tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32891419092463576492024-03-13T09:58:57.023-07:00Small House by the SeaMartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640915606920697323noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289141909246357649.post-6769376046889794262013-04-22T21:47:00.000-07:002013-04-22T22:01:44.663-07:00Holy Cr...ewel <div style="text-align: center;">
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I've been a little bad.</div>
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So I might have mentioned before that the vintage crewel bug has bit me.</div>
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It started with a small 70's kit I bought, of a little bunny.</div>
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I was going to sell it, but then I though...why not give it a try?</div>
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And I LOVED it.</div>
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Of course, when I saw the amazing kit sold by <a href="http://bettycrafter.com/shop/">Betty Crafter</a>, I <i>had</i> to have it.</div>
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I had spied the vintage crewels it was modeled after--</div>
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the infamous "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=god+bless+our+pad+crewel&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=3w52UZDECOTAiwLwuIH4Aw&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1733&bih=772">God Bless our Pad"</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=god+bless+our+pad+crewel&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=3w52UZDECOTAiwLwuIH4Aw&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1733&bih=772#safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=try+a+little+kindness+crewel&oq=try+a+little+kindness+crewel&gs_l=img.3...21413.24871.0.24982.23.18.1.0.0.7.374.2659.0j6j2j3.11.0...0.0...1c.1.11.img.j4bdXJ6Fqxk&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45580626,d.cGE&fp=2b62e055f8cc8993&biw=1733&bih=772&imgrc=8pu-MU3r6j_qfM%3A%3BUi3scXwnrqBt2M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.nopatternrequired.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F01%252FTALK-wool.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.nopatternrequired.com%252F2013%252F01%252Fthis-is-your-grannys-crafting-try-a-little-kindness-2%252F%3B900%3B675">"Try a Little Kindness"</a>--</div>
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and since it seems unlikely I'll find one of those,</div>
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the modern just-as-cute version made me happy :)</div>
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The next one to really catch my eye was this pink mouse.</div>
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<i>I mean</i>...adorable, right?</div>
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My happiest ebay win, though, was <b>this one:</b></div>
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Now, that's a completed version...I bought a kit.<br />
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But isn't it GORGEOUS?!</div>
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I would really love to have that one on the upper left</div>
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of the birds, but I couldn't find it.</div>
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I've recently also bought this one...</div>
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...and this one...</div>
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(a frog! mushrooms!)</div>
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...ummm, and this one.</div>
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(So that is either a tiny owl, or a giant ladybug.</div>
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I'm leaning toward a tiny owl.)</div>
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Well!</div>
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It's hard to say when you'll run across the same exact kit again,</div>
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you know? And they're pretty inexpensive!</div>
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Mostly.</div>
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Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640915606920697323noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289141909246357649.post-86478001022561190032013-04-07T00:17:00.000-07:002013-04-07T00:21:57.065-07:00Thrifty Finds: @starsappearing<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello :)</div>
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This week's thrifty pictures are courtesy of </div>
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I found, to my surprise, that people were using</div>
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So I thought, why don't I give it a try?</div>
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Not much to lose.</div>
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I've sold a few things now,</div>
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and it's really fun finding people who also love vintage</div>
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to share vintage eye candy with :)</div>
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So, these photos are from my shop Instagram feed:</div>
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This adorable vintage dress was my first sale,</div>
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the material was so pretty. I couldn't leave it behind!</div>
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I also love this oversized Anne of Green Gables book.</div>
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It's illustrated inside with both color and black-and-white pictures...</div>
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I always loved this story, so maybe I'll end up keeping it.</div>
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The cover is just so cute.</div>
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Something about this doll won me over.</div>
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This cute little mug made me think of my son Liam,</div>
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A kitschy planter.</div>
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I loved the bright colors of these vintage towels.</div>
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Equally bright is this flat sheet.</div>
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but it is so pretty in person.</div>
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I'm on a kick with all these bright colors I guess!</div>
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This chalk ware plate is so 70's...</div>
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These books are tiny and very sweet.</div>
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Made in 1969, and filled with the cutest illustrations and little poems.</div>
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I went thrifting today, and bought a few fun things...</div>
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but it's really, really rainy here right now, and super windy!</div>
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I guess that stuff will have to wait until these storms pass!</div>
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Linking up here:</div>
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This week was definitely all about books.</div>
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I guess it helped that there was a big book sale in town :)</div>
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It was the annual library book sale, and they always have such great ones.</div>
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I wish I could've gone the second day, when it was fill-a-bag for $4.</div>
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There were scads of vintage ones that would've been great, especially children's titles.</div>
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Here is some of what I bought.</div>
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First, let me preface things by saying that I've always found books to be magical.</div>
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From a very young age, I took to them like a duck does to water ;)</div>
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So, maybe this will be a little boring for some--but from the words, to the art,</div>
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to just the<i><b> feel</b></i> of a vintage book, they are something I love and am inspired by.</div>
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I like vintage cookbooks, but what I really love are vintage baking books.</div>
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I feel like while I may not ever make a recipe from a vintage cookbook,</div>
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it's a little different with desserts.</div>
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I love the colors and "happiness" radiating from this Betty Crocker cookbook.</div>
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This book is called <i>A Calendar of Dinners.</i></div>
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Subtitled "Including the Story of Crisco."</div>
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I don't know why I found that funny!</div>
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"The Story of Crisco? No Way!"</div>
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The inside is pretty charming!</div>
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That Crisco, so darn charming.</div>
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(btw--who still thinks of "The Help" when they hear the word <i>Crisco?</i>)</div>
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This 60's book caught my eye because it's about the Burma Shave signs,</div>
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but the dust jacket is pretty cute too.</div>
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I'm really loving vintage books about flowers from the 30's and 40's.</div>
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They have the most beautiful illustrations, and there's something just lovely about certain ones.</div>
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Poppies, my home-state flower :)</div>
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They look a little dark because of the filter I used on the photos--</div>
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in person they're much prettier!</div>
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A 1940's book of rhymes.</div>
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Very sweet and colorful illustrations inside...</div>
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...some being a little creepy, though.</div>
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Sadly, the cover illustration on this book was torn off...</div>
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This one is called "So There,"</div>
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This bee illustration is one of my favorites.</div>
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<i>Imagine</i></div>
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Lastly is this book illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa,</div>
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Two quick non-book finds:</div>
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This cute tin, which now hold some vintage toys in my kiddos room--</div>
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...and this little embroidery kit.</div>
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I've never embroidered before!</div>
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But I find myself really loving it.</div>
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I can see why people fall in love with vintage craft kits!</div>
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Are books always on your radar?</div>
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Do you collect any certain kind of vintage books?</div>
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Linking up here:</div>
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I didn't have much to share last week, so I didn't post...</div>
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but I did find some "swell" things since then!</div>
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First I'll share two things that I <i>didn't</i> buy...</div>
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I thought this clock was pretty awesome.</div>
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I just liked it's vintage office/school room type of look.</div>
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Unfortunately, it had a huge crack near the bottom left.</div>
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Le sigh.</div>
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Then there was this old desk chair that I just <i>loved.</i></div>
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I mean really <i>loved.</i></div>
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Call me crazy but I thought it was pretty cute,</div>
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even with that green fabric.</div>
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Our house is so tiny though, </div>
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it really can't even accommodate an extra chair, </div>
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no matter how cool it is.</div>
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The chair was only $5, too.</div>
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Had the clock been ok, that would've been only $13 for both!</div>
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I think next time such an occasion arises,</div>
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I'll just have to find some room somewhere...</div>
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However, I did buy this</div>
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"important doo-doo" stamp.</div>
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So that's something. ;)</div>
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A little vintage makeup bag.</div>
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Some very bright and cute plates.</div>
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This teeny little Pyrex dish.</div>
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A fun buy for only 1.99.</div>
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I just loved the kitschy goodness inside this booklet!</div>
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These are some of my favorites:</div>
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This Sweet 16 centerpiece...</div>
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although, can you imagine a 16-year-old using that now?</div>
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I don't think even a 12-year-old would want that.</div>
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How times change.</div>
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A cute Halloween cat...</div>
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...and my favorite for some reason,</div>
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the Bon Voyage centerpiece.</div>
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As is typical for me, some books.</div>
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This Junior Deluxe edition was only 49 cents.</div>
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This one I had to buy because I remembered it from childhood!</div>
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Did you ever read this book?</div>
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I read it to my kids and they seemed to like it.</div>
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I liked the design on this old book.</div>
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It's filled with the usual things that draw me in, </div>
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like creepy pictures and other things.</div>
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<i>Can Aging be retarded?</i></div>
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I'd argue that yes, it can be ;P</div>
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This was sad.</div>
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The difference between two twins due to nutrition.</div>
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I wonder why one twin wasn't as well taken care of?</div>
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Where they separated, or what were the circumstances?</div>
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This is one of the cutest baby pictures I've found in awhile!</div>
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That baby is so adorable,</div>
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as is the stuffed kitty.</div>
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These vintage overalls are so cute!</div>
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Love the loopy swirl pockets.</div>
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<a href="http://www.alivingspace.com/2013/03/the-nifty-thrifty-another-vintage.html">A Living Space</a></div>
Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640915606920697323noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289141909246357649.post-10170531738201277452013-03-17T00:13:00.001-07:002013-03-17T00:53:57.679-07:00The one video you've GOT to see. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="667" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61992838" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/61992838">The one video you've GOT to see.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user6617157">Marty woodruff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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I'm being a dork, sorry.</div>
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My youngest, Liam (3), was walking around with my phone recording--</div>
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Often I'll look at my picture roll and see photos from the games</div>
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That, or outtakes from their stabs at being cameramen. </div>
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I've never seen one this long though, so out of curiosity I had to take a look...</div>
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Those crazy <b>(rotten)</b> boys.</div>
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If you make it through, Bravo.</div>
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(p.s. no cats were harmed in the making of this film.</div>
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Just horribly and mercifully irritated.)</div>
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<i>Liam is walking around with the video going</i></div>
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Liam: garble garble garble, sounds like "ok then." (Heck, I still don't always know what he says.)</div>
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Jake: Now close the door. We are going to stop this naughty cat. (His authority frightens me a little.)</div>
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Cat: purr, purrrr-purrrrr, happy cat noises. (Little does she know what awaits her.)</div>
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Liam: ????? suggestions anyone?</div>
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Jake: Now where should we put her? I know, we can put her inside there. So lets-- Liam I want you to help me put her in. So-so-so---so be with--come on Liam, let's go--let's do something. COME ON LIAM...</div>
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Liam: Uhhhh (definitely not the first or last time he will blindly submit to his brother's whims)</div>
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Jake: Get in there. Get IN there.</div>
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Cat: mroowrrr, rowwww growmrrrr!!! @$%#&*$&</div>
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<i>Increased hissing </i>as Jake apparently tries to put her inside the open space in the bedside table.</div>
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Liam: Ahaha, Stupid!</div>
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Jake: Let's get...where's Buttercup? (Their stick horse.) We don't see Buttercup. We don't see Buttercup-<i>pppph</i>. </div>
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I sit here with a big ol' steaming cup of defeat.<br />
On the plus side, the cup itself is a really cute vintage one<br />
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And, it has the intoxicatingly rich smell of coffee.</div>
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Oh. That's because it<i> is</i> coffee.</div>
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I'm only 4 days into my <b>amazingnewhealthyeatinglifestyle</b>, and I broke at coffee.<br />
Well, not really--although coffee IS amazing. It was just one of those days today...<br />
one thing after another.<br />
A little disappointment regarding something...<br />
I just wanted to say "I give up."</div>
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But, I refuse to let a little self-pity-ish eating end my goals.<br />
It just doesn't FEEL GOOD to eat the way I was eating--which wasn't overly horrible<br />
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There's a lot more to say, but for now I'll end it by saying this: <i>Look out, Health</i>.<br />
I'm coming and I've got big plans for you and me.<br />
For today, though, I'm not counting calories.<br />
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Do you have any healthy eating/living tips, meals, products, websites, etc. that you love?<br />
I'd be so glad to know!</div>
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I'd never heard of it before, but apparently it's still made today.</div>
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A glass storage container and teeny little owl figurine.</div>
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I love vintage badges.</div>
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A kitschy tiger to repaint.</div>
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I'm not crazy about the frame, but once it's repainted </div>
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this will be much better!</div>
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I "love" the 60's/70's feel it has with the lettering.</div>
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Something about this little pair sharing an umbrella</div>
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Living somewhere that gets a lot of rain, I guess you could say I sympathize!</div>
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I can't pass up religious figurines if they have a certain shabby appeal.</div>
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I never pay much for them, so I always feel like I'm "rescuing" them in a way.</div>
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I've mentioned it before, but my grandma had figurines like this when I was growing up,</div>
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You'd think I'd have tons, but so far my collection is still pretty small.</div>
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you know, figurines on every surface and such. </div>
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I like the crackle on this one,</div>
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A little unusual.</div>
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This one is a bit more subdued and serene,</div>
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I bought this (circa 1900's) book, "The Perfect Woman," from an estate sale--</div>
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even though, as you can see, its condition is far from it.</div>
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It's subtitled "Perfect Womanhood for Maidens, Wives, Mothers:</div>
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A book giving full information on all the mysterious and complex matters pertaining to women."</div>
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It has some really lovely illustrations.</div>
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I could imagine this trunk belonging to a little boy way-back-when.</div>
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Being filled with treasures like little metal cars, favorite rocks, etc.</div>
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Maybe it belonged to someone like this guy?</div>
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Freckle-faced, cute, and a little mischievous. </div>
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a vintage Toll House cookie set!</div>
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As you can see from the photo above,</div>
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there are quite a few things missing.</div>
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My kids would have ripped open every package</div>
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Such a darling little cookbook.</div>
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With waxed paper still inside.</div>
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Squee!</div>
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Do you go for the junky sometimes, too?<br />
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Linking up here:<br />
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When it comes to estate sales,</div>
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I'm pretty much never one of the buyers there</div>
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for the furniture or other big items.</div>
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Even though estate sales of any kind</div>
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it's still the small (and cheap!) things that make me happy :)</div>
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(And yes. I am probably the only person who would take a free name sign!)</div>
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I liked this worn, book-shaped little box just fine...</div>
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This journal--a ledger, actually--will soon hold record of all my thrifting finds. </div>
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This cute oversized postcard reminded me of my kids.</div>
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A sweet photograph, birthday card, and invitation.</div>
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They weren't found together, but you'd think they were--</div>
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Goodies!</div>
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Some super-bright and cute birthday cards.</div>
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Woolworth's in 1950's San Francisco.</div>
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Do you guys like reading about vintage icons and such too?</div>
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Hi! Is everyone ready for Valentine's Day?</div>
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This year the hubby and I are having a "romantic dinner for 5." :)</div>
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The joy of children, right?! ;)</div>
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Actually, there's no other way we'd rather spend it...</div>
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than with our little love bugs.</div>
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While I love vintage Valentine's, I don't have very many</div>
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for some reason. I thought this one was so sweet.</div>
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I especially liked the cute little rhyme inside.</div>
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This one was simply signed with a name on the back, "Madge Beam."<br />
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If only this set had a particular line from my favorite film, <i>Amelie</i>:</div>
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"I am nobody's little weasel."</div>
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I love how quirky and original it was.</div>
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Isn't that movie the best?</div>
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I sent my lovely friend <a href="http://fritzimarie.com/">Kitty</a> a package recently,</div>
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I'm not awesome at craft stuff, but I do enjoy doing it,</div>
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Right before going to the thrift store where I bought this Snoboy sign,<br />
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Maybe Valentine's Day candies.</div>
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I hereby consider this piece to be the one where I "crossed over"</div>
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I think there comes a time in every vintage collector/enthusiast/hoarder's</div>
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But as crazy as it seems--you just. Must. BUY.</div>
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So here she is!</div>
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Or should I say, <i>they.</i></div>
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A 1960's theater set decoration.</div>
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And it lights up!</div>
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It does need a little work.</div>
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One of the wires needs to be tightened,</div>
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It came with extras.</div>
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It's nearly 8 feet tall!</div>
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I loved the cute Edwardian era couple though,</div>
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When I was buying it </div>
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everyone was asking what I was going to do with it--</div>
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My bedroom needed a night light, what can I say?</div>
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Today two seeming rarities collided in my neck of the woods,</div>
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as my kiddos are in California visiting my parents.</div>
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So it was time to do a little thrifting!</div>
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I'll start with owls :)</div>
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This cute little guy is so cute.</div>
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I actually have another one like this already, </div>
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but it has a teeny chip on one ear.</div>
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Now that I have two, I'll glue a little bow on the other one </div>
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And to hide the chip, of course ;)</div>
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I found two sets of these vintage owls.</div>
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They're cuter in person for some reason.</div>
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This isn't super old, but I liked the lettering.</div>
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Being that I love baking, I found this cup adorable.</div>
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It says "The happiest time I ever had was when I made another glad."</div>
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This little pile of wooden pieces have the cutest graphics.</div>
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I found them at an antique store, and there are seven total...everything from Abe Lincoln</div>
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to a ship to my favorite, the little doggie begging for scraps.<br />
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It's on the bigger side, too, which makes it great for using as a decoration.</div>
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I would love to have that Santa on my door!</div>
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And I love the little tinseled tree in this one.</div>
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My friend's little boy has a birthday coming up and I want to find a way</div>
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and I'd kind of hate to use it just to wrap something. The irony, huh?</div>
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Here's some new things I found today.</div>
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Well, new meaning not vintage :)</div>
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An Ann Taintor mug for 50 cents.</div>
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Hecks yes.</div>
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This card struck me as really cute.</div>
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Ah, isn't cheap reading material the BEST?</div>
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I found a nice stack of my favorite magazines for 10 cents each--</div>
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Country Living, Mary Jane's Farm, and Bliss Victoria.</div>
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And I found a book I've been looking for too, at only a dollar.</div>
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Hi everyone!</div>
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I hope the holiday season is finding you well!</div>
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I'm one of those (semi-annoying?) people who love to put</div>
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the Christmas tree up practically before </div>
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the Thanksgiving turkey leftovers can even be put away. </div>
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And who puts the Christmas radio station on the computer</div>
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while I proceed to bake lots and lots</div>
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and lots</div>
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of cookies :)</div>
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These are some of my favorite vintage Christmas finds as of late!</div>
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Since I mentioned cookies (mmm...cookies),</div>
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I'll start with this vintage Christmas baking book.</div>
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Although I of course love a good Christmas treat recipe,</div>
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I was also charmed by the cute cover.</div>
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This is the first recipe I would try out.</div>
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In fact, I may have to soon.</div>
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There's a Christmas thrift store in our area that opens up every year.</div>
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It is <i>purely</i> Christmas stuff--they always have some really cool vintage Christmas.</div>
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This year it wasn't nearly as big or awesome as last year, </div>
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but I did come away with some things,</div>
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and these two ornaments were among them.</div>
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Oh, the excitement I felt when I found this sweet girl!</div>
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...and the letdown I felt when my kids broke her pretty little head ;(</div>
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Perhaps they thought Humpty Dumpty needed a girlfriend?</div>
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This is after I already glued most of it together.</div>
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I couldn't quite get that last piece...</div>
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so I'm thinking it's time she got a little hair accessory. </div>
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If I could have a tree with only one ornament, </div>
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these snow-topped Shiny Brites would be it.</div>
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This is a really cute Santa puppet.</div>
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I love the little jingle bells he holds...</div>
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this would be a good way to get a baby to look </div>
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Too bad it won't work on my kids, lol.</div>
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I really, really love Santa mugs!</div>
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I scare my husband by telling him I will have shelves full some day.</div>
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My rule with buying them is I have to come across them myself,</div>
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I think it's funny how their facial expressions are so different--</div>
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going from super-jolly to indifferent, and everything in between.</div>
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"The Night Before Christmas", a must have,</div>
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this one illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa.</div>
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Her art is so adorable!</div>
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I have a few of her books, and they're all so darling.</div>
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This little guy stole my heart immediately.</div>
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He was in the the teeny Christmas section of a thrift store,</div>
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where it was fill-a-bag for $2.</div>
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There were some women looking in that area, </div>
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but I guess they didn't see this fine example ;)</div>
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Hmmm...is it the slightly cross-eyed look that got me,</div>
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or that little ear that lies askew?</div>
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I dunno, but he's a keeper.</div>
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Question: what exactly is this little creature </div>
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He has a top hat, which points me toward human...</div>
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I wish we lived in a world where there was a sense of some things being so precious,</div>
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nothing would dare sully or harm them.</div>
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And what could possibly qualify as that more than our children--our babies?</div>
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is the sense of camaraderie I feel with my fellow mamas,</div>
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known and unknown. </div>
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There are some things we will always understand, without a word being spoken.</div>
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Like deep, boundless love.</div>
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And loving someone so much it almost hurts.</div>
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In sharing this beautiful gift,</div>
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but those of the world.</div>
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My daughter is not unlike any other 5 year old little girl.<br />
And only a year younger than the youngest child killed.</div>
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She loves the colors pink and purple,<br />
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dolls, dressing up, and princesses.</div>
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The only difference is she is mine;</div>
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I know <i>her </i>love and <i>her</i> face, <i>her </i>giggles and songs, but--</div>
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had I merely<b> known</b> them?</div>
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Because of so many things, I feel a connection to these families.</div>
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Because I'm a fellow human.</div>
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Because I'm a parent.</div>
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Because my kids are close in age to those that were killed. </div>
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Because I know what it's like to move somewhere in hopes of it being safer,</div>
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to the areas we called home.</div>
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For many years it seemed like so many things were getting closer</div>
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to our area, national crimes touching our home in big or little ways--</div>
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The Chandra Levy case; the Laci Peterson murder; </div>
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Juliani Cardenas, the little boy kidnapped from his grandmother's arms;</div>
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the Yosemite murders of a mother, daughter, and her friend.</div>
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When I was visiting my tiny hometown of Hughson a few months ago,</div>
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there was a man who drove up to a neighbor's house (with whom he'd had a longstanding fued)</div>
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and killed him, and then himself.</div>
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It was only one street over from where my parents still live, my childhood home.</div>
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I remember thinking, "This isn't the town I grew up in!</div>
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This isn't<i> my </i>childhood town."</div>
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Yet I'm straying too far.</div>
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Regardless of evil, unpredictable, unconscionable acts like the Sandy Hook shooting, </div>
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I refuse to believe the world is a bad place. </div>
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We cannot predict the moments our world will change,</div>
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but we can live in the safety of the love that lives between parent and child,</div>
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<b>which no one can ever, ever take away.</b></div>
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I feel almost guilty in a sense to have my children</div>
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to love, to hold, healthy and free from sickness.</div>
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Yet the biggest way to honor those children killed and their parents,</div>
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in my mind, is to never forget what a gift that is.<br />
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To love them as best I can, with all I have, and teach them </div>
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that despite the pain of the world, it is still a beautiful place.</div>
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To teach them right from wrong, to be sympathetic,</div>
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kind, and loving, so they can be like the majority of the individuals</div>
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in this world: <b>good people.</b><br />
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Sending all my prayers, love, and blessings<br />
to the parents and children touched by the Sandy Hook shootings--<br />
to those who, through the common bond of love and loving, ache with them--<br />
to the world<br />
where things like this happen<br />
but will not destroy us.<br />
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"<b>I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts,</b><br />
<b>there can be no more hurt, only more love."</b><br />
<b>--Mother Teresa</b></div>
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This one would be cute in a child's bedroom...<br />
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It's so playful and deliciously quirky.</div>
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This table was my very favorite find while in California last month!</div>
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I had looked all around the particular thrift store where I purchased it,</div>
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Well, I've been gone for awhile, but I figured I'd better at least show up for Thanksgiving! Here are my little indian and pilgrim:</div>
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I think it's customary now to say OH MY GOSH THEY'RE GETTING SO BIG!</div>
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and wonder how in the world these pre-school children are standing in front of me?!?!?!</div>
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Two days ago, she lost her first tooth. It was kind of unexpected on my part!</div>
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It wasn't on my radar at all...she just turned 5 in October,</div>
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But the same day that she told us it was loose, she lost it!</div>
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I just felt like saying whoa whoa whoa <i>WHOA.</i></div>
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Luckily, I still have one diaper-bummed little devil with chubby, dimpled hands</div>
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to make it bearable.</div>
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I'll be back soon with some vintage finds and my vintage find of the YEAR.</div>
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Even though the year isn't quite over, I don't think it can be topped.</div>
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Some of my Facebook friends may have already seen it...</div>
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but it's big, (mostly) green, bright,</div>
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and just<i> magical</i>. ;)</div>
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We are taking another trip to California in a few days--</div>
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this time, to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday,</div>
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As much as we are all looking forward to that,</div>
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it will also be the nicest time weather-wise</div>
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here in Yachats, when we are gone.</div>
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The California girl in me is a little bummed</div>
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summer <i>heat</i>--but we still have tons of fun by the ocean,</div>
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even if it's really too cold to be in it per se.</div>
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(this kid is part mountain goat.)</div>
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is there anything better than a portrait done of yourself</div>
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Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640915606920697323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289141909246357649.post-45053416728275145172012-09-04T21:26:00.003-07:002012-09-04T21:32:28.431-07:00Vintage kitschy wreath...this is how I did it.<div style="text-align: center;">
I love the blatant misleading-ness of this post title.</div>
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<i>As if I did anything</i>, really.</div>
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Lol!</div>
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But that's kind of where I am at this point</div>
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in my crafting life.</div>
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I can't sew <b>(though I want to learn so badly!)</b></div>
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Heck, even if I could, it would be hard to find the time.</div>
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What I DO have is a love of vintage...and maybe 5 minutes.</div>
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Therefore I am an "upcycler," in the very barest sense of the word.</div>
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Nonetheless, I am happy with my wreath!</div>
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I found just the vintage wreath at the thrift store </div>
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the other day.</div>
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1 buck. That's how I roll.</div>
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I loved the fabrics on it :)</div>
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So colorful and fun.</div>
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I knew it had to have a flag banner on it,</div>
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to up the happy quotient, so I made one</div>
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using more old fabrics.</div>
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Then I added this little guy on there,</div>
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which is a page from an old cloth baby book</div>
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that I put into a badge,</div>
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This is already hanging on the ugly wood panel walls</div>
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I'm finding all kinds of fun things for the kids' bedroom</div>
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and pretend it's "real" crafting</div>
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like some insanely talented ladies I know do</div>
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(I'm looking at <b>you</b>, <a href="http://paintmyselfpretty.blogspot.com/">Cameron</a>, <a href="http://rhinestonearmadillo.typepad.com/">Laura</a>, and <a href="http://fritzimarie.com/">Kitty</a>).</div>
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Happy Trails!</div>
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Sadly, this is what you resort to when</div>
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a vintage "fridgescape."</div>
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Because it is the one absolute place they cannot reach,</div>
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and vintage goodies can indeed remain "pristine!"</div>
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Here is where I place my better Pyrex, and my favorite vintage mugs.</div>
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I finally bought a vintage cow creamer recently because really,</div>
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doesn't every nostalgic kitchen need one? ;)</div>
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Having a little matching set is fun.</div>
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I love cookbooks, but only have room for a little stack up there.</div>
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Never fear, I have a ton of vintage ones hoarded in a box somewhere...</div>
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This small wire basket is from my trip to California.</div>
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So cute.</div>
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I tried to give the fridge some vintage bling too.</div>
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We've had the snooty chef and vintage movie magnets forever.</div>
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The card and postcard are vintage finds.</div>
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The one of the handsome gentleman is by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/courtneyoquist">Courtney Oquist</a>, which</div>
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The photos are of my beloved dog Brawley, who died a few months ago.</div>
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I heart him.</div>
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And lastly, our toddler command center,</div>
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I found the calendar, brand new, at the thrift store for $1.</div>
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it's pretty darn awesome! </div>
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It has so many helpful features for organizing--</div>
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I'm going to buy the 2013 version for sure, I'm sold.</div>
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You can see it <a href="http://orangecirclestudio.3dcartstores.com/2013-Do-It-All-Mom-_p_221.html">here </a>if you're interested.</div>
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So, that's my happy fridge top!</div>
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Now if only the inside could be so pretty.</div>
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Only a few days left here in California...</div>
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we've had such fun visiting with my family,</div>
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This beautiful framed embroidered piece was so cheap at only a dollar.</div>
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I could see it in an antique store for much more.</div>
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not that I'm complaining in this regard!</div>
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This is a really cute book called "Apron on, Apron off."</div>
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Unfortunately, the only way I know of to post images via the blogger app is to have them come out in one big purge. But that's ok. Hopefully you'll still like me, and I can scratch that vintage blog post itch that I have...right...there. <br />
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*Also? It appears not only are the pics lumped together, they are done so out of order. OH THANKS BLOGGER APP. Brilliant.<br />
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Or, as I prefer to term it, "wade knee-deep into endless thrifting perfection." ;)</div>
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So while Nate worked, it was my chance to take as loooong as I wanted</div>
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for me in the car. Even though I know he doesn't mind, I always feel a little bad.</div>
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I'm one of those people that can spend an hour no problem in a thrift.</div>
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I pretty much used up every minute.</div>
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This vintage primary reader was one of those things--</div>
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<i>do I need this---do I really need this?</i></div>
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It was just too cute to pass up.</div>
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I love that it is a teacher's edition, and has notes about each story.</div>
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The pictures do me in every time--</div>
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soooo cute!</div>
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I just tell myself, "but they're for the kids room--"</div>
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Vintage restaurant ware mugs.</div>
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A small printing block letter, the first I've ever found at a thrift.</div>
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The last one says "just a swallow."</div>
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A charming tray,</div>
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This is the closest I've gotten.</div>
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So I know I can be a little weird and really</div>
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Frank and Betty, I bet you were one pair of cool cats.</div>
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An old photo, I'm guessing mom and daughters,</div>
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This is my favorite find from that day.</div>
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There's something so lovely about it to me.</div>
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I love the paper it's glued onto, and the orange</div>
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...and the clothes this Victorian woman is wearing,</div>
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her brooch, the umbrella and gloves.</div>
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The clerk selling it joked, "Do you know these people?!"</div>
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A momentary glimpse into a life and time I can never know,</div>
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For more thrifty finds, stop by <a href="http://www.harpershappenings.com/">Harper's Happenings</a></div>
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It's amazing what a little quiet will do for a mother's mind, no?</div>
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To explain:</div>
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My angels have been gone this past week,</div>
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visiting my family in California.</div>
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This is the first time <i>all three</i> of them have been so far away,</div>
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and I have to admit, it was a little hard!<br />
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I had to spend the first day or two telling myself,</div>
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"They'll be all right. They'll be <i>fine.</i>"</div>
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And of course they have been--getting spoiled oodles,</div>
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and having all kinds of adventures.<br />
Ears being pierced (Addie that is, lol). Picnics.<br />
Trips to the beach, sno-cones, and <b>lots</b> of swimming.<br />
(The irony being we live right by the ocean yet<br />
it's TOO COLD to swim!)<br />
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I will be joining them there on Thursday for a little vacation.<br />
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In the meantime, it's been nice to just enjoy a little quiet...<br />
to daydream...and even to create.<br />
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I love making things, but I don't have any "real"</div>
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from the 1930's referencing bible passages.</div>
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"Frivolous" things.</div>
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Have you created anything that made you happy lately?</div>
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Hello, fellow thrifting addictees! </div>
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Here on the Oregon coast, we're still waiting</div>
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actual <b>heat. </b>I am really looking forward to sunshine!</div>
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Lately, we may get a few days of it before the gloominess returns.</div>
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So, my photos as of late tend to be a bit on the darker side.</div>
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A pair of little Georges Briard custard-size bowls.</div>
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I love his designs, but I never ever find anything by him.</div>
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Don't you love when you find something right away?</div>
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One a set of unopened playing cards.</div>
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I love old art instruction books, </div>
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The illustrations are so darling. </div>
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This baby blanket is really thin, rather large, and in excellent condition.</div>
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"Creepy. But kind of cool."</div>
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I love posting about my vintage finds.</div>
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the monkey in a polka-dot bow...</div>
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Out of these 1920's era Valentine's Day cards, he is my favorite.</div>
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and when you spin the ball the seal is balancing--it looks like a kaleidoscope!</div>
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The yellow circle behind the monkey turns.</div>
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Here he is choosing his apple...</div>
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And then opening wide to eat it.</div>
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I loved this old dartboard.</div>
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Like a lot of little girls, my daughter Addie is obsessed with kittens!</div>
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A really cute vintage purse.</div>
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This week, I'll be sharing some of my favorite finds that were </div>
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this wood and glass wine jug container.</div>
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I'll confess, I'm not <i>exactly</i> sure what it is, </div>
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but I'm thinking it's a cheese dome with the bowl underneath</div>
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being using to hold crackers or grapes or something.</div>
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For whatever reason, I was just smitten with it.</div>
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These plates were a very happy find for me!</div>
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I saw them for a little over $2 a plate at a thrift store </div>
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in my home state of California.</div>
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I held out because, yes--sometimes I sadly <b>am</b> that cheap.</div>
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But that made finding them for only 50 cents each all the better.</div>
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They're Fransican ware and I love them.</div>
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These sunny yellow Mikasa mugs with matching saucers</div>
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and large serving plate were also a nice find for me.</div>
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This large vintage Tupperware bowl was an estate sale find.</div>
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I asked if the people selling it would take $3 for it, and they did.</div>
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We use it for storing our flour, and it's so much nicer </div>
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This pink pillow and votive holder were</div>
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because I liked them that much. They were each a dollar.</div>
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Also a dollar were there gold Steve Madden shoes.</div>
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Not that I really dress up any more, </div>
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This large vintage Virgin Mary figurine for my collection</div>
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which is nice.</div>
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Not that I know a thing about sewing, but I love</div>
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I am slowly finding more and more.</div>
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I am linking up with Sophie at <a href="http://herlibraryadventures.blogspot.com/2012/06/flea-market-finds.html">Her Library Adventures.</a></div>
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