Happy Thrifting and Junking Everyone

Happy Thrifting and Junking Everyone, and Welcome to Thrift Store Junkies Page. Always happy to see you, and have you drop by. Sorry, I have not quite completed my list of goals for the beginning of the year. My main issue was to find a schedule that works for me to do my blogging with, research topics for my main blog page, and get a schedule going that I can accomplish these things in a timely fashion. I know with spring, and summer time it is a bit harder to keep with it due to we have to go Thrifting!! But, I already have a solution to that, and it is in the workings:)

We haven't really had snow here, way different winter, and I am not complaining. Generally during the winter is when I myself slow down on thrifting a little bit because of the weather. This year the reason has been due to house remodeling being done....never know when contractors will be here to work. And, another reason for me has been to remove some of my inventory, and if not removing pieces trying to repurpose some of them into something useful for the homes that I can offer to you. 

Right now I have dried glue on my finger tips. Trying to glue some lace to some of these adorable little saucer plates. Such a yummy blue, and pink, and I happen to have a blue lace that blends really well with the blue in the rim of these saucers. Just takes time as you have to hold the lace in place for a bit for it to actually take, or want to stick and hold. I was happy to find some lace with my inventory....since everything is everywhere in the house with making room for work being done. Now, if I could only find them darling little blue tied ribbons I know I have I would really be set. Hmmm...have some ideas, and will have to get to the containers to open them, and investigate. 

I have a black cloche stand I have been working on. The mod podge sealer got kind of heavy on it, and make a few bubbles that I am not happy with. So, in order to cover some of that a bit, but still make the stand look good I have been working with some music paper, and then found a white ribbon I think will work with it too. I also have a white base glass cloche that is drying with some music paper in the center of it, and this afternoon will spray a light coat of mod podge sealer on it, and I think call that one done too. I am getting anxious for some of these pieces to be completed, and to get them listed for others to see, and purchase too. I will show some pics when I get to this point for ya'll.


Well, I suppose, I have taken a long enough break, and I can peel the glue from my finger tips now...LOL:). So, that means back to work on things. Hope ya'll are having a sweet day, and a Happy Hump Day to all! Thanks for visiting with Thrift Store Junkies Page. Take care, and see ya'll again soon. Toodles.....

Thrift Store Junkies Buying Selling Sharing

Hello fellow Thrift Store Junkies, and Welcome to my Blog! Happy to see you drop by. Hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday season so far. 

So, has anyone been doing any thrifting lately? I have noticed, and have seen others comment about the same thing too....More people are thrifting this year for the holidays. Whether it is for gift giving, finding things to restyle with, repurpose, upcycle, and etc. More have been shopping with Thrift Stores, and the Second Hand Stores. Not a thing wrong with it! I LOVE it, and enjoy doing it myself too. But, unfortunately, I have not had much time at all to do any of that. So sorry as I really enjoy showing things here that I have found when thrifting. 

After the holidays people will be cleaning out their homes again making room for the new they have gotten. I myself will enjoy doing some leisurely thrifting too. 

Thanks again for visiting with Thrift Store Junkies, and I have enjoyed your stopping by. Don't forget to say Hi so I know you were here, and never be afraid to share something here as well. Take care, and see you again soon. 

Glassware Blue Glass Green Glass Green Plate Thrifting

Glassware Blue Glass Green Glass Green Plate.

Welcome to Thrift Store Junkies with LilacsNDreams!:) Happy to have you here, and thanks for stopping by. As some of you may, or may not know, I have been home sick for over a week now. We think I might have come close to, or got a touch of walking pneumonia. This is especially depressing to me because this weekend, the first weekend of November a "Girls Weekend" had been planned with a few friends. All of us were traveling to a new area, gonna spend a couple of nights so we could roam the area for stores, thrifts, and fleas that had been targeted. I was soooo anxious, planning, getting travel supplies all ready, and then Boom! I get sick, thought I could shake it off, and over a week later I still have it. I have enough that it will keep me from traveling, and of course not wanting others to get sick from me either. 

So, I wish them all well with their travels this weekend, be safe, enjoy, have soooo much fun, and hope they find many treasures too!:)

Ok, pictures you are seeing here was one of my last thrifts I had done. As we can see I kind of lean more towards glassware a bit. But, I like doing some of the same things when I repurpose with them, love colored glassware, and there are many possibilities with the pieces too!

So, have a look at the items showing, and let your imaginations spread with it too....have fun!:) I know I hope to soon:)

Thrift Store Treasures Found From Past Week

Thrift Store Treasures Found From Past Week. Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies! Glad to have you here:) Below you will see different pictures of things I found while Thrifting on Friday, and a few from earlier in the week too. Hmmm...what to do with them, what to do. I was thinking of keeping the lamp for me. Hey, gotta treat myself now and then too:) LOL:) I was also thinking of painting the wood to blend in more with our decor at home too. The other things....Well, got some ideas. The plates with the glass candle sticks are ready for attaching, going to make it a 3 piece set of matching. 2 of the glass candle holders are exactly alike, and the 3rd glass candle holder is like the 2 matching, but a bit shorter, and more rounded top. 

So, have a look, any ideas would love to hear from everyone too:) Thanks for visiting Thrift Store Junkies today, and hope ya'll have a super weekend. Happy Thrifting, and may you find many treasures to adorn your home.

Wood Lamp does work, has a bit of an older cord with it, but looks made too. Top is like a wooden bowl that can be found, and etc. 

Close up shows a milk white glass candle holder, glass candle holder, green glass bowl with tarnished base, the wire hanger in back of picture was on the small green glass bowl up front. 

2 hankies, 2 cloth napkins matching, green and white lace, a pink and white ribbon, and some knitting needles with 2 each for the colors I found. Got me some ideas for these:)

Actually I had found together 4 saucers with no cups, designed rim, silver line rim, and cute pink rose in center. 3 of them will be getting repurposed with the glass candle holders also in view here too.

Close up to the saucer plates that will be repurposed soon.

Another close up showing the glass candle holders that will be repurposed with the plates. Set of 3 will be sold together too. 2 glass candle holders are identical in height, 3rd glass candle holder is also identical to the other 2 except for the height...very slightly shorter, and has a more rounded top. 

Hope you enjoyed the visit, and the treasures offered for viewing. Have fun with some thoughts, ideas, and maybe something to help you with your creations a little bit too. Take care, and see you again:)

Good Morning Welcome to LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies

Welcome to LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies blog! Glad to have you here, and hope all are doing well. 

Here it is another weekend, and where is the time going for us all? Today is going to be really hot, and humid, and not really in the mood for roaming around too much. I do have a friend who is going to the farmer's market to see all the crafts people are making, and offering. She is not sure if she will get any junking, or thrifting in today, but if I know her....she will try to do some if she can:)

I seen a couple of garage sales when out of town Friday, but they did not really look promising. So, I did not stop. Darn! By myself, and in the mood to do some thrifting, and looking. Oh well, maybe this next week it will happen as I will be that way again mid week, to end of week. Gotta be in the right mood to go looking too:)

Hope this finds everyone doing well, and staying cool with the heat wave we are getting here. It's gonna be a wonderful weekend, and I hope everyone is able to get some thrifting, and junking done too! Take care everyone, and stop again. Always welcome to visit, leave a comment, and share with us too:)

Thrift Store Junkies Community Page

Hello, and Welcome to "Thrift Store Junkies" Community Page by LilacsNDreams!

After doing some work, checking around, questioning, and not being all computer literate this is what I have done. Blogger allows you to have up to 10 pages, but there is a catch....which I found out the hard way. Each of those pages are treated as a static page, you can only put one post on there, only way you get more is to keep editing the same post over, and over. THAT is Not what I wanted! In my research I did find you are allowed to have as many blogs as you want. So, in order for me to make this more of the community pages as I wanted, I have revised things a bit. I spent the day checking on blog names, and set up new blogs that link to this main blog so that I can make new posts. Not only new posts, but so that you can comment after each of them too. Whew!

So, let's get this party started...okay? This is to be a page for all of us to share about our thrifting stories, our finds, our comments, questions for other thrifters, and so on. There are more of us Thrift Store Junkies out there than we all realize. Hopefully this will be a place to gather, and do some things with, and most of all....Enjoy!:)

I am off to work with this a bit more. Hope it is understandable why I have done things in this way for everyone to share. Thanks for being patient with me, and watching the changes as they are happening. Comment anytime you please with this. . . . Thank You Bloggers!:)