Good dreary Monday morning! :)
I was able to get out to a few yard sales with my mom again this past Saturday. I was also able to get out without kids. Yay.
And surprise of all surprises, my husband actually had the kids at the park (and they were dressed fairly well) - all three of them - before 11 a.m.! The park he took them to is a 1/2 hour away. You have no idea what a feat that is. Seriously. I'm still in shock to be honest...it's exciting! :)
ANYWAY...here's what you really wanna know...what did I get?!
I'm REALLY excited about this purchase...
First let me explain a minute...
The bedrooms in my house are under construction and big things are going to be happening very soon. We're going to switch around who's room is who's etc. Since our house is a cape cod with dormers, we have space where each dormer juts out from the house inside. In an effort to use every space in our home efficiently, I've come up with a plan to incorporate a built-in desk for the kids room and a built-in vanity for the master bedroom. For those spaces, we'll need task lighting and so I've had my eye on one of these for the kids room:
I'm going to replace the shade b/c I think that it's a little small for what I am looking for but still...I'll take $5 over $79 any day. Now I can put the other $74 plus shipping into something else like delicious bedding...or in Pottery Barn's case, maybe a throw pillow or two.
Grrrrrrrrr...
Ok so let's see...what else...
Oh, I got these little cuties at the same sale for
10 cents a piece...that just makes me laugh out loud...10 cents? You can't even get a stinkin' gumball for that anymore.
In case you can't tell, they are candle holders (they could also be taken for dumbbells sitting up on their sides...which quite frankly ALSO makes me laugh out loud). I don't have candles for them just yet but I have a sneaky suspicion that
Marshall's or maybe even the new
HomeGoods (ahhhhhh...do you KNOW the feeling I get when I think about it?!) will have a couple that will work beautifully. I plan to use them in my built-in redesign. :)
K....let's see....
What else?!
Oh yes, I got these super cute
Hartstrings shorts in a size 7 for my son, Nicolas. He's wearing a 6 currently, but I think that with the adjustable waist and his height, they will just about fit him now.
I'm thinking about pairing them with a navy polo with perhaps a little red t-shirt peeking out around the collar...I don't know...maybe white, we'll see. ;) I paid
$2 for these...
Here is a bike helmet that I bought for a
$1 for my daughter, Natalie.
I love the cute little floral design.
I got it to go with this bike that my mom bought her at the same sale:
I forget how much she paid for it but it's in perfect condition other than the tires are a little dirty on their treads. Note how white the training wheels are! It's barely used. :)
I originally got this cookbook for a mom at our preschool that has twin boys with autism. It was only
25 cents...hello...the receipt was in the front cover from Borders and it was originally $24.99! As it turns out, another friend of mine is having to put herself on a gluten-free, casein-free diet so I am choosing to give it to her instead. I know myself and if I learned that I needed to be on a special diet, I'd want some good options for what to make for myself and my family. :)
I got these movies for my kiddos:
Nicolas got Star Wars Phantom Menace for his birthday and so I was siked to find this one at a yard sale for only $2...now he can find out what happens next! :)
Natalie loves her "Darbie's" (and so do I, only my
Darby spells her name with a "y" - hehe) and so I found these cute little movies for her @ $1 a piece:
One last stop...and I didn't even want to get out of the car for this one because I was tired and because they looked like they had nothing but junk. However, my mom convinced me to get out and check out what they had and sure enough, we had so much fun at this sale! They had soooo much to choose from...boxes and boxes...of little make-up goodies. Don't worry, nothing was used...the girl happened to work for some company and got lots of stuff...not sure why...
Anyway, I was excited about my little purchases:
Sample of Clinique Happy
Beauty Rush lipgloss in...Cantaloopy
Clinique Super City Block in 40 SPF which I think will be perfect for my upcoming trip to Arizona - nice travel size too!
Clinique quick eyes cream shadow in Rock Violet
Clinique fresh bloom allover colour in peony
Victoria's Secret Spa Soothing Shave Cream
Clinique True Bronze Pressed Powder Bronzer
Clinique lash doubling mascara in Black
Clinique Glosswear for lips Sheer Shimmers in Whisper
I also got but not pictured because my battery died at the last minute; a full size bottle of Bath & Body Works Pleasures Body Splash in Midnight Pomegranate
Victoria's Secret Sweet Daydream Stimulating Body Scrub in Apple, Raspberry and Vanilla.
& a make-up palate with blush & 2 eyeshadows that are really pretty by mark (whoever that is).
So, that's that for my yard sale Saturday post for this week.
Hope that you all enjoyed it and got some great deals yourself! As always, please feel free to send me a comment with a link about your purchases this week! I'd love to see them!
XO,
The owner of the lamps threw this basket in for free...you can't tell from this picture, but it's actually more of an olive/moss color...you know, the color that is slightly confused, "is it green or is it brown?"
Lastly, I purchased these 2 red chunky candlestick holders for $2 a piece...they'll give a nice pop of color to my cream colored built-in's (notice the Made to Crave book in the background!). I love red and am drawn to it like a moth to a flame. What can I say? ;)
I apologize for the yellow tone of these photos. I took the pics at night and apparently, the light I was using throws off a yellowish hue.
The top piece is a handmade copy of this shelf from Pottery Barn (sold online for $229.00 - I got mine for $10 HA!):
I plan on recreating this basic look - painting both pieces to match, replacing the hooks, topping the bench with a cushion and possibly using some seagrass baskets for storage... I'll be sure to post "after" pics.
For those of you who are still of the very antiquated idea that yard sales only have junk...think again, my friends!
Now, I typically do not care for lighthouses used for decor purposes so I will not fault you if you aren't a fan.
Cape Cod, MA
Originally $17.99 (Yay for the rare find with tags still on), I was happy to purchase it for a cool $2.
My plan: Place a cream colored candle inside to act as a literal lighthouse in my home OR fill it with a summery potpourri or collection of beach pebbles. I think that shells would be too kitschy. Not sure where this lady is going to eventually take up residence but summer decorating will be here before we know it! :)
I'm starting out with the basics...
As you can see, I even got a cage for it - can I tell you that I am a COMPLETE DORK and haven't felt such elation at purchasing an item in a long time as that silly tomato cage.
And I'm gonna call these guys Sergeant and Mrs. Pepper
It's kind of a lot of glass for a tea-ny (Oh, I am cracking myself up today) tea light so I may switch it out with a votive. The tea light came with it so...whatev's.
It feels a lot more intimate...wish that I could do something about the darkness of it all though...when I walk into the room, it automatically makes me feel HOT...and not like "Oooooooh, Salvatore brothers hot"...(lol - had to throw that in there)...like "Ugh, I'm stifling, get this wool blanket off me in the 100 degree weather hot". Any good thoughts on how to lighten things up while keep the same color scheme?
The picture does NOT do it justice...couldn't find a suitable background and then you have the stupid glare of my flash BUT...hello! It's Pottery Barn...it's like the same one that I wanted...and ya know how much I paid for it???
