Garage Sale Finds III

07/13/2015

This weekend I went shopping with my mother, you can see our thrift store finds here. We found lots of good things at garage sales, thrift stores and a new discount store that opened in our area (post coming later).

My Finds:                       Cost
Dress                                 $1
Baby/Kids Books             .25-.50
Burp Clothes                    .25
Large Pots                         $3
Medium Pots                     $1.50
Baby Toy                          $1
Toy with blanket               .50

 I saved a TON of money on the pots. The decorative large pots that I have looked at buying in store cost around $15-$20 each! I currently needed two in order to re-pot my dwarf mulberry trees; but have been planning on getting more indoor plants since it improves indoor air quality!









This pot is one of my absolute favorites. The pot is older and has a few chips but it is so beautiful with the etching! The pot is large and would be perfect for a smaller tree and most flowers or plants!




These pots were bought at an estate sale from a lady in my neighborhood which was a transplant from England, so these might be from there as well!




I managed to purchase four of these white pots, two are large and two are medium sized. I love that I was able to find matching pots and in different sizes too. These are great because I can use them to make things look symmetrical which is something I'm slightly OCD about. I like antiques and unique things but if I have 5 pots in a row I would want the first and last to match!





On the left you can see the burp clothes we picked up at a yard sale for only .25/each! These are all handmade and REALLY thick. My mom was in love and I like that these are handmade, have great patterns and are thick enough that vomit or spit-up won't go through them (unlike some sold in stores).
(Not pictured are two that have green backs visible, and one has a polka dot front and the other has a frog pattern front)



The bear to the left was bought at a yard sale for $1. It was clean and works perfectly! We will re clean him of course but I was surprised to find he didn't even need new batteries!

You can see the price of the cute bear on the right holding a fleece blanket. We paid just .50 for him and he is BRAND new!

Pictured left is a few books that were picked up ultra cheap, being from between a quarter or two quarters each . The rattle was also picked up brand new and was .25.

I love doing these posts on my finds to encourage others to check out yard sales or even hold them. My mom made several hundred dollars at her last yard sale, and we have saved soo much money shopping at them. The money we spend at yard sales also goes back into our local community, which is great!

Thrift Store Finds

07/13/2015

This last Saturday my mom and I went shopping. There is a new store that opened up in the area we wanted to go to, one I'll be blogging on as soon as I get pictures of the merchandise I bought! In addition to the new store we went yard saling and stopped at a few thrift stores!

Thrift Store Finds:
Tom Clancy Book                    .50
Pregnancy Book                       .50
Winter Baby Outfit                 3.00
Tops (3)                                 12.00
JR Watkins Shampoo              5.00
JR Watkins Baby Wash           4.00
JR Watkins Baby Lotion         4.00
Chair                                      40.00
Canvas Painting                     15.00

Now for those of you who aren't familiar with the JR Watkins products these are natural, made in the USA, and have been produced since 1868! My mom was thrilled to find this product, her parents used to sell it when she was a child so she actually purchased the baby products from their line for the baby!

This isn't the best picture of this painting but I absolutely adore it. This just reminds me of a simpler life, and one that I aspire to lead. My mom actually purchased this for me as well since I was on the fence, $15 is NOTHING for a hand painted canvas in a frame but I didn't know how it would go in our current house! We found a perfect spot for it so I may add another picture of this painting once it is hung in place!







My favorite thrift store find was an antique chair that had already been completely refurbished! Shockingly the sticker price was only $45 on this beauty, but I only had $43 in cash left so I haggled them down to $40 and had JUST enough to cover the cost of the chair and tax! This chair is actually now part of a reading nook placed by our bookshelf!








I took some pictures at one thrift store of some cool metal signs we found for just $10! I bought my mom one of these with bears on it (not pictured) for her Alaska themed room, and she bought 2 additional ones including a beautiful train one and one with some of the Andy Griffith show cast around Aunt Bee's table!


I LOVE these vintage metal signs, my favorite of them being the MotorHead, the Cows, and the Train one my mom bought (not pictured). If my husband and I are able to move into the country at some point and start farming I will absolutely buy the Farm Fresh Milk metal picture!



































I adore thrift shops! My favorite antiques are always furniture pieces, these are almost always better constructed then their newer counterparts, have history, and they are unique since they aren't sold anymore! Although furniture is my favorite find I also love other antiques. Thrift Stores have items that you can't find anywhere else and depending on the store/booth they can have dirt cheap prices!

Burt's Bees Body Lotions Review

07/01/2015

A few weeks ago I found a bunch of the "natural" product lines in the clearance section at kroger. Of course I was thrilled. I love the truly natural lines, but since Clorox bought out Burt's Bees and they came out with the GUD line I've been less trusting of their products.

Of the three lotions pictured above I have the two on the outside. The lotions are touted as 99% natural so hopefully that means no harmful chemicals, they do not contain parabens or pthalates! 

I personally like these lotions. I would absolutely recommend them, both for the .99 I scoped them up for and for the $7.99 retail price! What I would NOT recommend is the "fragrance free" one, it STINKS! The one to the far left smells amazing and I'm sure the middle one also smells good! These are great moisturizers, although they are white when you apply on your skin and you really have to rub them in. The white coloring until they are rubbed in properly can be seen as a positive as it makes you really rub the lotion in, and stimulate your skin (which is healthy).

Go get you one!

Burt's Bees Brightening Facial Cleanser Review

07/01/2015

Burt's Bees is a line I used to absolutely love and trust, then Clorox bought them out... and now they aren't a line I trust as much; EWG's skindeep database rates their line from a 0-6 risk level as far as harmful chemicals that are present in their line. This particular product hasn't been reviewed by them yet.

There are many things I like about this product:
1. This is made in the USA
2. 98.7% Natural
3. No Parabens or Phthalates
4. No Animal Testing
5. Containers made with 50% recycled content

I got this product on clearance for just .99, along with others. For .99 I would totally recommend this product, but for the retail price of $7.99 I can't.

I use the facial cleanser almost everyday. It is my current shower cleanser. I actually do like the scent, I'm guessing it is the daisy. It leaves my face feeling clean a few minutes after using it, but while and immediately after using it it burns; Now it doesn't burn horribly, but a burning sensation isn't something I appreciate! Some other people who have reviewed this product complained of it being more like a lotion, and making their skin oily. My personal experience with this product is that it has a creamy consistency, which I find pleasant. My skin is mixed, I have an oily T-zone but otherwise my skin isn't. I have found this product didn't cause my skin to feel more oily and I actually used moisturizer after to calm my skin after the burning sensation which was worse when I first started using the product than now.

Overall this is NOT a bad product, but there are MANY choices when it comes to a facial cleanser. If you find it on clearance like I did it is 100% worth it, but for retail price I'd go with another one.