ike Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 Another day out of the shop, but all wasn't a loss i went to a Church rummage sale and got 7 wooden 8X10 framed picture frames all new never used for a total cost of $1.75 I go to all the church rummage sales and usually get frames for $0.25 to $0.50 each . i do not pay over $0.50 per frame. Phantom Scroller and ChelCass 2 Quote
Dan Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 Great deal! I'll keep that in mind the time I see a rummage sale. Thanks for the tip. Quote
Clayton717 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 Good deal, I check the goodwill store a lot. You can usually find frames cheap there as well Quote
Scrappile Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 My brother and his wife love to go to yard sales. Each year I tell them what to look for for me. They have found me some nice wood and a few other things, this year I told them to look for picture frames. I'll see what they come up with. Quote
amazingkevin Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 I wish i had the space for a table to make some frames There's always somebody throwing away a frame on the streets here a lot.Boy,your getting them for the right price .50 You can't beat that with a stick! Quote
LarryEA Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 Good deal. It's about that time of year here for yard sales. Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) I go to the pound shops there is always a rubbish picture there I can nick the frame off. Good work ike great saving. Roly Edited April 25, 2015 by Phantom Scroller Quote
ChelCass Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 I go to yard sales, flea markets, etc. all the time. I have a huge stack of picture frames and I get them anywhere from free to 50 cents. I even take the ones with out glass (they are usually free) as I don't like to use glass over a wood portrait. A lot of sales with have a free box filled with junk.........................first place I head. A always find something I can use in my crafts. The sales are starting to get going now that the weather has warmed up a bit. I especially love the community wide sales. Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted April 25, 2015 Report Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks for the tip Ike!......Cheaper than making them! Quote
OCtoolguy Posted April 26, 2015 Report Posted April 26, 2015 We are going to a flea market tomorrow and I will have to be on the look out for frames now. I have been trying to find baby food jars to make a hardware organizer out of but I'm coming to the conclusion that people aren't feeding their babies anymore. At least where I live. I have checked Craigslist too. On Ebay, they are going for about a dollar each. I can't believe it. Folks used to throw the darned things away. Are they feeding the babies kibble now? R Quote
rjR Posted April 26, 2015 Report Posted April 26, 2015 I have been BEAT OUT! My title of CSY is in very serious jeopardy! Good find on the frames-- and I will still fight you for the CHEAP SKATE of the year AWARD! I get most of my project wood from dumpster salvage company! I do sometimes also get FREE DIRT! Never know what the fencing company ends up with in their dumpster; I have even found smaller chunks of nice oak. I am also not to proud to raid the curbside free wood stock piles! Happy frame-up Jobs! Quote
edward Posted April 26, 2015 Report Posted April 26, 2015 My daughter gave me a bunch of frames rangeing from 8x10- 11x14, alot of them new. Yep flea markets you can do well. edward Quote
heppnerguy Posted April 26, 2015 Report Posted April 26, 2015 Picture frames are the first thing I look for at garage sales and free to 75 cents each is my max. Frames at a nice touch to scroll work. The only problem I find with the frames is that it ads a lot to postage when sending out items. I never add costs for postage to the pieces I mail because I do not like seeing added postage and handling after I find what ses like a good deal until it becomes a paying too much for something when you add this additional cost. I can't remember how many things I have decided not to buy after I had finished my on line shopping. Dick Heppnerguy Quote
Kepy Posted April 26, 2015 Report Posted April 26, 2015 I have a lot of frames that I have collected over the years (just found a nice one this week at a thrift store). Although lately it seems as though a lot of the frames are plastic rather than wood. I also have an excavating company that has a lot close by and I can run over with my wheelbarrow for a load of dirt if I need to fill some holes in the yard or a planter box. Also found a company that makes wood flooring and managed to get enough cutoffs of oak to make 100 small boxes (the wood cost me $5). ChelCass and Lucky2 2 Quote
LarryEA Posted April 26, 2015 Report Posted April 26, 2015 Got it! Roadside, garbage, garage sales, flea market, daughter, dumpster, pound shops, neighbors. ChelCass and Phantom Scroller 2 Quote
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