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Yesterday I went with Amanda, my friend from work, and her friend Elizabeth to City Thrift in Tupelo.  I scored the Lemony Snicket series of books for $1.48 each, a sky blue skirt for $3, and my favorite purchase, coming in at Just 99 cents was this little beauty: 

A bingo rolling cage thingy!  It has wood balls with the letter and numbers carved into them. 

I want to make some really awesome cards for it, using the letters and numbers I actually have, and yes I did sit for a while rolling the cage and writing out what each ball has written on it.  Best 99 cents ever?  It's at least in my top 10.

Sneak Peek

Here's the new trunk/ filing cabinet/ storage/ coffee table. I haven't done anything to it yet, but I plan on priming the inside, painting it a light blue, adding filing folders to one half of the trunk, putting handles on both ends to make it easier to carry, and polyurethening the outside so the paint won't chip anymore. I love it. Also playing with the idea of putting little feet on it, but I don't know. That would be the last thing I do if I did it at all. You can also see my green folding chair and artist stool in the background. The den is really coming together now.

What can YOU buy for $40?

Today I spent my morning garage saling. I only took out $40 dollars cash so I wouldn't spend too much on junk. I think I did rather well. With my forty bucks I got:

1 18x18" pillow which i used to stuff the pillow case I made

1 silk robins egg blue/copper pillow

1 vintage handkerchief in bright green

1 dress pattern

17 spools of thread

12 zippers of assorted colors

3 Martha Stewart decoration books

1 Domino Magazine

3 ice trays

1 iron candlestick

1 wooden shelf

1 twin sheet in a groovy pattern

1 old skool metal first aid kit

5 wooden napkin rings

and the big purchase....... a kitchen table

I'll repaint it after I strip it, sand it, and pick the perfect color. Overall, it was a very successful day.

And these mirrors were also found at a garage sale but on another day. Only the gold ones though, the more brown ones are the exact same kind but I found them a few years ago in a burned down building I was helping tear down. I like the two color effect.