First Sale of the Season

I finally made it to my first yard sale this summer! I talked my sister in to going with me, and we spent about five hours going to yard sales in her town and mine. It was sooo hot and my sister's air conditioner in her car is broken, but we survived.

I got four of these old windows for five dollars.

I got the two frames for a quarter a piece, the old pyrex dish for a dollar, and the other thing( I don't know what it's called) for seventy-five cents.

I loved this old chalk board and it was half off of two dollars. I got the old croquet balls for five dollars. I tried to get the price down, but they wouldn't budge.

We picked this chair up for free. We are going to try and fix it up.

See you soon!

Janna

Just Beachy!

Lately, I can not get my mind off of the beach. Chris and I have been planning our vacation to Myrtle Beach, and I am so excited. We went last summer and had such a good time.

I recently found this wall art on Ballard Design’s web site. I fell in love with it right away and I knew I wanted it. Of course I wasn’t ready to pay two hundred dollars for it, so I had an idea..

 

I remembered this huge picture that I had bought at Goodwill. I had tried painting it several times, but I never liked the way it turned out.

(This isn’t the correct date)

Here is my version of the Ballard’s painting. I am not an artist and I know it isn’t perfect, but I am happy with it.

 

I used scrapbook stickers for the letters and masking tape for the arrow.

 

I think I’ll touch up the bottom a little. It looks too streaky for me.

Janna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Random Things

I forgot I told you I would show you what my parents got me for my birthday. When Chris and I went up to my parents, my mom hadn’t had a chance to get my present yet, so she took me to a new antique shop in town. We spent about an hour in the shop, and they have a lot of nice stuff. The lady running the shop even let us have a look in the back. I found this urn as soon as we went in and new I wanted it.

 

They had 9.50 on this, but they took eight dollars for it. I didn’t know it was an urn, I thought it was a trophy of some kind. I love it though. If any of you know what it is, let me know.

I like to buy things that need to be fixed up or painted, but I like the old chippy feel of this. I do think I will put a clear coat of polyurethane on it to protect it. I also got a huge fork and spoon set to hang on the wall and some homemade ornaments, but I don’t have any pics yet.

I got this little guy at Hobby Lobby for 80% off. I think it was 6.00 before, and I got it for 2.00. Right now I like the color of it, but I might paint it white later on.

I got these at H.L. too and they were 80% off. I think they were like 6.00 a piece.

 

 

Janna