That made me smile today.
1. It's a rare occasion for a family member to buy me a gift that is vintage.My very thoughtful mother-in-law did just that, this Christmas Eve. This is one of the four special vintage treasures she surprised me with. It's a very sweet art deco brooch.
I wore it today.
I've come to find that I would much rather have something vintage as a gift vs. something new store bought. I feel like someone really knows me with a sweet gesture as such..... I don't think she reads my blog but....
thank you debbie!
"A world without string is chaos"
An awesome quote from one of my very favorite movies ever, (Mousehunt).
An awesome quote from one of my very favorite movies ever, (Mousehunt).
2. I had a good day of thrifting today, I've been finding some treasures-of-silver lately. Such precious, abandoned pieces of tarnished silver and I can't wait to list them in my shoppe. This giant ball of string is one of the not so silvery treasures I picked up today....isn't it wonderful!?! Silly really... but I snapped it up in a heartbeat. I think it looks great sitting upon this antique lamp base. Kind of sculpture like? No?
3. I always purchase these vintage Apothecary Jars, I know I've spoke about this before in past posts, my love for them. They're just one of those things that has 1,000 uses. Such stylish storage. This one I picked up today is for a very, very special stash ;)
Only 264 days to go!!!
That string ball is AMAZING! I love it on the lamp base too. I always buy those apothocary jars too whenever I see them. I found a few goodies myself yesterday....I haven't been going thrifting because I have so much already to list but i popped into an antiques shop yesterday and found a cast iron gooseneck lamp and an small ornate brass mirror like none I've seen before. Undecided at this point if I will keep or sell. Happy 2010!!
ReplyDelete...Rebekah - I haven't been thrift shopping much either, hardly at all this month. I have the same problem..... boxes of things waiting to be listed, but I still can't resist shopping!!! I don't think I'll ever balance that. AND the balance of keeping or selling? OH.. don't even get me going on that problem {{lol}}
ReplyDeleteI think were in the same boat, dearie!
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I love old apothecary jars, too, or any old glass for that matter! You're going to Germany? I am soooo jealous! Ich liebe Deutschland!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a bit harsh to say that about Walcott considering he is just back from a long layoff. I could’ve included Diaby, actually.
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