Showing posts with label vintage goodies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage goodies. Show all posts

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Yard Sale!

Every May my neighborhood has a blowout yard sale day. People stroll about on bikes, kids sell lemonade, mom's have charity bake sales. Some people drive--always a danger. The streets are all chaos. This year, I walked with my red roller basket, coffee, camera and wallet. It was perfect.

Tons of clothes and purses. 

 Some folks were obviously collectors, while others were just trying to get rid of last year's baby clothes.

 Check out the Fiestaware. Prices too high for me, but beautiful.

My red cruiser market basket! Packed with goodies in the first half-hour.


First round, home. Above and below: Beautiful bedspread, velvet floral pillbox hat, caulander, Converse tennies, embroidered carrying case.


Below: even advertising! "Cheap, cheap, cheap...and I don't mean chicken! Rapture blowout! Sorry, cat not for sale!"


Three orange school desks--not plastic, but mod fiberglass. $10 each. Tempting but I passed. 

Last round: Red and white hip bag, fuchsia Gloria Vanderbilt 80's handbag, faux Victorian parasol w/roses, pink and gold atomic serving dish.


Somewhere I was looking at a couch too, but when I went back to measure it, I couldn't find it. Just as well, it wouldn't fit in my basket. ;-)
d, xo

Monday, May 18, 2009

Playful Joy


I've been trying to recover my playful self. She's in here, right below the surface of worry, fear, sadness--all the hot feelings of our days thanks to our economy. She just needs to show up anyway. Take over any given moment. Good for me; good for the world. (Can you hear it? I've been listening to Marianne Williamson again *blush*) Still, good food for thought.
I need to be more playful in my work too. My shop needs some loving attention and playful joy. So, I'll be adding random pieces of fun. Hopefully you'll like them too.
p.s. look for this fun flowery hat in the shop soon. If I can part with it. :-)

dahlila, xxoo