[love] Secondhand Scores

There are many perks to living in a teensy tiny town. 30 second commute to work... Hardly any traffic... Everyone-knows-everyone community bond (in a good way: it can also be a bad thing). However, a downfall is that there is not much to offer in the form of shopping and entertainment. For example, the closest secondhand store is 20 minutes away in the next town and it is only open on Fridays and Saturdays. Hmph. BUT Nate and I have found some treasures each time we go, so it is definitely worth it to make the short trek for some sweet finds. Here's what we picked up this weekend!

First up: this wicker tray for $1. A great little caddy for my chalk mug, plant, and Scentsy (which I know is disgusting: I cleaned it immediately after taking this picture!) It gives a great texture along with a pop of neutral, natural fiber.

This huge basket/water canteen/thingy: $3.50. A new centerpiece for my farmhouse table! Now I need to find flowers to fill it. Probably fake ones. Don't judge ;)

Nate found this set of four "Learn-A-Language: Italian" records for $2: he loved the throwback "The Houston Post" label on it. It's unfortunate that it's ripped, but the second box in the stack has a much neater looking label. Also, if you look at the original mailing stamp, it says 1964 on it. Pretty neat! He will probably take the records out to hang up in his music nook in his office. I'll use the boxes as shelf decor :)

 He also picked up three books for $2... my little reader (photo taken from his Instagram)!

So there you have it. Please tell me I'm not the only one who loves to dig for treasures at secondhand stores! Okay, when I say the word "dig", I mean "look carefully". I'm a bit of a germ-a-phobe :)

Happy Monday!

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21

Warrenton #1 Wrap Up

Like I mentioned Saturday during my Photo a Day post, Nate and I traveled down the road a bit to visit Warrenton. This place has an amazing selection of antiques/thrifty/vintage items for sale. It's H-U-G-E. It's only open for two weeks twice a year, so we always make an effort to go when it is in town!

Check out some of Warrenton's awesome finds:

First off, there is delicious food! We always stop by this food booth sponsored by a Lutheran church (who also offers $5 parking). Their fajitas are SO good!

As far as the eye can see... booths, tents, booths, tents...

Such pretty scenery for all the booths!

Some neat things I found and could not afford: old school- literally- desk chairs. Wouldn't these be neat in a foyer?

Gorgeous kitchen island. We couldn't find the price tag but we are assuming it is out of our range.

Many booths had these giant letter "junkyards": letters from old business signs and whatnot. SO fun and only $20-$40, depending on the size (this place was where we found them the cheapest). However, NO ONE had a J for Johnson! Grrrr!

What I purchased: a vendor makes wax bricks (for the popular wax warmers... you all know the ones!) homemade with delicious scents (these are Peach and Spiced Orange, mmmmm). Only $1.95 as opposed to others I have seen for $4-$6. Not a huge price difference, but a save is a save.

These adorable glass jars! The green one was $3 and the blue was $2.

They look beautiful with all of my other glass jars/bottles above my kitchen cabinets! Hope to have an entire collection one day, lined up from end to end.

I labeled this post #1 because I plan on going again with a friend (possibly) on Friday and again with my mom on Saturday. Can't WAIT!

Who else likes to go antique-ing? That is totally a word.