Mirrored tray:  $2.50
Cat statue: $3

Both @ Salvation Army

At a location three hours away from me!  I was glad to see there were so many thrift stores around.  I wish I could have gone to the Value Village in that city too, but it didn't work out.

I was surprised these were so reasonably priced, because a lot of things in that store were priced kind of high.

I wasn't sure about the statue...I liked it a lot, but it's broken!  There used to be some sort of plate there:

It's ceramic, so I don't know if I can break the rest off cleanly.  I'll either put another plate there, or leave it as is, depending on how it looks.  Well, for $3, I thought it was worth a shot!  This thing is pretty big, around 16 inches tall.

Vintage print tray
Goat letter set
Smiley face fork and spoon

$2 each @ Daiso

Always love going there!  Too bad it's so out of the way.

I don't really need any trays, but I really liked the print on that one.  Thought I might need it in the future...and who knows if they'll still have it then!

I actually saw that exact same letter set at Yoko yaya, and considered buying it there as well.  I never use stationery though, so I passed.  When I ended up seeing it again (and it was the ONLY one there, same as last time), it seemed like a sign.

The smiley utensils...I actually saw the set on eBay for around $10!  I thought they were really cute on there too, but they were already sold out.  I wouldn't have wanted to pay that much, but I was tempted.  These were a much better price!

Glass cat portrait tray:  $1 (11 days)

 

Buckingham Palace silk monkey scarf:  $2 (4 days)

 

Both @ Talize

Finally!  A nice vintage silk scarf.  I knew it was good quality from how the hems were rolled.  I have seen vintage silks scarves in the past, but they were never cheap enough, or in good enough condition to buy.  

Thankfully that's over!  I'm looking forward to finding more.  The instrument playing monkeys is what drew me to this one.  New ones seem to be going for around $150, this one's probably from the 70's.

The cat stray....it's just so kitschy, I had to have it!  The cat's expression is hilarious, and the whole thing is made out of fake fur.  

I'm just surprised they used glass for this.  Plastic would have been more fitting!  The plastic bubbles kind of look like paw prints too, which adds another level of fun to it.

Plus...it was only a dollar!  What more could you want?

DIY frame trays:  $1.40 (price of frame with tax) X 2 + $1.12 (price of wrapping paper with tax) = $3.92 for both.

I'm so glad for my hoarding ways!  In this instance anyway.

I bought these frames maybe 3 years ago...I thought they were pretty, and that I might want to do something with them.

Even though they were from a dollar store (the now defunct 'Everything for a dollar store'), I thought they were pretty good quality.  They are plastic, but not obviously so...they're not flimsy and hollow like a lot of them area.

Plus, the design is gorgeous!  It's decorated with silver roses all around.  Now I wish I bought at least one more...there's no way to get them now!

The wrapping paper was from a dollar store too, I think I bought it from Dollarama 4 or 5 years ago!  I originally bought it as a photo back drop, but I didn't really use it until now.

I love the print!  It's got a bunch of old French ads on it, maybe from the early 1900's.  I love vintage illustrations, I'm glad I picked it up.

I thought I'd prefer the classic mirrored vanity tray, but surprisingly, I think this looks really nice.  I bought about 100 more bottles, so I need more trays!

I like these way better than those vintage ones you see everywhere.

I'm going to have to check out my local dollar stores soon.  I haven't been in them for so long, let alone the frame section!  Who knows what kind of gems might be waiting for me.