrex plate for $1.57

Speaking of wonderful Pyrex I took pictures of my moms collection now that she has it displayed.

She has so many lovely pieces, and all of them were purchased at thrifty prices.

Have a lovely day!

Smiles,

The Joyful Thrifter

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Treasure Hunt Finds

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

   Oh how I have missed you all! We have not had internet for at least a week or more and that meant no blog posts! Tragic. However we finally have internet again, and I am back with lots of blog posts ready to share this week. I had such a wonderful time thrifting today. My thrifting buddy Mr Joyful Thrifter had to work this morning, so I was on my own. I love my buddy, but it was lovely shopping on my own. I hit almost every thrift store in town, and came away with some lovely treasures.

I just love Saturdays at our Salvation Army because the entire is 50% off, and that is just so fun.

I found this little tree for $1.50. I am planning on taking him to work and putting him in my office. I really wanted a small tree for my office and the price was just right on this little one.

This smaller tree with ornaments was just to cute to pass up for $1.50 as well. 

Vintage gift tags! I found a whole basket of these sweet tags, and they were selling them 5 for $1.00, so I bought 10 packs and since the entire store was 50% off I got them all for $1.00. PERFECT!

They are so cute, and I needed to buy tags this year so it worked out perfectly.

A little bear candle and a bundle of pine cones for $0.60. Perfect again because I wanted to buy pine cones for a Christmas centerpiece I am planning on doing this year. Love it when you actually find something on your to buy list at a great price. 

There is a very small thrift store in town that Mr Joyful Thrifter does not like to go to, but since I was alone today I went there. I am so glad I did. They have  a table of wonderful goodies all under a dollar that I always buy a ton of stuff from. I found this wonderful frame for $0.50. Its so pretty!

My "R" jumped into the picture, and I decided it would be ok. I found this shelf for $2.50, and I have plans to hang it in the bathroom. 

Hello owl, and welcome to your new home. Thank you for only being $1.00 so I could buy you.

The best deal of the day are these ball jars for $0.25 each. They will be getting a good washing today and going straight into my craft room to be filled with small treasures. 

And now onto a fall Vignette that I threw together this morning before heading out the door. I was given some lovely flowers this week that had a cheerful fall feel, so I changed up my blue table to get into the fall spirit. I am going to enjoy fall as long as I can. 

I had to apologize to Mr Joyful Thrifter for taking his candy for my display. He forgave me and proceeded to eat some right out of the mug. 

Finally I was gifted these lovely Pyrex bowls by my dear sweet Aunt. She is well aware of my love for Pyrex, and gave me some of her own that he has had for a long time. She is such a sweet heart, and loves to share her treasures with others. 

Hope you all had a wonderfully thrifty week!

Smiles,

The Joyful Thrifter

Here are the lovely sites I enjoy linking up with. We get to share more fun that way

 Apron Thrift Girl,

 Her Library Adventures,

 Thrifty things Friday,

 Nifty Thrifty Things Tuesday,

 Hey Mom Whats for Dinner, 

 Thursdays are for Thrifting  

Thriftaholoics thursdays  

Vintage Thingy Thursday 

 Time Travel Thursday  

Treasure Hunt Thursday 

 Vintage Inspiration Friday  

Tuesdays Treasures  

Anything Goes

Wow us Wednesdays 

2nd Time Around 

Feathered Nest Friday

Catch is Catch

Restyled Sundays

Pearls and Lace Thursdays

Thrifty Treasures

Knick of Time Tuesdays

Frugalicious Friday

Club GoodWill Party
Rock N' Share Party
Thrifty Thursday

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Pyrex Party

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,

  Her Library Adventures is hosting an absolutely enchanting link up party all about PYREX!! So I decided to attempt compiling all of the pictures I have taken of my little Pyrex friends and share them with you all again.

ENJOY!

This was my first piece of Pyrex I found on my own at a thrift store. I love this little guy!

I put yummy dishes in my Pyrex

 

I found my first complete set with lids. 

I stored some fairy creatures in my Pyrex

I bought some Pyrex with my mom that came from England

 

Found my First Fridgie!!!

Found scores and scores of Pyrex at a beautiful Antique store

Yes this is all from one store!

I won Pyrex from a lovely Blogger

I found a ton at the swap meet and felt sick that I spent so much $$, but my sweet Mr Joyful Thrifter was over joyed that I had found such unusual pieces.

Was Given the entire Primary set by a lovely friend who shares my passion of Thrifting and PYREX

 

We decorated Easter eggs and stored them in one of my favorite yellow bowls

I was gifted more Pyrex by a fellow blogger

She was gracious enough to give me four lovely pieces, so I toasted to her with a cup of coffee and home made pumpkin bread

I received Pyrex for my Birthday

I gave away some Pyrex in my first ever give away!

I traded with my dear mom for lovely this lovely pink dish

I drew the winner for a giveaway using Pyrex

Found my oldest piece of Pyrex for $3.00 at a garage sale

Traded for this much desired piece of Pyrex

 

Had some baking fun with Pyrex

Displayed it in my kitchen

And finally brought all of my beauties together to live in my "new" hutch

 

It has been a lovely year of collecting these beautiful dishes. I was asked once why I collect Pyrex, and I told them that I collected it because it is the most cheerful dishes you will find. These dishes have a history and a story with each one that was purchased. I love my dishes do you?

Hope you enjoyed my year in Pyrex

Smiles,

The Joyful Thrifter

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