FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (3)

As a result of my

$5 FABULOUS series,

apparently some of you want to go

shopping with me...

and I say

PERFECT.

Let's hit the tag sales along the backroads

and the musty aired thrift stores full of fresh treasure.

Speaking of treasure....and FREE at that...

entered my giveaway yet?

On with the 5 dollar finds:

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1.

St. Annie of Beaupre.

Is she not loverly in her plastic fabulousness?

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2.

Flea market shell for a shelf.

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3.

The $5 thrift store rhinestone brooch.

Um. You can see I have a fewwwwwww.

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3.

Original oil painting.

I found this at the dirtiest antique mall

you've ever seen in the tackiest

frame known to man. It's brilliant.

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4.

A jar of rapid rise yeast.

It's alive, magical,

and this otherworldly image depicts the

beginning of my homemade bagels.

5.

A 1920s postcard from France.

Via eBay.

photo by Aimless Olive

(love how the photographer captured me in action!)

6.

A delicious gourmet entree cooked at home.

Less than $5 per serving for my chicken/mushrooms/spinach dish

which to me always feels like spa food.

Fabulous white bowl is

about $8 from Crate and Barrel.

Williams Sonoma goblets...um...not five bucks.

photo by Garance Dore

7.

Dream on.

These are the most precious shoes on the planet.

Designed by Giuseppe Zanotti and Chopard.

The jewels are for REALZ.

And the only reason I tease you now is for the

opportunity to brag...dude...found a pair of hardly worn

Zanotti's for 20 bucks recently!!!

Plastic St. Annie says:

"YOU ARE ONE RIGHTEOUSLY

FRUGAL CHICK."

And who am I to argue with Miss five dollar fabulous?

FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (2)

The last installment of

$5 FABULOUS

was so fun, I'm back at it again.

Look what lovely you can add

if you skip that third glass of white

the next time you dine out!

Not that I am suggesting you cut back

on your booze to buy more stuff.

Especially if you're feeling hormonal.

Or have been contacted by the producers of "Hoarders."

Oh heavens to Betsy,

hate the game not the playa...

it's just that I personally feel tipsy

upon finding lovely for cheap.

1.

Pretty and pre-owned.

About $5 for these in a lot of 5 pairs

on eBay in my size...and I met the lovely

seller who shares my shoe size--thanks, Gretchen

and don't your shoes look cute?!?

2.

Vinyl letters or numbers for your walls.

I buy mine at Wise Decor.

They rub on easily, and you can even

do what I did: rub it on, paint over it when

you change the color of the room,

then peel it off and handpaint the letter in

a color of your choice.

(Paint here is Ruby Doux by Sherwin Williams.)

3.

Interesting wood boxes.

Great for storage, flowers, or nothing.

Never too costly at a garage sale,

and look: mine is DANGEROUS

and makes me feel rock 'n roll.

4.

Luxurious hand soap.

The bottle caught my eye, but it was the

Ginseng-Papaya awesomeness that sealed it...TJ MAXX.

5.

Vintage prayer book.

This palm-sized one from the 30s

was made in Belgium and well-loved.

Now it brings more love to me than

any glass of 'house white' ever could.

6.

China.

Less than $5!

Not bad and you can use

it to hold jewelry or as art.

7.

Baseballs.

If I see an old one at a tag sale,

it has to come home with me.

My husband and sons play,

and the memories of watching them are gold.

8.

Feminine bracelet.

On clearance at Target,

this one is the most to die for quiet

blush color and real leather to boot.

9.

Fun strappy bracelet.

Also on clearance at Target,

this leather one is sexy and gold--

although I was relentlessly teased

with WONDER WOMAN references

when I wore it.

10.

Flipflops.

Omg.

Do you have an impossible time

resisting ANY pair like me?

Snagged these at the Gap Outlet.

More ideas here.

Do I still have your approval

for my $5 Finds???????

Stay lovely, and I hope you'll follow

so I can follow you back.

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FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (1)

Five bucks buys very little coffee

or gasoline these days...but here are some

creative ways to stretch it

*oh lord, without pilates*

for a lovelier outlook and nest.

$5 fading roses from the grocery store

smell just as luscious.

And five bucks bought gorgeous white semigloss for

this formerly NARSTY table!

Some new business cards!

These are from the fabulous

pixelimpress on etsy.com.

$5 will buy a dozen of these custom beauties.

Back to the grocery store...

$2 potted basil + $2 potted basil + $1 vintage planter

=  five dollar fabulous!!

Two vintage books with pretty covers

from a tag sale will set you back about $5.

they provide great texture and boost my shrimpy lamp

You can probably score more "naked books"

than what you see here for $5 at a library

book sale or yard sale.

An old $5 chippy pottery piece like this,

and I LOVE THE CHIPS!

These pre-owned slippers were less than

five bucks on eBay.

The leather J. Crew bag at top?

Pre-owned so $5 on eBay.

I know! I know! Fabulous!

This Kate Spade was also considered

"pre-owned" but shows no wear

and was just a little over $5.

eBay is a craptastically beautiful thing.

all images mine

Isn't bargain shopping rewarding?

Didn't you love your exercise in

stretching today which requires

no traction or vicodin afterward?

Have some thrifty 

f i v e  d o l l a r  f a b u l o u s

ideas of your own?

Dude! Let's hear 'em.

Stay lovely.

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please leave a threatening comment

here since i mean to follow everyone back!

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