Thrifty Thursday

I have a couple small thrift finds to show you.  This honey jar is so cute.  I had a honey jar from Sur le Table, but I dropped it and it broke!  I still had the honey dripper, so with this find, I have a set once again.

It is a heavy pottery piece.  The saucer to catch drips is attached.  I love the embossed word, "HONEY" on the banner.  The top and sides have a sweet floral posy.

There are no chips anywhere, and I have never seen one like this.  We use honey a lot here.  In yogurt, tea, and sandwiches.  This will get a lot of use.
All of you yarny folks may have heard about the Nordic Shawl that is being made all across blogland lately.  It is crochet, and oh so pretty.  I have been wanting to purchase the pattern, and make one for myself.  I always check the textiles in thrift shops.  I have "rescued" several afghans that I absolutely love.  I saw this ecru piece and when I looked closer, could see that it was a shawl.  I fell in love with it.

Please ignore my chins looking down.  I was trying to crop my head out of the pic.  I am too lazy to go edit it.

It is such a nice size and weight.  I brought it home, and washed it, and line dried it right away.

Sorry for the pitiful pics.  But I loved it, and had to make it mine!  It was 3 dollars!
This Coldwater Creek loose knit zip hoody was a good find.  One dollar.

I like it together with this navy and  yellow for a nautical look.
A new lamp.  However, I removed the red lamp shade that was too big for the lamp, and put it on another lamp I have in the family room.

My Spring Wreath is hung and it makes me happy every time I look at it.
My favorite things on it are the little bunch of carrots with frilly tops, and the bird and nest.

I put the shade that was on the above lamp, on the new lamp and put it on the piano.  However, I am going to paint it with Oil Rubbed Bronze this weekend.

Once it is painted, the lampshade will look great.  It was 9.99, but the lampshade looked brand new, and the three light bulbs in it were probably worth that much!  Have you bought light bulbs lately!!!???
My friends know I love vintage and old things.  My girlfriend Joyce gave me this beautiful floral apron yesterday.  She took me out to a delicious lunch and then showered me with gifts.  This was for my birthday, as I was tied up with things in March.

 She also gave me a pretty hummingbird stake to put in my garden.  And a terrific book on gardening!

 Last night I got together with my high school girlfriends, and even though we stopped exchanging gifts a while ago, Sue gave this to me because she said she just couldn't resist, knowing that I have chickens.

Two little half dozen ceramic egg crates. My daughter Gennifer had gotten me the aqua one a long time ago, and I keep it on the counter to use every day.  It is always filled to overflowing, so these will certainly be put to good use!
Then today...my girlfriend Viki took me to lunch and we had such a nice time.  She got me this cute red gardening hat.

And made me some  yummy chocolate chip scones!

 And tucked in a cute little chicken tablet.   I love my friends.  And I love how thoughtful they are.  I have been having such a fun and busy week, enjoying every minute.  Tomorrow night, my best pal Jae and I will be going out to dinner to celebrate our birthdays together, as they are one day apart.  Our husbands are going on a camping trip this weekend, so it will be a girls weekend for us!

I have been enjoying my Spring Birds and Garden journal.  I am sketching with colored pencils on each entry.  I have been having fun with that.  I am no artist, that is for sure, but it is fun to do, and fun to look back on.

Th...th...thhhhh....thhhat's all folks.
Nighty night!
XO  Kris