I found this little wall hanging at my local thrift shop.  I was able to bring it home for only $3.00.  I liked it as it was and put it on my desk.  It has been there for 3-4 months.  Recently, I decided that it would look better up on one of my gallery walls.  However, the colors were not going to work with everything else. 

     Hello spray paint and scrap-book paper.  I had some glossy, black spray paint and some paper scraps leftover from other projects so this was a no-cost makeover.  It was a quick and easy makeover too, just what I need right now between trying to get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I could have put pictures in the frames but I wanted to break up the photo gallery a little.

    I think this is the perfect home for this hanging.  Now all I have to do is find something to fill the void left on my desk

 I wanted to share some of the  thrifted treasures I picked up this weekend.  I scored a pair of wall hangings. 

 I thought these would be perfect for my kitchen. 

      I am not familiar with this store but,  I probably would have bought these for the half price that was marked on the back.

      Lucky for me, I didn’t have to.  My favorite thrift store was only asking two dollars.   Two dollars!  Are you kidding me?!  Um.. heck yeah!  You gotta love thrifting! 

     I have been looking for a globe to put in my living room for about a year now.  I’ve looked and looked through many a thrift shop.  I have found globes but none of them have been just right.  They have either been the wrong coloring, the wrong size, to beat up, or too expensive.  I started looking online for a globe but they were all more than I was willing to spend (between $75.00-$300.00).  Yesterday I was in my favorite thrift store (I was supposed to be dropping off only but of course I gave in to temptation) and I spied this little beauty.  I hurried over to it before anyone else spotted it and checked the price.  They were only asking $15.00!

     I couldn’t get it into my cart and to check out fast enough.  Partly because I was so excited and partly because I was a little afraid that they were going to realize that the $15.00 was much too  low a price to be asking for a globe that is nearly pristine condition.

     Here is a picture of how it looks in the room.  The globe and the world map picture look like they were made for each other don’t you think?  It’s a keeper for sure.  I guess the lesson I learned is to be patient and persistent.  All good things come to those who wait.

    So did you do it?  Did you spend the day thrifting with Mr. Goodwill Hunting?   I did, but then I spend every Saturday thrifting.  This week’s thrifty treasure is my new soup tureen.  My goodness, I can not tell you how long I have been looking for a soup tureen that is both adorable and affordable.  I also picked up the cute charger and dinner plate on the left.  The plates and the soup tureen were only $4.75.  Here is a closer look.

      The vase on the right was a thrifty treasure from about a month ago.  I filled it with fake flowers from Hobby Lobby.  The tray behind the grouping is made of bamboo and is from Target.  I wanted to brighten up this deep and dark corner of my kitchen.  But I also plan on using all these things too so I think it was a pretty good buy for the money.  What about you?  Do you love thrifting?  If you are wondering if it is right for you, check out Mr. Goodwill Hunting’s blog.  He has some amazing transformations.  You’ll leave his site raring to start your own trasformations.  If you do have some transformations I’d love to see them.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you’re having a great weekend.

      This week I found this picnicky basket and these beautiful bowls.  The ticking fabric is a table runner I made this week.  The basket was $1.50.  The bowls were $3.00 for all four.  And the table runner was about $5.00.  I got a couple of yards of this ticking at Hobby Lobby.  It was on sale and I paid about $4.00 per yard.  I didn’t use all two yards for the runner, I had enough left over for a couple of new pillows for my living room.  I’ll have pictures of the pillows this week.  Here is a close up of the details on the bowls.

     They match the dinner plates that I have thrifted.  Slowly but surely I am putting together a nice set of white dishes.  Hope everyone is having a festive weekend.  Happy Fourth of July!