Tuesday's Treasures

Recent finds at a thrift store:

Darling little school desks, just the right size for my American Girl doll.

Just the right price too!

Lovely brown transferware platter for my wall. More examples here.

Antique child's highchair -- I swapped a neighbor 2 unwanted chandeliers for this treasure.

Life Update

Noble in a new outfit going on a date!

Getting ready for Mother's Day portrait

Didn't the photographer see the BIG GREEN THING!
l-r Mr. Movie, PFCMom, Noble, Dandylion (who thinks his smirk is a smile)

That's a little better.

Never too old to cuddle with Mom

Dad asked us to make an angry face -- I look just like my older brother! Good grief.

I finally got my plates up.

I think it really makes the room complete.

Mr. Movie demolishing the cinder block planter box.

The board is to protect the window from flying debris.

He diligently cleaned it all up and hauled it all away.

Now we can actually see the plants and flowers!

That furry thing is Noble's cat "Calico" doing her balance beam routine.
Still a little bit of clean up to do and adding the mulch to make it complete.
But I really like it a whole lot better.

Tuesday's Treasures

I followed a prompting to go to the thrift store last week even though it wasn't on my list of places to go, and am I glad I did! I hit the jackpot!!

Remember my living room makeover? I hung up some plates and have been looking for more to fill in the space.

Blue transferware plates are not so easy to find. I keep my eye open for them and I managed to find two, a large and a smaller, but didn't want to hang them up until I had enough to make the pattern even of large and small.

Last month I finally found another smaller plate at "Chuck's Bargain Barn" outside of town.

But here is the proverbial piece de resistance:

I like the plate to be meaningful to me, in design or picture. We visited Mt. Rushmore as a family in 2014.

Now I have enough to complete the pattern and fill in the space. Yay for cheap decorating.

Other items from my jackpot haul included:

One tile trivet and two other tiles to make trivets with. I asked TopDad if he'd help me this summer make frames and he said he would.

Beautiful brass candlestick for stay-at-home dinner date nights.

And then there were the linens. Oh be still my heart.

First up is the gorgeous linen cutwork embroidered tablecloth, large enough for my big table.

Detail of embroidery

Assorted dresser scarves, napkin and yellow linen towel.

Flannel sheet set for $6.00!!

Another flannel sheet that will make a great backing for a Christmas quilt.

And, pink sheets, top and bottom, for my pink bedroom.

I also scored some DVD's for $2 each, but as they are gifts, I won't show what they were.

And that is why I like shopping at thrift stores. It is a treasure hunt that never gets old!