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Thrifted.

I popped into two thrift stores yesterday, spent $15 and change total. And that money went to the food bank and cat rescue. This is likely hundreds of dollars of stuff if new.

Dog dice (we love this game, having a 2nd means more than 4 people can play.
Fridge organizer with lid.

Pie scooper.
Story cubes x3 (SLP dream!)

Eddie Bauer flannel lined pants

Lee Jeans

Big glass pitcher (for lemonade!)

Another game of Headbandz (hoping for enough of the blue headbands for our whole 4H club)

Finger paint ink pad

Vase

Shelf (in background) for the pantry.
BOGS for AK.
Shoes for a buck a piece: BOGS, LL Bean, Nike, Under Armor, Reef, Rafters. All expensive shoes!

A mix of the free bin and thirfted purchases: A salad spinner (I donated mine when we were living in apartments and have vowed I will replace if I found a free one...all these years later!), a yogurt maker (so I'm no longer wrapping crockpots in wool blankets to make yogurt), a deviled egg keep cold try (my church family expects deviled eggs at potlucks now, it's my thing to bring), a wooden mallet, Audra cannot pass up any dog socks, even if they are Christmasy, a vintage flower maker type craft and a pink reflector vest since our road for me since our road is too busy. $5.

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January was a treat myself sort of month since it was my birthday month and I was given birthday money (thank you!).
Thrifted Scores:

HUGE hand knit wool sweater. $3
Sneakers, $3 each.
Darn Tough Socks, $1 each.
A tin bowl in the free bin.
HUGE cast iron antler stocking hangers. $3 each.
And a mini cast iron shelf that I LOVE and use all the time for keeping things warm on the woodstove or melting chocolate. It was my $15 splurge.

Thirfted

'Twas a good week for thrifting.

Glue gun with multiple packs of glue sticks. Blue striped pottery (which I love), two patterns, big spool of cotton thread, a quilting ruler and some denim fabric. $9.00

Vintage embroidered table cloth, Lands End pjpants, Bernd Heinrich book (VT nature author, I'm a fan!), cast iron pan, vintage game. $10.

Another year around the sun

Another year around the sun for me. 43, and I can't help but to think/grieve what my mom's life was like at the same age I was. Her days were numbered and she was fully confined to a wheelchair at age 43. Sometimes I get really sad when my age parallels those memories and other times I feel really thankful that I have had so many more healthy days with my children than my mom ever had. So what sorts of things were in these days around my birthday?

I ditched my evening chores and painted something miniature instead.

The ocean.

We finished this book, which I love, love, love.

We thrifted. My haul for $6 :Books, Spanish CDs and scrabble quick challenge.

I got myself flowers, the cake my grandmother always served, my family got me some chocolates, I opened some sweet birthday mail (Thank you!), enjoyed a surprise celebration with homeschool friends (Thank you!) and got a laugh out of the card from my dad...which he is still sending me my mom's cards (she died 27 years ago!).

I'm not sure what I expected my life to look like at 43, but I'd say there are plants everywhere and definitely more roses than thorns.

Bruins Hoodie

Adrian is a Bruins fan and has many T Shirts. He recently (after Christmas) said that he wished he had some long sleeved Bruins apparel, his fave pics to the tune of $50 to $100.

Enter his crafty mom. A quick trip to the thrift store yielded possibilities! I picked up this $3.00 like new Gap insulated Hoodie and a well worn Boston Bruins T shift for $2.00. For a grand total of $5.00, he has a Bruins Hoodie that he loves.

Before:

The After: He's thrilled!

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Two different stops, two different scores. Apparently folks are cleaning out their games.

Another game of Headbanz that was brand new, not even out of the plastic (which this is a GREAT group game, I use it all the time), a Haba cooperative game that I love, Ticket to Ride First Journey and four buckets for our beachcombing 4-H club. $4.

Magnetic poetry, Nature's Bingo, Where in the World (looks like a vintage map game), America Monopoly and a 300 piece snap circuit, with all the pieces in the plastic. I keep collecting them, we have quite a big bin of them. Total: $6.

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A huge insulated coat for my husband. A brand new pack of dog bone cookie cutters with a recipe book. A wetsuit with a hat, gloves and booties. A sketch book that is blank inside. Four pairs of socks. $10.

Below: A cast iron dutch oven that is smaller than my other ones (yes, I absolutely need all the sizes) for $10. And then a pattern, three pairs of jeans for Audra, Maine Bingo, Needles, Corny Humor for Adrian, Map puzzle and lincoln logs. $7.

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A pile of books for 50% off from the old book store.. I think I spent $23 on these.

Books, tracing paper, mini cast iron iron and a brand new pack of pens. $6.

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My husband surprised me with this cart he grabbed from the junkyard for $10! It's much bigger than my other one. We won't talk about all the plants I 'needed'.

And below I picked the two plant stands up on the side of the road for free. Brand new shoes, a pile of books, glass pitcher, a brand new with tag pill organizer, cast iron bee and vintage lace that I've been in search of to finish the kitchen curtains. $7

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Books, shower curtain, socks, an inkwell, a metal scoop and a cast iron plant hook. $6

And random thrift stores and library book store purchases from our summer away.

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A weekend of thrifting and pilfering things off the side of the road brought us that little vintage cabinet (it's solid and well made), wooden crate, a laminator(!), king sized flannel sheets, a book on the St. Lawrence Seaway, a whipped cream dispenser with a box of cartridges, a vintage pulley, a cast iron boot dryer, a vintage suitcase, a like new helmet and a rake that has encouraged the kids to do yardwork (yay!). I spent $9.00 total. Score.

This beautiful dress was a thrifted gift from a family friend. Isn't she lovely?!

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This first one was a bit ago. I think it was a $10 lot.

Below was a huge score. I got two unused dog bed covers ($30 each new online). I got alllll that fabric (all solids, some wool, very great quality), a brand new unopened box of bamboo dividers (online is $30) and four blank sketch books/watercolor art pads (which we go through so quickly here). All for $30 total. Score.

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Thrifted scores: A big blue pot, Maine shirt, three pairs of socks (one wool), two books (one was on my wish list) and this AMAZING vintage magnetic theater set. I think I spent $13 total.

Look how adorable the set is. You move the figures with the magnet wand.

They ALL had a blast playing. It's rare I find something that interests all three, but this did the trick!

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LL Bean Queen flannel sheets. Books. Pattern that Audra wanted at Walmart this summer, but left behind because I just let her purchase one, Bruins shirt for the hubs. $10!!!

Not pictured were the Cabela rain paints that I just got that fit me for $12. Or the $1 shirts I got Audra the next size up since she decided to grow.

I also got this shirt for my husband, new with tags for $2.00. Tags said $16.99. We can remember his trip of 2022, when he missed his exit and ended up in Canada. Always an adventure!

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It's been a while since I've posted a thrifted pic. We still go thrifting, I just haven't remembered to take photos in a while. This round was a huge blessing because it was things I was looking for. It was from a couple of different places.

A chair that has a pocket for our nature journaling supplies. So easy to carry. Boots that Audra needed! SOCKS that were brand new. The Me on the Map book that I borrowed from the library when I did a mapmaking series. Now I have a copy. Then the bird kit that has a book, CD and bird call. All this for $8.50.