Frugal Find Of The Century... I Mean Weekend

Hey there! How's the weekend treating ya? Saturday, when I arrived at a client's house I realized her next door neighbor was having a garage sale... hello! Of course, I had to walk over to check it out. I mean, isn't there some law against passing up a garage sale without paying visit? I swear I heard they just passed it... at least here in Cali! Well, I'm so glad I didn't break the law, on this day at least, because I walked away with a stinkin' awesome find!

Here's how the conversation went after I had already bought my $3.00 find, which I'll show on a later post, a was about to walk away...

   Me: How much is the jug?

   Homeowner: Oh, I don't know. I haven't thought about. Granny, what do you think?

   Granny: Hmm... good question.

   Homeowner: Umm, I guess $5.00

   Me: WHAT!!! $5.00!!! 

   Homeowner: I guess $5.00 is a good price.

   Me: (Clearing throat and regaining my nonchalantness) It's a great price. (Smile) I'll take it. (Now picture me skipping as I carry my jug away)

I was completely not looking for a jug, but at $5.00 I would be crazy to have passed it up. Would you pass this jug up for $5.00? 

A five gallon crock jug! Now do you see the reason for the reason for the temporary loss of composure?

Do you realize how expensive these jugs are in an antique store? No? Well, try $100 or more! Which is probably why I was not looking for one.

Also, these pictures are given you a sneak peek of my latest project. Stay tuned, I'll be more posting later.

Till next time.

Antique Mall and Inspiration

After running a few errands today I took a little gaunt to the local antique mall. (Sorry for the low quality photos. They were taken with my Droid.)

I have no idea why I've never visited this one but I haven't. However, I'm glad that has all changed. This place is amazing. I was truly surprised when I walked in. The lady behind the counter just chuckled while I stood paralyzed by utter shock. I was expecting something a lot smaller. Boy, was I wrong!

For all the Shabby Chic lovers.

There were quite a few deals to be had, like these Bakelite utensils for $1.00 each.

Isn't this pitcher and glass set sweet?  

On to the inspiration... vintage glass lamps. They were selling for $95.00 for the set.

These are a set of lamps that I have sitting at home. They're just sitting in my project room collecting dust. The $95.00 price tag certainly inspired me to get them finished, especially since they were given to me for free!

They are just darling. I guess I better get to work repairing and finding some lampshades.

Till next time.