Sunday, February 21, 2010

New Nest Treasures and Thrifty Finds


A mini-nest on a tablespoon easel.
Green bird and eggs coming soon.



Hit a great church rummage sale Saturday,
and got this porcelain Santa.


Here is what I paid,
and if you zoom in you will see the store price!
($27.00!!)

A pile of doilies, and a sweet black choker.....


Sheet music and books....

a wonderful old scrapbook with paper articles
and recipes from the 1940's in it.

And here is the BLUE cover of the scrapbook

and some other things I got.

Nothing over $2.00!!
My kind of sale! =0)

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31 comments:

Marie Lost Bird Studio said...

Hi Barbara Jean,
OOOOOh, what wonderful treasures
you found.I absolutely love your nest.Have a wonderful day.
Hugs
Marie

Diane said...

I'm so jealous--these are my kind of finds!!

Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...

Love your sweet bird nests in the most unusual places. And those thrifty finds are just absolutely fabulous. Many blessings for a happy day. :) Tammy

Glo said...

Your little nest on the tablespoon rest is so adorable! I really like the cover of the blue scrapbook too.

Happy Blue Monday!

Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...

Barbara Jean,
You did fantastic at the Church rummage sale! I love going to those and Thrift shops and yard sales , etc. Such great treasures to be had! Congrats on a great job of thrifty shopping!!!
Debbie-Dabble

Donatella said...

What neat things you found... my favorit is the blue scrap book... thanks for sharing!!

SmilingSally said...

You cleaned up, Barbara Jean! Happy Blue Monday.

Lori @ Katies Rose Cottage Designs said...

Oh soooo precious !! What adorable little nests ~ I just love what you do ~
xoxo
Lori

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

Your bird nests are just fabulous. The one in the spoon is just adoreable as well as the strainer, but the spoon really made me drool. Great finds. Hugs, Marty

Shy said...

.50cents, and you spentover $2 woow greatfind and super great deal.

Karen Valentine said...

Hi Barbara! I found an old silver soup ladle this weekend and thought... "I can put a bird nest in there like Barbara Jean!!!" I haven't done it yet, because I'm not sure where I would put it, but I do LOVE the idea.
I had no idea there were so many Make it Monday memes!!!! I'm going to check some of them out! Have a great week.

Karen
My Desert Cottage

Sissie's Shabby Cottage said...

That little spoon nest is just about the cutest thing ever!
And all your great finds at the sale, I'm drooling.
I cannot believe all those wonderful doilies and pieces of lace. Yum.

Great stuff.

hugs
Sissie

LeAnn said...

A bunch of pretties. It looks like you are a very creative person!

Lisa said...

Barbara Jean,
You did good girl! Love that black choker, it looks Victorian. And that scrapbook, oh so cool. I love that kind of stuff, I'd spend all day reading it & imagining the person who made it. Thanks for sharing with us. Lisa

joyh82 said...

What wonderful bargains you found! Love the blue scrapbook. Happy Blue Monday!

Sara's Sweet Surprise said...

Hello Barbara Jean ~I wanted to stop by to reconnect. I've had a few absences from blogging and have lost touch with some of my friends.
Since winter landed on our doorstep...it provided us the motivation for a few indoor remodeling projects...in two homes! Which can be a bit daunting. So, I appreciate the breaks I get for blog visits.
It's wonderful how generous blog friends as yourself can be, with sharing your beautiful treasures. That's why I love returning the gesture, by sharing cooking or DIY ideas too.
I hope you can stop by so we can reacquaint ourselves.

Sweet wishes,
Sara

Anonymous said...

Hey there! Today's my first Blue Monday ! Nice to see you again. And I do love the birdnest things. Oh, oh, oh. More to my list to do! Again! :) Jenn <><

~ Regan said...

As always, you have the cutest crafts EVER!!! ;) I just love little nests this time of year!

stop by sometime, I'm having a "Mercury-ish Giveaway"!

Anonymous said...

That is the cutest little bird's nest in the strainer. Pretty blue album, too. You made a haul! Happy Blues~

Linda @ A La Carte said...

Wonderful finds. Love those low prices...my kind of sale also. I love your nests so much! cute the places you put them.

alissa said...

what such sweet birds nest...i really like the one on the spoon. just precious!

Leaon Mary said...

That Santa is adorable! WHAT A FIND!
AND THE COVER of your scrapbook is beautiful. It's so much fun to find little treasures.

What have you been seeing on you walks these days?!!

Jonny said...

Hi Barbara Jea, Your spoon is beautiful ,I love it, how neat.Thank You for sharing it.Sincerely Jonny

Anonymous said...

Oh, Barbara Jean, you got yourself some marvelous bargains. What great finds. I tell you -- you could even make a mud pie look good though!

Roseny Crisp said...

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Ok Barbara não se preocupe
Obrigada em comunicar comigo
Abraço

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Ok do not worry Barbara
Thank you to communicate with me
Hug

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Que lindo ninho!♥

What a beautiful nest!♥`

Pat @ My Tattered Elegance said...

Oh Barbara Jean, what wonderful treasures you found. I love them all and love the price. Your little bird nests are adorable, I love working with the silverware. You did such a great job!!
Hugs, Pat

Julie said...

Love the spoon nest. Very pretty. Thanks for sharing with Made it Monday! Jules

Beth said...

You found some great things thrifting! Thanks for sharing - your photos are well done. Great post!

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

Lots of great new treasures! I love treasure hunting!
Warmly,
Deb :)

concretenprimroses said...

So many pretty things! The birds nests are adorable.
Kathy

Tiffany said...

You always find such great stuff! Where do you put it all? :)
-Tiff