Hitting the Yard Sales

The weather here is gorgeous. Blue sky, just a slight nip in the air, just the kind of weather to shop some yard sales. I've found several the last 2 days that were really good ones, and of course a few good finds. The find I'm happiest about is this wonderful fabric.

There is 5 yards of fabric at 66" wide, price $1.00!! I plan to make curtains for my bed room. I will have to add a band of some type of trim to make them the length I need, but I'm thinking drop cloth at the top or bottom will do the trick, and I already have that!!

This was a $2.00 find, and I liked it, but when I looked at the bottom, I couldn't resist it!! Kathy Adams was my name for 35 years!! (my first marriage). Felt kinda eerie!!

I filled it with mini pumpkins! Love it!

I bought this flower frog for $3.00.

75 cents for this makeup bag.

This cute shirt for $1.00.

Fabric 25 cents each. Enough to make pillow covers in the green, probably a yard or more of the yellow.

I already did one project with some of the green fabric. I copied this idea from Brenda at Cozy Little House. Mine isn't as pretty as hers, but I think it's a neat idea!

Have you visited any yard sales recently? It's TIME!

I am thrilled with all these treasures for a total of around $8.25!

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