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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Thrifty Thursdays #4

Thrifty Thursday is back!  I've been hard at work on a ton of thrifty projects, and can't wait to share them all with you here.

Thanks to everyone who added links last week - let's see if we can break last week's record of 14 posts! 

Here's my thrifty score of the week - another ReStore find. I got an email on Saturday suggesting that I brave the icky rain/sleet weather to visit ReStore because they were offering 20% off the Entire Store! How's a girl supposed to resist that?

 I went looking for old desk drawers that I could upcycle. Found them for $1 each (0.80 after the discount). But that's not even the best deal. My heart started beating a little faster when I turned the corner and saw this:
It was love at first sight.  It reminds me of a bedside table, but it's bigger.  I made up my own "sold" sign and slapped it on it, also removing the price to show to the cashier. I was so afraid someone else would buy it before I could! It's perfectly distressed - better than I could have done if I tried to do it myself.    I'm going to use it in my new shabby chic style studio as a place to display some antique sewing machines and other vintage goodies. Oh, and after the discount, it was $20! I'm going to change out the hardware, so I'll post "after" pictures when she's all done and accessorized.

OK, now it's your turn - what's been happening in your crafty/thrifty world?  Link it up below:
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6 comments:

  1. mndy.madeNovember 3, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Thanks so much for the comment and the invite!

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  2. Artsy VaVaNovember 3, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Thanks for inviting me to the party!

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  3. Staci JNovember 3, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Thanks for stoppin by and inviting me to the party:)

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  4. ChristineNovember 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Thanks for the invite! I linked up 2 :-)
    My linky party is Show and Share Sunday and it is open all week, hope you will come by and link something up. Just click on the button on my sidebar, it will take you right to the party.

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  5. -amyNovember 3, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Great little dresser. Cant wait to see it with the new hardware. Thanks somuch for the great blog and podcasts.
    Much love,
    -amy

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  6. NikiNovember 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    That dresser is much better than the free one i picked up a few years ago; good job.
    I didn't have anything new for this week so i linked to an old post about making jewelry from found objects.

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