Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

You all know how thrift stores and Good Will sometimes have great items, and often, not so much!  I was in Good Will shortly after Christmas, and ran up on a wonderful bargain.  Are you familiar with Thirty One brand bags?  They are rather expensive, and in fact, that's why I have never bought them. That day, I started my search on the miscellaneous aisle where you find all kinds of items, and on the bottom shelf sat this wonderful big bag that looked like brand new.  There was glitter in the bottom, so I think someone might have donated Christmas decor, and probably did not mean for the bag to be donated.  My Christmas dishes fit in perfectly. $2.52  (retails on their website from $50. - $60.) In addition to that, I found 2 candle holders that match my Christmas dishes.  They were a total of $2.42.  They sell at Replacements for $21.99 each.  The photo below is from Replacements.  My candle holders are already packed away unt...

When Good Will recently opened a store in our town, I went in on the first day, and found a couple of grapevine wreaths. I believe this one was $1.91 .  Even though it is a little misshapen,  I decided it would be fine for a winter wreath.  I gathered items together that I already had, and decorated it for the front door.   I had a piece of burlap ribbon that I made into a bow, then I added a burlap flower I had made some time ago. I wired on three foam snow flakes from my stash, two holly stems, and then clipped on a spot of red.  This "old fashioned" girl tag was in a pack of papers I bought at HL recently. Nothing is attached permanently, so I can use and reuse this wreath. By using what I had, I have a frugal wreath and I like how simple it is. A little rustic, and not too fussy! Sharing here: Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme Show and Tell Friday  http://romantichome.blogspot.com Farm House Friday @ Kni...