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The Frugal Homemaker

Your guide to turning your house into a home... one DIY project and yard sale find at a time

Friday Fun & Frugal Finds

November 11, 2011

 

I am excited to announce a new feature here at The Frugal Homemaker…

Friday fun   frugal finds

(Try saying that 10 times fast! Smile)

If I stopped in Goodwill, shopped at a yard sale, or maybe just found a great clearance deal and came home with a fun, new find –  I will share it with you here on Friday!  There might be some weeks where I don’t find anything fun or frugal so won’t have anything to share.  But since I live in the south, I can usually find a yard sale pretty much all year except for some very cold weeks in December and January, so I will usually have something to share!

Here are some of my recent yardsale finds! 🙂

Oval frames  – 50¢ each  (By the way, I have a huge gallery wall type project on the agenda so have been picking up frames whenever I can find them.  My goal price is under a $1 for 8×10 and smaller and less than $2 for larger sizes.  Having a mat already in it is a huge bonus!)

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a little milkglass planter – 25¢  (I LOVE milkglass, so absolutely couldn’t resist this for 25¢!)

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A really nice 11×13 frame WITH a mat for $1.00  (I don’t care what the color of the mats are because that can be changed – anyone care to guess how I will change the color!? 😉 )

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A large scrap of fabric (about 3 yards) for $2.00.  Not sure what I have planned for this but I loved the colors and the pattern – pillows, a table runner?  We will see!

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And some of my more fun finds recently have been jewelry!! 🙂 

(Yes, I buy pretty much buy anything  and everything at yardsales!  Clothes, purses, jewelry, home decor, gifts…)

Love this “set” of red jewelry that I found.  And they were only $1.00 each!  The necklace is actually really nice – made of heavy, faceted beads with a very nice closure.  And I really like it – think I have already worn it 4 times in the last 2 weeks 🙂

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And some black and turquoise jewelry.  The black necklace was $1.00 and the guy gave me the turquoise bracelet for FREE since the “stretchy part” is all worn out and it needs to be restrung. 🙂

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So there is my frugal finds and fun for the week! 🙂

Have you gotten any fun yardsale or Goodwill deals? 

Or just found something really fun recently?

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  1. Laine chambers says

    November 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Love the milkglass! (I’m a huge milkglass fan as well!) And yeah, I get most of what I own at yardsales too. Yardsales are just so awesome! I don’t have anything new or fun to share because I haven’t been in 2 weeks (sniff:sniff). The yardsales have really slowed down in the last few weeks. Maybe there will be some tomorrow! =)

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    • Christina says

      November 29, 2011 at 12:16 AM

      well you have something/one even more exciting to share than yardsale deals! 🙂

      I haven’t been in a few weeks either (well did this week really quick but didn’t find anything) but am behind in posting things so still have a few more things to post.

      also struggling with trying to purge/get rid things of so trying not to buy more “stuff”! 🙂

      I have gotten all my milkglass at yardsales too. 🙂 Just started collecting it this year and have compiled quite a collection already. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Shasta Farrar says

    November 12, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Hi, I just found your blog and started reading your previous ’31 Days” series last month. You have some great ideas. Looking forward your new series, Frugal Finds, as well.

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    • Christina says

      November 29, 2011 at 12:13 AM

      welcome!! thanks for joining!

      hope you will enjoy reading along!

      Reply
  3. Renee @ Living, Laughing, & Loving says

    November 12, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Good idea for a Series!! Especially with your super knack at finding sweet second hand steals! 🙂 I’m more of a thrift store girl probably b/c I’m not fond of getting up early!! 🙂

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    • Christina says

      November 29, 2011 at 12:13 AM

      oh, I don’t get up early. 😉 The one sale I go to on Saturday, I usually don’t get to till after 9 am 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    November 21, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    I don’t even know exactly what project you have coming up w/the frames but I’ve been picking them up where I can find them too–(just so when you do reveal/show the project I’m already prepared!! lol! =) ) My best deal that I’ve gotten was Saturday–I’ve been looking for a HUGE frame to put a very Large family portrait in (we’re talking 16×20–I love big pictures) and I found one for marked down to $1.97 (from it’s normal price of $7.97). My very basic question is: what method do you use to spray paint the frames??? (sorry I’m VERY new at all this–but looking forward to trying my own DIY projects!) =) Thanks for sharing your finds and for your DIY inspirations! =) Maybe, I’ll post of pic of my finished product *if* it turns out! =/

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    • Christina says

      November 29, 2011 at 12:12 AM

      wow, $1.97 for that size is a great deal! 🙂

      and yes I want to see pictures 😉

      as for spray painting them – remove the glass and the back if you can. If you are going from a dark frame or wood frame to a white frame you probably need to do a coat of spray primer (white primer). then do 1-3 light coats of spray paint. lightly mist it don’t coat it – they will dry fast and you can do another one until it is covered.

      hope that helps!

      Reply

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