I’m going through some items I picked up at the thrift store and finally getting projects done with them. I found this pair of floral containers at the thrift store LAST YEAR and finally turned them into some fun glitzy holiday decor. I knew in my head WHAT I wanted to do [...]
Well, it’s getting to be about that time again here in NE Ohio. Time to pull out the jackets, and soon, the winter coats. And who wants to wear a plain winter coat? Not me! I’ve got to snazz mine up a bit. I have a lovely jewelry box full of vintage brooches [...]
I’ve been trying to cut back on my thrift store purchases. Trying to only buy things I really want or can use. Unless it’s fabric. All bets are off if I find fabric I love. This Braun submersion blender fits the bill nicely. I’ve been pricing them at the big box stores and could [...]
Sometimes when I’m doing some research I want to get my hands on a book that is no longer in print (or not brand new). That is when I head to the used book store, and Buckeye Bookshop is one of the few local used book stores still around. Bill Chappelear is [...]
How to Turn Vintage Hankies Into Sweet Smelling Sachets I’ve been doing a mini clean & purge in my studio lately. Trying to use up lots of vintage goodies I’ve had lying around for a while. I created these Vintage Hanky Sachets last fall and even made a video about how to do [...]
It’s Thursday and that means another thrift store project. This week it’s all about embellishing a small bag with vintage needlework. Back in March I wrote about some fantastic vintage needlework pieces I had found at the thrift store in this post Today’s Thrift Store Haul. The pieces I found [...]
This past week was a good one for me. Not because I found anything really MAJOR but I did find clothes. Finding clothes for a big girl at the thrift store isn’t easy, let me tell you but I did find three tops for less than $15. AND two of them still had tags. [...]
I shared in a post last week about how I was madly in love with a bold, blue paint for my living room walls and how my husband thought it was “GARISH” in this post Home Decor: Color – Courageous or Crazy. I painted the wall anyway after he said that I have never [...]
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