Thrifty Thursday

All right my 3 friends who follow my blog. When I get a new camera I am going to copy Melissa and start doing Photo Friday and try to find my inner photographer again. In addition to Photo Friday I have also been thinking for a while to start doing Thrifty Thursday! I have a slight obsession with thrift stores and redoing the awesome things I find! I love thrift stores because you can find really cool old stuff that no one else has. I think it brings a lot of character. So I will post the things I find during the week on Thursday. Prepare to be amazed! Or totally grossed out if you're not into random peoples junk! (Which was the case for me up until a year ago!)

This week:

I loved this shiny, colorful lamp! The colors will be awesome for my kids family room. 

Plus it comes complete with the nasty lampshade. Will replace ASAP.

I bought this shelf to go outside to put plants and flowers on it. 

My mom thinks I should keep it in my living room

 and put books and plants on it. What do you think?

This fab table I didn't buy. I inherited it from my Grandma. It was actually her old sewing machine. I decided to remove the sewing machine (which is displayed in our office) and will turn it into a little side/dining table for the kids room downstairs. It was dark dark brown so I painted it gray and teal. I need to replace the handle still but I love how it has turned out. Plus I hate to get rid of anything given to me from my grandparents!

This I bought today to put in the kids play room downstairs. In the past I would have never bought something like this, but I find my taste is more eclectic than traditional/country these days. There were too many things that I loved about this! The scale is amazing! It's really pretty big! I love the mother and child. I think it's beautiful. Made me think of how much I love and miss holding my babies when they were that little. The flowers made me think of Stella because I always say she could be a hippie since she's so chill. The colors are bright and fun. I had to have it! And who can beat $5.oo Seriously.

So there you have it. My first Thrifty Thursday! Tomorrow. Photo Friday. If my camera decides to cooperate!