Hi there!! Before I forget; yesterday I found not one but TWO fabulously smart and crafty and talented new bloggers that you may not have heard of yet but I'm sure you would have soon enough even if I wasn't telling you right here and now. Kathi's blog is i think we're all bozos on this bus (see; how could you NOT love her already?) and Cheryl's is Periwinkle Vintage. Like I said, I happened to find the both of them yesterday but have already added them to my blog reader because I don't want to miss a single thing. Check 'em out!
Mary at Oh Merci posted some lovely (as always!) thrifted finds a few days ago and asked, "Have you found something your are so very happy with?" Which reminded me I found these two Homer Laughlin Georgian Eggshell pieces for 99 cents recently.
Yes, that's right; less than a dollar each. Here's the deal with the local thrift shops: they are all SO different from one another in their pricing. For instance; I'll routinely go in to the Cancer Society thrift shop (with the nicer clothes, nicer items all around) and find something that is currently selling at the local dollar store yet they will have the used/donated item marked at 2,3 or sometimes 4 dollars. Depends on who was doing the marking that day. My favorite store isn't considered as worthy of a cause...they mostly give a hand to homeless guys with their profits, and appear to have a few of these guys working in the store as well. When I was searching with great hope for a sugar bowl to go with these I asked a guy who was bringing stuff out if maybe he'd seen one and he said, "No, I personally priced those and they were the only pieces like that." I said, "Well, ya did real good!" I know, I'm shameless! Anyway, when I looked on ebay I found that this pattern also comes with a pink band so I'll probably be on the hunt for this pattern the rest of my life in either pink OR blue. I don't care which. I just really do love it.
Another fairly recent purchase I've been meaning to share is this child's desk and chair.
It was at the monthly indoor flea market in an antique dealers booth. Her original price tag was $125 and it was billed as a "French antique".
I can't tell for the life of me if it's really old or really French, but I thought it was very sweet and she had it marked down to $50 so I snagged it before I thought too much more about it.
Maybe I just wanted the paper inside? (I keep meaning to take that to Kinko's and make some large paper copies.) Anyway, now I have TWO child's desks and chairs "for the studio", neither of which I would let the little ankle biters sit at with markers or paints. :-)
SPOILER ALERT FOR THE NEW MOVIE: CLOVERFIELD.
Don't waste your money! It was an hour and a half of a guy holding a home video camera (a la The Blair Witch Project) while a big horrible (Think thirty stories tall) monster of alien appearance pounded through New York City killing everything and everyone in it's wake, including our hero at the end. Then the screen just blacked out and I said aloud to the rest of the dead silent audience, "Well THAT was depressing as hell!" The jittery camera work made me pretty queasy to boot. WHAT was I thinking:?! A good reminder to read a review or two BEFORE going to the theatre. We took Caleb because he LOVES scary movies and it was actually PG-13. Early in to it he whispered to me "Ya 'member when I was a baby and all those bad guys came and killed those airplanes?" Yeah. I was holding back tears thinking of how beat to crap New York city has already been. For cryin' out loud! Not my idea of entertainment.
Our sweet little Kadence has moved back to Redding with her mama so as of today my life is once again my own. We miss her so much already, but I DO need to 'get a life' and they DO need to work out their own family issues so it's all good. Here are she and Caleb eating homemade waffles yesterday morning while I sucked down a medifast shake. It's no fair, I tell ya! I hate my old metabolism. :-{
Well, I think I've told you just about everything I know so don't hold it against me if I don't come back for a few days! I'll close with a pic of my last LAST (I mean it this time!) offering of vintage wallpapers I've put together for the etsy shop. I couldn't help it...I still had so much left and people kept buying the packs. This is listed at $14 INCLUDING U.S. SHIPPING. Can't hardly beat that!
Hi Jen! I have to get some of that wall paper VERY SOON! SOOO cute! And my towel and booties arrived safely a few days ago! I JUST LOVE THEM! I really don't think they could be any sweeter at all!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH For rushing those out to me! I'm sure Kelly will love them! And I'll post pics on my blog soon! THANK YOU AGAIN!!! (sorry if I made you worry! Sweet of you to do so!! :)
Posted by: Missy | February 01, 2008 at 10:31 PM
What a wonderful little desk. And the paper inside .... so cute!
Posted by: Sandy | January 30, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Hi JEN!!!
Now THAT is what we all call A FIND!!! And you snagged TWO, well THREE including the desk and chair. I adore that soft bluish band on the plate and oooooh the pink will be heaven! Please please show us when you find the pink! If i stumble across it i will get it (although our thrift stores usually mark dishes very high :(
I LOVE your HONET response at the theatre! We went to see a jim Carey Movie a long time ago (the one where he kind of lives in the bubble town) our Son, Doug, immediately stood up at it's end and announced "That was the worst movie I have ever seen!" I loved his spontaneity and honesty! I did not care for it either. So i will miss Cloverfield.
Posted by: Mary | January 30, 2008 at 08:46 AM
Hey Jen!
I finally got around to updating my blog, and of course had to come check in on yours. I LOVE the desk, and the China. That is a gorgeous pattern. Hope all is well! If you ever decide to get rid of that desk, I'm your girl! Yeah-right like that is going to happen! LOL!
Posted by: Carla | January 29, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Oh, I love that china! Cute desk too! I've already snagged that wallpaper cause I don't already have enough stuff! ha! xo, suzy
Posted by: suzy | January 28, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Jen, you are a living doll! Thanks for mentioning my blog. I'm including you in my will.
Cheryl
Posted by: Periwinkle Vintage | January 28, 2008 at 02:04 PM
Most importantly, I am sorry to hear about sweetpea being on the move again. It must be incredibly hard for everyone.
And secondly, don't hate me, but I have a partial set of that china. I think I have the platter, and a creamer, and a sugar bowl, and plates, bowls, teacups, saucers, etc. Maybe only service for 4? (Can't really remember and it is in the high cabinet right now.)
It's a crazy story actually. We were at a rummage sale, and they had a whole box under a table in the "fancy" section priced at $25. I bought a few other small things, told myself I DO NOT NEED THAT CHINA, and left it there. Got to the car, hemming and hawing, discovered that Dave only had $20 in his pocket, but it was really calling me. So I borrowed the other $5 from my mom and sent my husband RUNNING back into to get it. LOL (Rummage sales are crazy, there is no time to waste.) He did manage to buy it, but then he sort of grumbled at me for an hour b/c he had to carry a heavy box of fragile chine all the way back to the car, and we had to park so freaking far away from the sale due to the crazy crowded factor.
Posted by: Sarah | January 28, 2008 at 06:42 AM
Well, you are just way too cool to mention my blog!!! Thanks!
Now, get this: My mother owned that platter--it was on our table for practically every meal we ever ate! It was so much fun to see it here today!
Posted by: kathi d | January 28, 2008 at 03:14 AM