Mmmmmm...wine....

Guess who scored some very cool green wine glasses at a garage sale last Saturday? Me! I've wanted new wine glasses for a very very long time. All mine were presents from other people and, while they were pretty, they were never me. These ones are way more me. $2 for a set of four. Another reason to buy more wine.

Welcome to my abode

I realized that I hadn't shared some awesome thrifty finds. Please ignore the clutter!


Here is one corner of my living room. The yellow piece on the wall is really a silk scarf my husband found. We stretced it over a canvas and hung it up. I love it. The dragon was a goodwill find from years ago. I'm losing some fondness for it, but the husband keeps pointing out its supposedly excellent feng shui (even though I'm pretty sure he knows nothing about feng shui).

That awesome macrame ttree hanging was originally meant for etsy via MiriamandEleanor but I fell in love with it. The dangers of having a vintage shop!

And this I had to share cause it looks so pretty. Just ignore the laundry basket. And the bench that mneeds recovered. The iron bed is a serious find though. My parents found it at an auction and refinished it for us. The dresser (in need of replacement knobs) was a yardsale find.

Ever so slowly I'm working on finding things I like better and replacing some of our pieces or finding ways to improve upon what we already have. We're not much for brand new furniture whenever possible.

Thrifty Finds

Last week the Goodwill offered up some wonderful items for me. These two were my faves:

Please excuse the bad lighting. The jacket will be great for work - even though I'll only be able to wear the thinnest shirts under it. And the sweater was just too freakin adorable to not get. Can't wait for some warmer weather so I can actually wear it.

I also got a pretty plaid sundress that I'm gonna turn into headbands. And a sweater that I'm gonna unravel and dye the yarn. Oh and a pair of really cute black pumps.

Mail Holder

My latest thrifty find is this napkin holder. However, since ours is not a napkin kind of house (especially when paper towels work just fine), I'm going to use it for outgoing mail. Don't you just love that orangey-ness? It's cast iron and the paint is a buit beat up and I lurve it.