Welcome to #thriftscorethursday!
Joining us this week as our lovely guest host is Stephanie from Sandpaper & Glue! Stephanie is a #thriftscorethursday veteran and has a soft spot for animal statuary like me – you might remember her awesome (and huge) moose statue or this incredible panther planter she shared. She’s also been instagramming some amazing vintage cameras lately, so I can’t wait to pop over and visit her post today!
Are you new to #thriftscorethursday? It’s easy to join the fun!
Just share a picture of any recent thrifty find on Instagram or Twitter (or both!) using #thriftscorethursday, so we can all be jealous of your scores!
The Facts:
– You can share any thrifty finds with us – whether they hail from a thrift store, Craigslist, estate sale, garage sale, side of the road, or apartment dumpster! The fun, the funny, the awesome, the odd – this hashtag party is open to all!
– Feel free to use #thriftscorethursday any day of the week! We’ll be keeping up with the hashtag all week long to find our favorites for the following Thursday.
– Each week, Trisha from Black and White Obsession and I will pick a favorite thrift score or two to feature! So please note that by linking up with #thriftscorethursday, you are giving us permission to share your finds via social media or on our blogs.
The Features:
Gretchen from Boxy Colonial (Instagram: boxycolonial) found not one but two incredible oil painting seascapes. I’m incredibly jealous of the first one – I love how thick and textural those waves are! I can’t wait to see how she uses them in her home!
I’m quite a fan of this stately lion artwork that Jenn from Two Butterflies (Instagram: jennbrasher) found. It looks incredible against that black wall!
Speaking of lions… Shannon (Instagram: shannonlat) posted this awesome brass lion that I’m pretty sure needs to become bffs with the buffalo I shared last week… Lions and buffalos and brass animals, oh my! I’m going to start a checklist of all the different kinds of brass animals that are out there – I mean, are there badgers? Flamingos? Anteaters? What fabulous specimens do I need to seek out and add to my menagerie next?!
My Find:
Well, first of all, the photos of my #thriftscorethursday find this week were shot inside of another find that I revealed to my Instagram followers… (Ahem: go follow me there if you haven’t already.)
The chippy metal barrister case made a fun backdrop for this fall-themed cake stand I found at Goodwill last week.
I don’t think the stand is anything particularly special, but I thought the acorn motif was perfect for the season and it just might inspire me to whip up an autumnal cake and/or tablescape…
So first of all – what should I bake? And second, what have you found recently? Share with the class!
Be sure to check out the finds and features from Trisha and Stephanie!
sandpaperandglue.com says
Gretchen always scores amazing paintings! I need to go shop at her spots :). And that cake stand is awesome– so intricate.
She does! She has epic thrift-painting mojo – I need to borrow some!
Gretchen's painting is so fantastic. I just love all the intricate carvings on that cake stand of yours. I wonder what kind of cake you might put on it 🙂
It's been a while since I had a good slice of carrot cake…
Got my second ocean painting in right under the wire! ;). That cake stand is completely charming–I love it! And the big lion's another favorite of mine from this week 🙂 Both the lions, in fact.
Haha, yep! Those paintings are fantastic… Definitely channeling some Cassie there 🙂
gretchen's finds spoke to me, too! love them so much!
Surely one of us needs to sneak into her house and – er – "liberate" them right?! The race is on!
Brynne, I'm pretty sure my lion and your buffalo are soul mates. I love all the finds this week! Those paintings remind me of my late grandmother, who was an artist and painted beautiful seascapes.
Oh wow Shannon! I so wish I had any painting talent at all! That's so neat that you have those memories of her – and hopefully a painting or two? 🙂
Those paintings are amazing! LOVE!
Agreed! We should all start a "Gretchen's Paintings Fan Club" 🙂
Love Gretchen's first seascape so so much!
There's just something about that first one – it's definitely special!
What a beautiful cake stand!! Gretchen's painting is awesome. She always finds the best artwork!
She does! I need her to find me some now!
Such a pretty cake stand and the acorn details are so stinkin' cute (I never see the full detail on instagram). You should make something squirrel related– a nod to the acorns and all!
Perhaps a cake: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/431641945509676804/
Or a regular cake with these as the toppers: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/142215300706863565/
Oooh, those are so cute! I need to get my bake on! 🙂
That cake stand was part of the Southern Living at Home collection 🙂