Memorial Day Yard Sales

So yesterday I got up super early (6am) and headed out to some yardsales. I will say I didn't find that much.

• 3 CDs for .25 a piece


• A really cute wooden baby toy for $2.00


• A baby gate for $2.00


• Brand new reed difuser from yankee candle for $1.00


• Black cotton skirt $1.00


• A book for $.50

After our yardsale last weekend I promised hubby I would not buy stuff just because it was a good deal so I was very picky with what I bought. Not that I had to be THAT picky because there was hardly anything out there I wanted.

The yardsaling gods were not really on my side. We went to the Habitat for Humanity yard sale which is usually wonderful for housing projects and didnt get a single thing :(. I also went to over 20 yard sales and all I spent was $7.25. A very sad day for yardsaling.

I will tell you though if you are in the market for beenie babies please come to North Conway NH. I would say at least 60% of the yard sales I went to were selling the little suckers.

Why have a yard sale when you can go to one

So hubster and I had a yard sale last weekend. Sorry for no pictures. Let me tell you I love to make a deal my hubby gets so irritated with me because what we did sell I sold for super cheap. We made $160.00 but we had a ton of stuff left over. So I decided to take our left over stuff to the dump store, I bet we made somebody's day!

So this weekend is the yard sale mecca to end all yard sales. I have already started mapping out my route. Hubby and I are starting at the Habitat for Humanity yard sale, last year I passed up a granite counter top with undermount sink that would have fit perfectly in our bathroom for $60.00. Im not going to let stuff like that go by this year. So i've grabbed the Conway Daily Sun and im circling like crazy!

This ugly outdated bathroom could have had a beautiful granite countertop last year. Maybe i'll be lucky enough to get one this year!

Fabric, Valances, and Grass.. Oh my..

So here are some pictures of some great stuff I got a few weekends ago.

I got three boxes of this faux grass, I think it will look great once I spray paint it white and add the black fleur de leche decals I got at walmart on clearence. I liked the grass I thought it was a very zen feel. $2.50 for all three.

These three gingham valances will look great in the room with my rocker. .75 a piece

This fabric is fabulous I have no idea what im going to do with it yet. Im thinking of reupholstering the desk chair but I got it for $1.50

Old Souls

So I am so excited.. It is a Saturday night im home blogging with my favorite black lab watching Sweet Home Alabama and reading my new thrifty decorating book during the commercials.

Wow you wouldn't believe that im only 26.... You would think im more like.... 66. My mother always said I was an old soul and I believe it now.

My husband's best friend called up and wanted a night out on the town.. and I was SO EXCITED for a Saturday night at home to myself.

So as promised here is a picture of the glider back to its original state.

The green topiary on the side is also a thrift store find!

Gliders and Runners

Okay so I may be the worst blogger ever! Sorry it takes me so long to post, things at the Danforth house are completely crazy but after Saturday I promise they will calm down and I can start posting regularly again! My thrift finds last weekend were amazing.

I got this glider and footstool for $25.00 it is in great condition and came with all the cushions in a microsuede off white color. I took off all the covers and washed it up it looks great! Pictures with covers and cushions to come! I considered giving it to one of my pregnant girlfriends cause these babies are expensive but was selfish and decided to keep it for myself. I wanted it so bad at the yardsale I sat in it while my husband went and found the lady running the sale, I had to fend off two people for it. Must be quite the steal!

The scrabble game was .10 and has all the pieces. The electric blanket was brand new and $5.00. My hubby is very conservative and likes to keep the heat at 65 in the winter so these blankets get me through the winter. An electronic suduko game for my dad for xmas.

How cute is this sign it was also .50 if I ever get a laundry it will look adorable on the door, for now it hangs above my dryer.

This has to be my favorite find! It is an april cornell runner. It came from the same yardsale as the glider. Dont you just love the print!

Daffodils and Dump Finds

So as promised here are pictures of my dump finds last weekend.

The Vera Bradley bag is an older style and definitely has been loved but i liked the zippered top and figured if anything it would be good for yard sales, and thrift shops when you have a lot things to carry around in small spaces. Don't mind the evil cat lurking in the shadows of this picture. My husband had him before we got married and the thing hates me! Right after this photo was taken he started gnawing on the strap to my purse. Obviously he doesn't know a thing about Vera Bradley. He is a 15lb. terror!

Here is my mantel. The wooden people and the vase are from our honeymoon in St. Lucia. The garland is from the dump I really liked the purple flowers on it. I do think that I am going to redo my mantel eventually so it has a better theme to it.

This birdhouse is not from the dump. My father makes these great birdhouses on old tools. I was lucky enough to steal this one from his workshop to put in my garden. Daffodils are my FAVORITE flower and I love when they are in bloom. How cute are they?

Long Time No See

Sorry I haven't blogged in a loongg time! Life at the Danforth household is hectic (as usual) the end of the school year is coming very fast. So I have a ton of IEPs to write and a lot of teachers to talk with. My masters program is also done May 2nd and I am a procrasinator so I have been putting off my project until oh wait now! AND Ron and I have decided to become foster parents so we are taking classes towards become certified. Wheww! I just keep looking forward to mid May early June when my life will slow down and I can hit some good yard sales and do some thrifting.





Unfortuneately I wasn't able to hit any yard sales this weekend, but hubby was sweet enough to let me shop the dump store while he unloaded a ton of leaves. I found a brand new mad libs book (perfect for my kids at school). A great fake lilac garland which is currently sitting on my mantel (pictures to come!), a wonderful book with pictures of Nantucket, and a Vera Bradley purse! The dump store was packed! It was fun to go in the little shack and poke around while people around me caught up and laughed about family, and the warm weather.

Only a few more months and I can be floating in a pool with a cocktail again ;)