Chairs

 Ok, Ok.

It's true, I have been neglecting my poor blog. 

There, I admitted it. 

But just so you know, I haven't been sitting around eating bon-bons and watching soap operas. 

(I'm starting to sound like my mother!)

I have been working. Hard. 

 We scored 6 chairs at a thrift store for $20. 

Yep. $20.

Now I just have to take them apart. 

I needed a good project. 

So I have been working hard taking all the staples out. 

Apparently, when these were made (in the 80's) they had to put about a million 

staples to hold things together! 

I am so tired of taking out staples!! 

I was trying to wait until I finished them to show you, but since, we don't have the fabric 

for them yet..... oohhh.... the joys of living in a small town. 

We are going to find fabric in 2 weekends. Hopefully we can find something good! 

(I know that is a loooonngg time, but we have to travel about 1 1/2 hours to Vegas, 

and with gas prices we don't just make that on a whim)

Wish me luck!! 

Another thing that has my almost undivided attention would be:

Source

I am re-reading this to make sure I am all good for the movie. 

I try really hard not to let movies excite me because they are never as good as my imagination. 

But this one is getting to me! 

Are you excited?

Mu-Mu Refashion

Many of you have read that I just had my 24th birthday

so I am getting up there in years, 

so I thought I needed a mu-mu. 

Actually not really, 

I am aware I am still young and not afraid to act like it too!

Anyway, I got this mu-mu when I was in Idaho. 

Everyone thought I was crazy, 

for picking this up at a thrift store, 

but I really liked the print. 

It reminds me of all the tribal prints I have seen lately. 

PLUS, it came with a cool printed belt!

Who cares that I can wrap it around me twice!?

I just had to show you the tag, 

I thought it was funny. 

"For Better Fit"

Especially when there was no shape whatsoever to this mu-mu.

I just made this simple skirt with it. 

I cut off the length I wanted and added a waistband. 

The length hits me right at the knee. 

Here's the back, 

I used the front of the dress for the back of my skirt.  

I just used the existing buttons for the closure.

I thought it was pretty cleaver. 

I was going to take pictures of me in the skirt,

but they never turn out just right, 

so I am trying this new method to take pictures of 

thing I have made.

Do you like it?

Tell me honestly. 

Another trip

 I took another trip to my favorite thrift store

I scored some awesome usually REALLY expensive fabric. 

The white is the king flat sheet

The white with the flowers was $.50

The blue DANCE/SWIM WEAR was $.50

The plaid was $2.00 for 3 yards

The dark blue polka dot was $2.00 for 3 yards

The white with polka dots $3.00 for 5 yards

I think I did pretty well. 

A Tribute to My Closing Thrift Store

My thrift store closed on Sept. 16th. 

Tear...

But before they closed, I spent a couple hours rummaging through.

Here is all I found.
 

This awesome green glass vase with rope detail.
 

This fun glass container with silver lid. 

This was my most expensive item coming in at $2.00!

Does anyone know anything about this container? 

Tobacco? Perfume?

 

This yellow lid jar. I tried as hard as I could, but I couldn't get the writing off. 

Even with a magic eraser! 

Any ideas on that too?
 

A compression seal lid jar. 

I use it for my markers.
 

You've seen this before, but I still wanted to show you.

This totally rad octagon shaped jar with lid. 

Sorry for the crappy picture, but this is everything I got, for $18!

10 Shirts

1 Dress

1 Basket

4 Wood Frames

6 Glass Jars/Containers

1 Pillow Form

I went back for some books and more frames! 

My Birthday Present

Thrifted vintage fabric!! 

There is so much fun stuff at this thrift store, so much fabric, for nothing!!

I couldn't resist most of the fabric there, so I got so much of it!

The coolest fabric is the seer-sucker. The floral and striped fabric. 

It is really super awesome. 

Above the red floral there is a bright blue, with random white flowers. 

I love how random it is. I now just have to decide what to do with it! 

The "white" is actually a light yellow knit. It is SUPER soft. 

I love this awesome vintage polyester. 

The brown is another knit.

The blue is a corduroy. 

The white is a tube knit. Awesome!!!  

But I did save the best for last! 

Check it out!

$9.25?!?

Some of the knits are $9.00 a yard by themselves! 

I was super excited to find the knits. 

Side Note:

We also scored this Lodge 10" cast iron dutch oven for $10! 

This actual dutch oven goes for $55

Needless to say, 

we had an awesome day at thrift stores.

Made out like a bandit!

I went to a couple thrift stores today, and had some fun! 

I think total on ALL of this, was $7!!

I know don't be too jealous.

(I had to include the 101 Dalmatians book too .12cents!)

All of the stores I went to were having major "back to school" sales. 

My favorite sale 3 patterns for 25cents! YEP!

I didn't know that until I was at the checkout or else I would have gotten about 50 more!

Brown Felt: $1 for 1 yard

Brown  Striped: $4 for 4 yards 

Black striped Maxi dress: $1.50

Crochet Book: 25cents

Thanks Valerie Jessup for this pattern!

I just couldn't resist some of these!!

An awesome wrap shirt, another one I couldn't resist!

This hood looks big enough to hold all of my hair, and I just love the shape of it. 

Especially using some really modern fabric, with this vintage shape. 

OH MAN! 

I can't wait for winter to make this!! 

Dollar Store Wreath

I have been very inspired with what people have been doing with dollar store wreaths, 

so I decided to add my idea to the pool!

Here is what I did...

the fabric was left over from making valances for my kitchen. 

They are about 1 1/4" wide by 45 long. I used 2 of them for the wreath.

Some hot gluing later

Took some coordinating scraps

And tied them around the wreath

TA-DA!

Easy, simple wreath. It is hanging over my kitchen sink, and I love it!

 Have fun!

Recent thrifting

When I got that bed sheet that I can't get enough of, apparently.... I also found some other good things. 

I am sad I didn't get to look around more though, I came in 30 minutes before closing. 

Who can really look through a thrift store in 30 minutes?  I mean, REALLY look?

The skirt is unfortunately too small for me, but since it is so gathered, I will be able to fix that, easily.

I found some awesome patterns,

I think I am going to make these for me!

I love the look on the model's face in the sepia toned picture. She looks like she is going to kill someone.