Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Oh My Pyrex...

My friend found this amazing set at a garage sale and I had to share. I'm super impressed and jealous! Gorgeous!!!


Friday, November 8, 2013

Empower Up Thrift store

New location means great prices to empty out warehouse.

Our local electronics reuse non-profit, Empower Up, does some wonderful things. They recently moved to a new location and need to clear out the old "warehouse" location. I was asked to help them get the word out about the sale and got to go through and take some fun pictures of all the great items on sale this Saturday. Hopefully, we'll see you there this weekend. If not, enjoy these thrift items:



One of the programs I've volunteered to help with is called "Artz Partz." Empower Up has all types of materials and we're hoping to find some creative local artists who want to upcycle some of these goods. 



More Artz Partz






Oooh, shiny!

You know you want one of these on your wall...






















This is how it looked the first time I went.
You wouldn't even recognize it now. So tidy-ready for the sale!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Garage sale sideboard

Sometimes second-hand finds just need a little TLC-a little paint, some sanding and you have a whole new look!

Another one of my colleagues sent me the next few items. This project is just beautiful. Leslie's husband refinished a garage sale sideboard and modernized it. Check it out:


Before-boring and blah...


After-modern, sleek and chic!

Care to guess how much she paid for this piece? $200? $100? Try $25! Wow-what a great find!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Another cute dress from another lovely colleague

My colleague Cathy shared this cute little thrift store find with me:



What have you found at a thrift store lately?