Another absolute favorite item I brought home is this lovely ceramic pitcher my mother-in-”love” gave me. I was admiring it during one of our many late night talks, and before I knew it she’d given it to me! So sweet of her. She picked this up when she was 19, I believe, while living in Florida. This will make a lovely container for displaying flowers or using as a pitcher. Love it!

Foodie Friday is tomorrow. Is your mouth watering yet?

My most recent thrift score is this lovely Dansk Kobenstyle Vintage Enamelware Pot in red.
I paid $4 for this little beauty. While it’s in poor condition to use for cooking, it’s perfect for
display and even to use for storage of some sort. I seem to always have lots of small items
floating around that could use a pretty little home like this.

Does you have any tips for cleaning up the inside of the pot? Is there some way to
restore it?

If you’d like more information on this style of vintage enamelware, check out this post over
at The Kitchn.

Tomorrow is Foodie Friday and it’s going to be a good one!

Welcome to the first of many Make It Mondays! Mondays will showcase items I have made be it crafts, art, home decor items, clothing or even food (if it can’t wait until Friday!) Sometimes, handmade items and ideas from other fabulous makers will be featured. Today, I’m sharing a quick 5 Minute Ring.

Tonight, I wanted something simple. After a hectic day full of work, appointments, MAJOR thrifting and a late dinner, I didn’t want to think too hard. I managed to knock out this spunky little number in about five minutes. It took longer to pull the materials together than to actually make the ring! I have been dying to transform these old clip ons into something more wearable for my tastes.

The Project: 5 Minute Ring

The Materials:

- Any clip on earrings you adore, but don’t want to hang from your lobes
- Button Shank Remover, jewelry making pliers
- 2 headpins

The How-To:

1. Remove the “clip on” portion of the earring. Mine was quite simple. The button shank remover easily cut through three tiny metal tabs which held the “clip on” portion to the beading.
2. Slide one headpin through one hole on the right outer edge. Slide a second headpin directly across from the first on the left outer edge.
3. Now begin to twist the headpins together creating the ring shape, but remember to measure your finger early on so it doesn’t end up too small. Be sure to tuck the ends away from the inside so they don’t scratch or dig.
4. Now you’re done! See how easy that was?

You could certainly use a real ring base. I did not have one on hand, but this was a perfect solution. I can always go back and replace it later if necessary.

The possibilities are endless. Get started!

***Check back tomorrow for Trashy Tuesday!

A while back Dustin bought me this lovely hanging plant. I didn’t realize in the hurry to hang it in it’s new home that there was nothing to catch the water. That is, until I watered it the first time and it came pouring out of the bottom! It was a pretty funny moment, trying desperately to catch all the water with cupped hands.

Since then I’ve wanted to find a cute container so I could hang it up again. I never see anything I like, nor do I want to spend any money! Today, I came across this small vintage pot that I’ve been wanting to convert into a planter anyway. It was a whopping $1.91 at my local thrift shop, and the wooden handle simply unscrews. This little plant fit perfectly in the vintage pot! Next, how do I hang it?

A couple days ago I came across Megan’s new book Generation T: Beyond Fashion, and there was a project like this. I have no idea how it was made according to her idea, but I decided to try something similar! I am really pleased with how it turned out. And, I love the little extra bits hanging around the top, it makes me happy.

Hope you enjoy the photos. I guess I went a little crazy! If you want to see more, click here.

I am a sucker for a lovely, useful vessel. Whether it be glass, metal or any other material, I have a very hard time refusing it. And, around $1-$2  a pop (some as low as .69 cents!), I certainly can’t turn that kind of a deal down! I splurged a little on the white tea tin I found on Etsy ($6). But, it was totally worth it!

I’ve decided to share some of my favorite pieces that I’ve accumulated over the last 6-8 months or so. I find these jars and tins so useful around the kitchen as well as the rest of the home. The glass flip top jars are perfect for food storage. I like to keep my nuts, seeds, snacks, dog treat, and baking items in them. Everything looks much prettier in a glass jar! These metal tins I typically use to contain my numerous teas. However, I have also been know to empty a few containers out and use them at a Craft Show as seen in this post.

The possibilities are endless. Enjoy!

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A guilty pleasure: style quizzes for the home. This one, again, I found over at How About Orange. I turned out to be Vintage Modern (83%) with a touch of Zen (17%). Pretty much dead on. It’s super easy, just pick the rooms according to your tastes! Enjoy.

Oh, and have a great weekend!

P.S. I’m trying my hand at my first Flourless Chocolate Cake. Will let you know how that turns out!

As promised, here are some photos of our amazing finds at our local thrift shop. We picked these up about a month or so ago. Long story short, we needed to get new furniture because the movers destroyed much of our stuff. However, we didn’t have the money to buy that new furniture. One day, we were dropping off a load of items at the thrift store when we decided, what the heck, let’s see what they have. Little did we know we hit the jackpot! We picked up a couch and 2 chairs for $120… total! We knew they looked like they were worth more than that, but little did we know, quite a bit more. 

After a lot of web searching we finally were able to get an estimate of how much each of our pieces might be worth. (Not that we were selling, but we were just curious.) These Sling Arm Lounge Chairs we found were designed by Finn Juhl for France & Sons, Denmark, circa 1950s. We found a pair of them in “good” condition for $4200! We bought them for $10 each!

Bonsai enjoys our super cool Danish Lounge Chairs, too. Although, his little white hairs like to get stuck in that wool fabric. Very irritating. These orange cushions may or may not be original. I am not able to tell based on my research. They need to be cleaned, but in good shape otherwise.

And, here, we have our $100 “couch” which turns out to be a Peter Hvidt daybed, by France & Sons, Denmark, 1960s. We found this online ranging from $800 to $1000. Still a great deal. This daybed is not in perfect condition, but it in pretty good condition. We actually took off the rectangular backrest so the back cushion would sit flush with the wall. It is more comfortable this way. It looks as though the backrest is tilted too far forward, but we can’t figure out how to fix that. We love it still!

Again, Bonsai’s hairs like to get stuck in this wool! I’m considering recovering these cushions to make them more comfortable to sit on. Wool is a bit itchy for me. But, that will have to go on the back burner for now. 

France & Sons logo on each of the pieces. This first tipped us and my cousin, Amanda, off that it might just be worth more than we paid. She was able to identify that it was France & Sons, which narrowed things down quite a bit for us! Thanks, Amanda!

All three pieces are teak wood. The chairs look like they need a little bit of TLC from, well, being over 50 years old! I’ve done some research on how to care for teak, but any tips or advice is more than welcome!

I just have to mention that I fully and completely attribute this amazing find to the fact that God adores all of us so much that He even cares to bless us in these seemingly insignificant areas of our lives. Sure, us finding this furniture dirt cheap doesn’t change any lives, but it does show me that God loves who I am, and He cares enough to bless me with something He knew I would ADORE! How cool is that? I just think it’s awesome. Don’t overlook these little things in your life.