Three Thrifty Shopping Trips And Lots Of Goodies

Well guys, today I’m sharing my thrifty shopping finds from my last junkin’ trips. I went to my favorite junk shop, the Salvation Army Store, and the Guthrie, Kentucky Southern Flea Market. Some of the photos are just cool stuff I saw and the rest are of things I bought.

You can always find old windows are my favorite junk shop in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Some of them have the glass and some of them are just the window frames.

There is always a passel of chairs too. These are loaded in the back of a moving truck. It was a bit rainy the day I was at the shop.

The city recently required Mr. Butler to put everything behind a fence and out of the large parking lot. I guess they didn’t like the looks of it but I thought it looked just fine.

I picked up this cool cow bell for $5. I don’t care for the decorative painting but the other side is plain. Just need to clean it up good. I like that it still has the leather collar.

A look at the hardware junk pile.

I bought the metal grater thingies and I think I’ll use those as planters.

I bought the pair of red hinges, the wheel, and the old broken folding ruler.

Just a look at one of the many rooms in the shop.

The red metal fishing tote or whatever it is was only $8. It is in great shape too. It’s sitting on my mantel right now. I had a little time to update my mantel decor last week and I’ll share it later. The mantle also features some of my other finds from the shopping trip. I’ll let it be a surprise. My mantel hadn’t been redecorated since Thanksgiving. We never got around to having Christmas last year.

The shop is full of books. Everything from encyclopedias to recipe books to old whatever books.

Desert Rose pattern dishes. This used to be a very sought after pattern. Is it still?

The photo above shows a small bit of the fenced in side of the junk shop.

Sometimes it’s the silliest things that catch my eye…..like the small wood Lobster shack. I had to have it.

What about this cool vintage Frigidaire Refrigerator. It was working too! The inside was nice and clean.

I’m not sure how old the refrigerator is but it’s in great shape. I like the pattern on the top.

There was a bucket full of these bullseye wood knobs and I bought 20 of them. Probably should have got more.

A cool blue plastic container with lid. I bought it too.

Then this stained up sugar bowl. I can see a plant in it.

As I said it’s the oddest things that catch my eye. I like the colors on the menu….yep, it’s a menu from a restaurant in Maine.

I looked up the restaurant online and apparently it has been around since the late 1800’s. There is more to the story and you can read about it here if you are interested. Moving on to my Salvation Army buys…

I bought the terra cotta bird tray and two pots for $1.99. The bird has a small chip on it’s beak but that’s okay. I may try to do something special to the tray and pots but not sure what.

I believe I got the above things at Goodwill instead of the Salvation Army. The planter foam was less than $1 and I can always use it. The woven basket cup things were $1.99 and the roll of cork was less than $2. I can always use cork too. I think I’ve purchased 2 or 3 kinds of cork stuff lately. I better get to working on a cork board. Moving on to the flea market in Guthrie, Kentucky….

I didn’t buy the stenciled suitcase. I took the photo so I could remember what it looked like. I might steal this idea but use different words of designs. The cases are great for decoration and you can store stuff no one ever knows is there.

I fell in love with the barn painting but after getting it home I’m not sure the colors are right for any room in the house.

I paid $5 for the ugly birdhouse and for that price I know how to make it cool looking. The fan was $1 and it works. I need a fan to sleep at night……the noise. Anyone else have the same issue?

I also got the antique gold frame. Can’t remember the price but maybe $8.

A look down one of the aisles at the flea market.

A look at one of my favorite booths at this flea market. I love the green cabinet.

Another hallway and booth area in the flea market.

The bird planters are pretty but I passed them up.

The hubby was out of town for the week and I went on a closet cleaning spree. All of the stuff ended up in the den before moving on along with my new junk purchases. I gathered old towels and sheets to take to the workshop to use as rags and I have a pile of  jeans that no longer fit me to make projects with.

I also had two bags of clothes to take to the Goodwill. I have been on a health kick for the past year and have lost about 35 lbs. through exercise and eating healthy. Time to get rid of those too big clothes.

I bought the mirror with rope hanger at the flea market. I plan to hang it somewhere in the house but not sure where.

The photo above shows my haul from the Kentucky flea market. I plan to dry brush the gold frame with white paint……very lightly.

I loved the little urn hanging thingie. Maybe add succulents to them and paint them white or dry brush white.

I also bought this mirror. I guess it was mirror day. For $5 I couldn’t pass it up. You can never have too many mirrors.

I bought the chairs for $10 each. I was looking for a pair to go with this table…..

I paid $10 for the table at my favorite junk shop so two chairs and the table were $30. I plan to paint the table off-white, leave the chairs original except cover the seats with drop cloths. What do you think of that idea?

That’s it for me. What was your favorite of the bunch? Leave a note if you have time and thanks for being here, Kathy