hunt, win, SCORE!!

this past friday i took my girls to the local summer park program....as they have done this for the third summer and they have not gotten bored yet, but on the way back home i stopped at a yardsale, these people have one almost every weekend because i have gotten "stuff"  there before and gotten some deals...i stopped, { i swear i need to get a bumper sticker that says, i break for yardsales and cute houses.} so what was this weekend finds?  a bit of a beat up LARGE drum shade that i liked the shape of which i will revamp maybe with some flax-colored linen or hemp or burlap, {jury is still out}...

 

suggestions are welcome on what i can do to fix this baby up that i only paid a dollar for.   the next item was sitting on the side with a bunch of old door jams inside and some ceramic door knobs..i asked the lady, "if it was for sale?" and she said, "yes..i'll take $5.00 for it, my husband said he wanted $10.00 but i thought he was crazy" I know it looks pretty rustic but I thought it would be great to old catfood in it..not sure is i should leave it all rustic looking or not or paint it...you know if you've bee reading my blog for long...i have a "thang" for galvanized buckets, pails and pots.

 

if the catfood gig doesn't workout then maybe a cute plant might be country cuteness..anyone else have ideas?  Now I left the last deal for last...about a two years ago I got a Cusinart Coffee Maker for Mother's Day from my family but something went wrong it made a "pop" sound inside and water began to leak all over the counter.  Mr. Incrediable attempted to fix it...said, "go get another at Target and don't spend more than $30.00 dollars".   So I came home with a Mr. Coffee brand coffee maker, it surved it's purpose but didn't have the auto-start like my cuisanart.  I hung on the cuisinart because maybe someone could use the carafe if theirs broke or maybe i would ship it back to the company and they would fix it.  {but I hate to go to the post office} so it sat in the garage.  well lookie see what I found!!

 

Now I already had the carafe so i was in business it is just like the other one i got for Mother's Day with the auto-start and the best part..$5.00 buck a roos!!  Score!

Now head on over to Southern Hospitality for some more weekend deals found at yardsales/thiftstores....

Comments

[pamela p]

I love my coffee maker just like that. I have had it for at least 3 years and it still works great. I paid a heck of a lot more than 5 bucks though! ;) Enjoy!w

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Great finds! Love the bucket and that lamp shade is Awesome! Awesome deal on the coffee pot too!

[Wendy]

great finds! i love that bucket! TP in the bathroom?

[Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality]

Love that shade, it will be gorgeous with a new fabric & I vote burlap too.

[the cottage child]

Love the coffee pot find...I have a Krups that is going on 12 yrs old, starting to groan and wheeze and sputter - but I can't give up that thermal carafe - ever! I'm gonna have to get a part time job to be able to afford to replace it, or start going to better yard sales. Love.

[Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio & The Comforts of Home]

That lampshade is going to be wonderful with linen!! Or Burlap!!

You got some great buys there.
Hugs,
Penny