I have been playing with vintage sheets.

I made this today.

I just finished it.

I cut it out yesterday and

I wanted to sew it but I needed

a zipper to match. 

I used a vintage pattern for the top

and then re-sized it and altered it.

It came out a little loose on the top part.

I am overall happy with it.

I know where to make it smaller next time.

I will make this dress again.

I am excited about this style.

It's a new one for me.

I really adore it.

Check your local thrift stores

for vintage bed sheets

and make yourself a DIY dress.

Grab an old or new pattern.

Sheets are awesome to work with and

feel great to wear in this hot Florida Sunshine.

 I made this jacket over.

I bought it a long time ago.

That tie too.

This summer jean vests are in fashion.

I decided that I would cut the sleeves off this

jacket and then break out the Beadazzler.

I just added some pink and purple and pearl stones

to the shoulder part of the jacket.

I also put 3 gold studs in the pocket.

I sewed the Kitty patch on.

I gathered my vintage and new pins to stick on it.

I plan on using the tie too.

I want to add a few more studs to it but I need to buy 

a certain pack. I am hunting for that tomorrow.

I just need a few. The back is going to have something on

it. I have no clue what. I am still figuring that out.

 Saturday was beach day.

Usually I am not at the beach.

Ever. I live so close to it.

My friends who live so far away from it

scream at me all the time.

I just don't like all the sand.

I can only put up with it for so long.

My ocd kicks into overdrive and then I get annoyed.

 

I like my milky white skin.

Hubby and I rode our boogie boards.

I packed a wonderful lunch.

By 1:30 pm We were done.

Had enough.

Hubby was like,

"I feel crunchy can we go?"

ha!ha!

 

This little owl is about the size of my hand.

He is a music box.

They told at the thrift store he did not work.

While standing in line waiting to pay for him

I noticed a switched on the back of his tail

feathers. I pushed the lever over and

his tail started playing music.

The music box works just fine.

I paid $3.oo for him. He is too cute and perfect.

I am making over my master bedroom.

Just a few new colors and such.

He will be perfect in there.

I will show photos once I complete it.

I finally was able to choose a color for my new thrifted

table I found a bit ago. It was really hard

trying to choose a color. I wanted 4 different ones.

 

 I did not buy either of them. The one

in the back is Fire King. The mushroom

one had no name. Sometimes I find out

these no name - like Pyrex dishes are

made from Gemco. This was not labeled

anything or stamped anything. It very well could

be a Gemco dish.

 I found 2 Unicorns and a Pegasus I already made

over if you scroll down past this post I posted it.

I am going to use the hand stitched bird art in my room

for my make over. I love handmade vintage

art by some random crafter.

It is my favorite kind.

 

These birds are going in my crafty room

on the wall. I love how they have fake flowers

on them. Usually I am not a fake flower person.

 The only place you are going to find Pyrex often

is your local thrift store. Sure flea markets and

yard sales too. You have to wait for the weekend around

here to go to any of those sales. The thrift store is open

6 days a week here. Some are open 7.

I bought that dish to add to my collection.

 Just keep your eyes open.

I bought this sunflower lid for myself.

I bought the Aqua Pyrex Butterprint for a friend.

 

 I was at the thrift store the day before and I took these photos.

They wanted way way to much money for all of these.

Except the ugly brown was 1.99. Meh. You know how I feel about

the browns. Meh. So the next day I went back and the two dish on the right

were gone. Someone must have loved them.

Yet the two goodies I wanted.....still there. Yippee!

 

This stayed there. It was 50 cents.

Not for even 50 cents.

I know, I am a Pyrex snob.

I found this pegasus on Tuesday.

He looked like someone accidentally sprayed him 

with black paint. Maybe that was the original.

I don't know but he needed to get pretty.

I paid $1.00 for him.

I painted him with aqua spray paint.

I cleaned him really good then sprayed.

I did not use any primer.

He is ceramic and has a made in Japan

 1983 sticker on the bottom.

My youngest son turned 17.

We have been busy around here.

Sorry I was slacking on my blogging.

It was all about my son last week!

A dear blog reader names Callie

Gifted me these amazing goodies.

I was so touched.

She thought of me in her thrifting adventures

and scooped up that Vera apron for me.

I just ADORE everything she sent.

But I wore that apron for 4 hours yesterday.
I was cleaning for 2 of them. The 

rest was passing mirrors and smiling.

 

THANK YOU CALLIE!!

 

 When shopping for used furniture you have to take a few things into 

consideration. You may have to paint the item. You will

have to clean it very well regardless of painting or not.

Bring a baby wipe or hand wipe with you when you go out

looking at furniture. Rub grubby areas you are concerned about with it.

I do this with dishes.

 

 I suggest bringing a tape measure.

 This green table is an industrial sewing table. Gah. I love it.

 This piece would make a perfect end table.

Try not to think of the what the item was made for.

Use the item for what you intend and want.

There are no rules to decorating this house of yours.

This could fit into a crafty room. A bedroom.

A front porch.

This was very hard to leave.

I can't have them all.

This would make an excellent TV stand.

Oh no wait......

record player stand. YES!

I am still wanting a record player. Hubby knows.

I keep reminding him.

 I found this wonderful Care Bear pillowcase.

I turned it inside out to see who made it.

It was handmade. It is actually fabric

someone made into a pillowcase.

I am going to make it into something for me.

I am addicted to everything rainbow at the moment.

 I found these two little mini statues.

I love how I found the Rainbow Bear.

The little lady is actually a pin cushion.

She is so cute. I had no idea

she was a pin cushion when I bought her.

I found out when taking these photos.

I paid .49 cents for each one.

 

I am going to change this frame into a make up holder.

I found a pin on Pinterest which led me to

this lovely blog.  

I found this vintage nightstand at a local thrift store.

Paid $15 for it. Someone has painted it white.

I am going to repaint it. I first need to strip it.

I want to see what is under the white.

I was just telling hubby how I really wanted

to find a little nightstand that look more like

a bookshelf than a nightstand. 

 Then boom today,

I find this. Pretty Amazing.

I love the curves and the body of it.

Could it be more perfect?

The inside of the draw is a hot ugly mess. 

Just really dirty and I saw cob webs. Meh.

Price you pay for thrifty happiness.

 I found all this Vintage Pyrex today at the thrift store.

I did not buy any of them. They look ok in the photos but when

you see them in person up close, not so much. Faded, dirty 

on the sides you are not seeing and scratched up. If they

didnt have such High price tags I might have bought the little one

in the right hand corner. I do love the Autumn Harvest.

The inside was like someone took a blue marker

and baked it into it. It has this blue faded color

all inside. I am not even sure how that could happen.

 Good thing I passed those up. 

I had these waiting for me at the next store.

I have to tell you the red vintage bowl is not in

the best shape. I paid $1.oo for it. It has faded

spots all over. It will be the cats new water dish.

 I am not sure why I bought this.

I want to do something with it.

It went on a lamp.

It is not real milk glass.

I do love the bumpy texture of it.

 How fabulous is this vintage owl glass I found?

I am excited to add another glass to my vintage collection.

It has three owls on the glass.

 Speaking of Owls. I found this bell with a pair.

When you see Pyrex I do not buy.

Keep in mind these are the reasons why.

I am at a thrift store and I have to suffer with

these kind of prices on this kind of Pyrex. 

I bought a bread maker at the thrift store.

I have been checking them out lately.

So many are donated all dirty and icky.

GOOD LUCK if you find one with a manual too.

The store I bought it at had a "tested and works" sticker on it.

I read everything there was to find out

in Google about bread making machines.

I read the comments from lots of people saying

using a bread maker isn't really making homemade bread.

I have to disagree. It is. I used to buy mine from the bakery dept.

I now will be making it at home. I call that homemade.

I am sure there is lots of debate

on if your hands get dirty or not.

But let us agree that it is homemade bread.

I love the fact I can just dump all the ingredients in

and walk away and fresh bread will be made in 3 hours.

I made Standard White Bread for my first time.

I used King Arthur Bread Flour.

This was the first time using this bread machine or any bread machine for that matter.

I first researched the internet for the manual. There are tons of free manuals

people scan and offer on their blogs. Apparently I am not the only one

who would rather pay $15 dollars for a bread maker than 100.00.

I found my manual and I studied it. They also offered recipes in there.

I used one of them.

In order for your bread to taste good you have to use really good

ingredients for your recipe. So buy really good quality products.

Some of my friends mill their own wheat. (so jealous)

If you go to your local organic store you will find lots of

flours. I found a website HERE that tells you different types of flours

and their uses. That page will come in handy.

I bought a Regal Kitchen Pro.

I read the company is no longer making them or offering service on them.

This bread maker makes some pretty damn perfect bread.

I am happy with my purchase.

I am ready to start making sweet breads and healthy breads.

This is going to be addicting. I may need another one to keep up.

That record is huge!

This store always smells weird

but I do love it.

I could photograph thrift store displays all day.

 I went thrifting really fast Saturday morning.

I saw lots of Pyrex I did not want.

The square oblong baking dish at the top

is actually Fire King.

I am LOVING this photo my friend shared of her

tablecloth she purchased in my Etsy shop.

That ombre  heart tablecloth. It looks

absoulty fabulous here. I see her Spring Daisy

Pyrex Collection in the back.

How dreamy is this photo?

Mother's Day was amazing.

I was spoiled the whole weekend.

I found this dress Friday.

It is so yellow and perfect. I have been

wanting a yellow dress for over a year now and

I was unable to find the right color.

There are lots of mustards.

I wanted buttercup.

The buttons on the dress would not stay 

in the button holes.

They were too small.

I changed them.

 I found this Big Yellow Vintage Pyrex bowl.

It is the most perfect bowl I have seen since thrifting

them. This one is like shiny and new as if it came out of the box.

I quickly grabbed it and got ever so happy.

No scratches, no rub or fade marks and just shiny all over.
Of course I have this. I have several of them.
None in this wonderful condition.

 $15.00 for a Vintage toy Singer Sewing Machine.

No thank you. There was no power cord. 

The battery area was completely rusted.

It is still cute and perfect for a display. I can imagine paying this

kind of money at an antique store but not a thrift store.

Plus they wrote on it in black marker. Fail.

 This store does not sell used furniture yet they display it.

 I wanted that middle sewing dummy. All perfect for my crafty room.

I found all this extra muslin when cleaning up 

all those fabric boxes. I have lots of stuff to make with this.

I am pretty happy about finding it all. I was almost

headed to the store to buy more muslin.

I can begin sewing instead.