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| This is my 30 Gal. aquarium I got off of freecycle. It needs cleaned up and the stand painted but I can work with that. It came with a really nice filter system and a heater, gravel and fake plants. Also got a 5 Gal tank from the same man and its like new. Gotta love FreeCycle...LOL |
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| This page has stuff I either get from FreeCycle, Yard Sales, Thrift Stores, or Find on the curb. Trash to Treasure is the way to go. |
| A childs rocker from a YS. It has a little 'key' in the back, that when you remove it, your able to take it apart like a puzzle. I paid $3.00 for it. |
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| This one is hard to see, but its a chandelier someone threw away. It was sitting on the curb for trash pickup. It had all the crystals on it. I took all the old wiring out and put tea lights in it. It hangs above my picnic table for the summer. |
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| The cut rock on a stand was $2.00 at a YS . The bunch of glass grapes was $1.00 |
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| White wicker picnic basket with silverware and a smaller basket that holds 2 white coffee cups. YS $2.00 |
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| Blue screen door I'll turn into a trellis. Paid $5.00 ( I don't usually pay that much for something like this..but hey..it was already painted blue, saved me some work...LOL |
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| To some it's a plate rack...to me its a trellis ...LOL..Paid $1.00 Gotta love YS bargains! |
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| A box of broken tile pieces, slate blue and some white with swiggly lookin things..lol. I'll make some garden signs and plant markers. $2.00 for half a box. |
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| All this stuff was free. Someone was throwing it away. I figure it makes up for stuff I paid too much for..LOL |
| Ok..below are my YS finds for 4-29-06 What a good day I had! |
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| First YS of the day. Free wooden box, I have no idea what I'll do with it, but hey, it was free..lol Green cake plate, wooden candle holder, green vase, little metal bucket with dragon fly on it, sledge hammer, hacksaw, paint scrapers, wooden folding ruler, and reptile water dish. Sledgehammer was $5.00 and I got the whole lot for $9.00. |
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| Next stop...I got the 2 glass pieces, 3 chair cushions, a metal hanging thingy ..lol, a rock tabletop fountain, and a piece of wood covered in mosaic for my fairy garden birdbath to sit on. I spent $4.25 at this sale. I told DH that I wait for the day for a friend to come visit and I'll offer them a glass of tea. Then bring them out that huge vase full of ice and tea!..LOL I would love to see the look on someones face. .LOL O.K....but I gotta entertain myself somehow..LOL |
| Top picture and one to the right are from one sale. I got 2 picture frames,for use in my fairy garden in the making, a bag of flowers and berry things, a small bag of yellow chicks, 3 outdoor spotlights to hang or stick in the ground, and one with a white cord i am going to hang by DH gas grill. Also 2 ornaments with a rabbit and a mouse coming out of a hole in an apple, for fairy garden.... |
| ......a really pretty wreath with a nest in it, another nest with a bird, a string of gold bells, and a gallon size bag of cookie cutters . For some odd reason I collect cookie cuters, but never use them..I just like the look of them..LOL Amount I spent at this YS...$5.00 The woman was moving and really wanted to get rid of her stuff..so I did a good deed for the day and helped her out ...LOL |
| Last YS stop of the day. Got the 4 Americana stars, a birdhouse planter,2 small Americana flower pots with metal pinwheels in them, 2 USA pictures, a metal dragon fly candle holder, the wooden welcome sign with metal tulips hanging from it...I spent $7.50 at this sale...not too bad for a couple hours away from the house. |
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| OK...I do actually finish some of my projects..LOL I bought this covered bridge bird feeder at a church YS for $4.00..not bad because they were asking 8.00 for it, it's about 2 ft long. I put a few nails in it, repainted it, and sprayed it a few times. Good as new. Now if I could figure out where I'm gonna put it..... |