Thrift Find :: The Donnybrook

Way back in June, Ivan and I trekked up to Peterborough to spend some quality time with this lady & family as well as attend a really awesome thrift extravaganza that included an auction! Chantilly knows how to have a thrifty good time. Here are some of our finds.

Ivan and I just happened to walk by as these pretty chairs were being auctioned off. We scored two for a dollar.

I was very proud of how I got these glasses. I had my eye on them but they didn't get auctioned off until really late in the evening. The auctioner ended up auctioning off the entire contents of the table they were on as one thing. Some other lady won and there were a lot of different things on the table so I took a chance and asked if she would be willing to sell me the glasses. They were not what she wanted on the table so she very nicely sold them to me for a couple dollars. 

I had my eye on this pretty melmac set for most of the evening but then Chantilly and Jesse mentioned they were going to bid on it so I let them have it. Little did I know they were buying it for me! So sweet of them! I love it and the colours match our other dishes really well.

At the end of the night there were a bunch of things that didn't sell and you can just pick them up, find someone who works there and make them an offer. I grabbed a couple paintings including these unfinished paint by numbers. I love looking at paint by numbers before they are painted. I think they are so neat! I might want to try finishing these ones but it will be tough to figure out what colours things should be so we'll see.

Ivan and I each got a bunch of books and records as well. Oh, and I got some really pretty (completed) paint by numbers that are now hanging in our "Black Lodge Room" in the basement. I'll show you those another time!

♥elycia