Secondhand Scores #21

When I was a kid my parents went to garage sales all the time.  I admit I was totally embarrassed by it.  I never really bothered going regularly until after I had my son.  I realized I could get clothes and toys and things for him for pennies on the dollar and that is when my love for secondhand was born.

Garage sales are my favorite but I also go to flea markets, thrift stores and auctions.  I am always on the hunt for furniture to paint, stuff for myself, my house, my kids and unique items that I could put to future use.  I love the thrill of finding something that was once very expensive for as little money as possible.

In this series, I will share my scores to show you how much you could get for your hard earned money.  Some days I hit jackpots, some days I get nothing, but I always have fun.

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No furniture this week, but I did get lots of pretty cool stuff.

• $2 for the embroidered art on the left. I love the frame--it looks like old barn wood.  
• The framed daisy art is at least three feet tall! I bargained it down from $3 to $1.50. 
• Both are going to be chalkboards.

• The two deer heads are plastic and were $.50 total.
• I am going to mount them on wood plaques that I got at garage sales last year.  I may cover them with gold Rub 'n Buff or something awesome like that.  
• The three taxidermy deer hooves were $1 each.    
• I am on the fence about them...I mean if you can mount the head of a deer, why not the hooves?  But they are a little bit on the creepy side.  

• All this amazing fabric was $1!!  A quilter was getting rid of her excess stash and I was able to fill a bag for $1.  
• Do you see that funkadelic penguin fabric?  I could not pass that up!

• The birdhouse picture was $.50.
• I will change out the picture for a photo.
• The cork board was $1. 
• I plan to cover it in burlap and try to do something with the frame. 

• Wood jewelry box was $1.  

• Six pairs of the most high waisted 80's looking jeans (pleats and all) for FREE!
• I am going to hack all of them up and make this amazing blue jean table cloth.
• Mary Kay Andrews book for $.25.  Love her!
• My son needed an alarm clock so he can get himself up for school and he wanted me to run to the store to get one.  I told him to just wait, I know I'll find one at a garage sale.  It took a few weeks, but I scored this one for $1.

• Last, but not least, my husband found these lanterns on some one's curb.  
• The hooks are totally rusted, but nothing a little cleaning and spray paint can't fix.

Linking to:

Polkadots On Parade
Real Housewives of Riverton
The Happy Housie
Sweet Haute
I Gotta Create
House of Hepworths
Lamberts Lately
Shabby Creek Cottage
Liz Marie  
The Shabby Nest 
Finding Fabulous
Living Well, Spending Less
DIY Vintage Chic
Rain On A Tin Roof
A Living Space
Table For 7
The Winthrop Chronicles