Happy Holidays and New Year Bloggers Blogland Website Visitors

Happy Holidays and New Year Bloggers Blogland Website Visitors.

Welcome to Thrift Store Junkies page of LilacsNDreams! Always happy to have you stop by for a visit. Beautiful weather here, and loving it too! Wonderful Christmas Day, and I do hope it was the same for all of you too. Got to eat a little bit, share some time with family, friends, and acquaintenances. Maybe made some new friends on this day too. I hope that is was a great day for all of you reading this. 

Here it is the New Year...almost. In just a few more days. What are your New Year Resolutions? Anything big? I know some do not like to make a list as it can also be depressing, or upsetting when things are not completed in full. I myself usually do a mental list of things. Nothing big, nothing I cannot handle, and if I can complete it before the end of the year...I then will add another 1-2 things to it to keep me busy, and pushing me along.

I am sooo wanting to go thrifting, and junking! Especially after the first of the year. Some will be cleaning out things in their homes to make room for something else they got in place of it. The temptations are there for me to go shopping, but still have some inventory reductions to work with here at home. And....looks like we might be moving too! So, I have to watch what I am doing, but know that in the new area, new state that I will be able to find more treasures, and different pieces too. I look forward to visiting the BIG flea market that takes place on the 1st weekend of every month too. 

I wish all of you a Happy New Year! May it be all you plan it to be, wish it to be, many great sales for the sellers, and many found treasures for those treasure hunters too! Thanks for visiting, and take care everyone. See you again soon. Have fun, enjoy, and be safe with all the festivities this weekend too!

 

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. 

Thrift Store Finds Wood Bowls, Glassware, Home Decor

Thrift Store Finds Wood Bowls, Glassware, Home Decor

Hello, and Welcome to Thrift Store Junkies page at LilacsNDreams! Glad to have you here, and happy you could come by too. WOW! I really have been gone from this page for a while, and I am so very sorry about that everyone. Life, busy, busy, family, and it all kind of adds up. Nothing serious, but just takes the Me time away:)

In between this long distance of not being here I have not really done a whole lot of thrifting either...which is sad. Either I have not had the time to stop, too tired by the time I find a place, or I have gone looking and just not finding anything of interest lately. I have done a little, but not as much as I normally do. The pictures I have shown here show different angles of some of the items I had gotten with one of my visits. 

I had found 3 wooden bowls of different sizes.....should see what I have done with them! I had another wooden bowl at home here that is a bit smaller than the big one showing here, and have painted all 4 of them. Just finished off with the last of it tonight....not looking too bad. 

Along with this search I had also gotten 2 pkgs of brads that could be used for scrapbooking or crafting with too. The pink ceramic light with the hearts was another piece. The top is missing for it, but I can compromise, and come up with something I am sure:) The rustic looking napkin/letter holder, a pink rose colored bowl that is by pfaltzgraff, a nice looking green salad plate, and a blue glass vase too. I did get a pearl like necklace that was blue too. 

Sometimes finding little things can still be repurposed into some really great things too. Have to watch my Second Time Treasures page to see what gets done with some of the pieces I show from thrifiting. 

Thanks again for visiting everyone, and I really do appreciate you stopping by to see me. Take care, and hope to see you again soon. 

Metal Tin Tray Blue Gingham Design

Metal Tin Tray Blue Gingham Design

Welcome to LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies! Pictured above you will see 1 metal tin tray I had found with others....that I did not get pictured yet. Along with this tray I found one that is soooo retro looking, a red tray, and then I found a black tray that has a floral design with it. I will have to get more pictures to better show you what I had found. 

There are sooo many things that can be done with these trays. They can be used as memo boards...magnets do work on them, I have seen many make chalkboards with them, others have used some mod podge with pretty papers, added a little lace, some keys, ribbon, and etc....they are all adorable when done!:)

Not much else to show right now. Sorry, but not doing much Thrifting this weekend. When hubby is home kind of hard to get anything done around him....LOL:) Hopefully Monday I can make a run. Will see. Thanks for visiting with Thrift Store Junkies page. You are welcome to visit all my other pages as well too. Keep an eye on Second Time Treasures page as that is where I show some of my thrifting items that have been repurposed:) 

Have a super weekend everyone!:)

 

Thrift Store Finds for LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies

Here is a full view of items purchased to repurpose with. Came home with a box full, and was happy with my finds so far. They all have been washed, dried, and now waiting for me to glue them, and do what I would like to do. I got 2 cheese condiment cloches, glass candle holder, 3 green plates...New, unused, adorable blue plate, stoneware candle holder, and the aqua blue tall vase/holder. 

Closer look at the 2 cheese glass dome cloches, and the tarnished look stoneware candle holder. Possibilities, right?:)

The tall aqua blue vase I probably will put in my kitchen bay window with some flowers...love the color in this! The glass candle holder is for a 3 tier plate I will be repurposing. I have another glass candle holder matching this. I know I could mix, and match a bit, but if I can match things up with the glassware, I will surely do that:)

More green coloring seen in person. Tag plates...dinner plate, and 2 salad plates with a brown rubbed like design used lightly through out the plates. These were new, had tags, and will be fabulous when done repurposing them:)

This plate was adorable, and I could not pass up. It has some crackling in it, back side is all white, I just love the button design that is around the rim of the plate itself!:) Cute, and will have a use some where. Hmmm....I just remembered, I do have a white ceramic candle holder that was not used yet. That might just be the one to go with this plate too:)

On Sunday hubby sleeping from working ditches all morning. I went into town to get few items needed for his work, and home. Then....why not? I shot over to the next town to visit the Good Will there. I don't frequent them often as their prices are terrible, but was fortunate with items found on Monday. I also got a St Johns purse that I honestly believe to be brand new, and unused. I was happy with my box full of items, and only paying $10 to have some more things to repurpose with too.

Make sure to keep an eye on my Second Time Treasures Blog Page....tab at the top of this page. There I show my repurposed items I have completed. I try really hard to show the before, and then the after pictures so that you can see what was done. I enjoy repurposing things, being creative, and I hope you all will enjoy with me too. First things first....gotta go thrifting to find treasures to work with, right?:) Thanks for visiting LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies page. Enjoy, be safe, and see you again everyone.

Good Morning From LilacsNDreams Thrift Store Junkies

SMILE:) Good Morning Thrift Store Junkie Friends! Hope all are having a super week so far! Don't know about you, but has been very hot, and humid here. Almost misery to get out, and do anything. It is still hot, but the humidity is coming down, and it is time to get out and do some digging for me. What about you? Have you had a chance to do any digging, thrifting, hunting of any sort? Wonderful time of year for yard sales, flea markets, thrifting, and so on. Specially if you happen to be traveling. Always great to stop some where else in a new location, and see how things are over yonder, right?:)

Not much happening here. I need to take some pictures to show a few things I have found...mostly glassware. I seem to find those easily, and pieces no one wants that I can repurpose with. Had a clean table, but slowly starting working with something tonight that I have an idea with. Will see what happens yet.....just not sure about it yet:)

Wishing everyone a super Thursday, and Happy Thrifting to all! Enjoy your time:)

 

Avon Rapture Beauty Dust Dresser Vanity Jar

Avon Rapture Beauty Dust Dresser Vanity Jar has sold today in my store at Artfire! Woo Hoo! This was a nifty little thrift find I had found. No powder in it, but it does still have the powder puff in it, and it is all in lovely yummy vintage condition too! Sad to see it go, but happy it does have a new home that it will adorn too:) Gotta love some of the little things too, right?:) 

Thanks for visiting with me on my Thrift Store Junkies blog page. Have a wonderful weekend everyone, and Happy Thrifting and Treasure Hunting!:)

Thrift Store Junkies Blog Page for LilacsNDreams

Welcome to Thrift Store Junkies Blog Page for LilacsNDreams!

Hope ya'll had a good weekend, and were able to get some things done, and really enjoyed your time. So, how was it? Did anyone get a chance to go thrifting, yard sales, any digging, and so on? Am anxious to hear. I had plans for the weekend, and what I was wanting to do. Of course, why plan anything when daughter always calls at last minute for you to babysit. Rather, her and hubby need a weekend away, could we watch baby girl. Hmm...must be nice to get away, and rely on parents to do things for you to make it happen, huh? 

Sorry, just being a bit sarcastic, and still not happy about it as it has been ongoing all week with them, babysitting, having car troubles so running them here and there, her hubby taking off for day after work when tire was needed for her car, then....hubby out of town having issues with tires cut on his truck, and we come get him, and so on, and so on. Nothing like a soap opera, right?

So, there was my weekend gone, not able to go to the holiday flea market they have at the lakes...I sooo wanted to go digging at that! Things happen for a reason they say....hope there was a good one for it this time:) I do hope all enjoyed their weekend, and was able to get some thrifting of sorts done. Thanks for visiting here, and always Welcome back. 

Till the next time. . . .Happy Thrifting!:)

 

Happy 4th of July to Everyone, Remember the Day, Celebrate

* Happy 4th of July to Everyone! *

    Hope all are enjoying the day, Remembering the day, Celebrating the day, and are safe too! Have fun with the fireworks! And. . .anyone get any thrifting, and yard sales done during this time? I seen one, but couldn't find anything I liked:) Sorry, I had to ask. . . LOL:)                                                        
 

                                                              

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!:)