Thrift store haul// Gold giraffe and Rattan

Hey guys :)

I know when you begin your journey into thrifting, it can seem a little daunting, especially when you don't know what to look for or where to begin.

Most thrift stores are awash in vases, candle sticks, fake flowers, and hideous clothing; so you have to really look to find the good things.
The best part is when  you find those things. It's almost like a treasure hunt, and you just want to show off your scores!

Here are some of my finds from this week:

When I go thrifting, normally my mentality is something along the lines of 

'If I saw this at Target, would I buy it?'

For those two giraffes, it was a resounding YES!

They are lovely, and incredibly tall. Perfect for holding bracelets or just hanging out sniffing my flowers.

-Plus, they help fuel my brass animal addiction-

I also spied those flowers hiding in the back of the bin. I know that fake flowers that size and quality normally run around $5 each at the craft stores, so at $1 for the bundle, it was a no brain-er. They instantly spring-ified our livingroom. Its amazing how much a little bit of greenery can change things!

I also found that beautiful gold trivet. We needed one anyways, but I think the hardest part is going to be not hanging it on the wall!

I also snagged some books from one of my favorite stores.

These were picked because of their entertaining titles or their actual use.

My favorites are:

It could have been a kumquat

How to get along with people

The 'adjustable' diet cookbook

I don't know what an 'adjustable' diet is, but it sounds fun!

Check out this bad boy right here.

For our wedding we are collecting hundreds of vintage teacups to turn into candles.

Someone else must have had the same idea, because these are wonderful. I think they went for a lilac scent as well, and they work fantastic in my office. :)

(please excuse Bandit the dog photobombing my pictures ^^)

And finally, what I am the most excited about, this rattan chair.

 Its similar to this one found on Amazon, but it was only forty bucks!

I will keep you posted on what happens with him, but I am taking ideas for what color the cushion should be.

Are you a fan of keeping rattan natural or painting?

All of these finds typically come from one of the four stores in my 'Thrift store rotation'

One is good for furniture

One is good for knick knacks

One for dishes and books

And the last one is usually a suprise. Never know what I will find there!

What kind of things have you found in thrift stores?

Do you have a rotation as well?

Well, that's all for today folks.

As always,

Thrift store finds//Wedding china

So this week has been a busy week, for both me and Ty.

Its only been three days and so much has happened!

First; I went to visit my family over at Sagecroft farms. This is where we will be holding our September wedding, and there is still a lot of planning that needs to happen before the date.

One of the decisions that we made was to hold our dinner on vintage china that we found from the thrift store.

Problem with that, we are expecting 230+ guests, and with each guest there needs to be three plates, a glass, and silverware.

Needless to say, as many times as I visit the thrift store each week, there is still a lot to be found.

One of the things I looking forward to the most with the wedding is turning all of these adorable little teacups into candles.

That has been my favorite part of the whole thing, seeing what fantastic designs we find.

That little blue one just might go home with me!

We chose to use lavender and vanilla for our scents for the candles, sticking with the purple and white theme

More to come on that in the future!

Today, I swung by one of my favorite thrift stores, a goodwill by my work

I saw this handsome man, and I was a little hesitant to pick him up at first. Where would I put a chair like this?

But I kept looking over at him, and I figured that it would be better to follow my gut and just snag it before someone else did.

I crammed it into the back of our little two door car, and took him home.

And I'm in love.

Look at the detailing! 

I think this is the perfect chair to learn to upholster.

More on our adventures later

As always;