Here is some thrift store eye candy to show this week, esp. if you like

orange, gold and brown!

Orange sunburst covered Pyrex casserole.


Funky mushroom mugs!

Cavalier ironstone plated and saucer.

Lovely floral fabric!


Cute, pennsylvania dutch style calendar, circa 1983.

bye for now!

Yellow and Blue Love

Two of my fav colors in one of my fav combinations!

Check out this groovy hat I found at an estate sale!

And this cute earring holder I found at the thrift store!

My only enamel bracelet, one of my mom's.

It's just so pretty and happy!

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Sniffles, Sneezes and lots of Kleenix!

That's been my week so far, sniffles, sneezes and lots of kleenix!

I think I have Sabrina's cold, or maybe some sort of allergies.

It is so hard to tell, because the symptoms are so similar.

It would make sense that it is a cold, since she was sick.

But, it feels more like allergies to me.

The funny thing is, I think I might be allergic to the wool felt I have been

working with on some projects.

But I really don't know for sure. Anyway, I have been getting better,

and I hope to go out to see the movie "Alice in Wonderland" tomorrow!

I have gotten some artwork done, and took pix of fun things around the house.

Like the toy VW bug that Sabrina got for her bday.

Isn't it adorable!

Below is a bulletin board I made by recycling foam alphabet letters of Sabrina's.

Then I used that as a place to showcase some of her art.


I love this basket of yarn, so colorful!


And, the little butterflies are $1 wind up toys from Micheals!

I couldn't resist them.




They are playing a game of "Mary Poppins" by the way.

Bye for now!

I'm back!

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile, but I have been very busy trying to get

some new projects done and the kid has been sick all last week

with a bad cold.

She's not usually sick for long, so I wasn't used to having to keep her out of school.

She seem to be getting better though,

so hopefully she'll be back to school on Monday.

Recently got my first package ever from Thailand,

and, my first ever Blythe doll! Well, she's not really a Blythe.

She's a Basaak which is a fake, but she's still pretty cute,

and a much better price.

I can get two of these for the price of one low end Blythe!

I'm not against spending that kind of money if you have it,

but I definitely don't have it!

Anyhoo, here she is! I think I'm going to name her Chelsea.

This is the outfit she came with, above.

But then I changed her into an outfit borrowed from my Moxie dolls.
I love her aqua hair!

I also changed Moxie girl, Avery into a spring rain outfit,

complete with umbrella!

Avery, meet Chelsea! Time to make new friends!

Bye for now!

More toy fun!

Hi! I'm back with more from my second childhood!

First, I got another Moxie Girl doll, called Avery!

Don't you just love her hair and her roller skates?

Those skates are so "old school"!

Next, I made an exciting find at Target,

these super cute erasers!

Most of them are shaped like food and they are puzzles too,

so you can take them apart.

I've seen similar sets at other stores for much more money and these are just as cute!

I especially like the ice cream treats, but the toothbrush set is

adorable too!



Lastly, I got a couple more Yummi land dolls!
The first one went to Sabrina,
and her name is "Lucy Lollipop" with her pet "Piper Peanut Butter".
That pet really smell like peanut butter too!



And, the other one is "Taryn Taffy" with her pet "Bridget Black Licorice".

I love her hair and outfit!

Oh, and before I go, just a note to let you know

that I have this cute little childs or doll suitcase

at my Kitchy Kool shop!

It's so darn cute, and I hated to part with it!
Bye for now!

Second Childhood

I think I must be going through a second childhood, because I've developed a new

interest (or maybe I should say obsession) with toys!

Especially dolls with big eyes and beautiful hair, like these Yummi Land dolls.

The first one is Betsy Bubblegum with her pet Susie Sprinkles Seal.

They each smell like their name, by the way.

Next is Bailey Banana Bliss and her pet Penny Pineapple Passion.

Love her curly hair!

They each come with a purse that is lip gloss and a brush.

Below is Rachel Raspberry Swirl and her pet Pistachio Polar bear.

Unfortunately they don't make these anymore, but you can get them on Amazon and Ebay.

I'm also getting a kick out of Hello Kitty, not everything, but certain pieces,

such as the pair below!



Peace, Love and Happiness!
And these cute key chains, the one on the left smells like strawberry!

I love things with sweet scents!
Lastly, I love all the Japanese toys out there, like the little guys below.
They are call Cactus Puppies!




Will be showing more soon!

Bye for now!

Thrifty shower curtain!

Sometimes, (most of the time) when I buy something at an estate sale

I'm not really sure what I'll do with it.

Especially sheets.

So when I found this wonderfully bright and sunshiny sheet,

I knew I had to have it

even if I didn't know for sure what it would become.

At first I just laid it on my bed as sort of a coverlet.

But then I realized it would make a perfect shower curtain!

Mostly it was an easy task, it just needed a little be of trimming and hemming on one side,

and I sewed on blue lace bias tape to the top and white to the bottom to add some interest.

The only fly in the ointment was how to hang it!
I don't have a button setting on my mini sewing machine,

and I didn't want to do grommets.

So at first I used clothes pins to attatch it to the shower curtain liner.

Not the best look, but okay.

Then I got new shower curtain rings that are thin metal loops,

and I realized I could attatch large safety pins to the shower curtain

and then to the loops.

They don't really stand out, and it was a really cheap solution!

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Fun Friday!

Today is Fun Friday, because I get to show some fun things I've found and

fun projects I've been working on!

One of the fun things I've found is this cutie petootie pose doll!

She is wearing a rather simple outfit, but I love the colors!

And I adore the head scarf too!

One of the fun projects, is a little vintage shelf that I've had for a while,

but didn't really do anything to it till I put it next to Sabrina's bed

for a night stand.

I painted a mushroom and flower motif on it in pinks and greens,



that I patterned after the motif on these vintage curtains
I found at an estate sale.
They look so cute in her room!


Underneath the curtains I put up some foam letters that she's had

since she was a toddler to use as a sort of bulletin board.

And it spells "cute".

And finally is something else I found at an estate sale,

this cute little wastebasket!

Aren't he flowers just adorable!

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Happy Birthday Sabrina!

9 years old, it's hard to believe!

There was a great party with her best friends from school,
including pizza and cake.
Then presents galore!

And, lots of girl talk!

What a haul!

Bye for now!

Party Favor Bag Tutorial!

The past couple of weeks I've been getting ready for my daughter's birthday party,

and I wanted to share with you some fun things that I made.

Not wanting to spend a lot of money, I came up with a party favor bag that

I could make out of things I already had.

I used brown paper lunch bags, pipe cleaners, crepe paper streamers, glitter,

and card stock.

The only thing I had to buy was the card stock.

Step 1:

I opened two paper bags, and stuffed one into the other to make one thicker bag.

Step 2:
I marked about 2 to 3 inches down on each corner and cut a slit to that mark.

Step 3:

I folded down each side about half way.

Step 4:
Then I folded down again.

Step 5:

Once they were folded down I stapled them in place.

Step 6:
Then I trimmed the edge of each fold down with a decorative scissors.
You could also use pinking shears too or leave plain.

Step 7:

I punched a hole on the two short sides to make a handle.


Step 8:

I threaded each end of a pipe cleaner through the holes and

curled the tips to keep them in place.

Step 9:

I sewed together two different colors of crepe paper streamer

together ruffling as I went along, and then glued that to the paper bag.


Step 10:

My daughter and I cut out flower shapes in different colors,

glittered them, and glued them together.

I used a flower punch to make the shapes, but you could

easily cut your own.

Step 11:

Then we glued our flowers to the bags, and added the girls

names with glitter glue.

Step 12:

Now all we had to do was add the gifts and some tissue.

We didn't spend much on the gifts either.

Just a little candy, one thing each from the dollar section,

a bracelet that my daughter made,

and a spool doll I made.

( I will show the spool dolls in an upcoming blog.)

I hope you liked this tutorial, we sure had fun making them!

Bye for now!