Over the week end, my husband and I where out of town for a wedding. We decided to do some “shopping” while we had time before the wedding. So we went to visit used bookstores and Antique stores. My husband collects books and I look for things that I can turn into barrettes.
We stopped first at a thrift store. They are always good for finding things in. Every now and then, you find really good things, like a large toaster oven that works well. I actually found two tins that have patterns that while make great barrettes. One is a older tin that has small pink roses all over. The other is a newer tin with bouquets of flowers. Each one of the bouquets while make a barrette. Out of both tins I should be able to get 10 to 12 barrettes (if not more) and only spent $1.50!
Our next stop was an antique mall. My husband had no luck finding any books but I found more tins. I ended up buying a total of four. They all have Christmas designs on them. One is a set of three that should make many barrettes. I am not sure how many but I should be able to get at least 10 from each tin. The single tin is covered with Christmas tree ornaments and again I should be able to get 8 or so barrettes from it. The best part is that the tins where on sale. Instead of paying $12.00 dollars for the 4, I only had to pay $6.00. A great deal!
The rest of the stores yielded it nothing. But I do enjoy looking at all of the goodies. Sometimes I find something to give as a gift or to take home with me.