Some Thrifted Finds!

It's been a while since I've shown you any of my thrifted finds, and I've found some very nice things over the last six months! In our little town are two nice thrift stores with very reasonable prices. What a blessing!

 

This is our living room and dining room. In this picture you can see some of my latest finds! I got the three pillows on the couch, the burgundy throw, the beautiful quilted table runner, and the valance on the windows. I recently bought some paint to redo the front door a deep red. I think it will look nice, but if I don't like it, I can always change it!

 

A blue stoneware heart. This is heavy!

A Currier & Ives bowl that says "Maple Sugaring" on the back.

This is one of my favorite finds. I just love the little log cabin.♥

 

Wooden blocks with houses painted on them. 

Isn't that a great idea?

Such a sweet patriotic heart, and the 'tablecover'

underneath is a thrifted pillow sham.

This is a little shelf in our bathroom.

The wooden heart and the basket are thrift store finds. 

The bouquet was a Mother's Day gift this year.♥
And, the thrifted crochet runner on top is actually a window valance! It was the perfect width for this narrow shelf. I tucked the top of it behind the shelf, and since it's a little longer than the shelf, I just let it drape down each side. If I'm thrift shopping and see fabric I like, because it's so inexpensive, I'll usually go ahead and get it even if I don't have an idea of where I'll use it right at the moment.

I thought the soaps looked rather sweet in the basket. I recently read an article that said if you unwrap your soap and let it harden, it will last longer, not to mention it looks pretty and smells nice!

My parents came to visit us this past week. We live about five hours apart, so we don't see each other very often. We had a really nice time, even though the weather was so hot we couldn't get out and do too much.  Just getting to visit with them is what was most important.♥

I hope you all have a great week. Thanks for stopping by.

Take care,
~Melanie

A Hodgepodge Post

Hi, everyone!

We are out of school for the summer, and have had some very nice weather. I'm sure there are some who would disagree, but I would love for it to be in the 70's all summer! We've been enjoying our blueberry bushes, and I think the birds have been sneaking some too!

When our family moved here, we bought a doublewide that needed a LOT of fixing up! It was almost the only thing in our price range - we've put a lot of work into fixing and replacing things as we've been able to afford it.

Our home has popcorn ceilings throughout, which can be a huge pain to paint! The previous owners were smokers, so some of the ceilings were very dingy. We've painted some of them, but still have some more to do. Most of the advice I could find online about painting our type of ceiling has been to use a paint sprayer. My husband ordered a refurbished one from ebay, so we're waiting on it to arrive. I am really hoping it will work better than painting with a roller.

Katie has been enjoying her summer so far. Our next door neighbors have a daughter a year older than Katie, and they've been busy doing something almost every day.

 

I want to thank Amber for sending me this versatile blogger award! I'm supposed to tell you five random things about myself, so here goes!

1. I have one sibling, a brother four years younger than me.

2. I am a cat lover! I have two. One is so sweet and loveable, the other one is the reason a lot of people don't like cats!

3. I hate the sound of cracking knuckles!

4. I sing and play the piano, and have done so just about as long as I can remember. I may have told you this before, but I can remember when I was growing up, sometimes I would complain about practicing the piano. Most of the time, my mom's response was, "Well, you might grow up and marry a preacher, and need to know how to play the piano." And that's exactly what happened!

5. I love American history!

I'm going to pass this award along to my daughter,Katie.

Before I go, I wanted to tell you about a wonderful devotional I found on Amazon called A Gentle Spirit. I have had it for a while now, and I'm really enjoying it.

Take care,

~Melanie