Thrifty Treasures: Pretty in Purple

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(Say it with me!)

It's Thrifty Treasures time! (sorry, y'all...I channelled 1998 and reverted to my cheerleading days)

Rhoda at Southern Hospitality is hosting her weekly blog party today. If you are addicted to scoring fabulous finds for a song and using your creative skills to make them even more beautiful, then this is the party for you! Please visit Rhoda today to read more and join in the fun.

I had every intention of yard saling with my girls on Saturday morning. I even wrote about it on Friday. Then I stayed up way too late on Friday night, and could barely open my eyes on Saturday morning when I heard the girls in their rooms. It didn't help when I discovered after breakfast that I could make videos on my digitial camera, and I taught myself how to download one onto YouTube. (Visit tomorrow to see!) Let's not think about the fact that my dog probably could have figured it out much more quickly than me.

I did find two things at Salvation Army this week. The first is this beautiful lavender crocheted blanket. It's just a bit smaller than a twin-size quilt would be.

I have a real phobia about buying blankets/fabric, etc. secondhand, but this looked to be in perfect condition, and of course I plan on washing it! The picture is terrible, but the color is actually a beautiful soft purple that matches Michaela Byrd's room perfectly. When Natalie eventually moves in there with her little sister, they'll each have a crocheted blanket to match the window treatments. $2.50. I hate to think that someone's hard work and effort was reduced to only $2.50, but it was my gain!

I had to think for a minute or two before I realized what this contraption was.

It's a Xryon 510, which means nothing to me. I remember one of my scrapbooking friends talking about hers and saying that it's basically a small personal laminating machine. It can also create magnets, stickers, and labels. I haven't touched my own scrapbooking stuff in months, but I do have great plans for Christmas gifts with this baby!

It was $2.00. I showed the lady at the desk that it was all jammed up inside, and had laminating paper wrapped around and stuck to the rotating piece. When I got home, I pulled it right out, cut the sticky stuff off and it's good as new. These run around $60 new.

These were each $1.00 at Jo-Ann fabric.

They are clear, acrylic stamps with Fall and Halloween sayings on them. "Happy Harvest," "Falling for You," "Carving Pumpkins." I can't wait to use them for MOPS and Natalie's preschool class this year. Fun!

Don't forget the Decorating Dilemmas Party on September 9th. The last one was a blast with a very good turn out.
If you didn't have a chance to stop by the first time, this is a party for bloggers to link up with any challenges they have in or around their homes (decorating, crafts, organizing, gardening, construction). Your dilemma can be anything from "Help! I My husband drilled a giant hole in the wall and I don't know how to cover it up" to "Which fabric should I choose for my new window treatments?" I also love it when people have great solutions to share. This party is all about being real and helping out our bloggy friends. We're going to have a blast, and yes--there WILL be another Giveaway!

You can click here to see the entries from the last party. Hope to see you there!

{Happy Thrifting!}