Yard Salin'

Today the girls and I went to a couple really neat tag sales. One was held at this big high school and one was at this Baptist Church. Both sales started yesterday {I think} and they were offering an additional 50% off EVERYTHING today. Woohoo!

Here is some of the fun loot I got ... 4 woven placemats {brand new with tags on}, 13 wooden quilt hoops and this little yellow wallet {for my daughter} and she only charged me $1.50!!!!! total!

The quilt hoops were marked 25 cents each and the placemats were marked $2 so this was a steal! I am so excited to turn those quilt hoops into something beautiful! {and I kid you not, quilt hoops were one of the things I was most hoping to find when we headed out this morning ... ppl just don't use them anymore and I usually find them at yard sales, but I LOVE them and can't wait to make pretty things with them!}

Wire basket {that I LOVE!} $1 When I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to use it for ... see picture below ...

See?? Doesn't it look great in my bathroom with the washcloths all rolled up in it?

The next great bargain was this salad bowl set. A HUGE glass salad bowl with 6 small bowls for ... wait for it .... $1.50!! I can picture making trifle in the summer in this bowl and serving it in the glass bowls on the deck to company! haha!

My youngest scored some roller skates for $2.50 ...

not perfect but great for playing in the driveway ....

I got a wreath for 25 cents! Already picturing a pretty summer wreath I can make with this!

And another item that I had a vision for ... Bamboo shades, one natural colored and one is a fun, bright orange. I seriously was looking for this exact thing recently but not wanting to pay full price for them. I have this vision of using these to decorate on my deck for the summer, hard to explain until I figure it out myself. But rest assured I WILL post pics when I figure it out. Oh and I only paid 50 cents for each one!

My girlies also got some silly little things with their own money. I try to give guidance about what to buy or not bother buying but also like to let them make their own choices with their own money. Oh well, I'm sure my Mom felt the same way when we were kids! LOL

Hey Jessica, aren't ya proud of me?!