cute Cute CUTE

Isn't this just the cutest thing?

I'm giving up thrift/antique shopping for Lent.

Because there is apparently NO END to the cute things at thrift stores and antique malls.

So, I shall give it a rest for a bit.

It won't be easy.

But, I can do it!

Oh, and don't worry. I've plenty on hand that I haven't added to this blog yet.

So, stay tuned...

Half Price Sale

As if thrift stores aren't amazing enough, my favorite one just had three days of everything at 50% off.

I didn't go until the last day, but yet I found these light fixtures that I'd had my eye on for several weeks now.

Haven't come up with a plan for them. Yet. But I'm sure I will!

I don't need them as lights, but I think they are quite decorative on their own.

Aren't they CUUUTE?

(please say yes!)

Look what I found tonight! THGGM dropped me off at a thrift store while he ran some errands. This gave me time to move at more of a browsers pace than our usual casing of the joint.

I found a wooden tree puzzle, eight jello molds (see below), two chicken buttons, a pair of pants for Kado, two pieces of white felt and this Boutonniere serving bowl.

Wow. A Boutonniere serving bowl. I was THRILLED.

It was seventy nine cents.

Can you believe it?

This puzzle caught my eye. So, I bought it.

It did require the help of THGGM to get it together.

I've never claimed to be good at puzzles. They ARE called puzzles for a reason.

Don't tell ANYONE, but I didn't even know what it was until I got it home.

Jello Molds

Eight jello molds for 69 cents. Lately, I've been finding jello molds for 50 cents to one dollar a piece which seems rather high to me. I have an old thrifted picnic basket that I keep the molds in. Seems like I have quite a basket full. When I make the wool pompom birds these make cute nests. I've also seen them painted up like cupcakes. Too cute!

Boutonniere Sugar Bowl with Lid, Ahhhhhh.

After finding the single boutonniere cup, we went back out again.

That time I found four cups and saucers and a sugar bowl with lid!

I'm on the look-out now for more cups and a creamer!

This is fun. This is REALLY fun!

Buzzy Bee

Today I found a few fun things. Some of them are too weird to photograph. Or, so I've been told.

I bought a few dozen old diaper pins. I've NO idea why. My diaper-wearing grandchildren wear disposable diapers. Another purchase was several feet of an aqua silky ribbon. Can't explain it. Also, two luncheon size plates to add to my Yorktown Phaltzgraff collection. Because I had no plates that size. This seemed totally reasonable to me, but caused THGGM to ask why we needed them. NEED? Who said anything about need?

But the Fisher Price Buzzy Bee?!

I bought him because he is just too too cute!

Isn't he?

I'll need only to add a string. And a child. Yes. This will be fun!