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Thrift store Thursday – The mason motherload

After morning mass I decided to have a little trip to the thrift store, after all it is Thursday.  The first one was a bust.  Luckily, 4 minutes down the road is another and boy did I have a good treasure hunt today!

 I found a bag of 100% wool tapestry yarn.  It feels the same thickness of a worsted weight yarn to me and it is very soft.  I am sure that is it probably old but did not smell at all.
 and the labels say it is “moth proof”. Anybody know what process yarn is put through to make it moth proof? Anyhoo, I could not pass it up for $1.99.

 these salt shakers were too cute to pass up.  They go perfectly with our “drinking glasses”.  These were .40 cents a piece and worth every penny.

 I think this is my favorite find of the day. It is a vintage Ball jar with a metal lid that just kind of pops on and off, it does not screw on but will be perfect to carry around a little snack for Livie when we are out and about and the magic price was .99 cents.

 I think this glass canteen may get Poppa to stop buying all the stoopid little water bottles that I am always finding.  If not then it will be mine!  I boiled it just in case but it seemed to not have been used since the lid under still had the cardboard padding, price $1.

 I should not have taken these pictures of my finds on our black piano, it makes my house seem dark!  Sorry…

 and this beauty would be my favorite but I already have a few and have never seen the little ball jar I said was my favorite so, yeah, that little jar is still my favorite but you can never have too many of these gorgeous vintage Mason Ball jars and this one has the original glass lid…swoon!

 and the best part was the price… Woa baby.  This jar would sell for about $20 at a vintage store.

 and I was shocked to find all in the same store, these vintage Ball freezer jam cups.  The ones that Ball makes now are plastic.  Getting the price stickers that have been on these forever off was not easy but they all came off.  These little cups will be awesome for making yogurt, that way the kids just have to pull out a yogurt and eat it, no mess.

 it was so funny, I paid less for them than what they cost twenty years ago.

 they all got a good scrub and are ready to make some yogurt, or what ever else I can come up with.

Have you gone thrifting lately , what did you find?

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Thrifty Thursday Find

I haven’t posted about a thrift thursday in a while.  In case you have not been reading, I enjoy thrift stores and this week I found this very cute vintage style phone… for $2.99.

It did need a good cleaning but after 15 minutes with a rag and toothpick it is all clean and perfect for my little table which had yet found a purpose.

 and perfect for my little table which had yet found a purpose.

 this phone will be perfect for those times when the electricity goes out and you can’t use a cordless

 or you forget to put the phone on the charger.  Does this only happen in my house?

so, what have you found on a thrifty adventure lately?
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