Showing posts with label Thrift Store Score. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thrift Store Score. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

It's the little things...


My husband thinks that I am really easy to please. "Low Maintenance," he calls me. I guess he's easy to please because he overlooks that my hair costs us $175 every 2 months. What a dollbaby!

But aside from the expensive hair visits, I guess I am pretty easy to please. I'd rather have $10 and a trip to a couple of good thrift stores than almost anything shiny and expensive. Perhaps it's the hunt that I love. You know you'll find something pretty at Pottery Barn or Anthro, but it's more fun and challenging to make something pretty for just a couple of bucks.

This watering can is not a great example because I found it as lovely as you see it, I didn't have a challenge making it pretty. S-c-o-r-e!

Last week I ordered some dried hydrangea from JoBunch on Etsy. I really didn't have anything pretty to put them in, so I started window shopping on Etsy, trying to find something to vase my flowers. I was thinking a metal milk jug or a couple of pretty Mason jars. I saw this pretty pitcher below at ZinniaCottage on Etsy, but it's just out of my price range at $75.


I did my usual weekly visit to the thrift store yesterday. I never really have anything in mind that I'm looking for, I just hope that I happen upon something special. Well yesterday I couldn't find a single thing. I decided to do another walkthrough before I left, sometimes you miss things on the first browse. And I saw this beautiful watering can. I heard an angel chorus when my eyes landed on it! And for $6!? In my opinion, it's as pretty as the pitcher above but a wee bit more affordable. And wouldn't you know, I got home with my watering can and my hydrangeas had arrived in the mail. They look great in that watering can, no?



Originally I thought I'd paint it white with black accents like the pitcher, but I kind of like the old dirty coppery look of it. I might just leave it alone. I love the number/letter on the side-- I wish it popped out more and that's kind of why I wanted to paint it. But it's all good, I am keeping the watering can on top of my china cabinet anyways, so you wouldn't be able to see the number/letter anyhow...



I love the little things, like a good thrift store score!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

~*Stephanie~*


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