700th Post!

You might think that it should be monumental,

a milestone,

some really deep words of wisdom....

a giveaway,

but no...

just more of the same.

700 posts

of

family happenings,

crafting,

thrift store shopping,

a little decorating

and

a

whole lot of nonsense.

And so,

in that true fashion

I will hopefully

have

about

700 more

over the next four years.

And so,

this one will avoid the

family happenings

because

sometimes the kids' humor

just cannot be shared

until I have an anonymous blog.

If anyone has a burning desire to know what that is...

just leave me a comment

and I could be prompted to tell you...

privately.

The top picture was a thrift shop find from a few weeks ago.

Ok, I kind of forgot about it,

it was in the back of my car

and it just made it to the house last night.

How can anyone pass up those train cases?

This one was only $1.00

found at St. Vincent de Paul

and in perfect shape.

It is going in the camper.

The melamine dishes

were

$1.00

for all of those. 

We were at an antique mall last night and just the

cream and sugar set

were there for

$12.98!

Truthfully, that is what made me remember they were in the back of the car.

This little lamp was found at

B and E Depot

just outside of Kittanning.

I love that place! 

Barbara is always so friendly

and

we have such fun chats

while I shop.

If her hubby is there,

he is always ready to hand me

a fresh cup of coffee!

I decorated the shade with some pennants....

And here it sits!

I found these cute little hankies last night.

$1.00 each.

I want to made the girls pillows

with those folded into butterflies.

I will be heading to

Pinterest

or

YouTube

to figure that out!

And this...

not the greatest picture.

Thursday

had me on a harrowing trip to

Pittsburgh to get my printer fixed

yet again.

That could be a whole blog post in itself,

but we aren't going to relive that again.

As a reward to myself,

for not

giving in to road rage

and rear ending

one of the people

who drive the left lane at 55 mph,

I allowed myself

the time luxury

of going to the

Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.

http://pccr.org/

If you live in the Pittsburgh area

and have a creative bone in your body,

even if it is a tiny bone....

YOU HAVE TO GO THERE!!!

I love that place

and

walking through the door

makes me

wish that I still lived in the city!

I found this linen cloth to stitch,

along with

a few other items

that I actually put away already.

I seriously go on sensory overload

everytime I am there.

Coming home,

I thought of a few other projects

from items I saw there....

which would probably

explain why I made a few wrong turns

and even went down a closed street.

I realize that there is

drunk driving

and

sleep deprived driving

and

even

driving while sleeping,

but

I am here to tell you...

Crafter's Thinking of Their Next Project Driving

just might be worse

than all the others.

At the end of the closed street was

Diamond Antiques

(there was another way to get there....but in my quest

to arrive, I didn't see the closed street sign until it was in my rear view mirror

and the construction workers were shaking

their fists at me)

Click there to go to their Facebook Page.

This place is so nice?

The people are friendly

and

it is clean and arranged so welcoming!

The prices are very reasonable

and

there is really something for everyone!

I have been looking for something like this for my table for a couple of months.

Not willing to pay the prices that I have been seeing,

this one fit the table

and

my wallet

PERFECTLY!

I am going to paint it

dark green

and distress it.

In my mind,

that is going to happen today

along with completing

the

decking of the halls!

Mystery thread.

Does anyone know what this thread is used for?

I found it in my cleaning up

in a box of my aunt's craft supplies.

It almost feels like wool

and I wonder if it came out of a kit.

Has anyone ever seen it?

Lastly,

honestly folks

this is it,

I have rambled on long enough.

I went to a home party

a week or so ago.

Cranberry Cornstalk.

I was curious.

I had never heard of it before.

I bought this

and

when I got home last night

it was on my kitchen counter.

JWS agreed to hang it immediately

and

I am really liking this.

When I bought it,

I was not sure where I would put it,

but really this is the perfect place.

Now let's see how many people bump their head on it!

I am already thinking what I am going to paint to put on it in the spring.

Maybe I should figure that out BEFORE

I get behind the wheel of the car again!