pretty things

 It had been awhile since we thrifted, so me and my mom met at Goodwill one

day last week and then another day, I stopped at Savers. I found a few pretty

things, including these cool champagne glasses - handpainted in Hungary.

I wasn't going to get them - I don't even like champagne - but my mom said

they'd look pretty in my china cabinet when I do vignettes with primary colors.

You should always listen to your mom, sooo...

I do not need any more Christmas decorations - in fact, last year I got

rid of a lot, but I do love unique, vintage decor and this silver-plated 

angel from Italy (made by Wm A Rogers - I have the original box, too)

with candles caught my eye.

I love the cheerful colors on this Vera Bradley recipe box. I'm not using it

for its intended purpose though. I'm using it in my room/office to hold some

scrapbooking stuff. Makes a great box for ribbon or embellishments.

The inside of the recipe box...

OK, I couldn't resist this little Christmas tree either. *Sigh*, I'm hopeless.

This is just an inexpensive lacquered tray originally from Target, but

I thought it was pretty. I could use something like this anywhere - coffee 

table, dresser, bookshelf. Would be a great catch-all for jewelry.

A young woman very near and dear to my heart - she's like a niece to me - is

expecting her first baby in February. And, she knows the baby is a boy, so I've

already started shopping for clothes! Lucky for me, she doesn't mind thrift store

clothes. Savers was having a 50% off clothing sale this past Monday, so these

Onesies were only 50 cents - $1 each. I especially love the Chicago Bears one on

the right. Rachel is originally from my area (Chicago suburbs) and now lives in

Canada with her husband, so I think she'll really like the Bears Onesie, too. I had

laundered and folded all these impossibly small Onesies and had them in a little 

stack. I showed them to Brian and said, "Is there anything cuter than a stack of

freshly washed Onesies?" Brought a smile to his face, too.

I love this unique lemonade pitcher. It has a "lip" on the top; didn't show up in

the photo. It's tall and skinny. I bet it originally came with matching glasses.

I'm doing a little fluffing in my nest today ~ I have a new friend (she's been my

yoga teacher for a couple of year now) that's stopping by this evening and

seeing my house for the first time. I also need to run some errands and

on the way, I will take a brisk walk in the State Park. I'm really trying to

keep the daily exercise in check. Sometimes I dread doing it, but I feel

good afterwards. I hope you all have a great weekend! 

Linking up with From the Farm Blog Hop and Thrifty Things Friday