I LOVE Thrift Stores!

                       Ok, so I know the subject of de-cluttering is getting really old for a lot of you, and I know you would rather read about what I have been sewing. I want to thank you for hanging in there with me, and still reading my blog to see what I have been up to, even though I have NOT been sewing.

I am still de-cluttering, in between working, taking my ‘junk’ to Goodwill, and looking for more ‘good junk’. I’m not done yet. I’m going to be at it for awhile.

I told Louie last week that I would like to find a more comfortable chair to put in the downstairs living area. Last weekend, after we delivered a big load of ‘stuff’ to one particular thrift store, we walked inside to look around (Come on! Quit laughing! You KNOW you have to look, just in case there is something you can’t live without!) Sitting there, was this VERY NICE Lane rocker recliner for a short person (you know, like Me!) We paid $100 for it. I looked on the internet, and the prices I found for the very same chair was between $450 and $600! SCORE!!!!! I love it, it is comfortable, and I think God put it there just for me.  I believe with all my heart, that when you give to others, your gifts are returned….in our case, almost immediately. You just can’t out-give God!  The bible even says so!

Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." The color is kind of a light sage green. Almost beige, but green. I love the wooden arms.                                              That was LAST weekend. (Sorry I have been too tired to show you.)

Yesterday (Friday), after I worked until noon, I tore into my bedroom and worked at de-cluttering, and rearranging all afternoon. I had another load of ‘stuff’ that needed to be dropped off at Goodwill today. We loaded up the van (and we moved to ‘Beverly’…Oh, I mean) and we headed for the QC’s for a day of junkin’. When we were just about done for the day (we only had two more stops left), we went to the Disabled American Veteran’s thrift store (where we got my other two dressers) and we found another one! I have been looking for a couple weeks for one to put in my office to do more organizing. I have a couple wooden two drawer file cabinets that I was just using for storing ‘stuff’ and I wanted to get another nice dresser to replace them.  I found a vintage Sterling House Furniture solid Maple and (or?) Cherry dresser! It is very heavy and well built.                                         Oh….it was NOT pretty. I regret that I did not take a couple photos when it had the old hardware on it. We actually stopped at Menards and bought new hardware for it. It needed my ‘magic touch’, and I knew I could make it look a lot better. I put new ‘feet’ on it, so my wooden floor would not get scratched. Here is a picture of one end of it before the Old English.                                                                        …and after.                                                       I think it turned out pretty good, don’t you?  I am MORE than thrilled.                                                       I also found a couple of ‘new to me’ Isabel Bloom’s. I don’t know this ducky’s name, or what the catalog name is, because I think he is retired, but I thought he was cute enough, that I let him follow me home.                                        Then, I found another ‘Bloom’ at the DAV thrift store. This one is still current and has only been out for a couple years. I paid about half of retail, so again, SCORE! It is in perfect condition. This one is called Love One Another.                       

So, that’s what I have been doing. Moving stuff in, and moving stuff out. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Be blessed!                                   Michelle