In case you missed it, I came up with Four Simple Goals last week to work on by the end of this year. The concept was inspired by Elsie’s post on A Beautiful Mess- I loved the idea and I decided to come up with my own goals, which are:[Read more]
An Asian-inspired selection of thrifting finds this week. Enjoy! Some pretty bird teacups… A lacquered dish… A (somewhat rustic) tray… More teacups… A bowl featuring some ping-pong playing kids… And a dragonware vase. Have a great week everyone and happy thrifting!
So I think I must be attracted to yellow lately, because I’ve amassed quite a collection. Here’s a bright and sunny post of recent thrift store finds: A Toastmaster relish tray Painted glass coffee creamer… An enamel teapot… A pretty shell-shaped soap dish or jewelry tray… A cool shaker… A[Read more]
I made this dress a couple years ago while I was in Tonga. It was really simple to make and ended up being one of my most-worn dresses. It was lightweight and comfortable in the extremely hot ans humid weather and yet modest enough to pass Tongan standards of decency.[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]
Here’s the latest installment of Thrifty Thursday, where I share the best of my thrift store finds. This week, I’m sharing some cool children’s items I’ve picked up…I found some adorable children’s records at the goodwill the other day. Most of the actual records were in terrible condition, but I[Read more]
I am a planner/goal setter/list maker by nature, so I was really excited and inspired by a recent post by Elsie’s of A Beautiful Mess (one of my very favorite must-read blogs- check it out if you haven’t yet!). She is challenging herself and readers to make and set 4[Read more]
I spent a good chunk of my weekend adding new items to the shop, including a bunch of my coolest vintage pattern finds. For all of you sewers and vintage lovers, all of these are now in the shop! Click on any image for the listing link. Hope you’re all[Read more]
I love bagels so much! One of my favorite things do do on the weekends is going out to breakfast at my favorite bagel shop. When I went to Tonga, I missed my favorite breakfast food (bagels are impossible to find there), so I decided to try my hand at[Read more]
A super-Sixties mid-century mod post for you all today! Enjoy this latest selection of my thrift store finds… A set of gray melamine teacups… A funky set of plates with a matching tray… A cool sunburst pattern cheese board… (This item is for sale here in my Etsy shop!) A[Read more]