Sunday Favorites - Spring Thriftstore Treasures

I haven't joined in on a Sunday Favorite in a few weeks, it's just been too cold to sit at the computer. But today was super-delicious-gorgeous and I wanted to share a post I did in Spring of 2009 in which I went thrifting and found some treasures. I went thrifting again today with my mom but unfortunately I only found one treasure which I'll try to photograph tomorrow. So enjoy this blast from the past and be sure to go say hi to Chari at Happy to Design and see what other favorites you can find.

Sunday Favorite

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March 23, 2009

Saturday I woke up and debated...should I spend the day cleaning house and doing laundry or should I go hit all the Goodwill's and some yard sales and see if I can find any treasures? Guess which idea won out?

If you guessed Goodwill and yard sales you win! So what do you win? Well the only thing I can offer is a peak at all the treasures I found and some pictures on what I did with them.

My first stop didn't prove to be too fruitful, but I did find these little gardening bunnies. All total they came out to $2.52 and the funny thing was that was exactly how much money I had in my purse!

After leaving that Goodwill and heading to the next one I kept an eye out for yard sales. I only found one on my way and almost didn't stop at that one...but I'm glad I did, look at what I scored:

When I got to the yard sale I saw a lady pick it up and ask the man how much he wanted for it and he told her $3.00. She walked around with it for a bit and then put it back down and I snatched it up and went and asked the man how much he wanted for it...and he told me $1.00!? Kind of weird huh? But I didn't ask any questions, just figured it was my lucky day and snatched it up.

Here's a picture of where I hung it in my bedroom. I love this wall because it's the one I look at when I first wake up in the morning. The picture that says "It's a Wonderful Life" was a gift from my sister in law Connie and family. It's just what I need to be reminded of every single morning. The little bunny picture was a thrift find which I found at the American Cancer Society Discovery Store.

At the next Goodwill I found a set of dishes with a grape design that I haven't photographed yet, but I will once I get them hung up in my kitchen and another bowl that I bought just because of the beautiful colors, but I also didn't photograph it. It's more autumn colors.
Then I went to my favorite Goodwill. This Goodwill has mostly books, but a few knick-knacks and pictures. I found a few more things for a Spring and Easter display.
First this aluminum bucket I guess is what it is. Here it is empty...

And here it is after I decorated it with some Easter grass and small colored eggs.

Then I found these beautiful nesting boxes. The all fit inside the big one and you can display just the big one, or all three of them. These are yours April...I remember how you once told me you wanted Russian Nesting Dolls and these are sort of the same thing, but different. But you can't have them yet :0)

I also found this little bunnies tree house decoration...


These bunnies I picked up on my lunch hour Friday at Dollar Tree. Their faces look a little big more like sheep than bunnies, but they have ears and sheep and bunnies are both for Easter so that makes the Easter Bunneeps or Sheennies.

And here's my Easter Mantle display. For less than $20.00 I was able to put this together. The Easter Bunny Garland in the background was purchased last year at an after Easter sale and this is the first time I've used it.

Tomorrow I'll show you my Easter Tablescape.

I love thrifting. These are all unique items that I will enjoy for years plus I spent a great day searching for them.

Oh, almost forgot. I also found these beautiful butterflies that match the colors in my bathroom which are baby blue and baby pink for some reason. I just hope they don't fall off the wall when we close the bathroom door...they seem so fragile.

And the Winner is. . . (I know...I'm late posting this )

I had promised that I would annouce the winner of my book giveaway yesterday (Friday) but somehow the day got away from me (work, shopping and dining out) and I didn't get it done. Forgive me ya'll. But we just had a Home Goods open up in Bakersfield and I just HAD to go check it out. I bought some beautiful Rose scented Potpourri and a pretty bowl to eat my breakfast in each morning.

So to cut to the quick...the winner is Sarah from Hyacinths for the Soul. She has a beautiful blog and a beautiful new header that she also won. Wow! She's been lucky this month! Please Sarah get in touch with me and I'll have the book headed your way.

Thanks to everyone who entered and I'm glad you all enjoyed the book review!

The Glory Of These Forty Days

The glory of these forty days
we celebrate with songs of praise;
for Christ, through whom all things were made,
himself has fasted and has prayed.

Alone and fasting Moses saw
the loving God who gave the law;
and to Elijah, fasting, came
the steeds and chariots of flame.

So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
delivered from the lions' might;
and John, the Bridegroom's friend, became
the herald of Messiah's name.

Then grant us, Lord, like them to be
full oft in fast and prayer with thee;
our spirits strengthen with thy grace,
and give us joy to see thy face.

O Father, Son, and Spirit blest,
to thee be every prayer addressed,
who art in three-fold Name adored,
from age to age, the only Lord.

Text: Latin, sixth century; trans. Maurice F. Bell, 1906
Tune: ERHALT UNS, HERR, LM. Melody from Geistliche Lieder, 1543

Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days

Lord, who throughout these forty days
for us didst fast and pray,
teach us with thee to mourn our sins,
and close by thee to stay.

As thou with Satan didst contend
and didst the victory win,
O give us strength in thee to fight,
in thee to conquer sin.

As thou didst hunger bear and thirst,
so teach us, gracious Lord,
to die to self, and chiefly live
by thy most holy word.

And through these days of penitence,
and through thy Passiontide,
yea, evermore, in life and death,
Jesus! with us abide.

Abide with us, that so, this life
of suffering over-past,
an Easter of unending joy
we may attain at last!

Text: Claudia F. Hernaman, 1873
Tune: ST. FLAVIAN, CM, Melody from Day's Psalter, 1562

Forty Days And Forty Nights

Forty days and forty nights
Thou wast fasting in the wild;
Forty days and forty nights
Tempted, and yet undefiled.

Sunbeams scorching all the day;
Chilly dew-drops nightly shed;
Prowling beasts about Thy way;
Stones Thy pillow; earth Thy bed.

Should not we Thy sorrow share
And from worldly joys abstain,
Fasting with unceasing prayer,
Strong with Thee to suffer pain?

Then if Satan on us press,
Jesus, Savior, hear our call!
Victor in the wilderness,
Grant we may not faint nor fall!

So shall we have peace divine:
Holier gladness ours shall be;
Round us, too, shall angels shine,
Such as ministered to Thee.

Keep, O keep us, Savior dear,
Ever constant by Thy side;
That with Thee we may appear
At the eternal Eastertide.

Words: George Hunt Smyttan (1822-1870)
Music: HEINLEIN 77.77 Nürnbergisches Gesangbuch (1676)

Fix Me, Jesus

Refrain:

Oh Lord, fix me,
Oh Lord fix me,
Oh Lord fix me,
Fix me Jesus, fix me

1. Fix me for my long white robe.
Fix me, Jesus, fix me.
Fix me for my starry crown.
Fix me, Jesus, fix me. (Refrain)

2. Fix me for my journey home.
Fix me, Jesus, fix me.
For me for my dying bed.
Fix me, Jesus, fix me.

Traditional African American Spiritual

Iwanna Wednesday - Writing on the Wall and a Giveaway

The other day I was creating a blog post and the TV was babbling in the background and a show caught my attention. It was called How I Make My Millions. I've never seen the show, but I'm assuming they do interviews of people who have come up with a way to make money.

What caught my attention was a man who created something called IdeaPaint. What I saw when I watched is people writing on the walls in an office.

Now I put Post-It's all over my wall in my office and they only stay there temporarily until I remove them after finishing whatever they were intended to remind me to do. Some of them actually do stay there quite a while.

But can you imagine being able to just write a reminder or an inspirational quote on the wall? Maybe a different quote every day? I would love that! Iwanna that for my office!

IdeaPaint makes that possible. You can buy paint you spread on the wall and once it drys you can use the Dry-Erase board markers on it, then simply wipe off when you're done! Ingenious! Why didn't I think of that?

Wouldn't that be an awesome product for bloggers? I would love to paint the wall behind my computer with this so I could jot down ideas. Like this photo shows. Don't you love it!

Iwanna someone to paint my wall like this. Except maybe with this beautiful blue color. What do you think? What would you paint with IdeaPaint?

OHHH, before I forget, please go and read the book review I did and you can enter to win the book. It's a great book, well worth your time to go check it out! Click Here!