Buttons!

A few days ago, the boy and I decided to go wander through downtown Littleton. At our first stop, I found a cute mustard yellow Tulle cardigan for half off. Next, we went in an antique store that I had driven by a hundred times, but never went in. Turns out it is possibly the greatest antique store EVER. The place is complete eye candy. The owner is amazing at grouping things and putting displays together. Best of all, they have a SHITLOAD of buttons. Not just any buttons. Freaking 1930s buttons. Most of then came from a factory in Iowa that shut down in the 1930s. The button factory owner passed everything down to his granddaughter, and she's been holding onto them until recently, and the antique store's owner jumped on the opportunity to snag some.

There was also a small collection of old European buttons. They were gorgeous and intricate, and priced at $7-$12 per button. I couldn't bring myself to pay that, so I took a picture. I guess I kind of got to bring them all home that way.

After nearly two hours in the tiny little antique store, I finally decided on three bags, priced at $6, $8 and $14. Yep, I paid $14 for a sandwich bag half full of these buttons.

And here are a few of my favorites from the big bag.

The other two bags were less colorful, but just as beautiful.

And, being the genius he is, my boyfriend suggested I use the old drawer I bought a few weeks back to organize the buttons. Funny how things work out sometimes, isn't it?

I'm going to start adding some of the buttons to my embroidery projects, so keep an eye on my Etsy shop!

Weekend Treasures

Since the boyfriend has to work weekends now, I wandered around town and went to a few thrift stores and an estate sale to keep myself entertained. How is that different from the weekends when he didn't work, you ask? When I go alone, there's no one to talk sense into me and my inner hoarder. Luckily I didn't get myself into too much trouble this time.

I found...

A big wooden drawer. I have no idea what I'll do with it but it was too pretty to leave behind.

Mao checked it out to make sure it was okay.

Two adorable little hand embroidered pieces.




Two metal kitty figurines.


Three old painted doorknobs. No idea where I'll put them. I just have a thing for doorknobs.


And a velvety red hat.


I left the room for a minute, and came back to this. I think Miss Monk is confused about how to wear a hat.

Total spent: $20.

Weekend Treasures

Last weekend's scavenging was awesome! Seriously, some of the best thrift store and yard sale finds I've EVER had.

First, a grocery bag full of embroidery floss, vintage buttons and other randomness for $1.

Then, a sweet little family of deer, one with a broken leg.

Next, an old chair. But not just any old chair. A beautiful, AMAZING old chair.

This was one of those things where you see it and just grab it. There's no hesitation or thinking or any of that. You just *know* it's coming home with you. It didn't have a price, and I told myself I wouldn't spend more than $15 on it. The cashier gave it to me for $3. :)

If I could clean up (or just reupholster) the vinyl seat and have the steel sandblasted, it might look something like this. Notice the sale price? Yeah, I about peed my pants.

Last, but not least, the most beautiful luggage I've ever seen.

Again, I just grabbed them and headed to the front of the store without thinking. Ahh, thrift store love at first sight. I got all the way to the register before I thought to check the prices or look at the insides. Luckily I was pleasantly surprised by both.

Total spent for the weekend: $17!

What about you? Have you found any treasures lately?

What I'm Wearing

I wanted to wear my newly-thrifted summer dress, but it was 30° out when I left for work. Thank goodness for knit tights & cardigans, huh?

Dress - thrifted
Black cardigan - Target
Grey knit tights - Target
Silver flats - Ross ($3.99 on clearance!)
Wooden necklace - Forever 21
Glasses - Kate Spade

Rockin' it grandma-style. What?

What I'm Wearing

I got out of work early and finally rearranged my room so I have a place to take pictures. Now I just need to convince the sun to stay up later in the evening so it's not too dark to take pictures when I usually get home from work.


Black dress: Forever 21 (bought in Vegas 4 years ago)
Striped cardigan: Thrifted
Black tights: Target
Ballet flats: Nine West (orig. $125, on clearance for $15!)
Necklace charms: Estate sales
Handsome cat: My darling Mao (wearing his favorite stripey pants)

I wore this for a coffee date with a friend I hadn't seen in a couple years, but hope to see more of in the future. I kind of feel like a redheaded Alice in Wonderland in the dress. I should probably wear it more often.

Treasure Hunting

I recovered from my sickness just in time for the weekend, so Shaun and I went thrifting. We know nothing else when it comes to weekend activities. I'm completely happy with that.

I found...

The hat of my dreams.

Velvety grey shoes. Sooooooo comfortable.

Pretty blue satin ballet flats.

A creamy vintage sweater.

And... Most exciting of all...

A green and blue damask chair! For $10!

Somebody already loves it as much as I do.

Total spent : $26. Not bad!