Last Sunday, I had a chance to go thrifting. When I saw two rolls of aida fabric and blank thank you cards at a Goodwill store, I got an idea for cute Christmas cards. I am going to cross-stitch white or pale blue snowflakes on dark blue or purple aida fabric. Then I will glue the designs to those blank cards and voila!
The two rolls of aida fabric and a box of fifty cards with envelopes were less than three dollars.
I also bought several books. One of them was this beautiful book with lots of cross-stitching designs. It was only two dollars and forty-nine cents.
Another great book that I bought was Tennyson’s Poems. When I opened it and saw the year it was published, I was astonished - 1870!
I'm linking to Thrifty Things Friday link part at The Thrifty Groove
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12 comments:
How awesome is finding a book that is before the turn of the last century?
Olga, that book is a find and could be quite valuable! I am looking forward to your cards. xo
The cards you're going to make sound lovely; I love snowflakes and have quite a collection of things for winter.
Good thrifting finds Olga.
Judith
Hello Olga,
What a wonderful Idea that you are going to do.
You were lucky with the books too.
looking forward to seeing them when they are ready.
val
Your Christmas cards will be keepsakes and treasured by those who receive tim. It's great fun to find other peoples treasures at such appealing prices. Have a gppd week olga!
What lovely finds Olga! I can't wait to see the snowflakes. It will be snowflake season before we know it. I have a book of Tennyson's poetry that I have had since my Dad bought a set of second hand books when I was just a child. Isn't thrift shopping too much fun?!
Dearest Olga,
You found quite some treasures!
Hugs to you,
Mariette
It is a great book and I love these kind of books.
Great finds Olga! I can't wait to see your Christmas cards. They will be beautiful! Thank you for sharing at TTF and have a fun day!
I have my favorite thrift store about thirty minutes away from me. You can really find some nice things there,when you have a chance to really look.
Sounds like your cards are going to turn out nice.
Helo Olga, it's been a while sometimes it hard for me to reach everyone. Love your thrift finds nice cards. Our favorite thrift store is long gone...makes me sad..But there is one Good will that I like and find nice things at too...happy Tuesday with love Janice
What a creative idea. Don't forget to show us when you have made some. You can't beat a good thrift store for great bargains and inspiration.
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