On Friday I debated about doing a little thrifting after work. Luckily, the bargain hunter in me won out, and I’m so glad it did, because I ended up finding all of these: Sometimes I can’t believe the stuff I find in thrift stores! The majority of these date from[Read more]
Last weekend I tried my hand at selling my creations at a craft fair for the first time ever! I certainly didn’t sell everything I came with, but it was a great learning experience for me and it’s got my head swimming with ideas of new things to make[Read more]
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m going to be selling at a craft fair next month, for those of you who are local, here’s all of the info: The Halcyon Craft Fair November 10th and 11th, 2012 Hours: 10 am to 5 pm The Halcyon Store 936 S.[Read more]
Phillip and I found this amazing bedspread at one of our local thrift shops the other day. At first, we had no idea what it was, it just looked like a huge jumble of burlap and embroidery. We could tell it was old and cool though, and once we got[Read more]
A little over a week ago, Marie, one of my best Peace Corps friends, got married in her hometown of Chesapeake, Virginia. I made the long journey out there from California to attend her wedding, and even after what seemed like countless delays and a cancelled flight, I don’t regret[Read more]
I was really excited when I found this vintage dress in a local thrift shop for just $5… and even more excited when it actually fit me perfectly! This is possibly one of the best finds in my entire thrifting career. It has buttons running all down the back, which[Read more]
As some of you know, I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga from 2009 to 2011. Of course, it was a major life experience which shaped me in so many ways and I think about it often, but in the last few weeks I’ve found myself thinking of[Read more]
Snapshots of July… Clockwise from top left: 1) Bosley, 2) a hilarious record cover, 3) C-3PO, 4) Phillip 1) Small World 2) Me on the way to Marie’s wedding 3) boat controls 4) animatronic hippo 1) Portsmouth ferry 2) extremely tired feet 3) Phillip and I at Disneyland 4) beautiful[Read more]
Years ago, when I was just starting to learn to sew, I started buying a lot of vintage patterns online, hoping to make them someday even though I knew my skill level was nowhere near that at the time. I’ve ended up amassing quite a collection and I’d like to[Read more]
I have a thing for vintage scarves, so I always look for cool ones at thrift shops. I’ve amassed a pretty big collection by now. Here are some of my favorites: I hope you enjoyed my collection. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous weekend. I’m off to Disneyland tomorrow[Read more]