BEFORE I adore butternut. Not the squash, necessarily, I'm talkin' about the color. When I saw these dishes before Christmas at GW, I did a double take. They were in two separate stacks of four-piece settings.
I was contemplating getting just one set, when I found the other in a different spot. One stack was marked $7, the other wasn't marked. See how the rims of the plates go perfectly with my butternut and sage plates? Sorry I didn't get a better shot of the dinner plates.
You can kinda see in the top two photos, the dinner plates have a nice, big jolly snowman on them. Did I mention I have tomato-colored mugs?
So, the big question: How much did I pay for everything? Seven dollars! There are eight dinner plates, seven saucers and six bowls. I figured if I used them twice, I'd get my money's worth out of them. (You know, buying cutesy-Christmas paper plates for two occasions.) Now for the...
AFTER I so much enjoyed seeing so many of your homes with vintage Christmas decor, that's what a wanted to look for in after-Christmas clearances. Here is what I found today. To the left is old-fashioned-looking peppermint sticks.
A cute wooden cutout, it's taller than it appears (about 10").
A box full of small Santas and mini garland in the background. Rats, I shoulda pulled the garland out for the photo!
Did you snag any great deals? Are you changing any of your decor next year?
Cute finds, I like the vintage cut-outs. This year I'll make a few more Christmas ornaments before I pack up the Christmas bits. I won't be thrifting for more Christmas stuff, I'm trying to simplify this year :)
ReplyDeleteLove your finds. I'm trying to stay away from the holiday clearance aisles because we will be moving this next year. Since I have no idea what kind of house we will have, I don't want to accumulate anything extra. I'm actually having a hard time deciding what I should keep that I already have -- I'm a saver & accumulator!
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Great finds! I love the vintage cut outs. I didn't get any bargains this year because I was fooling around with my new camera.
ReplyDeleteLove these dishes! Sorry to be dense but where is DW where you found them?
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a great deal, Kim. The pattern does go well with your sage and butter coloured ones. I justify purchases that way too. How many times I will use them vs. cost. Or 'less expensive than two cups of coffee from the coffee shop." I recently bought 24 plain white plates (two caterer's sets) and have used them on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, plus a few other times. They cost $20 total on clearance, and I'm sure I have saved the cost in paper plates already (and they look better too.)
ReplyDeleteLove the dishes. I was able to get a set of 12 festive napkin rings to match my dishes today. 70% off!
ReplyDeleteoh I LOVE those plates, they are just too cute!
ReplyDeleteI am snowman obsessed, I would LOVE to find these in MY store!
I also made a post about my deals I found so far at goodwill and walmart. I plan on doing a little bit more shopping so i'll be posting more i'm sure!
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What great deals you have found!
ReplyDeleteLove all your finds-I haven't even ventured out of my house yet-lol-the glittered santas are lovable-happy new year to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteYou found some really great bargains. The plates go so well together. Love those little santa ornys.
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Hi Kim! Thanks for entering one of my giveaways! I love these dishes, but then again I love anything with snowmen. : ) These are great because you can use them with so many different colored plates; I'll bet even red would look good with them. Nice buy! I haven't hit any after holiday sales yet {we kind of got snowed in}, but I'm looking forward to hitting one or two Friday after work.
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ReplyDeleteYou'll be so happy to find all those treasures next year when you're decorating for the season.
Kim, thanks so much for participating in the Coastal Blog Posts Linkup and linking!!!! Love your trencher (was not familiar with that word), filled with sea treasures -great find!!!!
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