Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds #11

This thrift store trip is close to home. It's the Family Thrift whose proceeds go toward helping people in our own community.

This time, we found a handful of cat toys:

Gotta take care of the kitties.

I don't think a trip to the thrift store is complete without bringing books home:

Books.

The first time I used these, I got my finger caught along with the dish towel!

These were a tad stiff when I used them the first time!

I'm a little confused about this Scrabble game. Is it newer, cheaper, or what!?! It doesn't look like any game I have ever seen.

Box top.

"Colors and parts may vary from those pictured"? What?

The font is all wrong. Why change that?

And, the trays are made of plastic!?!

Is anyone more in the know about this type of Scrabble game than I am? I always pick up stranded Scrabble games for the tiles, but I can't combine these tiles with my current stash.

From cat toys to strange Scrabble games...and everything in between...

Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds #10

Today's finds take us to the Fancy Flea II, so I guess we could call today's post Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds at the Fancy Flea II. How's that for alliteration!?! My college education was not for naught!

Anyway... Here's what we found:

10 mullions.

We plan to use these on the walls of our bedroom to create a design. We'll see how they turn out. It will be awhile.

Domed plate.

 I suspect these two pieces were married at one time. One reason is the price going from $18 down to $5, and another reason being that the theme of the etching is not carried into the dome. It's good enough for me, though. I'll find something to put under the dome!

McCoy planters.

 Isn't the color gorgeous on these two planters!?! I want to use them in the living room, so you might see them when I reveal the completed living room. I am worried about the cats knocking them over, though. I'll have to find a good and sturdy place to display them against the pink living room!

Modern round two-tiered table with glass top.

 When we first saw this table, we loved it. I can't remember the exact price, but I think it was way over the amount we were willing to spend. Something tells me it was over $100. We thought about it and kept it in mind. On this visit, it was in the large out building where reduced items go to die. I just needed to say that, because I'm not sure what the purpose is of this building. All I can say is that it wasn't in with the regular booths. So, on this visit, it was marked down to, I think, $60. We were happy to see it, so we scarfed it up and put it in the car. When we got it home, it didn't work as I had intended. It was too tall to be a coffee table, so it may work in a different role. I still have time to decide.

On this day, we also went to what I call the Red Barn. Although we pass it frequently, I couldn't tell you the name of it. It's on Main Street in Shallotte, NC. We found lots of goodies.

In the forefront are sewing supplies, a small creamer with forget-me-knot flowers on it, red crochet thread, a darning egg, a pattern, tassels, a bird book, a knife, a box of utility knife blades and a plastic bag full of various kinds of clothespins.

 I love the little creamer. I think I'll be putting it our guest room with little flowers in it.

In the back left are these candle holders with a clip so they will stay upright on a tree, although I would not recommend lighting them!

My friend, Donna of Distressed Donna Downhome, told me what these are, and I forgot!

 Here's what they are like: The metal parts have some writing on them. They seem to have started out round and flat, then they were rolled up with one end being wider than the other. In the narrower end, there is a decorative rope. From what Donna had told me, I am thinking that these ropes were longer and were hanging from something. They intrigued me. That's why I have them. If anyone could tell me what these are, I'd appreciate it!

Where I show off:
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party #316
Share Your Cup #291  

From McCoy to mullions ...and everything in between...

Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds #9

Today, we're off to Leland, NC. We used to live in Leland, but now we only visit when we need to do something in Wilmington, NC. It's on the way. On this day, we hit the Leland Habitat for Humanity ReStore, The Hope Chest (raising funds to assist victims of domestic violence) and CIS (Communities in Schools) Thrift.

These are the items we found at the ReStore:

We always find books to bring home.

Misc. findings.

In case you can't make them out, we picked up some small white plastic baskets, some white-on-white fabric, Avery stickers, small cow bells for crafts and a package of brad punctuation marks.

A multi gadget knife.

A lawn edger that works great.

And, we put some of it in here!

Next are the items we purchased at The Hope Chest. We like to support them in the work they do to help victims of domestic violence. They have a few stores in our area, so we visit them when we can.

A book for Katie, a natural sponge, snowman garland, a wreath of bells, red yarn and red pompoms.

Katie decided she needed this sponge for her biology class room. I was hoping to use it to texture paint! This is larger than my hand!

"Rusted" metal snowflake garland, up close.

A test tube vase.

The following we found at CIS thrift:

 

The glass was broken, and we had an extra piece of glass at home.
 

For Katie.

I'm not sure why we purchased this Madonna. We usually are drawn to plain white AND without a baby. What were we thinking? Maybe Katie remembers?

A rubber stamp.

Older tinsel garland, for crafts.

There are several CIS thrifts stores near our neighborhood, too.

Well, that concludes our trip to Leland. For a tiny town, it has these three thrift stores plus a furniture consignment store.

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Where I am showing off:
Share Your Cup #290 
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party #315
Vintage Charm Party #134  
Talk of the Town #124 

From ankle weights to tinsel garland...and everything in between...

Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds #8

This is my fabulous finds NUMBER EIGHT. Fonda fun fact: Eight is my favorite number. I don't know why exactly. It could be that it's the number of the earliest house I remember. 8 Summit Court. It was a short street with a cul-de-sac — back then, they called them courts. There were probably less than 10 houses, from what I can remember. From that house, I went to preschool, kindergarten, first and part of second grade. 8. It's also the lowest house number I've ever had. 8. It's a round-y number. 8. It's my birth month. August. Those are all good reasons to claim 8 as my favorite number.

Now...on with the finds...

All of these were found at my friendly neighborhood Family Thrift. These were from the first trip:

Hat, book, glass shaker, picture, glass serving dish and V-shaped embellishments.

Close-up of the Kokopelli earrings.

Black wooden box - closed.

Open. It's a jewelry box!

 

Planter.

This is from the second trip:

Tinsel garland, half-shade night light and Katie's books.

 And, these are from the third trip:

This shows everything: books, coffee, tinsel garland, white ribbon, leather tri-fold wallet, leaf-shaped serving tray, ceramic gelatin mold, bag of Christmas-y stuff that I purchased for the star.

Here are some close-ups:

Mostly children's books.

New tinsel garland, white ribbon and tri-fold wallet.

Leaves serving tray that feels like wood, but Katie says it's plastic.

Either it's a gelatin mold or something purely decorative to hang on the wall.

I bought this for the star on top.

Showing off at:
Share Your Style #168 
Vintage Charm Party #131 
Talk of the Town #121 
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party #313 

From books to birds...and everything in between...

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Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds #7

We found these things in the CIS (Communities in Schools) thrift near Sunset Beach:

5 picture frames.

Book.

There wasn't much there that we needed here, but we always have fun seeing what we can. This particular store is mostly clothing and accessories with small areas of books and housewares.

These next items were purchased at my friendly neighborhood Family Thrift. 

Wooden hangers, books, alphabet beads, die cut cards, zipper and a frame.

The following were purchased at the CIS thrift in Southport:

Katie books, paper bead necklace and seahorse earrings.

 

Close-up of the seahorse earrings.

90-minute cassette tapes.

You don't see these too often any more. I hope to put them on eBay. I'll have to do a little research first.

 

Hanging lamp.

Get a load of this hanging lamp. I'm assuming it Mid-Century Modern. It has a long wire that plugs in. The wire is threaded through chain. The off/on switch is about 5 feet from the floor. In other words, it hangs from the ceiling but plugs into a receptacle near the floor.

Bird pictures.

 I think these bird pictures will be going into the guest room.

 

OpticFilm 7200.

Katie's mom had taken many photos, and most of them are on slides, so we are hoping to view them and make them into pictures if it's something Katie wants to do. I have to go through my family photos, too. We want to use some in the hallway to the bedrooms.

Showing off at:
Vintage Charm Party #130 
Talk of the Town #120 
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party #312 

From alphabet beads to a zipper...and everything in between...