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. .Trash to Treasure. .
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:24 am
by balcony girls
. .I bet there are a lot of BN'ers that are creative out there. . getting things from Junk Stores or yard sales, to turn into cool ideas for decorating your home . .
. .I am postively one of those " junkers " . .and love to pick up things for pennies, then turn them into something " different " . .
. .last weekend I bought an old, openweave lace table cloth that is HUGE . . cost, 25 cents . . I'm gonna run it thru an extension rod in front of my shower curtain . . and hang little Christmas ornaments and trinkets on it . .
. .sounds kinda quirky, but cute to me. .
. .anyone else out there that likes to do the same kinda thing . . ? ?
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:28 am
by LIPH
no
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:31 am
by balcony girls
LIPH wrote:no
. .thanks for all your input, Larry . .! !
. .I would give my next-to-last beer to run into you at a Yard Sale. . with a basket of pine cones. . or a bolt of leopard print material under your arm . . . ! !
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:35 am
by LIPH
I've never been to a yard sale and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon.
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:37 am
by kitty
LIPH wrote:I've never been to a yard sale and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon.
I bet you'd be there if the Hotter's girls were having a tag sale!
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:45 am
by LIPH
only if I got to tag them
Posted: November 13, 2007 10:52 am
by flipflopgirl
Posted: November 13, 2007 12:17 pm
by ph4ever
I'm using a lace tablecloth as a sheer curtain in my kitchen.
I love to garage sail, flea market and antique shop. I found a awesome antique vanity this weekend for only 175 but didn't buy it
Don found a candy dish just like the one his mom used to have so I was happy.
Posted: November 13, 2007 12:22 pm
by phjrsaunt
I admire people who can do stuff like that. The only thing I can make out of trash is basically, more trashy trash
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Posted: November 13, 2007 12:33 pm
by balcony girls
ph4ever wrote:I'm using a lace tablecloth as a sheer curtain in my kitchen.
I love to garage sail, flea market and antique shop. I found a awesome antique vanity this weekend for only 175 but didn't buy it
Don found a candy dish just like the one his mom used to have so I was happy.
. .sounds cool . . ! !
. .I'm more of a small item shopper . . are you familiar with the " Wedding Oatmeal " pattern of glassware. . ? ? . .it has the cut-out star pattern all over it . . I LOVE that stuff. . ! !
. .my Mom used to have quite a bit of it, and this weekend I found 8 small juice glasses that I'm going to put votives in . .! ! . .oh, and at a nickel apiece . .! !
Posted: November 13, 2007 1:42 pm
by ph4ever
balcony girls wrote:ph4ever wrote:I'm using a lace tablecloth as a sheer curtain in my kitchen.
I love to garage sail, flea market and antique shop. I found a awesome antique vanity this weekend for only 175 but didn't buy it
Don found a candy dish just like the one his mom used to have so I was happy.
. .sounds cool . . ! !
. .I'm more of a small item shopper . . are you familiar with the " Wedding Oatmeal " pattern of glassware. . ? ? . .it has the cut-out star pattern all over it . . I LOVE that stuff. . ! !
. .my Mom used to have quite a bit of it, and this weekend I found 8 small juice glasses that I'm going to put votives in . .! ! . .oh, and at a nickel apiece . .! !
THOSE ARE GREAT PRICES!! What a bargain!!
Oatmeal pattern sounds somewhat familiar. Your description is also somewhat familiar too. I'm not into glass wear or china much but if I were it would be more along the lines of blue danube or onion china and carnival glass. I LOVE CARNIVAL GLASS!!
Posted: November 13, 2007 1:46 pm
by nutmeg
I LOVE to garage sale, antique shop etc. (I seem to remember breaking my wrist at a garage sale)
I buy lots of old jewelry and use it on my felted purses.
I picked up a couple of old bi fold doors that we are now using in our shop as a display for our wares.
Posted: November 13, 2007 1:48 pm
by balcony girls
ph4ever wrote:
THOSE ARE GREAT PRICES!! What a bargain!!
Oatmeal pattern sounds somewhat familiar. Your description is also somewhat familiar too. I'm not into glass wear or china much but if I were it would be more along the lines of blue danube or onion china and carnival glass. I LOVE CARNIVAL GLASS!!
. .we could do some SERIOUS damage out junkin together . . ! !
. .they had the city-wide yard sale this weekend. . and folks were practically GIVING the stuff away . . ! !
. .I picked up three 4 foot wide and about 9 foot long bamboo shades . . not those okey-dokey matchstick kind . .the real-deal, vintage kind that are almost an inch wide . .could probably cover my whole bathroom with them . .
. .total price . . . 3$ . . and also 3 vintage wood director chairs. . 3 for dollar. . ! ! . .and two Victorian real wrought iron sconces that are over 3 feet wide each and weigh about 9 # each . . $1 a piece . .! !
. .I was goin NUTZ. . ! !
Posted: November 13, 2007 1:53 pm
by nutmeg
balcony girls wrote:ph4ever wrote:
THOSE ARE GREAT PRICES!! What a bargain!!
Oatmeal pattern sounds somewhat familiar. Your description is also somewhat familiar too. I'm not into glass wear or china much but if I were it would be more along the lines of blue danube or onion china and carnival glass. I LOVE CARNIVAL GLASS!!
. .we could do some SERIOUS damage out junkin together . . ! !
. .they had the city-wide yard sale this weekend. . and folks were practically GIVING the stuff away . . ! !
. .I picked up three 4 foot wide and about 9 foot long bamboo shades . . not those okey-dokey matchstick kind . .the real-deal, vintage kind that are almost an inch wide . .could probably cover my whole bathroom with them . .
. .total price . . . 3$ . . and also 3 vintage wood director chairs. . 3 for dollar. . ! ! . .and two Victorian real wrought iron sconces that are over 3 feet wide each and weigh about 9 # each . . $1 a piece . .! !
. .I was goin NUTZ. . ! !
OK I'm officially really jealous. Boy I sure wish I had been with you
Posted: November 13, 2007 1:55 pm
by balcony girls
nutmeg wrote:OK I'm officially really jealous. Boy I sure wish I had been with you
. .I only went out to get beer . . I swear . . ! !
. .you'll have to come down one year when they have it again. . the place is literally wall to wall sales . . ! !
. .oh . .and do you know about the Bead Warehouse they have here. . right up the street from where I work . . it looks HUGE. . ! !
Posted: November 13, 2007 1:58 pm
by nutmeg
balcony girls wrote:nutmeg wrote:OK I'm officially really jealous. Boy I sure wish I had been with you
. .I only went out to get beer . . I swear . . ! !
. .you'll have to come down one year when they have it again. . the place is literally wall to wall sales . . ! !
. .oh . .and do you know about the Bead Warehouse they have here. . right up the street from where I work . . it looks HUGE. . ! !
Um no, I didn't know about that. When was it you invited me to visit???
Posted: November 13, 2007 2:02 pm
by ph4ever
balcony girls wrote:ph4ever wrote:
THOSE ARE GREAT PRICES!! What a bargain!!
Oatmeal pattern sounds somewhat familiar. Your description is also somewhat familiar too. I'm not into glass wear or china much but if I were it would be more along the lines of blue danube or onion china and carnival glass. I LOVE CARNIVAL GLASS!!
. .we could do some SERIOUS damage out junkin together . . ! !
. .they had the city-wide yard sale this weekend. . and folks were practically GIVING the stuff away . . ! !
. .I picked up three 4 foot wide and about 9 foot long bamboo shades . . not those okey-dokey matchstick kind . .the real-deal, vintage kind that are almost an inch wide . .could probably cover my whole bathroom with them . .
. .total price . . . 3$ . . and also 3 vintage wood director chairs. . 3 for dollar. . ! ! . .and two Victorian real wrought iron sconces that are over 3 feet wide each and weigh about 9 # each . . $1 a piece . .! !
. .I was goin NUTZ. . ! !
You would just DIE at First Monday in Canton Texas. 7000 vendors. I take a wagon - or 2 just to haul stuff. People take their campers there because it's 4 days of bliss!!
http://www.firstmondaycanton.com/index.html
Posted: November 13, 2007 2:04 pm
by balcony girls
nutmeg wrote:Um no, I didn't know about that. When was it you invited me to visit???
. .
. .I think the Sales are a Semi-Annual event. . ! !
. .and here is the link to the Bead Warehouse. . ! !
http://www.ibead.com/
Posted: November 13, 2007 2:06 pm
by balcony girls
ph4ever wrote:
You would just DIE at First Monday in Canton Texas. 7000 vendors. I take a wagon - or 2 just to haul stuff. People take their campers there because it's 4 days of bliss!!
http://www.firstmondaycanton.com/index.html
. .ROAD TRIP . .with a 48' trailer. . .! !
Posted: November 13, 2007 2:20 pm
by nutmeg
balcony girls wrote:nutmeg wrote:Um no, I didn't know about that. When was it you invited me to visit???
. .
. .I think the Sales are a Semi-Annual event. . ! !
. .and here is the link to the Bead Warehouse. . ! !
http://www.ibead.com/
OK That looks like a place where I could spend a lot of time/money