Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Fall is in the thrift stores!

So, the a-kerns are done and the temp (thank heavens) has 
dropped and I'm ready for a little fall something - something.  
I hit a few thrift stores last week just to see if I could pull something interesting together using only what junk I could find and by shopping my house.  Here are the results.....




I found the little home-make squirrel box first.  
Isn't it the cutest thing?  
It, the basket, the wooden box, the books and the 
picture frame were only $1 each.  The glass jar was 
a whoppin' $3 and the leaf wall shelf (turned upside down 
and used as a bookend) was only $2.  I shopped the yard 
and the house for everything else -- free!




 I changed the picture in the frame out for a piece of burlap 
and leaf cut out of a page in an old book.
Leaf pattern and tutorial --  *click here*.










Happy Fall!
 
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56 comments:

  1. How pretty! I love that squirrel box. You put everything together so well!

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  2. Aw, what a pretty fall still life. Love the book end, your subtle leaf art, and the squirrel for the touch of whimsy. :)

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  3. Wow ... can you say "A-U-T-U-M-N"! Great display!

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  4. I love your leaf art! What a great idea. All of you fall items are so much fun!
    Lacy

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  5. Lindy, what a beautiful Fall vignette!! I especially love the leaf cut out of an old magazine on the burlap-awesome!!

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  6. Looks great and your photography is wonderful. Loving the leaf art.

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  7. Looks fabulous!
    I was wondering where you got the acorn??
    I'll go back and read again, maybe I over-looked that part.
    I would love one like it here at Our Little Acorn Cottage. lol
    Take Care
    ~Hugs~
    Denise

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  8. I love using books as decoration! Great finds. It all came together so well!

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  9. There are so many treasures on that table, but that burlap with the leaf print from the book page is my absolute favorite. I want to copy that!!

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  10. Love the leaf photo frame and turning the shelf upside down was ingenious!

    Kimra
    http://crafty-cove.blogspot.com
    http://kimraskreations.blogspot.com

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  11. You did good shopping your home. It is very pretty!

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  12. Your autumn vignette is a delight...I enjoy looking at your choice of elements for your display!

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  13. So pretty and warm! I just love this time of year.

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  14. This is all fascinating...it is amazing what you came up with. I love little squirrels.(-:

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  15. Looks great. You have a great house to shop :) I love the framed "book leaf" w/ burlap. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Hi, so interesting all things are and you arrange them so artistically, really nice show. The most favourite to me is your Leaf Wall shelf... and how smartly you used it as a book end.. its lovely...
    I would love if you pay a visit to me at
    http://craftaworld.blogspot.com/
    Love
    Farah

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  17. I am trying very hard not to be totally envious of your treasures, but failing rather badly right now. I adore that squirrel box, I WANT one! Thanks for linking up to A Crafty Soiree! Please come by again next week!

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  18. Hi Lindy - thanks for stopping by today. I am not sure HOW I will read all the books LOL!!

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  19. Very cute!

    Melissa
    http://www.burstsofcreativity.blogspot.com/

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  20. Lovely - I just love books on a table.

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  21. A very pretty Fall vignette - you did good.

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  22. Great fall finds-really like the squirrel box!

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  23. It's all so pretty!! And I love that you spent very little money on everything. But absolutely the squirrel box was the best find! :)

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  24. I am just loving that little squirrel box! Too cute! Never in a million years could I find something like that. Great eye!

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  25. Great display. I love the book page leaf on the burlap picture the best.

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  26. I love the squirrel box although I have plently of live squirrels in my garden!! a lovely selection of goodies which look very decorative together. Judith (Precious Moments)

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  27. these are all beautiful things, sometimes thrift stores have some of the best things that we can get for our homes and internet offers us great opportunities to see what thrift stores have in store for us!!

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  28. This looks really nice!!! And such great deals- I love the squirrel box! Looking fwd to following you! =0)

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  29. pretty vignette.. thanks for sharing. have a great weekend!
    xo
    fitty

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  30. Too cute! You did a great job only purchasing from thrift stores and shopping your own home! :)

    Blessings,
    Valerie

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  31. I love how you pulled it all together. Such fun to use thrifty finds and "shopping" at home. Your table has inspired me. I must get to doing some more fall decorating.

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  32. Oh my goodness, you found some wonderful treasures!! I love doing that!

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  33. Love it! You gave me a good idea about the leaf wall shelf upside down book-end thingy! have extras of those, and I do need book ends!

    I'm following you now...come on over and consider following me, too.

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  34. Thank you for sharing your tutorial too cute -plus what a cute little squirrel box :-)

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  35. okay, your little framed leaf is adorable, but I have to say that wooden Squirrel basket (I don't know what else to call it :) is too cool...have to show the DH and agitate for one of my own :)

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  36. Aww! I can just imagine that some little boy made that squirrel box for his mother in shop class at school or something... it's so cute, I love it! Your display looks great! Hooray for thrift stores!

    Tania

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  37. I love the use of the leaf shelf as a bookend. That's really inspired!

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  38. Very pretty! Love the squirrel box!

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  39. New blogger visiting from the party...Love your place. You are my kind of girl - thrifty, crafty, quirky and cheap! I love to repurpose an item. I'll be back for more inspiration. Thanks!

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  40. I love your little squirrel box, it's just adorable! And the frame with the burlap and leaf is such a neat idea! I just may have to borrow it! That's my kind of decorating, a combination of thrift stores and what you've already got!

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  41. What a great vignette! Thanks for the tips

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  42. Very cool ideas and stuff! Love what you've done with your creativity for Fall!

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  43. So beautiful fall decor! Many great ideas!

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  44. Your vignette is wonderful! You have some great things. Now I'm going to scroll down through your posts!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  45. It all looks great! Thank you for joining us for Anything Related!
    ~Rebekah~

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  46. I love this and your attention to detail. Thanks for the tutorial.

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  47. That is adorable, I especially love the leaf on burlap!
    Following you from Anything Related Tuesdays. Check out my blog at http://daffodilmama.blogspot.com

    Kim

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  48. Gorgeous. Love the little squirrel box, so cute. You have arranged such a lovely and interesting vignette. Thanks so much for linking to TTT. Hugs, Marty

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  49. I love that little squirrel box and the way you have the whole vignette arranged. How sweet is that little burlap frame with the leaf...I love this idea! You can always switch out the leaf for a snowflake soon!!

    Have a great week!

    XO,
    Janie

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  50. Beautiful! I'm a sucker for burlap and I love leaf! Thanks for joining us at A Crafty Soiree... can't wait to see what you share tomorrow~
    I'm your newest follower ( -:

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  51. It looks great, Lindy...especially with those too cute "akerns" you made from jingle bells. Such a wonderful score from your thriftin' adventure! What would we do without thrift stores, yard sales, and the like?

    Thanks for linking to my party. I look forward to seeing what you link up each week.

    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com

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  52. BEAUTIFUL!! I am a new follower from a blog hop! Would love for you to check out my blog and follow back1

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  53. I would never have thought to turn the shelf into a bookend! SO clever!

    I am enjoying your blog...you have some great ideas.

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