Hello again, Berries! :D
Over the holiday break, as you would expect,
I went on many a thrifting venture...
(:
And I redecorated my room about 20 times.
For my fellow decoraters,
you know that something as small as a doily
can make you rearrange everything.
But I'm not complaining!
I think that's the fun of it. ;)
For the amount of trips to the thrift shops I went on,
I wasn't the best on taking pictures.
My room was overwhelming as it was
(with things I brought back from school and
bags to take to the thrift stores and such),
(with things I brought back from school and
bags to take to the thrift stores and such),
so most of my finds got hidden away in my closet
until I felt like decorating with them.
My apologies on that, Berries. >.<
I did snap a couple of pictures, however...
For the finds in this picture,
I spent $2 total on the doilies, the tray and the antique, French-looking picture.
The salt shaker, flowers and records
(Nat King Cole Christmas, Stranger on the Shore, Firestone Christmas Vol. II
and Perry Como sings Just for You)
were from Goodwill at $1 a piece, or less.
The 1960s encyclopedias (I think I have eight in all)
were free from the town library.
My mom and I split them.
(:
And above
is a salt cellar with lions on it
that my mom got for me for $2 at an antique shop.
It reminded me of Aslan when I saw it... <3
This small bar of hand made soap
was $1 at a boutique.
(:
This mirror below
is a hand-me-down that I got from Mum
a while back.
Daddy finally hung it up on the wall. >.<
And here is the piece de resistance!
Just look at this lamp.
Just behold it.
The first time I saw it, I took a picture,
because I thought I would never see it again...
Considering how pretty it is,
I was positive some wealthy person
would get it before I came back.
It sure is a beauty,
but I wouldn't pay $45 for a lamp at a thrift store.
Each time I visited that stop after that,
the first thing I'd do was check to see if the lamp was still there,
and then ask whoever was working
if they would lower the price.
The owner went down to $35,
but that still wasn't low enough.
Not for me, anyway.
I practically got down on my knees when I asked a worker
if she would take $20.
And she said yes!
(I sound like I'm telling a proposal story. lol)
I was so happy, I hugged that stranger!
I still can't believe it's mine now!
I call it Cinderella's pumpkin carriage,
for obvious reasons...
It's just SO beautiful!
xD
Okay, enough on the lamp... ^.^
This is the second Christmas break
that I've had the privilege to blog about.
All the Christmas breaks are pretty much the same-
Lots of sweet treats...
... Lots of TV watching...
... Lots of kitty company...
...Lots of writing and doodling and
planning and dreaming...
our family's annual day-after-Christmas
shopping trip.
It's kind of a tradition in our little family
to get money for Christmas instead of a pile of gifts,
so we can go get our presents together.
I love it; it's a blast.
With that money,
I did get a new record player
(And a bunch of records! Yay!)
(:
It's a Crosley 5-in-1:
record player, AM, FM radio,
CD player, tape player and line-in.
Even though I have a new baby,
I have not let the cuteness of my old one
go to waste.
Here, it still adorns my room.
This pink vinyl player is the most special
and sentimental object I own,
so there ain't no way I'm gettin' rid of that.
(There's some southern talk for ya.)
The one thing I have done the past two Christmases
that I didn't do this year
is read.
Last year and the year before last,
I would sit in my room in my chair with some candles going
and some coco
and read for hours.
I didn't do that this year.
Maybe because it's a different house.
Or maybe because I don't own any fiction books
or have a library card for this town...
Or maybe it has something to do with my sudden
inability to be still
with all that's coming in the future...
*shrugs*
Oh, well.
I am still enjoying being at home...
(Though you all know the attachment I have to my dorm home.)
Here, you can see how I'm decorating with some of my new pretty things...
Well, new to me, anyway.
(:
On top of these encyclopedias
is an Avon perfume/ cologne bottle I snagged for 50 cents.
I'm starting to collect them- they are so cute!
This one is an iridescent orange.
That opal-esque quality is one that keeps
making appearances in my thrift finds.
I love the way it looks-
like dragonfly wings...
On the bottom shelf, in the picture below,
are some sprigs I blogged about a couple posts ago
and the doily I showed at the beginning of this post.
Have I mentioned these Italian replica paintings before?
I don't think so...
I got them at the fill-a-bag shop!
Can you believe it? Gorgeous.
As for non- thrifted items,
the decorative box on the top shelf is from
a symphony gift shop,
and the macaroon/ trinket box on the bottom shelf
is a cute little find from Hobby Lobby,
AKA, Heaven on earth.
^.^
I'm not going to go into detail on the shelf above,
considering I change it almost every day.
I want to make it different,
but I can't seem to pinpoint what it is
that isn't working for me...
On the wicker stool, though,
are three vintage paper doll books from my doll of a dorm director.
I love you, Mrs. Barb! <3
I may show them more closely
in a post to come...
Here, above, is another Avon collectible!
A gorgeous mermaid bottle... <3
... And the bottle cap is her crown. How precious! >.<
It was dirt cheap at a local thrift store,
probably 50 cents.
I am in LOVE! xD
Below are a couple more new finds,
a Corrie Ten Boom book, and a little globe calendar.
^.^
I've never seen anything like that before.
These two finds were in a little pile that I got for $1.
I know, I know, these prices sound too good to be true.
But, they're not!
:D
I kept this sparkly feather ornament out,
even after Christmas.
It's not so obvious
that you can look at and label it "Christmas".
So, I just kept it out.
(:
I like the extra sparkle.
This candle ring, above, is also new.
It was either 25 or 50 cents.
One of the shops I go to has ridiculously cheap prices
on flowers and such, even if they are great quality.
Thus, I do a lot of foliage hunting there.
That's where I got the sparkly berry sprig,
the velvet holly and ivy,
the pine needle sprigs,
the pink berries with the gold dusting...
and now this!
(:
My mum gave it to me.
Thanks, Mum!
Oh, aside from my record player,
I loaded up at Bath and Body Works for Christmas!
I purchased a lotion and body spray set of
twisted peppermint, pumpkin cupcake and lemon pomegranate cream.
Now I have a Christmasy set (yay!),
another autumny set (which are my favorite scents)
and a set for the spring/ summer time.
It was hard to restrain myself when it came to the
hand soaps and plug-ins,
but I held it together
(because Wal-Mart has great
hand soaps and plug-ins for a third of the price).
The silver tray that my smell goods are on
was purchased with two plates,
for a total of $2.
The sparkly, gold berries in the milk jar
are also new.
I found them in Kirkland's on the floor
(I'm guessing they broke off of something bigger),
so the cashier just let me have them.
--
Well, y'all,
those are all the fun pictures I have for now.
(:
Pretty soon,
I'll be spilling the beans
on that special secret.
xo
I hope this blog made your day
a little brighter.
I know it did mine.
;)
Until next time,
Lots of Love,
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