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Tuesday Night Ramblings
(I apologize in advance for any spelling/grammar errors. It’s past my bedtime, I’ve had a glass of wine, and I just don’t care.) Today was a really good day! One of those days that just flew by because...
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A Feature and a Quick Shop Update
One of my Etsy shop items made it to Apartment Therapy.com! Apartment Therapy is one of my favorite home design/decor/DIY blogs ever! I was so excited to see my item in their top 25 Etsy picks post. I...
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Riveting Drama at the Thrifts
It’s been a weird kind of week. Lots of changes happening in the lives of people around me and, for once, the possibility of change in mine. I’m not a person who likes change. I get used to things; I...
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Books I bought this week and a rant on Plagiarism
I’ve had it happen before on Etsy. And maybe it’s totally ridiculous that I let it bother me. But sometimes people just copy and paste my descriptions onto their new listing! Both times I discovered...
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Best Day Ever
I had the most wonderful Sunday possible! I got to go to my favorite antique mall and I got to go with my mom and my husband. It’s out in the middle of nowhere and it’s in an old school. Everything...
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Shop Updates and a Glorious Estate Sale
I went to the coolest estate sale yesterday! My cousin and aunt called me to tell me about it as they were there already and spied a bunch of things they knew I would like. I got ready as fast as...
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Just Plain Adorbs, Yo
Here are just a few of the colorful illustrations from that adorable 1949 Look and Learn book: I think these illustrations are so freakin adorable. There were many, many more but I couldn’t scan them...
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Night, All
It’s been supercrazybusy round these parts. Too much work and family stuff (which is nice, don’t get me wrong!) and doctor appointments to do much thrifing. Which is probably good, because anyone who...
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Cheap Thrills and an Ode to Aldi
Today I’m enjoying chai tea with vanilla creamer out of my 25 cent Estate sale mug and 50 cent books from Goodwill. The Mr. and I went grocery shopping today, first at Aldi, then at the Super Walmart...
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Shop Update and Gratuitous Whining
I haven’t been thrifting much, which is so not cool, but life has been busy and crazy and has left little time for the little hobbies I so love to preoccupy myself with. I keep waiting for things to...
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Truth Be Told
NEW STUFF! I finally got around to listing some items in the shop: Alice in Wonderland figurine, 1960 Aqua Divided Pottery Dish Starburst Clip-On Earrings 1950′s pink elephant figurines Super Cheesy...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I found this vintage Cutco promotional Cookbook from 1961 at the thrifts for 50 cents! I love the vintage graphics that accompany the recipes. Well, I love most of them… The Good: the front cover So...
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Kitsch-plosion
Isn’t that toadstool figurine the cutest? I bought it with intentions of selling it, but upon discovering a thin crack along the base, I decided it should stay with me and give shelter to the dozens...
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Wonder Woman In Training
I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without posting! Life has been crazy-and not always the good kind- but through it all I’ve been blessed with an amazing husband (and family and friends and...
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Winter Blahs
The Mr. cooking our steaks last night (pretending it was summer) It’s been a real winter wonderland here in the midwest, and just in time for March. Back in December, I was dreaming of my yard looking...
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Another collection my husband is confused by…
How totally adorbs are these critters? I started inadvertently collecting these cute little deer figurines about two summers ago when I picked up the mama and her three babies at the Third Sunday...
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The Stuff I Keep
It’s easy for me to remember to post pictures of new items that have made it into my shop, but I often forget to include pictures of the stuff I plan on keeping. Here are some recent finds: Enamel...
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The Boob Tube and Chicken Biscuit Stew
One of my favorite things to find are old letters and pictures from eras gone by. My dream is to find a box full of old letters or even better-old diaries. I just find it fascinating to peek into...
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Morning Sunshine!
I am so wide awake this morning; it’s odd. I usually sleep in on weekends but I woke up bright-eyed and ready to go. How cute are these woodland deer planter vases? My mom bought me the one on the...
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Holy Swizzle
This morning brought a treasure hunting adventure with my lovely cousin. She met me at my house and we booked it to the Estate Sale location (after a quick ATM stop for me). We were numbers #44 and #45...
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