DIY Projects for my Home

It's been a while, I know. I've been working on lots of DIY projects.
Painted this adorable shelf. I know it looks the same color as the wall, but it's not. My Dad is always giving me cool old things he has in his garage. He gave me the lock and doorknobs They were from his Dad's old house (they moved from in 1975), The thing in the center was on my Dad's basement door around 1962. I love the idea of these things being used at my Dad's and Grandfather's house.

Decided to put these printer's drawers on top of my cabinet and add some old jars and cola bottles on the bottom picture.

 Got this awesome shelf at Joann's for $8.00 on clearance and added some chicks and some older items.

 Updated this little tool box and added my smaller bottles. They are so cute.

 My husband has 3 old rakes and I liked this one the best. Love me some rust.

Roosters and Owls, Oh my

My sweet daughter gave me this beautiul rooster for Christmas.  It is huge. Love it.

                                             Ruby wanted a rooster so I made her one.

                 My Mom made me this awesome apron. It was such a surprise and so beautiful.

My Thrifting Adventures

This thrifting adventure is for 2 weeks worth of 4 different Goodwill stores, 4 other thrift stores.

First of all this little metal table brings back memories of  the 60's.  One of my aunt's had one similar when I was little. It comes apart easily to store. Perfect for the grandkids.  (Maybe now I won't have food on my bed).

I plan on putting this in my shop. The original cost was .25. It doesn't have a year on it. I'm guessing '50's.

I love the cheese tray. Just found it yesterday searching the thrift stores of Charlotte Ave. in Nashville.  I guess the side tray is for crackers.

I also found this tablecloth on Charlotte. Fits my table perfect.

I had this for a few weeks. Perfect for my dining table. My brother always needs a toothpick.

Thrifty finds from last week

Added this little cutie to my rooster collection. Oil and vinegar please.
Having a hard time finding sheets these days. These are actually from the last couple weeks.
This rooster was very unusual. It's a bank and feels like wood and was made in Japan. Love the colors.
All three of these are a caulk like substance, maybe it's plaster of Paris. They look really old and I have the perfect place for them.

Amazing embroidery finds

Over the weekend I found some amazing buys at yard sales around our area. Beautiful embroidery scarfs. One is has holes, but I'll put it to good use. I also found a new pair of keds leather shoes for $2.00 and a raincoat for $2.00. I had been looking everywhere for the perfect raincoat. It had to be lightweight, have a hood and pockets.

This one is a tablecloth. It was tough to iron, so I won't be using it a lot.

My cute little roosters are from an antique store for $2.00

Rooster thrifts

Some thrifting adventures from the last few weeks. I also found another set of pink flower full size sheets. They are in perfect condition.

This rooster is "Made in Japan" for .99 at Goodwill.

I'm loving all of the adorable roosters I've found lately. The next two sets came from Goodwill at .49 each. They look really old, the paint is coming off. Love it. Both sets are salt and pepper shakers.

This cute little salt and pepper shaker came from an antique store for $2.00. They were made in France.

This one may not be old but I like it. It could hold soap or a scrubber by the sink.

Thrifted sheet and rooster stuff

This is one of my favorite sheets. I love the colors. Thrifted from Goodwill. The first 2 plates came from an antique store for about $2.00

One of the ladies at Goodwill yesterday had a basket full of things she was putting out. This was hiding in there for .99.

Halloween and thrift finds

My girls on Halloween. The vampire and the witchI haven't done as much thrifting lately. But I did find this rooster that I couldn't live without. The rooster bell came from an antique store.

Thrift finds from the past 2 weeks

I haven't found a lot lately. I do love my Avon rooster. It was very dirty and still had the stinky lotion in it. Got it at Goodwill for $2.99. I've seen them in antique stores for $10 to $15. A few pretty pillowcases.
I really love these polka dot ones. I had a sheet with blue stripes and made this.

2 patterns, $.25 each.

Goodwill thrifting

Kerosene lamp was $.99Love this sheet. I think it was $1.99This tag was attached to the sheets below. There were 2 sheets that were brand new. Not sure what country they came from. Date at the bottom reads 1984. The 2 sheets were $1.99 for both at Goodwill.

These 2 pillow shams $1.99 for both. They look new.

This tag was on the bottom of the rooster bowl below for $.99.