Tales from Bloggeritaville: Thrifty Thursday's

Monday, February 9, 2009

Thrifty Thursday's

I love to thrift shop. I am not big on the mall but put me in a thrift store, consignment store or antique store and I am a happy camper. I think it is the thrill of the hunt...or finding that great find that gets my blood circulating.

With that in mind, I have decided to start a new post ritual, Thrifty Thursday's. Every Thursday we will have a show and tell of sorts. It can be an old find, a new find...something you got for free or a bargain price. I hope that you will join me here, on Thursday. Hopefully by then, I will have figured out the Mr. Linky, if not, leave a message in comments to stop by your blog so that everyone can see you "show and tell" about your thrifty find.

So join me.....for Thrifty Thursday, this week. Go, seek, and post your treasure on Thursday, and be sure to come back here and link or comment-whatever be the case.

*Also stay tuned for Valentine's Day ideas on a budget

11 comments:

Unknown said...: I cant wait to see what everyone posts...I would so hire you to decorate my house!!! I love your style; February 10, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Bama Belle said...: This will be LOTS of fun!! I have some to share. Do antique stores count?; February 10, 2009 at 8:22 AM
STILLMAGNOLIA said...: This is going to be fun. I love thrift stores and consignment shops. I have visited some of the best all over the world. I really love the retro ones. Can't wait for Thursday!; February 10, 2009 at 8:36 AM
Justabeachkat said...: Great idea. I'll be out of town this Thursday though. Can't wait to see what others have to contribute.

Hugs!
Kat; February 10, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Valarie Lea said...: I am loving those suitcases!; February 10, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafe said...: How cute are those suitcases?
Keep your eyes open for a great chandelier for my bathroom.; February 10, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Kristin - The Goat said...: I do love a good thrift store find, but I love to see how that find is being used, even more. I'll poke around my house and see if I've got anything. I haven't shopped in for items for my home in years. LOL; February 10, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Unknown said...: Sounds like fun....; February 10, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Lindsey said...: Oh Leigh!!! You always find the best stuff;); February 10, 2009 at 3:28 PM
j said...: OK, I'm in. I need to work on it tonight so I won't forget (teeerrriiiibble memory NO JOKE).

Good luck with Mr. Linky!; February 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM
My Vintage Treasures said...: Whata a GREAT idea!!!; October 10, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Words of Wisdom

"Older and wiser voices can always help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen."-Jimmy Buffett

Sea Joy
When I go down by the sandy shore,I can think of nothing I want moreThan to live by the booming blue seaAs the seagulls flutter round about me.
I can run around when the tide is outWith the wind and the sand and the sea all about,And the seagulls are swirling and diving for fish.Oh, to live by the sea is my only wish.
- Jacqueline Bouvier

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." --- Mark Twain

The cure for anything is salt water---sweat, tears, or the sea. ~Isak Dinesen

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.Philippians 4:12,13 NIV

Live a good life and in the end it's not the years in the life, it's the life in the years.~ Abe Lincoln

Let your boat of life be light Packed with only what you need --A homely home and simple pleasures,One or two friends, worth the name,Someone to love and someone to love you,A cat, a dog, and a pipe or two,Enough to eat and enough to wear,And a little more than enough to drink...For thirst is a dangerous thing.
-- Jerome K Jeromefrom "Three Men in a Boat"

The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"We can make our plans,But the LORD determinesour steps" Proverbs 16:9

"Let us not forget what is best remembered or may we not remember what is best forgotten."

"Fish and overnight guest stink after three days."
~plaque at Fish Camp Restaurant, Orange Beach, Alabama

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human being experience."

"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you today just the way you are."
Proverbs 27:17

The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have. The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

Live simply. Love generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. Leave the Rest to God.

Worry is a robber of time and energy. Take comfort within that God's power is what we truly need. He knows our needs before we can even ask for them.

If you worry, you didn't pray. If you prayed, don't worry. Faith is the ability to not panic.

Don't "find" a religion. "Find" your relationship with God.
~Bill Burgess

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great."-Mark Twain

Monday, February 9, 2009

Thrifty Thursday's

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