Mother's Day

Ok I know it is early but I had seen this primitive cabinet a couple of times at the Antique Mall in Edmonton and it called to me. I went there today to look for a model train station that I was planning on buying for Shawn for Father's Day. Of Course it was gone. Buy it when you see it, is the golden rule. I was texting Shawn about weather he thought the cabinet might fit in the kitchen and he said to buy it when I texted Mike he said he would buy it for Mother's Day. I'll have to show you it once I get it up on the wall. Thanks Boys.

Anthropologie

Theirs 33 Dollars Mine free

Some Blogs that I've been reading hack Pottery Barn but Anthropologie is my pet peeve it has some beautiful things but the prices are outrageous. Every once in a while I go in to get some ideas.

BIG BROTHERS

I always promised Bailey that having 3 older brothers would pay off one day. After many black eyes, bumps and bruises she finally is becoming a young lady. Micheal picked up his new truck Easter Weekend and was feeling especially generous. First he took her to lunch at Applebee's for her favorite riblets and then to Shen Yun. She was so excited and felt so grown up.

Projects, Projects Everywhere...

Do you ever feel like you have a never ending pile of projects. I always have a To Do List on the go but some how my projects always get bumped to the back. I finally got a few done. I had a pile of empty black picture frames, so I grabbed the camera and went for a walk. Came back with some local content and printed it on the printer. It took 30 minutes start to finish but it looks like a million bucks. I recovered the icky computer chair, it sat for a year with a towel over it because the cheap denim covering ripped off soon after we got it. When Bailey got the treadle sewing machine from my Mom the bench came with several layers of horrible fabric covering it. I found some suit fabric we had been dragging around forever and recovered it. Jesse has been wanting a victorian bug box for a long time but the ones at the antique stores are a small fortune. Mom got the butterflies from a friend and I got the frame at Michael's for 40% off. It turned out great just like the expensive ones.

The One That Got Away.

One of my passions is collecting 1930 to 1950's Printed Tablecloths. I have a beautiful collection of about 20 different floral and Christmas patterns. Yesterday I went thrift shopping and as I was checking out at my favorite store the woman in front was purchasing a beautiful cloth covered in fishing tackle. Would it be tacky to grab it from a little old lady with orange hair and run to my car. LOL

Thrifty Thursday

I used to have to drive to the far side of Edmonton every Thursday to pick up Shawn's check. This used to take 3 hours just straight there and straight back. Now we are direct deposit thank goodness so on thursday's I now have some free time to hit a few of my favorite thrift stores. I have an ongoing list of what I collect and the few things I need. I have a thing for Country Living Series Books 1.49, 1950's Cocktail napkins 4 for 1.50, linen cocktail napkins 4 for 99 cents. One big thing that was on my list was a new dresser for Bailey. The one she has now is too tall for her to see the top and much to bulky and big for her room. Today as I was driving home I saw a dresser out front of a Thrift store. I stopped instantly and ran in; it was a cheap Ikea model that was barely being held together and they wanted 80 dollars for it. As I walked back to my SUV I saw a pawn shop next door that showed some promise. It was 3 large rooms filled floor to ceiling with every piece of furniture and a lot of crap. I plucked up my nerve and walked gingerly thru the narrow paths down the center of each room. Mid way down the last room was a dresser that showed promise. After we cleared off the tables, chair, lamp, and many inches of dust we pulled out a solid wood 4 drawer dresser with potential. The masking tape tag was 75 dollars I asked if that was his best price and asked if he'd take 65. He said sure and if I didn't need a receipt he'd pay the gst. I can't wait to get at it, stripping off the horrible barn paint. I'll let you see the finished product soon.

What Happened?

Well we came back from Prince George for Christmas and my computer crashed and burned. Only crashed I wish it had burned. LOL Shawn has now bought me a new laptop so I am getting used to it. Sorry no pictures until I find the disk that came with my camera so I can download from it. I hope you all are having a great new year so far and I will get blogging by the end of the week with the latest news. Lots to tell.