Time to share a few fun finds!
It's always a great day doing a little treasure hunting!
I'll share my prices with you, too.
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I love this old fly fishing creel basket
that will be used in our decor at the lakehouse.
I paid more than I usually do for thrift store finds...$9.99...because it is a keeper.
I found two blue cheese crocks...the spatter glaze is so pretty. 75 cents for both.
And I found this wonderful tall covered demijohn bottle!
It was $7.50...a bargain for one of these.
My last $1 find was a more unusual piece...my husband looked at
me like I was nuts when I picked it up and placed it in the cart.
It is a long piece of galvanized metal.
It is a front face piece for perforated store shelving.
Industrial looking, with a great worn patina.
I thought it would make a perfect sign project piece!
So it became a vintage style sign for the lakehouse.
I started by designing out my basic sign on Picmonkey {affiliate link}.
I printed out the Beach View words, enlarged to the size I wanted.
I tried using white transfer paper, and rubbing graphite on the back, but it wasn't transferring the pattern well. Finally, I used orange chalk on the back, and traced...leaving a faint image. Then I pencilled over it to get a good image for painting.
The MOTEL section of the sign was done by tracing stickers for the pattern.
After hand painting in the pattern, I shadowed it, and distressed it.
I love how it turned out! I'll be looking for more pieces for sign making!
Until next time...
LOVE the sign and you got some really good deals on your other 'bargains'. I had a ton of those cheese crocks but disposed of them (idiot that I am). Years ago most of our local cheese came in crocks like that--not any more!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a blessed, wonderful Thursday-xo Diana
Linda, I actually get excited to read your blog. You got some wonderful deals. I bet your husband isn't rolling his eyes now. LOL Your new sign is fantastic. I love it. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteSome great finds and that sign is wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteYou always find wonderful things when you thrift! You are so talented in making that piece of metal into a cool sign...wow. It turned out great!
ReplyDeleteYour sign turned out wonderful - you are so creative! Great finds, too - and such good prices! Love the little crocks. x Karen
ReplyDeleteI really look forward to your posts -
ReplyDeletein fact, if I see one posted, I open it first! People looked at me like I was nuts (last spring) when I was searching for a kreel for our lake room. I did finally find one, as well as a really cute string of wooden fish. BTW if you hang any fishing poles - old fish scales work really well!
You are so kind! Thank you! I love the idea of using the fish scales!
DeleteLOVE the fishing creel, what a deal! your new sign is wonderful. great job on the painting, perfect fonts!
ReplyDeleteExcellent, and what did the mister say about the finished product? He should have known you’d turn the metal into something great.
ReplyDeleteI really wish we had thrift stores like yours in my town!! Great finds! And I love the sign you painted for the lake. The galvanized finish gives it a vintage look. Fun!
ReplyDeleteLove your finds. Have you noticed, referring to the $9.99 price of the creel, that Goodwill has increased its prices considerably in the last month or so and that most of the things you really want are, in fact, $9.99? I think, at least in Colorado, they are compensating for all of the 50% off sales they schedule, which used to be only every other Saturday, but are now more frequent.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I always try to shop with donation coupons or a discount to pay less...but sometimes I'll pay that $9.99, if I have to lol.
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