Where did the day go...

I was going to write a post this morning. I really was. I knew what I wanted to blog about. I even had the pictures to go with it. But I called my mom for a minute this morning and when I hung up, I completely forgot to do my blog. 

Life won't end because I didn't blog and there will be some that won't even realize I didn't blog first thing this morning. 

But when it is all said and done, I just wanted to say sorry I didn't get to do a post this morning. Come back tomorrow to see some of my great yard sale finds.

Before and After

I love making fabric yo yo's but haven't quite figured out what to do with them. But I recently did one that I liked what the end result was. 

I bought some pretty pink material simply because I liked it and I bought a cute little white button for it. It turned out pretty good.

Now, what to do with it. Well, I just laid it up on a shelf out of the way so I would see it every day and not forget I had made it. I was still waiting for inspiration to hit so I would know what to do with it. I laid it  beside this picture frame that my sister bought me years ago. 

That was when inspiration hit. I thought I would jazz up the frame just a little bit. I know Sis will love the new look of the frame. 

Too cute if I do say so myself. 

Just some stuff....

Last night, when I came home from my grandson's ball game, hubby and I sat on the porch and watched the sunset. Wasn't this a gorgeous view? 

Look at this cute little pig from Holt Howard. He holds kitchen string, scissors and a note pad. Adorable. 

I found some more butter pats online that I liked. The problem is I can't remember if I saw them on Etsy or E-bay. But they are my style.  

Isn't this just precious. 

I love this basket. Would love to find one just like it somewhere. 

I also like this one. 

This is a cute Holt Howard cream pitcher I am watching on E-bay. I have 18 days to decide if I want it or not. The price is good and it has free shipping. But I just don't know. 

On the other hand, I didn't hesitate to place a bit on the Holt Howard salt and pepper shakers I've been wanting. Everywhere I see these in antique stores around here, they range from $20 to $50. I found some on E-bay and I bid on them for the fun of it. I WON! My cost....$5.95! I am so excited. They shipped yesterday from NC. I should get them by Friday. I can't wait. I have been wanting a set of these since February. 

I would love to have a set of  vintage melmac dishes for everyday use. I saw this set on E-bay and fell in love with it. But I will just have to admire it from afar. The price wasn't all that great and I don't want an entire set. 

This set was gorgeous too, but I just want a couple of plates and a couple of bowls. I'll just keep scouring the thrift stores and yard sales. 

Look at this canister set. It looks in great shape. I fell head over hills in love with it. It is just $4.99 on E-bay. I have it on my watch list and only have 13 hours to decide if I want it or not. The only problem is shipping is $12.00 so I don't know if $16.99 is a good price for vintage canister sets or not. Decisions, decisions. 

I want a set of Swanky Swig glasses. I love the daisy pattern. This set of 6 is in mint condition and is $9.99 for the set with $8.00 shipping. So that makes them $3.00 a glass. At the local antique stores you can usually find individual glasses from $3.00 - $8.00 each, but never a matching set....so I'm torn. 

What I really want is a vintage golden wheat ice tea glass. But I can't find them for any cheaper than $8.00 per glass by the time you pay shipping. This entire set is $47.00...before shipping is even added. This is one of those items that I just want one little old glass for sentimental reasons. I'll keep looking. 

On another topic, I saw something yesterday that was a blessing from God. We passed a wreck on Chapman Hwy in Seymour, Tn. A truck had run off the road and over a ravine. The engine was smashed into the hillside and the tractor of the truck was rammed into the trailer. It was awful looking. And the driver?.....Climbed out of it himself with minor injuries. He was one blessed individual yesterday. 

You just gotta love the USPS

I love getting things in the mail that I'm not expecting. I have had some good mail days this past week. 

It started when I got a card. Inside the card was a little note that said the sender had seen on my blog that I was looking for a sand dollar necklace and it was signed Guess Who. If I had to guess, I would say it was from my Secret Sister at church. But since her identity is a secret until December, I'm no closer to figuring out who send me the charm and earrings in sand dollar. But I was thrilled to pieces when it arrived. What an unexpected blessing. The picture is a little blurry but the piece is gorgeous. 

Then a couple of days later, I got a package from my mom. She has started working on the aprons she is making me. My cousin gave mom a ton of material and she loves to sew. When I mentioned I wanted some new aprons that just went around your waist, she said she would make me some. I love the material she picked out for the first one. It turned out great and I've worn it several times since it arrived. 

The next thing I received was actually through UPS, not the post office. It was my new Organizing Utility Tote from Thirty One in the new pattern, Minty Chip. I adore it.

I had chosen to have it personalized in turquoise with one of my favorite words. 

The last item that came in the mail last week was some beads I had bid on through E-bay. I ordered a chain and am starting to order beads and charms to make me a Pandora style bracelet. I don't buy the expensive beads and charms because I would feel like I would have to wear them constantly if I paid a lot for them. So I bid on the packs of beads. I got a good deal on these.

They came from Hong Kong. One thing I like about ordering beads and charms from Hong Kong is the fact that they are almost always .99 cents with free shipping and there are almost always more than one bead in the pack for the .99 cents. That was true for these two beads. I got 5 of each bead for a total of $1.99. You just gotta love a good deal.

But I don't want to have my whole bracelet in just two colors of beads so I was trying figure out what to do with the extra beads.

I am going to give one of each color to the first four people who leave a comment saying they would like a set of the beads. It's that simple. So if you want a blue and a yellow bead, just leave me a comment requesting the freebie and I'll contact you to get your mailing address. Be sure and leave me your email address so I can contact you.

Ouch

No posting today due to an extreme sinus infection that is killing the whole right side of my face. Hope to be back tomorrow. We'll see.

Happy Birthday to my Mommy

Today is my Mother's birthday. She is .... well, let's just say it's her birthday. If I post her age on here, I may not live to see my birthday. 

This picture was taken 2 years ago when Mom came down with my sister for a week to celebrate her 80th birthday. Oops! I guess you can do the math and will know her age now. I don't think she will mind. This is one of my favorite pictures of me and Mom. I guess you can tell who I look like. 

Have a happy birthday, Mommy.

Bargains galore

Do you ever have one of those days where you go shopping and you can't believe the bargains you find? I was giddy with excitement yesterday at all the wonderful items I picked up at such great prices. Several weeks ago I went to an Estate Sale and the lady told us to watch the paper because she would be having another one in a few weeks. They hadn't gone through everything at the first one. Yesterday was the day. So, I went back. I am so glad I did. Here are my goodies for the day.

Our kitchen has a couple of pantry cabinets and I have been wanting some of these little shelves to put in the tall sections. They had three for .25 cents each. I snatched them all up. They are about $3.75 each at Walmart. I saved $10.50.

I have been looking for cute little ways to display my smaller Thirty One products when I do a show. This was just $1.00 and will hold several different items. 

These will also be used to display some of my Thirty One items. These were $1.00 each and are black wrought iron. Very heavy duty.

The lady at the estate sale said her Mother loved to sew and made this dresser scarf that I picked up for $1.00.

She also made these adorable bread cloths for bread baskets. I got these for .25 cents each. 

These vintage dishtowels were 2 for .25 cents. 

This little book was so cute that I had to get it for a dear friend who teaches Sunday School class at our church. The title definitely applies to her. Her students never want to leave her class. Just .25 cents.

A cute little milk glass dish for .25 cents. 

I fell in love with this vase. It was just .25 cents as well. 

I thought this was cute. I put it in the beach room and filled it with seashells. It was another .25 cent find. 

I haven't read anything by this author, but the book looked good. It was almost brand new and just $1.00.

I was really thrilled with these. Remember a few weeks ago I discovered dishes for butter pats? Well, they had two of them at just .75 cents each. 

This next item caused me to be beyond thrilled. I have been looking for a little table or night stand for the kids rooms so I could put some baskets in the shelf. Well, I picked up this night stand for just $5.00 and here it is with the baskets I already had. One holds the girls dishes and the other has the boys Matchbox cars. Now, I'm looking for a little trunk to hold the rest of the toys. 

But my bargain of the day made everything else pale in comparison. When our TV blew up, we moved the big TV from our bedroom into the living room. And we moved the kid's TV into our bedroom. Any time they come over, we need to move it back for them. We will eventually buy a new one for the living room, but in the meantime, I really wanted another TV. So I found this yesterday for the kids room. It fit perfect and the price was....are you ready for this....just TEN DOLLARS! That's right, $10.00. I was so excited. 

All these wonderful finds for less than $25.00! It doesn't get any better than that. I may check the paper to see if anything good is going on today.