I was dismayed, shocked, and befuddled when I checked in on the blog and realized one of my posts had disappeared! Clicked the link I had made and only a message saying the post did not exist. AGH!!!!!!!!! Not cool! So here I am, no longer resting on my laurels after creating 3 posts in 3 days, writing yet another. At least my photos are all saved and not all is lost. And I even found a couple more photos I didn't include the last time. So, here we go again!
Soooo. Below is a water/sand table I found for my great nephew, Beau for $10 on the local FB yard sale group. The legs detach, the green side can flip over, covering the other one which is a great feature.
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| Sand/water table: $10 |
And his mom, Lindsey, expressed her appreciation by sending me the photo below of Beau enjoying his "new" activity center! How cute is that!
Also on Beau's list of items for me to hopefully find are trucks. So when I saw the one pictured below right out in front of a yard sale, I jumped out of the car (after parking) and scooped it up. Next weekend I visited my brother Sonny, and presented Beau the truck when he came to spend the afternoon at his granddad's, Sonny. Tate, the yellow lab was more interested in the water Beau filled the back end with!
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| Dump truck: $1.50 Dog and child: priceless! |
The water beach ball below was new in the box and I decided to sell it rather than keeping for Nate. He doesn't have a large back yard, the reviews were a little iffy so selling it seemed to be the best course for this one. Sold for $10. Lacing cards went to Brenna's kindergarten classroom. This is the second time I have found a set like these and those too went to her.
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| Beach water ball: $2. Lacing card set: $2 |
The books. What can I say? I just cannot resist books! The two hardbacks at the top went to Brenna's classroom and the others go to Grandma's stash. The Little Island is such a sweet book; as a coastal young'in, it tugs at my roots, and the Moon Shines Down is a relatively new one by another favorite children's author, Margaret Wise Brown. I really liked it. And the Little Boy, well, of course I had to have that one to read to Nate! I ended up bringing some from my growing collection to the Merriewold house in NY to update the collection there. I love books. The moving wooden puzzle was really neat. I could only find one like it online, made in England. Sold for $8.
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| Books: 50c each. wood puzzle:$1 |
My dear friend Babs had requested I keep a lookout for a Scentsy burner for her. So after having no luck for a few weeks, I found 2 in the same morning. The white one plugs right in the wall and the giraffe print larger one is tabletop. Retail on the plugin is around $20 and the larger burner sells for at least $35 used and what is interesting about this one is if it wasn't damaged (chip on the side of the tray which fortunately is high enough up the scented wax doesn't drip out) it would probably sell for much higher. I found one on Ebay selling for $100 because it is retired. Of course that one had the box and was just used by as a show piece but still, give me a break! $100 for a wax burner! Babs looked at both and decided the white one was more to her liking. Since I am allergic to wax other than soy, Brenna took the giraffe burner home with her.
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| Both Scentsy burners: $1 each, game: 50c Ladies Crocs: $1 |
I sold the Spooky Night game for $5 and the ladies crocs sandals for $15. They were both in "like new" condition. I wish the crocs had been my size. Darn my large feet!
For those of you who have seen a previous post: ThriftyChristy: We need a bigger vehicle, you will remember I have already bought one of these Hallmark animated Christmas decoration. Sigh, yet another compulsion fondness I have for these delightful, battery operated jingly joyful items. The one on the left is new with tags and I will try selling them on Ebay closer to Christmas, probably in mid November. Wood peg puzzles sell really well and the Fish one by Melissa and Doug went for $5. Sandals are for Nate and....they fit! Yay! The group on the bottom. Let me explain. The pouch is for dog training. It snaps open and shut tightly and holds treats. Comes with an adjustable belt which can be removed and the pouch has a clip to use instead of the belt. Honey Bea is still in need of training. Candle is new as are the cool gift bags that fold into a cake shape. I have a close up that later.
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| puzzle: 50c. X-mas items: $1 each! Sandals: $2. grouping on bottom: $2 total |
Giant floor puzzle by Melissa and Doug sold for $5. Close up pic of gift bags shape, girls' keen sandals sold for $10 and magnetic story board sold for $10
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| Puzzle: $1, keen sandals: $1, Story board: $1 |
Sorry for the stock photo of the apron but really, it is hard for me to take decent pics of clothing to do them justice. This one was new without tags and I certainly didn't see myself in it but knew it was a nice one. Sold it very easily for $15.
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| Apron: $1 |
The Sperry Topsider sandals below went to Hugh. They were in excellent used condition and I hoped they would fit him. I love these kinds of sandals, they can get wet yet protects those little toes.
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| Sperry sandals: $3 |
I didn't buy this quad stroller but I had to take a picture of it. I have seen a triple but never a quad!
Nope, didn't buy this one either but since Pigpen has always had a special place in my heart, I felt the need to capture him by photo.
This is my latest home purchase I found on the FB yard sale group for $40. I needed to replace a rocker glider that just wasn't working for me and this one is just right. Except for the color. I do like the color, however it doesn't go AT ALL with my living room walls. So...time to paint!
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| Arm chair: $40 |
This child's bike seat was a great find. I had visions of Brenna taking Nate for bike rides and then realized she doesn't have a bike, has no place to keep a bike and my shed is too low to accomidate this on mine. So, I sold it for $25. I might look back and regret selling it but that's the way it goes.
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| Child's bike seat: $3 |
And last but not least, a crate for Honey Bea. I picked this one up as a second crate for traveling. I had originally thought to keep it and sell her first one but gosh, it is so much easier having one to just toss in the trunk and go! Maybe later I will part with it but for now, the connivence factor is high.
And that, my dear readers, is all there is to this post. Yes, there were other treasures I found, but these are the highlights and you have a clear picture of my finds up to this point. Hope you have enjoyed reading and hunting with my vicariously and perhaps are inspired to get out there early and find your own deals.
Have a great weekend and happy bargain hunting!
Thrifty Christy
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3 comments:
I read your 1st post on this. it was good but happy we can see the chair you plan to PAINT!! Please report result w/photos on painting an upholstered chair.
Dearest sister Vickie, aka, NIghtshade. I plan to paint the walls of the living room, not the chair! That project will be another time and another chair that has ugly fabric but nice condition and bones. Glad you are enjoying my blog and especially now that I am getting back into the discipline. And yes, too bad we don't live closer so I could be your personal shopper as well!
Drat! I did so want you to paint the chair.
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