Old coral, shells, vintage silver and a few glass cloches. These combine to form an unusual centerpiece that can be used year round. This year, it’s my Christmas table. Originally, I used brown woven napkin rings but was at the thrift shop the other day where I scored 8 mercury glass rings for only 25 cents each! The small…
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Get the Kids Shoes Ready for St. Nicholas Day
On the night of December 5, St Nicholas Day (Nikolaustag in German), is celebrated by having kids put their shoes outside the door. Legend has it that the spirit of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, will go from house to house carrying a book of sins in which all the actions of all kids are written. Good little…
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Bling, Burlap, Bed Springs & a Bit of Leopard Mantel!
What’s not to love about a little bling (like a fish, I’m attracted to shiny objects!), rustic burlap and rusty bed springs, and a little leopard print? Combined with some fresh garland and snowy mason jar candles, this mantel is a major babe – check her out! Vintage green crib bed springs found at an estate sale are a fab backdrop…
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Separated at Birth Finds at the Thrift Shop
Went to two thrifts shops the other day and found an dazzling assortment of amazingness! Also found some weird and useless stuff but that’s a story for another day! I found two mini cloches at two different stores – what are the odds? I feel like I reunited twins who were separated at birth – it’s these times that make…
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Ladder Christmas “Tree”
Ladder Christmas Tree
Spring Bulbs – Inside & Out
It’s time! to make the doughnuts – I mean plant the bulbs! Paper whites inside and tulips and hyacinths outside. I usually plant amaryllis bulbs inside every winter but decided on paper whites this year. Bulbs were planted in a bowl I bought in Italy. Hoping they’ll bloom before Christmas – I can never get the timing quite right on…
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Apothecary Chest Turned Advent Calendar
It’s a countdown to Christmas! This apothecary chest was a wedding gift 16 years ago. When pulling out my hundreds (ok, it just feels like that many!) of Christmas bins from the basement, I noticed this chest sitting neglected and lonely and thought it would make a great advent calendar. It only has 18 drawers so I just added 6…
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Snowy Mason Jar Candles
Snowy Mason Jar Candles
Get the Giggles While Thrifting!
The other day, I took my friend Eebie, on a thrift shopping jaunt (she’s a contributing blogger here – read Eebie’s blog)! We giggled like schoolgirls as we took clandestine pictures of the weird things we saw. Gotta love thrifting with a friend. Things That Made Us Giggle This little girl so wants to be loved. Won’t somebody please take her…
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