A Thrifty Weekend

On August 30, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’m back in Stirling for the weekend and I’ll be able to hit up my usual thrifty spots.  This afternoon I visited two of my favourites in Campbellford.  After $47 I have a trunk full of unbelievable finds!  The Salvation Army was having a bag sale and I must have plucked every vintage piece they had.  There were some items in there that I’d been waiting on for months now.  Thank goodness no one in Campbellford cares for vintage (or at least none of the people that shop the Sally Ann).  I also raided the Busy Bee which was fantastic as ever.  Lots of great vintage clothing, craft supplies, fabrics, books and more!  I could spend a full day in there and not be tired of it.

 

Tomorrow I’ll pay a visit to Saint Vincent du Paul in Belleville.  This store has to be in my top 5 favourite second hand shops.  The prices are so fair and the staff are great.  Plus, they have a huge selection of crafty bits and pieces as well as stacks of books.

 

I’m just in the process of washing out some of my new clothing (some will have to wait for the cleaners).  I’ll share some of my finds once I get them photographed.

 

Nighty night!

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Ain’t She Pretty

On August 29, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Got a note from a fellow Etsian letting me know she featured me in her latest Treasury.  It’s such a pretty collection that I just had to share it with you all.

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Adding to My Art Collection

On August 25, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to be the winning bidder on one of Tascha Parkinson’s beautiful folk paintings.  As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I adore her work so I was ecstatic to get a piece (and, I have to brag – at a FAN-freaking-TASTIC price!).

Here she is hanging on my wall.  It’s not the greatest spot in the world, but it’s somewhere that I always see it.

Another piece, a print, that I picked up recently on Etsy is from a wonderful artist working under the name SpeckledWords.  It’s Project Runway time and she had this totally inspiring Tim Gunn sketch/digital art.  I love it.  I had this vintage frame that I really wanted to use, but it wasn’t a perfect fit.  I’ve back the picture with a colourful map for now.  When I get a chance I’ll get it a proper insert thing.

Tea Towel Bonanza!

On August 24, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’m still in the process of adding a tonne of vintage tea towels to my Etsy.  I had some fantastic luck shopping the other day and I’m passing some of them along to you.

Here’s a look at some of the great pieces I found.

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Attention Fans of Kitsch

On August 22, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’ve added some of my new line of magnets to my Etsy page.  I’ve created them using clippings from vintage magazines and newpapers.  I pick out the things that seem funny to me and hope that they make you smile too.

Here’s a sneek peek at some of them:

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My Weekend

On August 20, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’m finally home after a long weekend of crafting, travelling and selling.  As I mentioned before, I took part in the annual Women’s Art Festival in Kingston, Ontario.  Sunday was a beautiful day.  It started off sunny with a nice light breeze, but the humidity quickly amped itself up and I was sweating buckets!  I had lots of people stop by to say hello and check out my new wares.  On Friday and Saturday I made a new line of fridge magnets (I’ll tell you more about them later) and I got some positive feedback on those.  Lots of my resin belt buckles found happy new homes and I’m pleased with that.

I spent most of Monday lost.  My doctor relocated her office and it’s not listed at all.  At one point I was on the phone with 411 and unknowingly sitting about 7 steps away from her office.  Thank goodness I started looking for her office with at least an hour to spare.  I found her just time time.  Just in time to sit for another hour in the waiting room.  A little annoying, but such is life at the end of the business day.

I also added to my injuries list while I was away.  I had a 6am fall down the stairs while I was carrying a tub of crafts.  The silver lining is that it woke me up (or shook me up) just in time for my hour long drive to the art festival.  I have a pretty (painful) carpet burn up my forarm and on my left knee.  Even tonight I slipped and fell in my craft room.  If standing on my two feet wasn’t so convinient I would stop it at this point.

Earlier today I got to take a trip to one of my favourite thrift stores in the world.  I bought a cart full of clothing, books, knick knacks and fabric for just over $80.  My grandmother thinks my husband is going to divorce me for bring home so much “junk.”  She’s the one that trained me to thrift store shop – she should know better than to call it junk.  A shameful word indeed.

I’ll spend tonight and tomorrow photographing some of my new vintage finds.  I’ll be adding them to my Etsy throughout the week.  Check back for updates!

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I finally got my very own Treasury!

On August 20, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’ve tried and tried for a long long time and I was finally around at the right time!  I’m pleased to show you all my very first Treasury on Etsy.

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New to My Etsy

On August 15, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Screenprinted clothing!  I’m going to try and add even more in the weeks to come.

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Another Crafting Injury

On August 12, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Last night, just as I was starting to get sleepy, I had a cute little kitten jump up on my chair to kick me off.  Because she’s actually not all that little and perhaps a little strong than me I decided it was best to leave the chair.  When I got another look of her she was unbearably cute, so I decided it was time for a mini photo shoot.

So there I am.  Camera out.  Laying on the floor.  Making kitty noises to inspire a cute little gaze my way.  Then I rolled over the extension cord.  This cord was plugged into a lamp that had been lit for about three hours.  The lamp fell and hit my bare belly.

Here’s the lamp.  Deceptively sweet and cool:

Here’s the cat.  Cute as a button:

And here’s the burn.  It’s a-bubbling:

Such a cute cat, but is the burn worth it?

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New Buckles….

On August 12, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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