As Is... Isn't all bad...

On my recent Thrift Shop shopping trip to Austin with Candy, Sandy and Terry... I found this small set of ceramic canisters with brass lids... for sale "As Is"...

As is... $1.99... $.99... $.69... grand total for all three... $3.67..

As is...

no knobs on the lids...!

Hobby Lobby to the rescue... 3 knobs $2.50 each...

-50% off... they were on sale... total for the knobs...

$3.75...

had to slightly enlarge the holes with a screwdriver...

time to complete the project...

less than 10-minutes...

Total thrifty cost... $7.42...

Enjoying these beautiful canisters in my kitchen

down here in French Lique...

Priceless!

I absolutely love this thrifty treasure...

As Is... Isn't all bad... not bad at all...

I'm joining

Thrifty Thursday

Thrift'n on a Thrusday

and

Show and Tell Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday

drop by and check out who else is joining in...

Vintage from trash to treasure... it's a thrifty buy!

okay... well not really trash... just seriously rustic when found...

but it had potential...

I can't leave it like this... I just have to polish...

and now look... treasure...

I'm always amazed at what a little silver polish and some "elbow-grease" can do...

found at Twice Blessed in San Marcos, Texas...

full service for 8... and a fabulous flatware chest...

I've got a long way to go... and I haven't even looked up the pattern...

but I am in love with vintage silver...

and this was a thrifty find... $50...

thanks to my sister, Lili, for digging to the bottom of the pile and pulling it out...

now I'm off to continue the buffing process...

down here in French Lique...

I'm joining Thrifty Thursday in Bloggeritaville...

and

Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingies Thursday...

Solo Thrifty Shopping Spree...

While working in Seguin, Texas this week, I visited one of my favorite little antique malls... Beverly from Glory B's Cottage has a booth there... so do the "Curious Boys"... I wasn't looking for anything in particular... which leaves me open to find little treasures

here and there...

Two small oval frames... already painted a nice shade of white... just like I like!

I'd actually had my eye on this painted-perfect-white letter holder for a couple of months... and this time... it was on sale... so it is now mine!

A wonderful, shabby white wall basket... and it's metal!  I've got just the place and just the silk flowers to fill it with... wait until you see!

My cost for this solo-thrifty shopping spree.... $26... Now that's what I call inexpensive fun down here in French Lique...

I'm linking in to....
White Wednesday

Thrifty Thursday
Show & Tell Friday

The Perfect Country Cottage Guestroom... continued from Blue Monday

The Second Time Around.... or maybe 3rd or 4th... but I love this wall full of mostly empty frames... I left some their original patina... and some I painted white or cottage white... and there's even an Aqua Blue which is my punch of color for this Cottage White guestroom...

This just might be my favorite wall decor in my house! Each frame, gathered over time from various thrift stores, antique malls and garage sale or two... My cost limit for frames is $5, and most of these... I paid less... so the cost of this near-pictureless wall of cottage frames.... less than $50... and that includes the one with the picture!   

Recycled and Thrifty... that's what we love... down here in French Lique!

Wimberley Finds... for Thrifty Thursday...

I thought Thrifty Thursday would be the perfect place to show you what I found while shopping Wimberley Market Days with Candy on Saturday.

Candy and I seldom desire the same treasure... it's not that our tastes are that different... we just always seem to be looking for different items when we're together... however, this Saturday... I beat her to these vintage silk millinery violets... just $2 a bunch! Sorry Candy!

Then I found these adorable S & P shakers. Funny thing was, Candy already owns them, though the slightly taller version... along with the complete set of stoneware... Good thing we don't go for the same treasures huh? I probably won't use them for S & P... just to decorate... they're so cute!
I also found these candle sticks... $5 for the set... boy were they heavy. I couldn't believe the price. The lady told me she bought them at an estate sale and she wasn't sure whether or not they were silver... hummmm...
A little Wright's Silver Polish and volia'!
Yep... they are silver... beautiful vintage silver candlesticks... a very good thing!
Then last but not least... I fell in love with this...
A beautiful pillow made from vintage silks and adorned with vintage pearls.
A thrifty treasure for sure... handmade... vintage silk... only $20.

So there you have it, as promised. My beautiful vintage, thrifty finds... found while shopping Saturday at Wimberley Market Days with Candy... Wish ya'll were there.

Come on over and visit, down here in French Lique...

Thrifty Thursday... Polishing the Vintage Silver and Putting it Away...

I'm joining Thrifty Thursdays for the first time... because this is just about the best Thrifty Bargain I've ever gotten... and for more Thrifty Thursdays visit Bloggeritaville Thrifty Thursdays here...

I'd been looking for a container to store some vintage silverware that I'd purchased while shopping Wimberley Trade Days with Candy back in March...

and yes... my favorite Thrifty Shopping Place, Goodwill had this little beauty.

A wonderful "tarnish proof" silverware chest! Yes, the price was right, just $3.99. The interior... perfection!

not a smudge, a tear, a stain... just perfect!

Medallion Guaranteed!

So I polished up my vintage silver, just as Bill at Affordable Accoutrements advised. Then I placed it carefully in my new silverware chest.

and there is plenty of room for more... I just have 4-place settings of this beautiful 1947 Rogers Ancestral Pattern Silver...

The perfect place to use my beautiful vintage silver is on a sunny tablescape on the porch.. with my vintage Syracuse Coralbel Pattern China...
So I'm joining in Susan's Tablescape Thursday...

a close up of the 1947 Rogers Ancestral Pattern... I think it's beautiful. I paid about $50 for the 29 pieces.

and it looks so pretty on the porch...

with all things pink and vintage..

Thanks for the inspiration down here in French Lique...