Danger!

I found this amazing book at Backstreet Misson Thrift shop. It has a lot of good information for preventing injuries and promoting safety. Like..

Kids shouldn't shave their legs.

Kids should be trusted with jigsaws.

wait... they should wear goggles while operating jigsaws.

Yay Goodwill!

I found 3 of these pink elephant glasses for .49 cents each! Now I am definitely having a Christmas party. I will invite 3 people, and serve egg nog and cheese!

Cutest shoes ever!!

Orange! Polka Dots! Keds! On sale! 19.99!!

They are being delivered to me next week! Hoooray!

Bittersweet Goodwill purchase!!

Ok, so how awesome are those shoes??? I love the name of the brand, PARADISE KITTENS! Adorable. I also love the metallic, the wedge and those sweet triangles at the ends of the laces. What I do not love is that they are too small. Only a tiny bit too small, but small enough that my feet would be a total mess if I wore them for more than 10 minutes. I did find that out the hard way this morning, luckily I had packed my go-to silver Target flats in my purse, so no prob.

I think these shoes have inspired me to add some vintage things to my etsy site. I have been toying with the idea for a while, and thrift shopping is my favorite thing, I think I will enjoy shopping even if it is not for myself! I am going to list these shoes on etsy this weekend!

"Cheesy" Christmas plates!

At Goodwill last week I scored these awesome plates!! I actually LOLed in the store when I was looking at them. Now only if Christmas wasn't like another year away!!







I will definitely be using these for a holiday party next year!!

Happy Mother's Day- yesterday

Yesterday was Mother's Day, so for the mother's in my life, I ordered them gifts from etsy.

I ordered my mom this awesome gocco print from, Elise's etsy shop, argylewhale. She makes the coolest stuff, I love all her artwork. This print is especially awesome because it glows in the dark! In the dark, glowing eyes are revealed. Very cool. And perfect for my mom because her house is surrounded by a forest and she occasionally sees bears and deer and all kinds of woodland creatures. Elise also has a very amusing blog- http://argylewhale.blogspot.com



For Mike's mom, we picked out a spring-time purse. I decided to get her a purse, so then I picked out like 10 purses and had Mike make the final decision. I really like this bag, pretty colors, very nice construction and perfect size! Mike called his mom yesterday and she really liked the bag and used it right away! The purse is from etsy seller, thepickledpepper!




Mike and I also bought a few things for ourselves this weekend- including a floor lamp and rug that I just picked up from the store less than an hour ago! We had been wanting those items for our house since we moved in, almost a year ago! Pictures to follow...

Happy Monday

I had a good weekend! It was super lazy, but good.
First.. 3 of my paintings are going to be at Sweet Hickory- a super cute, art and music shop downtown. They will be on display for their opening next Saturday!
Second.. I was supposed to have my "job training" on Saturday, but it was cancelled so I went thrift store shopping. I bought a hot pink cashmere cardigan, black shorts and....




Masterpiece, the Art Auction game!! I had this game when I was little and it IS just as fun as I remembered! Mike and I played last night, however it would be better with more than 2 people, it would make the auctions a little more exciting.

Another post! Mom's house tour.

I still have some pictures from my mom's house that I didn't post. This is a clock that Mike and I gave to my mom for her birthday. We had been to a craft fair in Bloomington and really liked the clocks and wood sculptures at Joe Henderson's booth, and later went to his house/studio and purchased this clock, along with a clock for Mike's mom for Christmas, and a larger clock for Mike's sister's wedding gift. I love the style of the clock, it is adjustable and so fun. They come in many different wood types, clock face styles and sizes. I want to get one for myself too!

New Shoes!

Yesterday I had a job interview, and luckily I got lost on the way and ended up in cute downtown Mitchell, Indiana. They have an awesome thrift store called ReGeneration, and I found these amazing shoes for $1!! And a few other things!!



Mike thinks it is disgusting that I would wear used shoes, but whatever. I sprayed them down with lysol and it is recycling!

Here is my new peanut shirt creation. It is a little too big for me, so I think I might list it on etsy. There are 3 peanuts on the front and 2 on the back.

Back from VA!

Spring break is over and Mike and I are back in Indiana. Where it is cold and drizzly and not spring-like at all! Anyway, our week in Virginia was really nice. It is very nice that both of our families live there, so we could see everyone. My mom and I had a day of thrift store shopping and it was so fun! I bought this stuff...



An awesome green skirt/skort weird thing
Brown Chinese Laundry flats
Ivory purse
2 applique/embroidered t shirt
3 white vases to add to my collection
and.. my most exciting purchase tall vintage boots for $3!! I have been looking for tall boots for awhile and these boots are very good!

VA highlights:
-out to dinner with my friends
-seeing Amy's play!! Amy is a superstar!
-watching The Wire with Ben, dad, and Ginny
-Karaoke!! Many, many redneck couples danced to Mike's version of "In The Air Tonight"
-shopping
-eating very good food and sleeping late

Newest craft acquisitions...

Knitting bee!! So cute! I had a boring red knitting tube thing, I don't know what they are called, but it broke. So, when my mom came to visit we went to Hobby Lobby and she bought me the bee and a sparkly pink knitting tube thing!





And for my most exciting purchase....


SUUUUPER GOCCO!!