Emily Post's Book of Etiquette

Yard Sales with Katie continued...

Emily Post Book of Etiquette - $1.00 (hardback)

Ink and Glass Quill

Yard Sales with Katie continued...

$1.00

Records

I went to some yard sales with my friend Katie a few weekends ago. Much fun was had and many treasures were found. The next few posts are all going to be the treasures found on that May 29th trip.

Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark

Nancy Sinatra - Nancy in London

$0.50 each

Aprons Ahoy!

I am taking a break from posting about my thrift finds to talk about another purchase I made recently: these two ADORABLE aprons from The Apron Diva.

Black & White damask & polka dot half apron with pocket

Lemon half apron with pocket

Please forgive the fact that I didn't iron them before I took the picture. I fell in love with both of these aprons on her facebook site. I initially decided on the black and white damask half apron. I had to snatch it up before somebody else bought it. No matter what though, I couldn't stop thinking about the lemon one as well. It was so cheery. I could see myself using the lemon one in the spring/summer time and the damask one in the fall/winter. As luck would have it, a few days later The Apron Diva popped up at my work again. This time she happened to have the lemon one in her car. I knew I wouldn't forgive myself if I let that one get away too, so I bought that one as well. I am extremely pleased with both of my purchases. I highly recommend her for your high fashion apron needs.

Junior League Thrift Store

Yellow gloves = $0.50

Emily and I also stopped in the Junior League Thrift Store last Saturday. Normally I don't find anything in this store at all. I was lucky to pick up these cute little yellow cotton gloves with buttons and stitching. And for only 50 cents too. I couldn't resist.

Salvation Army

In continuing on with my first thrifting trip of the new year, Emily and I also went to The Salvation Army. I was sort of expecting to find a few more things there than I actually did. Oh well. Maybe next time.

Blue Glass Spray Bottle = $1.99

This is obviously missing the top half. Maybe some sort of pump or atomizer. Even though it is broken and obviously needs some cleaning, I am still quite enamored with it.

Two brown decorative bottles = $0.49 each = $0.98 total

It says "SB" on the front of each of the two bottles. They obviously have a twist cap so I don't think they are very old. I thought they were cool looking so I had to snatch them up.

Goodwill

Emily and I went on our first thrifting adventure of the new year yesterday. Our first stop was Goodwill.

Orange shirt = $4.00

Emily actually picked out this shirt for me. At first I wasn't so sure about it. But then after trying it on, I fell in love with the color and the fit. It is the perfect addition to adding more color to my wardrobe.

White frilly Wet Seal shirt = $4.00

Magnifying Glass = $0.79



Huge Moroccan Tea Pot = $5.99

The tea pot is actually quite huge. Bigger than any "tea pot" I have ever seen. I am going to use it as a watering can to water my plants with (that is about how big it is). It says "Made in Morocco" on the bottom and has a reference number which I can not make out.

Goodwill Finds

Express gray work pants = $4.00

The Limited black work pants = $4.00

City Triangles geometric dress = $6.00


Swell white cotton comfy pants = $3.00

Detail of embroidery on leg

Detail of embroidery on the butt

tagless purple stripped comfy pants = $3.00

Paperback Pennsylvania Dutch Cut and Use Stencils = $0.50


A few of the stencil designs

6 Nancy Drew books = $1.00 a piece
totaling $6.00

#7 - The Clue in the Diary
# 9 - The Sign of the Twisted Candles
# 18 - Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion
#29 - Mystery at the Ski Jump
# 34 - The Hidden Window Mystery
# 39 - The Clue of the Dancing Puppet

I am trying to collect the older set. I already own the reprint of #7 and #9 but I bought them anyway so I can give the new books to my niece (as Jenn is collecting them for her). I think this is my favorite find of the day.

Slap a coat of paint on there...

I apologize for the lack of posts. There have been changes in my professional life that has left me with a severe decrease in personal time.

I realized I hadn't posted pictures yet of my newly painted craft room.

This project was pretty exiting for me because this was the first time in my life I got to paint and personalize a room of my own. I spent a long time in the home improvement store staring at the assorted paint chips, mouth slightly agape, wondering how in the world I was only going to pick one color out of the rainbow displayed before me. I wanted something that would somewhat match my (hideous) rugs, so I chose a light purple. "Purple Gala" to be exact. I realize it may not be other people's cup of tea, but I love it. I feel like such a princess in this room.

I have a little bit more stuff in the room now, but the room still pretty much remains undecorated. One of my next projects will be to make curtains for the windows. I am a novice at the sewing machine, but I think curtains would make a great first project. Also, I have been working on paper mache masks recently and am considering displaying them on the only wall without a window. I bought a handful of those hooks that don't damage the wall so that I can move the masks around to change the asthetic if need be.

And do you remember when I asked for help wondering what to do with this table and mirror? Well, I painted the bejeezus out of it and turned the mirror into a bulletin board using cardboard and two rolls of cork liner (slicing my leg pretty badly with a utility knife in the process). You can't see very well in the pictures, but I even bought purple push pins in the shape of stars!

What I wore to go to work and to later tonight see a play

This entire outfit is thrifted.

Grey Dockers Pants = $6.00
Steve Madden Shoes = $5.99
Black Shirt = $4.00

The accessories are my own and were not thrifted (though, I am always on the look out for cute accessories). The shirt is not form fitting in the least and stays in whatever form it hangs.