Non-vintage Baby

There isn't anything vintage about these baby items. I found them at the thrift store yesterday.

Two handmade burp clothes and a Disney brand receiving blanket.

The burp clothes make easy to handle blankets for Famke's dollies and can be called into play in June when her new sibling makes an appearance.

And, I cannot imagine not having a large stack of receiving blankets on hand. They are wonderful for just about anything having to do with small children and dolls. Smalls stains or holes? Just cut around them to make soft toys or bibs.

Vintage Baby

I haven't been out to thrift shop in what seems like a very long time.

But, I've been poking into corners around my house and finding more of my favorite thrift finds!

This mobile being one of them.

And, since the sun was shining so nicely through the window I thought I'd try to get a few pictures.

I paid four dollars for this. It is in near perfect condition. The music box plays Brahm's Lullaby and the box.., oh.., I would have paid four dollars just for the graphics on the box.

I just might have to go in search of more of my favorite vintage baby things!

Do These Not Scream "Grandma"?

They do. They scream grandma.

My grandchildren do not call me 'beppe' for nothing.

The era of this house lends itself so well to vintage thrifty finds.

Maybe it's just because when we first came through it, the kitchen was filled with Delft.

THGGM also did well thrift shopping today.

He found two old metal-framed oriental pictures. They are lovely and will find a place of honor in our basement, which he is presently painting. He also found three Ralph Lauren shirts - they were buy one get two free. We threw our budget to the wind today, as we had Christmas money to spend.

More of my purchases appear in the posts below. It was a good day for thrifting.

Thrifting at Michaels Craft Store

I was not going to go to Michael's, I really truly was not.

But, I did.

I found some clearance packages of bottle brush trees and two cardboard houses.

Two packages of trees.

Two cardboard houses.

That was all. Almost. Some photo cards with envelopes. I shared those. Because I'm nice.

Tins

I quit buying tins.

Once.

I guess I'm buying them again.

At least when they cost 50 cents.

Droste tins are my favorite.

At least today they are.

Fun Finds for Famke

I cannot deny it.

I have a weakness for all things pink and girly - for Famke anyway.

The Sock Monkey bathrobe was too cute to pass up, even though she will have to grow a bit. Time tells that little girls do grow. This was two dollars. I wish they had one in my size.

I also found this Oshgosh one-button pink sweater. This should fit her now. It too was only two dollars. Since I am one of those people who likes to have her house cool in the winter, having sweaters on hand is necessary. When 'necessary' is also cute, well.., this grandma buys it.

Thrifty Bathroom

It is really hard to get a good picture inside of a teeny tiny half-bath.

I'm not sure if we have upgraded this bathroom, or downgraded it.

We took off perfectly good shimmery/glossy butterfly wallpaper (it only took us a year) and finally finished painting it - today!

The color is called 'cornmeal' and I love it.

The valance at the window is a small Shabby Chic piece I found for a dollar. I thought it would make cute doll slips. Someday, it still may.

Today I made the flowered valance and the sink skirt. For that I used an old piece of material that I thrifted years ago. It has been many different things around here.

It's last purpose was a cushion cover on an old chair.

The three small pictures THGGM bought off the wall in a bathroom at an antique mall. Can't remember where the shelf came from, it's been around a loooong time.

The room also had a perfectly good, yet ugly, medicine cabinet. THGGM ripped it out of the wall and added this thrifted piece. We left the old lights. I think they are kind of cool. My collection of cobalt glass odds and ends are in the hole left by the inset from the old medicine cabinet and are also perched on top of it. I cannot get far enough back to get a decent picture of it.

The sink skirt is my favorite addition. It nicely hides the wastepaper basket and a bench.

Please do not look closely at my sewing. I broke every rule. I DO now iron when I sew, but I didn't use any pins. Pins hurt. THGGM added the pleat. My plan was to have it be all bunchy, but he is opinionated - and often right. Often. Not always.