good long while

hot pink business suit and other thrifty finds

 

Life has been a wee bit crazy of late but at least the thrifting has been good. Last week I spent one of my precious babysitter sessions hitting up my favorite thrift haunts and found a few gems. Here they are, top to bottom.

- I now own a vintage hot pink silk business suit. The blazer fits perfectly and I plan to wear it with jeans. The matching skirt is a little on the small side but is prettty cute, so maybe I'll squeeze into it. I think that I'd only wear the skirt and blazer together on halloween. It's a little intense.

- Can you believe that I almost passed on this fantastic necklace? Luckily technology stepped in and I was able to consult a couple trusted friends via iphone photos who set me straight. This necklace is going to be a show stopper when I have the occasion to wear it.

- Vintage coach shoulder bag. A good find indeed.

- Finally, this crazy ring. It reminds me of some kind of sea coral or anemone. It's not quite the pod ring, but a similar idea.

mini thrift

I stopped by the children's resale shop in town the other day. I didn't find what I was looking for but I didn't walk away empty handed either. 

mini thrift

A few second-hand finds for the little one. The camera is his favorite. The moccasins are my favorite.

brown

A few recent acquisitions. All second-hand. All tan-y brown.

vintage wallpaper stationery

I used the wallpaper found on this trip to my favorite thrift shop to make a stationery set for a friend. The set includes 4 folded notes with lined envelopes, 4 flat notes with lined envelopes and 4 gift tags.

geometrics from the thrift

A couple small treasures from a quick stop at my favorite thrift shop - a vintage roll of wallpaper and a pair of turquoise earrings. I found an incredible bracelet but the price tag was even more incredible ($325....really?!?). So that one stayed behind.

bigger and chunkier

I paid a visit to my favorite thrift store recently. I spotted a lot of good items but had to be quick since I had the little one in tow. Thrifting with a baby isn't easy. Anyway, I had just enough time to pick up a couple gifts for pals and these two kind of crazy necklaces for myself. They are nice additions to my collection. You don't really get a sense of scale from this photo. They are big.

vera

I thought I would share a photo of some fantastic vintage vera linens that a friend gifted me. I love them!

what I love right now - pregnancy edition

It's a lovely sunny day in ashland and I'm trying not to be too antsy about when the baby will arrive. So today I've been thinking about the things that are making me happy right now.

 

 

+ things that smell good

I don't remember ever caring so much about scents until now. Rose geranium has become my official scent of pregnancy. I have a small plant right next to my bed. Lilacs and Mrs. Meyers cleaning products aren't too bad either.

+ feeding the birds

We've been getting a ton of colorful birds at our feeder recently. Lots of gold finches, house finches, stellar jays, black-headed grosbeaks, warblers - plus the chickadees and juncos that we see year round.

+ gardening

It's still a little early to stick some of the tender veggie starts in the ground but I've planted most of the fruits and vegetables in our garden bed. I always hope none of my neighbors can see my attempts at bending and kneeling but I've been enjoying my time in the garden anyway.

+ walking, swimming and yoga

Much to my surprise, moving my body still feels good.

+ small bits of prettiness

Flowers from the farmers market, a newly thrifted bed spread - I love to rest my eyes on little upgrades like these.

+ mangoes

My favorite snack right now. I've taken martha's advice and sprinkle a bit of ceyenne pepper and a squeeze of lime on them. Also delicious added to oatmeal for breakfast (without the ceyenne pepper and lime!).

+ sparkling water

We got a water carbonator a while ago and I use it daily.

+ this big belly

As excited as I am for the baby to arrive there are things that I'll miss about being pregnant.

ethanollie

 

 

I love the photos and goods in ethanollie's etsy shop. I haven't been to my favorite thrift shop in ages. I tried to go the other day but arrived right at closing time. These images are good inspiration to try again.