thrifty treasures

I have not been able to find a thrift store in our new home, so when we went back to Fargo to visit friends, I made sure to add my favorite thrift shop to the itinerary. Here’s what I found.

I have wanted an ironing board like this one for many years now. Each time I see one, it is way more than I am willing to spend. This one cost me $2. I plan to refinish it and add a nice cover/pad to it…one day.

This fabric was definitely an afterthought, but I can’t seem to resist high contrast. I think it is a cotton duck, but I’m not sure. $2.75 for 1 3/4 yard. I don’t know what I’ll use it for.

And this picnic basket. When I saw it, I heard it call my name. I’ve been wanting [another] one of these as well. The other one I have has broken handles(I was going to fix them) and it is mock wicker. This is actually wicker, straw, whatever and I love the design and the color. The size is also great. It is about a 16″ square.

That was a fun stop. I went in looking for costume additions for a murder mystery dinner my husband and I were attending, but I didn’t find any items to add to our outfits.

Humor Me

Hi, I’m back. Surprise, surprise.  I’ve put a lot of work into the “new” blog, so please humor me and start at the beginning if you’ve come here directly. For convenience sake the blog address for where I write is the same.  I think that was one sleepless night to figure out a way to start over without really starting over.  I just added a bunch of stuff cause my sewing machine is broken and I can’t sew because I needed to refresh things a bit.

If you have come here by way of the Blogger entrance, thanks for sticking with me through all of those links.  That was another sleepless night.  Please bare with me as I change and adjust the appearance of the blog (links will come eventually).  I will continue to write on this blog, and it is still a blog about my family (and other random things).  I do this because it is fun for me and because there are a few of you that enjoy reading my thoughts. I really appreciate that and I like that you like this space.  So, unless I lose all of my fingers in a combine, the blog will continue until I die or something else dramatic. I simply need to remember that I enjoy changing up the appearance every now and then.

Don’t forget to humor me and start with The Front Page, and welcome [back]. Oh, and could you let me know if there are any troubles along the way?

Brief Notes

So I didn’t work on any projects this weekend. That’s okay, though. I did get the rest of the cams from J so I can try to figure things out with the machine throughout the week. I’m really excited.

I’m so tempted to go out and buy a digital point and shoot. Oh well. *sigh*

Oh, but at the thrift store I found this little handmade doll for two dollars. She was irresistible, so I bought her. I also bought the game Perfection for one dollar. The kids and I spent the afternoon jumping out of our skin. Great fun!