The exact trivet sells for $29 at Macy's! I am excited about my $2 finds!!
Showing posts with label yard sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yard sales. Show all posts
Monday, March 23, 2009
Yardsale Finds
John David called me on the way to work this morning and said there was a yard sale up the road & they had a wheel barrow in the yard and run up there and check on it! Well, unfortunately it wasn't for sale but I managed to find 2 items!
This Lenox expandable trivet was $2 and just happens to be exactly the same as one I received as a wedding gift that I love! I was just thinking that we needed another one because it is so handy to have on the table! I leave mine on the table all the time because it is nice...much better than dragging pot-holders out! And since I am a fan of Little House I couldn't pass up this little book, I ended up just paying $2 for both!
My two trivets that are exactly the same!
The exact trivet sells for $29 at Macy's! I am excited about my $2 finds!!
The exact trivet sells for $29 at Macy's! I am excited about my $2 finds!!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Style on a Budget
Today Kelly posted about Recession Fashion-Dressing Cute for Less and wanted ideas for outfits that are under $30! Since I have been on such a tight budget since we've been married, I am somewhat of an expert on dressing inexpensively yet looking nice! Now I wouldn't say I am trendy or would be considered stylish but my style is classic and for what little money I spend on my clothes I do dress nice! My "shopping style" allows me to put together almost all of my outfits for under $30! Here are my sources of inexpensively priced clothing:
I purchased this dress at Kohl's last spring, it was 40% off right before Easter and was $12! (It is not really a dingy white like it appears...don't know why it looks like that!)
This shirt is from Target, it was $2.97 on clearance last summer!
This adorable sundress was on clearance at Ross last summer, I paid $7 for it!
More of my clearance finds!
This Old Navy shirt was $4 at Goodwill! I really love this shirt with a pair of black capris!
More Goodwill finds!
This Max Studio Skirt was $1!
A Maggy London dress for $2!
More of my yardsale finds!
These American Eagle capris are from my sister-in-law and I just love them and you just can't beat FREE!
My adorable wedges from Wal-Mart, I bought these in 2007 for $9 and have already worn them 2 summers and they are still in great shape!
These flip flops are from Kohl's, they were $6.97 and are cute & comfortable!
My boots I found at Penney's for $9.97, I have these in black & brown!
Two of my favorite necklaces, a friend from college made both of these for me, I think I paid around $25 for both, she has since launched her own business Classy Cowgirl Creations. She has agreed to give a discount, when e-mailing your order use the code frugal&simple and receive 15% off!
Here is one of my cute summer outfits using these examples:
(Shirt $2.97, necklace $12.50, pants FREE,shoes $6.97) $22.44
Another tip is stick to the basics, if you have a good basic wardrobe made up of classic & quality pieces you can purchase a few "trendier" tops and accessories each season and really stretch your money! Check out this episode of Life:Frugal and Simple on Wardrobe Basics!
Sales
Clearance Racks
More of my clearance finds!
Goodwill
More Goodwill finds!
Yardsales
More of my yardsale finds!
Hand-me-downs
Shoes & Accessories
Here is one of my cute summer outfits using these examples:
(Shirt $2.97, necklace $12.50, pants FREE,shoes $6.97) $22.44
Another tip is stick to the basics, if you have a good basic wardrobe made up of classic & quality pieces you can purchase a few "trendier" tops and accessories each season and really stretch your money! Check out this episode of Life:Frugal and Simple on Wardrobe Basics!
Monday, October 13, 2008
The Busy, Productive & Fun Weekend
This weekend was busy! Really we have been busy since Wednesday with things to do and we haven't dealt with the busyness of life since April! So, I took things a day at a time, had a blast, and now I am exhausted! After my chores today I plan to read a good book for a little while and just relax!!
On Friday John David and I woke up early and headed to a yard sale in Franklin (they were selling video equipment). (We didn't make any purchases but it was enjoyable because we haven't been to a yard sale since June or July!) Then we went out for a breakfast date at Cracker Barrel!! I love our breakfast dates!! We both ate the same thing we ALWAYS do, Fried Chicken Tenders & Hash Brown Casserole!! There is not much variety in our lives when we go to Cracker Barrel!!
After breakfast we went to Plato's Closet where I tried to sell some of my clothes but they wouldn't buy anything! The girl said my clothes were too old (they buy things that are less than a year or 2 old but she said they were in great condition...at least I got a compliment :) ) Of course that didn't come as too big of a surprise because most of my clothes were given to me, bought at yard sales or Goodwill so I wasn't expecting much at all!!
We headed North to Two Rivers Campground where John David's Dad had parked the camper. So I dropped John David off there and headed back towards home while he and his Dad went hunting in Henry County.
On my way home I stopped at Super Target in Spring Hill and was there about 2 hours. I bought shower gifts, shower supplies (for Kara's upcoming shower!), granola bars, and looked around for Christmas presents without any luck. After my 2 hour Target trip I came home and started working on the invitations for Kara's shower, which have turned out really good, I will have to post pictures of those soon!!
Saturday morning I woke up bright and early and headed to Mike & Jen's home to their yard sale. I brought 3 boxes of things (a box of clothes, a box of fabric & a small box of books, kitchen utensils, Christmas ornaments) to sell and I also went there to help! Their daughter Katie & I worked the "cash register" and I had a blast with her!! Jen is a yard sale genius, since Saturday was the second day of the sale everything was $.25 unless it was a bigger item or a $.10 item, such as books! And this is the way to get things gone and clear the clutter!! I ended up selling all but 4 pieces of clothing and made $14.65! I was so excited because all of this stuff would have been donated to Goodwill for no profit but I made $14.65!! And I had a lot of fun with Katie and learned about having a successful yard sale!!
Sunday was church, I had 3 kids in my class but we still had fun!! After church we came home and had leftovers, Rotel Chicken, which was nice to open the fridge and just heat up lunch!! I took a little nap and then started making pizza for Mike & Jen & their kids! I made 3 kid size pizzas (2-Cheese & 1-Pepperoni), 1-Sausage & Pepperoni, 1- 1/2 Sausage, Pepperoni & Mushroom and 1/2 Sausage & Pepperoni, 1-Chicken Alfredo, and 1-Buffalo Chicken (a small experimental pizza!!) We had a great time eating pizza and spending time together!! After dinner Mike & Jen ran to Target and John David and the older kids filmed a short video and I played Simon Says and we played with PLAYDOH-fun stuff!! We had a blast!!
So here I am this morning reflecting over the great weekend I had, it was busy but I had a lot of fun! Yes I am tired but after a little bit of rest and taking it easy I will be back to my simple little life!!
On Friday John David and I woke up early and headed to a yard sale in Franklin (they were selling video equipment). (We didn't make any purchases but it was enjoyable because we haven't been to a yard sale since June or July!) Then we went out for a breakfast date at Cracker Barrel!! I love our breakfast dates!! We both ate the same thing we ALWAYS do, Fried Chicken Tenders & Hash Brown Casserole!! There is not much variety in our lives when we go to Cracker Barrel!!
After breakfast we went to Plato's Closet where I tried to sell some of my clothes but they wouldn't buy anything! The girl said my clothes were too old (they buy things that are less than a year or 2 old but she said they were in great condition...at least I got a compliment :) ) Of course that didn't come as too big of a surprise because most of my clothes were given to me, bought at yard sales or Goodwill so I wasn't expecting much at all!!
We headed North to Two Rivers Campground where John David's Dad had parked the camper. So I dropped John David off there and headed back towards home while he and his Dad went hunting in Henry County.
On my way home I stopped at Super Target in Spring Hill and was there about 2 hours. I bought shower gifts, shower supplies (for Kara's upcoming shower!), granola bars, and looked around for Christmas presents without any luck. After my 2 hour Target trip I came home and started working on the invitations for Kara's shower, which have turned out really good, I will have to post pictures of those soon!!
Saturday morning I woke up bright and early and headed to Mike & Jen's home to their yard sale. I brought 3 boxes of things (a box of clothes, a box of fabric & a small box of books, kitchen utensils, Christmas ornaments) to sell and I also went there to help! Their daughter Katie & I worked the "cash register" and I had a blast with her!! Jen is a yard sale genius, since Saturday was the second day of the sale everything was $.25 unless it was a bigger item or a $.10 item, such as books! And this is the way to get things gone and clear the clutter!! I ended up selling all but 4 pieces of clothing and made $14.65! I was so excited because all of this stuff would have been donated to Goodwill for no profit but I made $14.65!! And I had a lot of fun with Katie and learned about having a successful yard sale!!
Sunday was church, I had 3 kids in my class but we still had fun!! After church we came home and had leftovers, Rotel Chicken, which was nice to open the fridge and just heat up lunch!! I took a little nap and then started making pizza for Mike & Jen & their kids! I made 3 kid size pizzas (2-Cheese & 1-Pepperoni), 1-Sausage & Pepperoni, 1- 1/2 Sausage, Pepperoni & Mushroom and 1/2 Sausage & Pepperoni, 1-Chicken Alfredo, and 1-Buffalo Chicken (a small experimental pizza!!) We had a great time eating pizza and spending time together!! After dinner Mike & Jen ran to Target and John David and the older kids filmed a short video and I played Simon Says and we played with PLAYDOH-fun stuff!! We had a blast!!
So here I am this morning reflecting over the great weekend I had, it was busy but I had a lot of fun! Yes I am tired but after a little bit of rest and taking it easy I will be back to my simple little life!!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Yard Sale Finds!
Okay, so I know a yard sale is not the place to go when you are in the midst of de-cluttering your home but we went to one today! It was a large sale close to Farm Credit so we went this afternoon. I decided that I was not going to buy any clothes, shoes, etc. but just look in case I found something that I have been looking for...and I did!!
I found an apothecary jar! I think these are so pretty and useful! It was only $1!!
John David found a quart size mason jar glass (with the handle) for $.25. We use mason jars for our glasses, jelly jars are juice cups, pint size wide mouths are our everyday glasses and a quart size widemouth is John David's tea glass! So now he has another big tea glass...this one with a handle! He also bought 2 ethernet cables for $.25 each. Our total damage was $1.75! Not bad at all!!
I found an apothecary jar! I think these are so pretty and useful! It was only $1!!
John David found a quart size mason jar glass (with the handle) for $.25. We use mason jars for our glasses, jelly jars are juice cups, pint size wide mouths are our everyday glasses and a quart size widemouth is John David's tea glass! So now he has another big tea glass...this one with a handle! He also bought 2 ethernet cables for $.25 each. Our total damage was $1.75! Not bad at all!!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Saturday Sales!
This morning we woke up pretty early and decided to go to a few yard sales! The first one we went to we didn't have any luck but at the second one I had lots of luck! The lady having the yard sale was a few years older than me and about my size so I had some clothes luck! She had great taste and I picked up several great pieces for only $9!!
My $2 dress
Another view of the dress!
My cute $2 Maggy London dress!
$1 Max Studio Skirt and $1 GAP Halter!
My $1 Ann Taylor Cardigan!
$1 Ann Taylor Skirt! (It goes past my knees..it's not a mini skirt! This is just a close up of the fabric!)
$1 Ann Taylor Shirt!
We went to a few more yard sales and the only other thing I bought was quilt batting for a queen/king size quilt for $1...so now I have to make a new quilt!
I just had to share my yard sale finds!!
After the yard sales, we went to the Franklin Farmer's Market which is awesome! I was sad there weren't any farm fresh strawberries...I was so spoiled growing up and always having fresh strawberries! Then we went to A&W for lunch and of course a Root Beer!!
On the way home we stopped at Publix, not because I needed more groceries, but because I had a few coupons I needed to use! I had never shopped at a Publix and I really liked it! I bought 2 boxes of Kashi granola bars for $1.39! We ended up buying 2 boxes of cereal, 2 bottles of Welches grape juice, ice cream cones, granola, Green Giant frozen broccoli and spinach and a few more items for under $18!!
We've had a great day and it isn't even over!
My $2 dress
Another view of the dress!
My cute $2 Maggy London dress!
$1 Max Studio Skirt and $1 GAP Halter!
My $1 Ann Taylor Cardigan!
$1 Ann Taylor Skirt! (It goes past my knees..it's not a mini skirt! This is just a close up of the fabric!)
$1 Ann Taylor Shirt!
We went to a few more yard sales and the only other thing I bought was quilt batting for a queen/king size quilt for $1...so now I have to make a new quilt!
I just had to share my yard sale finds!!
After the yard sales, we went to the Franklin Farmer's Market which is awesome! I was sad there weren't any farm fresh strawberries...I was so spoiled growing up and always having fresh strawberries! Then we went to A&W for lunch and of course a Root Beer!!
On the way home we stopped at Publix, not because I needed more groceries, but because I had a few coupons I needed to use! I had never shopped at a Publix and I really liked it! I bought 2 boxes of Kashi granola bars for $1.39! We ended up buying 2 boxes of cereal, 2 bottles of Welches grape juice, ice cream cones, granola, Green Giant frozen broccoli and spinach and a few more items for under $18!!
We've had a great day and it isn't even over!
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