@ci_lantro...WOW! Christmas came early this year! WOW!

Yup, Nicole. I'm a happy camper!

@ci_lantro...Just AWESOME! When's the backsplash going in? That wall needs a fancy custom tile job or slab of Carrera marble. Please post photos when complete.

I found a beautiful 16 x 20 antique frame on FBMP for $20. Tortoise and gold. I snatched it up!

Some time back, somebody here had raved about scrub brush drill attachments for cleaning, and I had put a set in my cart on a couple of shopping sites, but procrastinated, then last week found a new set for less than $6 on ebay. That's less than half of what all the others are asking. They arrived the other day and now I have no excuse not to deep clean my tub/shower - a mixed blessing 😄

My home is filled with vintage bargains! Here’s the latest, this vintage metal table, $20 at the Alameda Flea Market last Sunday-its perfect for the space on my deck. The chairs are Brown Jordan, purchased on FB Marketplace a couple of years ago for $100 for 4, ottoman included.

Hair-on cowhide pillow. $15

Copper patina 2 gallon watering can. $25/ACE Hardware

.50cents ea/Little 3" ceramic garden gnomes.

Malibu hybrid valve cover for $501.00 - Gm dealer wanted $950 + $1000 installation but I will install it myself. including shipping I save $1400.00.......

@kevin9408....Nice! Will you get it chromed?

I took my niece shopping for a new pair of raybans this weekend-- and as soon as I walked in the door, these caught my eye. They are similar to my current sunglasses but much lighter weight and I love the tortoise shell with gold trim. What I didn't love was the $317 price tag + another $800 for the lenses. This morning I found the exact same for $134.

new..

current

Curb find today. will look great on my front door ! 30” across… its huge beautiful grape vine great condition.

Our local Home Depot marked down 2-piece outdoor lounge chair cushions (50% off from $65). I bought 10 to replace the old cushions.

LOL my deal wasn't bargain basement price or free, darn it.. but they were 68% off!

They arrive tomorrow-- but I still need to get prescription lenses. It will be fall before I can wear them but I am good with that!

@Funkyart...Have you tried Zenni.com? I thought they were fantastic!

@nicole___ Thanks much for the recommendation but I cannot use zenni or any of the other online services. I have some pretty big vision issues and a complicated prescription. Even before my current issues, the online glasses companies wouldn't make my prescription. The curves required for my extreme astigmatism were too big. Now I have additional curves on top of those for the astigmatism to add prisms and variable progressives. "It's complicated" lol and requires a lot of measurements and I use a special digital lab (which has made a big difference).

@kevin9408...What part? Curious. I worked in a shop for 9 years. Are U putting headers on it too?

@Funkyart..Oh...had no idea! Just glad my script is simple,

@nicole___ It's a 2016 Malibu hybrid and GM put the PCV components inside a plastic housing attached to the inside of the valve cover, and ported manifold and crankcase air flow through the head. So the PCV membrane cracked and GM won't sell the $20 replacement part. So I paid $500 for a $10 PCV valve, (and dealers get $900), so maybe I should delete my posts and wait for a topic about the "worst purchase" you had this year.

@kevin9408...I think you got a great deal! I love GMC! I own 2 GMC trucks! Interesting tho....I've not worked a parts counter for 35 years....

I found a used ugly wood vanity cabinet for my sons half bathroom/ untility room for $80.

It came with the top, sink and faucet . I painted it and added new handles. The old vanity came up to my thigh and was hideous.

I found the mirror years ago for I think $35. Its starting to turn around the edges so might be replaced at some point.

These two thrift store pictures will stay.

I did this picture today on microsoft Paint and airbrush. I’ll have it printed on a smallish canvas for around $7. 00. It will go on the blank wall of vanity.

My sons dryer kicked the bucket and I found a large capacity, one year old dryer for $225. The new home buyer wanted a new matching set.

my my - the bathroom looks so nice and my my my your artwork is great!!!!

Thank you Salonva! I’m still thinking on the picture put on canvas. I don’t have any coupons and I want a special size of 8x13. I also wanted to try the laminated option as it makes the colors more vibrant. With the high ship price it brings the total up to $39. Not sure I like it that much. The prices have really gone up.

Edited to add: I left it in my online cart and ended up getting an email for a shipping discount so I ordered. This isn’t my house so … that downstair bath/ utility room was so fugly though I couldn’t take it. I also have this rug coming from Society6. I’ll take some of this stuff with me when I move.

Hand carved, Spalted Maple vase. 8" tall. $3

I;ve been falling down the rabbit hole of Society 6 lately.

The stuff looks so nice and is so reasonable. (But of course, have I bought anything ?? No way. I have to wait for it to be out of stock and or the price to go up and then sulk).

That rug will be great!

Salonva, I’ll let you know if it’s cheesy. I have never ordered from them before.

I take a couple of regular prescriptions and I learned that I can buy them for less than half of what I'm paying with insurance by buying them through Amazon pharmacy without using insurance!

I decided to check it out after reading this Consumer Reports article.

https://www.consumerreports.org/online-pharmacies/online-pharmacies-can-help-you-save-big-on-prescription-drugs/

I'm still sourcing stuff for resale, and found this sweater at Goodwill for $9.99. It's handknit in NYC. The commpany is called Hania and their sweaters run in the thousands of dollars! Now I think I want to keep it. At least will have to give it a test drive.

Hania

Sunbrella Pillows, $5ea, NWT, in the EXACT fabric & color I purchased yardage in, a year ago. I thought it was such a coincidence I purchased a lottery ticket. Drawings tonight. 😂

Earlier today I bought this Coleman Screened Canopy Tent as a "New--Open Box" deal from Woot.com for $115. I like to share good deals that are still available, but this one sold out shortly after I placed my order. It'll be a birthday present for my son in October.

Target had clearanced their coco WELCOME mats. 18x30...$3.90. I purchased 4! Pottery Barn's normal price = $49, on sale for $25. LINK I never shop Target....but...my husband had requested I buy him some Ivory soap. 10/$4.99!

I am catching up so I'm not buying things cheap. I'm not even buying fun things. I paid off car and student loan this month, by refinancing my house again. But that freed up a year's worth of escrow, and a month's worth of payment. So my daily driver has four new tires and an oil change. Both cars have brand new windshield wiper blades. I bought new jeans and pjs for the upcoming work trip I'm taking. Taking kid back to school, the bike rack knocked letters off of my car, so I had to buy emblem glue?! I stocked up on groceries. I paid off two medical bills. I paid off two credit cards (they were actually pretty low). And now I'm rebuilding savings.

My one splurge? Since I have emblem glue, I purchased a new emblem for the Miata that some thug probably ripped off.

Actually bought a different one, and it ended up a whole 25 bucks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255564026200?hash=item3b80cd9158:g:JpIAAOSwLqdimBjb

Ethan Allen Colonial drop leaf end table. It's tiger maple. Link to see Free off CL.

JCPenney Wood handled holder. I had a $15 off coupon...$2 ❣️

Glass hurricane = $3.25

3x8" Pillar candle = $5

OMG - I have extra time on my hands right now and have been sourcing tons of stuff to resell. Here's my latest haul from Marin County in Northern California. Lucky for me, I got to see some friends while I was up there too!

Not sure how long I'll be doing this, but it's sure been fun. I got all this, plus a Bernina 930 sewing machine (the unicorn of vintage machines) and a couple other odds n ends that didn't make it in the pic for about $775. The sewing machine should make more than that once it's serviced and ready to sell.

@1929Spanish-GW...wow! You made a haul! I love my Bernina. I Googled prices...yep...a great resellable item. I've been to Marin's thrift stores...:0)

@nicole___ Marin's thrift stores....if we told folks where we go, we'd have to shoot them! Heeheehee. I also had a vintage chaise lounge chair with me on the way home. My husband suggested that I needed a smaller car while I suggested I need a Ford Transit Van! heeheehee

A minor score, but...I went to a local mall to cool off as we don't have AC at home. I found a striped 3/4 length sleeve top at Macy's on sale for $10 - the colors were good for my wardrobe, and that was a good deal. At the cash register, it turned out to be marked down further...to $2.97. Sold!

I have been looking for a set of framed prints for a bathroom for ages. Nothing seemed to work well with the floor tile. Today I found these two beautifully framed and matted shell prints at the thrift store. $8 each! And they’re perfect.

teeda - those look great and what a deal!!

Thanks rubyclaire--it was my lucky day!

@teeda..Cone shells and sand dollars...nice! Perfect addition!

I bought a new Kindle Paperwhite (2018 version) in Twilight Blue on Woot this week for $79. And a new-looking LL Bean fleece top at Salvation Army for 99 cents.

Another wall art find while out treasure hunting. $5! and perfect condition. This will be going up to our place in the Adirondacks. I’ve got bedding that will work great with it.

I got a "w" plate for half what they wanted on e-bay. Only a few letters left!

Love that poster @teeda -- i love the look of vintage posters but I think my rooms are too small/ceilings too low for them to look good. I would totally swap out my art for the winter months!

Teeda, so perfect for the Adirondacks!

I get it Funky. What I like about this one is that it is a stretched canvas, no glass, which keeps it simpler. It's going into a small upstairs bedroom that has the original 1910 stained wood beadboard, so I think a poster size print will bring a pop to the walls without needing anything else. We'll see!

Oh, and I also have a pair of antique wood skiis just like those in the poster, so I think I'll bring them up as well.

I got this cute purse at Goodwill for $5. It still had the tags on it - never used.