Well I am as happy as a clam!😀😁 Mr. Pinker and I went yard saling yesterday and did pretty darn good considering there were not that many people out. The yard sales do not officially begin until Thursday, but there are still early treasures to be found.
Our first stop was at dear lady's home in the next county over. When we arrived, she was sitting on her porch .As soon as I got out of the truck, she got up, and we gave each other a big hug. 🤗
"I was just thinking about you, " she said.
" I wouldn't miss coming to see you. "
With that, we chit chatted for awhile catching up on the goings on and then we got down to business- me searching for treasures and her selling. 😁😄
Every year she is the first person I visit. She always has a nice collection of "down home super cheap goodies". Right off the bat, I spotted a darling little shelf and for five bucks it was mine. That is the most expensive thing I bought all day- like I said I am happy as a clam!
I will be showing you my other thrifty finds in upcoming posts after I do a whole lot of scrubbing on those thrifty treasures.
Today I will be changing out a few things in my small foyer. You have already seen my seasonal tree redecorated in sunflowers, but I failed to show you what it looked like in all it's patriotic splendor.
My thrifted little white shelf is filled to the brim with watermelons and a modge podge of thrifted and gifted goodies.
Please excuse any dust bunnies you may encounter. 👯👯👯 No time for dusting when I have been thrifting and stitching. Hee! Hee!
Time for these pieces to be moved somewhere else.
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| The cast aluminum cornbread mold was my latest find a few weeks ago for just $2.00. What a steal! |
I am dreaming of a shelf filled with sunny sunflowers. I think that would be delightful. How about you?
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| The Ole' Crow Saltbox and Crows and Sunflower Stamp |
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| My sunflower tree in 2020. |
Once all of those chores are done, then perhaps I will be able to sit back, put up my feet, and relax with my needle and thread in hand.
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| A darling gift from Robin. 🤗 |
Well that's my Tuesday rambles.
So tell me. Are any of you going to be visiting the yard sales this week? There are 690 miles of them stretching from Michigan to Alabama and treasures to behold. 😀
Have a beautiful day, Sweeties and Happy Thrifting!
As always,
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"One man's trash is another man's treasure."
Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. It is hard to believe we were thrifting together just 4 short years ago. Such a sweet memory. I miss and love you so much. ❤👼
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| The Mr. Icey tin was a thrifty find last December. |
Homemade items sit below my seasonal tree. Like Bent Creek's "Spring Snapperland Coop" which was finished on a Tractor Supply egg basket. I simply tucked a wooden chicken and some corn husks into the basket. The watermelon was made from a wedge of wood cut from a log.
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Super find on the shelf unit, Melisa! No yard sales here that I am aware of! Your sunflower display looks fabulous. Happy Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Robin. I think I will repaint it today. It is nice and cool outside - so good painting weather. LOL. Have a wonderful day. Hugs.
DeleteMelisa that shelf would be calling my name too - that is my kind of decor! I have several little shelves adorning my walls with my "treasures" in them. What color will you paint it? I'm off to have a look at all your saltbox patterns - whee! Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Linda. I was thrilled to pieces because this shelf is made out of "real" wood too. I probably will repaint it white. I am hoping I can put some of my jadeite collection on it. Fingers crossed. I was just talking to hubby the other day about wanting a shelving unit just for those pieces. Aaah I hope you find a Saltbox you would enjoy . Have a beautiful day. Hugs.
DeleteI enjoy viewing all of your carefully arranged 'clutter' and would love to look at them in person, happy thrifting!
ReplyDeleteAaaw thank you so much, Gretchen. I just "shopped" around the house to arrange this little shelf for the month of July. I enjoy putzing around with little stuff like that. LOL. Have a blessed day. Hugs.
DeleteI do love my thrift and yard sales. This week though no way. Dh and I were surprised by a visit from our other daughter and son. My dd here in AL said she had a doctor's appointment in the city and needed someone to drive her in due to medication she'd be getting. So we loaded up her kids that were camping with us and went to their place to take her there. We walked in and there were other two with their spouses! Surprise Surprise Surprise as Gomer Pyle would say. Of course I cried - I think dh did too. ;-) Have fun thrifting this week at the longest yard sale - looking forward to seeing your treasures. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteAaah what a wonderful surprise! I would have cried too. There is nothing like having all of the family together. Was there a special occasion or did they just want to surprise y'all? I do hope y'all are able to enjoy the whole week together. My youngest dd lives away. I talk to her everyday, but I do miss seeing her. I am looking forward to her visit in the coming months. Sending you warm hugs.
DeleteOh how fun...early birds do get the goods! Always wanted to do that thrift drive but I am alas on the wrong coast. I hear Texas has a good one too. I'm hand quilting big stitch hand quilting my first quilt. Inspired by you and other wonderful blogs I read. Can't wait to read about your finds. Dust bunnies and cat hair are taking over here but I know my priorities. Happy day to you and thanks for your early morning cheerfulness.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Betty and Happy Happy Tuesday. Oh I do wish you were here to enjoy the yard sales. I do wish I could drive the whole stretch . Wouldn't that be fun? I am going to have to research the Texas yard sales. We found a lot of great thrift stores in Texas last year and came home with some vintage thrifty finds. I am so excited that you are hand quilting your first quilt! Eeeh! I do hope you enjoy each and every stitch. I bet it will be just beautiful and of course made with lots of love. Please do keep me posted on your progress . I get excited every time I hear about quilts in progress. Have wonderful day. Warm hugs and Blessings.
DeleteWell if you know me at all, you know I love to see these treasures you thrift and what a great find your shelf is. Do share the rest! Meanwhile, lovely collections and your continued generosity in sharing your creativity with us, Melisa.
ReplyDeleteOh Jocelyn, you are always so kind. Thank you so much for taking the time to see my thrifty finds. I was thrilled to pieces to find this shelf . It is so vintagey looking too which I like. I have my fingers crossed I will be able to put some of my collections on it. Have a wonderful day and Happy Tuesday. Hugs
DeleteWhat a great shelf, Melisa! I look forward to seeing it decorated in your home with all your thrifty and stitchy treasures! Have an awesome day! Hugs.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, dear Brenda. I was just talking to hubby the other night about wanting him to build me a shelf and what luck to find this one. I think I will be able to squeeze it in somewhere. LOL. Have a wonderful and productive day. Hugs.
DeleteI have always wanted to visit the world's biggest yard sale. Maybe one day I will be able to. Can't wait to see all the treasures you find.
ReplyDeleteOh Jeanna, I think you would have a ball looking for vintage treasures especially to decorate your beautiful antique Hoosier. I think a lot of the fun is to just go look whether you purchase something or not. I wish you a lovely day. Hugs.
Deletegood morning lovely Melisa.
ReplyDeletei knew it would be no time at all for you to stuff your newly acquired white shelf with goodies. you are so amazing. i love it.
i know you are going to find lots and lots of goodies. i don't know where you find the room to store of all these beautiful treasures.
i love the sunflower tree. i think i recall seeing it in a previous post. it is absolutely adorable.
i hope you are getting some cooler weather. i imagine come thursday you and Mr. Pinker will get ole' red truck moving along the trek of 690 miles. wowza!!! that is quite an adventure. i wish it was me!!!
have a wonderful, blessed day Melisa. are you doing lots of swimming in your beautiful pool? the water in a pool always looks so refreshing.
blessings and love are coming your way for a fabulous day.
hugs.
Debra Broyles
Good morning, sweet Debra and a very Happy Tuesday to you. I hope your day is off to a very lovely start. I bet you are staying very busy. How's the weather in your neck of the woods? Thankfully, it has cooled down a bit here just as we opened the pool. LOL. Hubby and I had a grand time yesterday running the roads looking for treasures. I sure do wish I could drive the whole 690 miles and visit as many stops as possible. Usually we make our way into GA and AL where we find treasures at better prices, but that is on the weekend. No yard sales today though- hubby is working and tomorrow the grandchildren have already made plans for us.LOL. Gotta keep the munchkins happy. Well Sweetie, I will let you go. I do hope you have a beautiful day and enjoy your time in your quilting room. Big Summertime Hugs
Deletehey I am not eating lunch while reading blog posts--so I can comment--!!!!! You are such a good decorator--and you sure love all your treasures--I love mind too--but with such a small apartment I have to be careful how much is out at one time!!! and I have to have room for my plants--they are my babies as I don't have a cat or dog or fish or-----!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI plan to go thrifting tomorrow with a friend--not sure which ones we will 'hit' --we will see how the day goes--our big goal is lunch at Cracker Barrel--hear that they have Fall stuff out--(and here you thought I was going for the food---ok--that too!!!)
hugs, di--oh have fun on the thrifting!!!
Oooh a day of thrifting with a friend and dinner at the Cracker Barrel sounds delightful, Di. I have to admit that I enjoy looking at the goodies at Cracker Barrel too. Thanks for the heads up on the fall decor there. I will have to check out ours. I do hope you find lots of thrifty treasures and I hope you share them on your blog , Di. I do enjoy seeing thrifty hauls. You and I seem to like a lot of the same things- country cuteness right? Have a fabulous day and wish you all of the luck on finding some treasures. Thank you for the sweet visit. Hugs
DeleteOh no I missed this post last night - forehead slapping moment! Your little white shelf is definitely a treasure to enjoy. Very cute, indeed. While you were out and about gathering cute things I was home having fun making a small quilt. New to me pattern that I thoroughly enjoyed. This is a pattern I know I'll make again and possibly again - LOL. Last night while looking for something else I spotted a cute quilt I left unfinished a couple of years ago. It involves applique so today I plan to prep the day away and ready for stitching while sitting. LOL Enjoy your Tuesday, dear friend. Big Hugs, DarleneJ
ReplyDeleteBusy, busy , busy! You are buzzing right along on your little quilts, Darlene! You go girl! I am cheering you on! Woo Hoo! You have inspired me to get back into my little quilts here lately, Darlene. I pulled out some fabrics to start either a mini four Patch or perhaps a mini rail fence quilt the other night. Oh heck maybe I will make both! Hee! Hee! Can't have too many little quilts can we? I hope you have a super day in the quilt room and keep me posted on your new applique quilt. You know I love applique. Big Hugs from the holler.
DeleteCan't wait to see what lands on that new $5 shelf!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Kathy. I had hoped to put my jadeite on it, but those plans have changed. We shall see though. Have a wonderful day. Hugs.
DeleteI always love seeing your treasures Melisa. We don't have many yard sales here. I wish we did. Love your new blog header. My question as always is will you be releasing these patterns. I love the hum of the bees one.
ReplyDeleteAaaw you are so very kind.I had a great time going to the sales. You never know what you will find that is for sure. Oh yes, that is going to be a new one that I post this month. I just bought a new printer so once I get it set up, I will be good to go on printing and then posting this design. Have a beautiful day and thank you for the sweet visit. Hugs.
DeleteThat's a great little shelf, Melisa! I can just see it decorated with your fun things for each season. I love your tree, too, especially filled with sunflowers! I have one more sunflower to stitch on my Ole Crow Salt Box. I'd better get on that!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Diann. I worked on cleaning the shelf today. I look forward to finding a place for it. Eeeh you are moving right along on the Ole' Crow Salt Box! I am so excited. I hope you are enjoying it. Hugs.
DeleteThe shelf was a wonderful find. The yard sale sounds like a lot of fun - I am sure Mr.
ReplyDeletePinker and you will find more treasures. I love the sunflower tree. I enjoy decorating for fall - I have stitched your “Pumpkin” and “Sunflower” patterns to add to this year’s decorations. Have fun at the yard sale! Alicia
I was thrilled to pieces, Alicia. I am sure I will find the perfect place for it soon and then I will go to town decorating it. LOL. Oh I am so honored that you added those little pieces to your stitching. I sure hope you enjoyed them. Have a blessed day and Happy stitching. Hugs.
DeleteYard sale, how intersting. We don't have that in Germany. There are fleamarkets to visit. I am sure that is better for me, cause I will find many things I like to have. Oh no! The cupboards are full. I have a collection of more than 70 Mocca (Espresso)cups. And some other things.
ReplyDeleteBut it makes me happy.
The shelf is lovely. Wait for how it turns out.
Hugs, Gabi
Melisa,
ReplyDeleteGREAT shelf! I would have definitely scooped that one up myself , for sure!! LOVE the sunflower Tree! I am now changing my Kitchen over to my Late Summer/Early Fall Apples/Sunflowers theme in my kitchen....All your displays are amazing and I have to learn the art of stacking things like you do in your displays!! Thanks for sharing!!
Hugs,
Deb
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Nice little cupboard shelf unit. Great price! It looked a little strange being so EMPTY and plain among all your wonderful eye candy. I'm sure you will remedy that very soon! 😉
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