Thrifty Thursday

Time to share more thrifting purchases from last weekend and join in the fun at Bloggeritaville (http://lbratina.blogspot.com/).
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I visited 4 yard sales in total; but they were big ones. I started at about 8:20 am with the Bridgewater Baptist Church; and because of the early hour, there was no haggling -- I paid full price. Poor me!! Look at what they charged me!
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The things on this table plus 3 CDs cost me $7! The waste basket is part of a set that I looked at 3 yr ago when I moved into my new house. I bought the shower curtain and toilet brush holder; but the waste basket was over $20. As you can see, I got it for $1! The glass juice dispenser was a great find at 50 cents; then after I got it home, I noticed that it was missing the little part of the spout that keeps the liquid from leaking out! Duh!! But not to worry; this weekend at the large SHAID yard sale, I'll look for another cheapie to salvage for parts.
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My next yard sale stop was the St Mark's Anglican Church. They had a really nice jewellery table. (I'll share those treasures with you this weekend.)
These were my "things for the garden" finds. These cute garden stakes were $2, below that is a 50 cent set of bamboo wind chimes, and the 50 cent rubber boots which I was thinking of putting a couple of plants in. I loved the Coke/Sprite tray ($1) and the acrylic glasses and bowl ($1).
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I then went to St Joseph's Catholic Church yard sale where I found 4 of the paperbacks I showed you earlier and this beautiful Scottish wool throw -- for $5!!(I also bought a box of 12 different plants for $3! How could I say no to these plants? It was $3, right? Plus it was a fund raiser for a youth trip to Italy in August. I mean, I just know that God and the Pope are happy that I did. It's like a $3 blessing; and we can all use more blessings in our lives.)
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By then, it was time to stop at the Farmer's Market for an energizing French pastry and an organic coffee. Yum yum! Then, I picked up Adrianna, and we headed off to Mahone Bay to meet Winnifred at the Waldorf School and Ecole de Riv Sud (the French school) for their yard sale.
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By this time, it was 11:30 am. Bargains galore! They were practically paying us to take the stuff off their hands. While Winnifred was at the Waldorf school, I filled one bag and got 3 good-sized pots of creeping phlox for $5. We joined Winnifred for a walk-round at the Waldorf Mayfair celebrations. Then back to Ecole de Riv Sud. This time, I filled another bag for $3! And as we were leaving and they were getting ready to close up shop, they let me have the remaining 6 pots of creeping phlox, 2 Johnny Jump-ups and an Iris for another $3!
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I got a lot of paperbacks here and most of the CD's I showed you. I also got a brand new, never opened jig-saw puzzle and some date squares (which never made it to the photo session!!). Here's some of the booty that did get photographed.
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A round tablecloth, 7 placemats and a brand new boxed bowl & knife set (Merry Xmas!) .
Here's a brand new, leather organizer on one side and a purse/wallet section on the other. There are 2 pairs of magnifying glasses for reading and a great pair of black patent leather sling-backs..
And where will I keep these new sling-backs? Why, in my under-the-bed shoe storage bag, of course! And this throw pillow was too pretty to leave behind.
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Lots of good shopping and a day full of sunshine and fun!