Secondhand Scores #22

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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I scored lots of little things that make me happy this week!

In the housewares department I got:

• Two tier lazy Susan for $.50
• Brand new funbites for $3
• Brand new adjustable bakeware organizer bargained down from $4 to $3
• A bunch of towels and rags I use when I am painting for $2.50

• Scrabble for $1.  I have been searching all summer for the Scrabble so I can make the cutting board iPad stand.  I got the cutting board for free at the beginning of the summer.
• The Applique creation kit for $1.

• Five potion bottles for $2.  I am going to add Halloween labels to them--something like these.

• A solid brass buck for--get this--$.25!  I practically pushed someone out of the way the minute I saw it!  And that was before I knew it was $.25!
• It looks really big in the picture, but it is only about 3" tall.

• I picked up these four stools curbside on Sunday night.  

Finally, I upgraded a few cork boards that I have been picking up here and there.  

• For the one on the left I used a sack I got a few months ago. 
• For the one on the right I used plain burlap and stenciled it.

• For this board, I wove the burlap like this.

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