Cherrywood mirror

Item: Cherrywood mirror
Price paid: $50

Marionette

Item: Marionette
Price paid: $5

High Boy Dresser

Item: High Boy Dresser
Price paid: $200

Plant Stands

Item: 2 plant stands
Price paid: $15

Desk

Item: Writing Desk
Price paid: $30
Beautiful writing desk. It makes a great addition to our living room. The trunk is from Milwaukee. It was free, and the cat; she was also free from Milwaukee :)

Weight Machine

Item: Weight Machine
Price paid: Free!!

That's really all there is to say :)

Bottles

Item: A bunch of BottlesThis picture only shows a few of the bottles that I got. Some really cool ones.

Bricks

Item: Bricks
Price paid: $0
Yes, that's right. These beautiful bricks were free. They were edging a path in the owner's yard. He even pried them loose for us. All we had to do was load them in the truck while it rained and hailed. We were soaked and muddy by the time we were done :)

And here is the result. We are paving the space under our grape arbor. These bricks filled about a third of the space. Here's hoping we get a good deal on the other two thirds :)

Game Room

Items: Professional grade Foosball table and a seven-foot pool table (with accessories)
Price paid: $100
I am so excited about setting up my new game room in the basement, but for right now these two are staying in the garage. They are both really heavy, and we will need some help to move them to the basement space. The pool table came with 4 cues, a rest, the balls, a box of chalk and a brush for the felt. The Foosball table came with 5 balls and some replacement men. They are both in excellent condition. Now I need to buy a level, so I can set them up properly.

Blueberries

Item: Blueberry plants
Price paid: $6 each
I saw an ad on Craigslist for $6 blueberry bushes at Scenic Hill Nursery, so I did a little pricing research. At a local garden center, they were charging $12.99 for the same size plant. I really enjoyed my experience at Scenic Hill. They were very friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable. They grow their plants without pesticides, using only beneficial bugs. I already plan to return to buy some asparagus starts and will probably go there for tomato starts too. It is nice to support quality local businesses.

More Cowbell

Item: Old bells
Price paid: $5
"Need more cowbell!"

Media Cabinet

Item: Old cabinet
Price paid: $5
I bought this cabinet for the tv, stereo, and game systems. There was some water damage on top and it has no knobs. I sanded and refinished the top of the cabinet and then bought some new knobs at Home Depot. I also cleaned up the cabinet and made it shine :)

Here is a before picture.....

And the after picture.

Black Light

Item: Black light
Price paid: $5
This purchase has really opened my eyes to the new potential of my artwork. I was not even aware of how black light sensitive my artwork is. Will be posting pictures soon on my other blog.

SPARTA!!

Item: Sword
Price Paid: $5
I bought this huge sword from a guy who was moving to California. It is awesome. I love jumping out of a room, while holding the sword and wearing only underwear, and yelling "This is Sparta!" at my girlfriend :) I'm such a nerd.

Old Navy Gift Card

Item: $25 Old Navy Gift Card

Price Paid: $20
I always advise, if you are buying a gift card on Craigslist, that you meet at the store the gift card is from, because then you can check the value of the card before you purchase.

Prada Bag

My fiance was talking about how she wanted a big bag for her knitting, especially her plarn. I kept my eyes open and noticed an imitation Prada bag on Craigslist for $10. I think she really likes the idea of sticking her knitting needles in a Prada bag. After she saw the bag, she told me that it is going to be her everything bag. I'm pretty sure she liked it.

Action shot.

The Start

After I realized that I found my house, my car and many of the furnishings in my house on Craigslist, I decided to start a blog about the things I buy on Craigslist. I will be posting here whenever I make a new purchase with the story behind the item.