It amazes me the things people throw out - especially things that put a lot of work into to creating.

Take this for example:



Someone put a ton of work into that, didn't frame it and dropped it off at the thrift store. I love the colors they used. Though I haven't decided if it fits with my shabby house or will head to etsy.

Then there's this quilt:

It's not perfect; in fact it's quite flawed and weird. But someone worked really hard on it. I imagine they got rid of it in embarrassment as their quilting skills surpassed the quality shown in the quilt - they wanted to hide their shame. I love the vintage fabrics, the colors and how quirky it is. It's going in my car.

La-la-la the fun of thrifting....

Found a few pretties last week thrifting.


I can't pass up anything with an L or an E. This will go on something - or maybe just my inspiration board.



Pretty vintage trims. Love the yellow zig zag one the most.



More vintage and lace trims for dolly clothes.



Pretty vintage Holt salt and pepper shakers.



This little girl looks so sweet.

Just a little post. Nothing huge.
I wanted to share a picture of my recent thrift outting:



There's a couple of shiny brites in there, a scary faced Santa from Austria, and a couple of handmade ones from broken jewelry bits. Not bad for $3.
I also picked up some lovely vintage pillowcases for a project, and lucky for me the new dryer arrived this weekend so that I could wash them.

Some Thrifting

I wanted to share some recent thrift store and doll show finds. We went to the doll show a few weeks back and had an absolute blast. Bean and I spent time together digging through boxes of old doll clothing and beanie babies - the later of which was for her. Then we followed it up with dinner at the Rainforest Cafe - and it really sucks. The decor might be fun but the food is just over priced, tasteless and nasty. Even the children's burger was burned so badly that Bean wouldn't eat it. I don't think we'll ever be going back.

Vintage doll dress, the cutest pink vintage jewelry box ever (I really love this find), 2 small watches, a clip, some hand made embrodiered napkins, a pin and my favorite - a vintage goody swan hair clip that I only paid $2 for. The doll show was really empty this time which allowed me some good finds.

My pippos 'Amelia' in a vintage doll dress and a cameo necklace. The quality of the dress is amazing. I almost think someone made it out of their wedding gown.

A vintage Norcrest swan. I want to put pearl necklaces in it.

And finally some vintage pillowcases. They are so soft, light and airy. And their new home is on my sewing room futon.

Some recent thrifting. The vintage train case I'm going to repurpose to hold some craft supplies. I don't know what I'll do with the patterns. But I love the vintage styles. The first has an old black rotary phone, the second is a sack style dress with a tie - I can't imagine it looking all that flattering but love that they are all wearing pearls. The last is a simple Jackie O coat pattern.

Please excuse our poor deck. I had repainted it less than 6 months ago with Behr. And it peeled in the winter cold. It's under warrenty but I've been to busy to pursue it. It'll have to be sanded and repainted again.

Lazy Sunday

We're all suffering from some sort of illness today. I suspect the food we ate at the bowling alley did not agree with any of us. So I spent a good chunk of the day in the sewing room. As I sewed Bean was curled up on the futon playing her DS making for a very nice overcast day.

I found this vintage cameo brooch at the thrift store for $1. I don't think it's that old, but the buttery yellow woman is very pretty with the delicate pink painted flowers. My sewing room is full of pretty fabrics, girlie dolls and lovely vintage things.

Thrift Store Finds

Recently I've had some rather stellar thrift store finds. The best is an American Girl Kirstin doll that I paid a whooping $2 for. I could resell her on ebay for at least $40 - but Bean is going to keep her as she collects them. Several baggies of My Little Ponies that had a few rare ponies in them, a dressed My Twinn doll that will be traded or ebayed. A pretty milk glass fruit dish to replace the wire one that I love yet is too big.

I also purged several things from the house this last week too. A kitchen garbage bag of stuff to the thrift store, the old TV is in my car is waiting to go some where (where do old TV's go?) and Bean's crib found a new home with my best friend. And I have a pile of stuff to ebay - once I get off my butt and do it.

I have a love-hate realationship with our local Value Village. There are some days that I'll scoure the store then leave empty handed. Normally because everything is so very over priced. But sometimes I can be lucky. This last week my nearest store gave me a slew of hand made dollies for a very good price, and this beautiful tablecloth. I'm not sure if it's vintage but it's stamped 'Brown' and it matches my kitchen well.

I've also been collecting dishes that I find interesting. Such as this china bowel:


And I also have a thing for saucers. So petite and tiny.



Another pretty saucer and vintage plastic teacups in a cheery blue.



And all together.