Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Thrifty Thursday - May 10.12

Saturday was quite exciting for me.  It was the 1st yard sale of the season and it was a doozie!  Held at the local Curling Club, the Luteran Church Youth Club held a Penny Auction and Yard Sale to help raise money for their missions trip to the Dominican.  They had some great penny auction item ..... and I'm still awaiting my winning phone call for that pottery fish pitcher, guys!


Did I mention the pork barbeque?  $3 worth of extreme yummy! 

I had a ball at the yard sale.  One lady had a 25 cent table; and yes, every item shown here was 25 cents:  4 vintage mason jars, 4 glass dessert dishes, a jolly little scarecrow for my Autumn door, a Maritime watercolor and these 3 vintage plates.

 Here's some close-ups of the plates.  They'll be lovely for tea parties .....
















..... or maybe just for Mama when she's wanting a little extra special treatment for a Saturday lunch!





This gorgeous local scene was painted by a visiting
artist from China, Jin rong Chen.
These vintage salt 'n' pepper shakers were
50 cents each; as cute as they are, I think I'll pass
them on to my daughter.

 It was a fun, cheap morning.  I hope that's a taste of the season to come.









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14 comments:

TARYTERRE said...

LUCKY you. Twenty-Five cents. UNBELIEVABLE bargains. LOVE that last plate, the painting and the second salt and pepper shakers. ENJOY. With prices like that you can go shopping more often. Take care.

Jill said...

It must have been the 25 cent weekend - I found a few yardsale items priced that way too...

DearHelenHartman said...

What fun finds and pork bbq sammies are the best!

Diana said...

Great Finds!!! I love the plates and salt and pepper shakers. This reminded me that our churches yard sale is coming up. I need to check the date!! Thanks. Love Di ♥

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

'Nothin' like a cheep date! Heeheehhee!

Hon, I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are the Queen of Thriftin' for sure! I totally amazes me what you find at the prices ya do girl.

God bless and have an extraordinary day sweetie!!! :o)

Dandelion and Daisy said...

Woo Hoo, those were some great buys! Lucky, lucky you. Thanks for stopping by today.

FABBY'S LIVING said...

Yeah, you are one LUCKY LADYYY!!! Wow, such gifts here, the plates are great, I just love them! The S&P shakers are darling too. Well, this was a MOTHER'S DAY treat for you. Many blessings and thank you for your lovely and sweet comments.
FABBY

L'Heure Bleue At Home said...

Great finds! I love the vintage mason jars and the chicken salt and pepper shakers are so cute.

Diann said...

What a fun day! I love to go to these events. Your finds are beautiful and what amazing prices! Thank you for joining TTF this week and I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a very happy Mother's Day!

joyh82 said...

I love that salt n pepper shaker, very cute. Looks like you did great at the sale and the food looks yummy too!

Dawn@Lighten Up! said...

Oh how I love the yard sales. Thx for reminding me! Need to go look for vintage Fisher Price Little People!

Eat To Live said...

I love yard sales. We went to 5 today and only 2 of them were worthwhile.

Angie@Echoes of Laughter said...

25 cents! That's a steal of a deal! Love the first plate! Happy Mother's Day Doris! Angie xo

Kathy said...

I love your treasures!! I'm looking for some vintage plates to hang in my kitchen those would go perfect:) Come on over and join me at www.sewcraftykathy.blogspot.com

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