You know how much Dave and I love thrifting, so while I was on vacation, we took as many opportunities as we could to stop at thrift shops and antique stores while we were out and about. Here are our latest finds…
We are going to be hosting our families for Christmas this year. There will only be about 10 people, but I needed some proper serving dishes. These large banana leaf shaped platters should hold some turkey and stuffing quite nicely!
They stack nicely for easy storage too.
At our favourite used store in Strathroy, I found this 3.5 gallon galvanized bucket, perfect for the garden. And three of the largest Mason jars I’ve ever seen.
Here they are beside one of my 500 ml jars. They are HUGE! I have no idea what I will use them for, but I just had to buy them.
We also made a trip to our favourite antique mall in Woodstock, and each came away with a good score.
There’s over two yard of the Hell Kitty fabric.
And last… on the way home from that Sarnia trip on Saturday (the one that interrupted my sewing) we drove by a pile of furniture on the curb… most of it was in pretty rough shape, but there was a loveseat that was in great condition.
It was the perfect size and just fit into the back of Dory! We brought it home and Sunday I gave it a good steam clean.
It goes quite nicely with our thrifted recliner. It fits well in the upper living room and it allowed me to finally get rid of the broken old futon. Between this and the furniture in the lowing living room, we have plenty of furniture for Christmas entertaining.
But I think our guests might have to fight Burton for the recliner…
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Amazing finds! The Mister went out to the hardware store to get a new bucket for his stove ashes and came back without one from the price of them. The old one didn’t look so bad after seeing the price for a small one. $25 is a lot of money for something that’s going to get filthy.
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LBB claims everything as his, as befitting his station.
Excellent finds.
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I love seeing your thrift store finds and I’m jealous of the Hello Kitty fabric! I don’t sew but my mother-in-law does … I could just see myself asking her to make something but I don’t know what LOL … and your new loveseat! SCORE! thanks for sharing photos!
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You find the best things at the antique/thrift stores. Those are so great finds. I have six of those giant canning jars and use them to store flour, sugar, rice, etc. The best find of all though is that loveseat. It looks almost new in the photo. Great job and a beautiful match for the recliner.
Blessings,
Betsy
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Love the leaf 🍃 plates 💖💚 — great find!!
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Lov those banana leaf platters/bowls. I have to say you guys have the BEST thrift stores around! There is never anything that great at ours – good find on the love seat too~!
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I agree with Vera. Thrifting here isn’t all that productive. Lots of pressed glass if that is your thing, but not much else. :::sigh:::
Maybe Burton can be coaxed off the recliner with a bit of turkey.
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Great finds! The nesting dishes are beautiful as well as functional. I have one of my Mom’s large canning jars. I can’t remember what she canned in it.
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My mom always used the really big canning jars to make grape juice.
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Burton rules! Your new loveseat looks great. Do you have a big steamer, or handheld? I just bought a handheld one but haven’t unboxed yet.
I have a couple of those huge glass canning jars. I use one on the counter to hold wooden spoons/paddles/ladle; my drawer isn’t big enough to hold all my cooking utensils. It looks good and is functional!
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You certainly had a great thrifting week! Relic looks pretty comfortable on the looks-like-new loveseat. The Hello Kitty fabric is a great score. I know you will find just the perfect use for it.
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Very fun finds!!! Cats always know the best seats in the house!
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Nice finds! Especially the platters!
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