{major thrift haul madness}

Last week marked, possibly, my greatest thrifting victory of all time! My friend Georgia and I went to "the bins" at one of the areas largest thrift stores and scored big time! Wvery meticulously packed our cart and betwen the two of us, everything was $20! Not to mention, she paid for everything! This magnificent load of treasure cost me $0! Can't beat that!

Among my favorite items were...a huge roll of kraft paper, some cute wrapping paper, a beautiful green ceramic planter, really cool vintage looking tins, and wait for it....a HUGE roll of woodgrain contact paper! I literally gasped when I found it!

There were so many cute odds and ends! I got this realy neat yellow glass planter thing, which I love. Some cute old measuring spoons, a whole loads of picture frames which I have plans for, and another "hobnail-ish" candle stick holder...now I have 3.

I literally must have found almost everything that has been on my thrift list, in one trip. I got a few cute plates,  an amazing white platter, and a white colander to plant something in. 

But I think one of my favorite finds of the day was this vintage rose "paint-by-number-ish" picture and frame! Check back tomorrow to see what I did with it! It's pretty cool if you ask me!

{some new favorite things}

 {late night snack of sugared strawberries with vanilla bean ice cream...yum}

{my new thrifted mug! I'm totally in love with it! It is the perfect shape and color!}

{also my new thrifted sugar bowl! I am really into yellow now all of a sudden!}

What are some of your new favorite things?

{make do monday: diy sugar shaker}

{diy sugar shaker}

{The other day at the thrift store I found this cute little Osterizer mini-blend container and lid. I got a fun idea and decided to turn it into a cinnamon and sugar shaker for making cinnamon toast! I love it! It turned out so cute, so I thought I'd share! I had a lot of help from my Daddio! He did all the hard work :) My Dad is an architect and he is very precise when he does projects! First he laid out a template in AutoCad and printed it out. Since most of use don't have or know how to use AutoCad, you could also use a sharpie to mark where you want to make your holes.}

 {I'm not sure what size drill bit we ended up using but one that's fairly small but you also what to make sure it won't be to big and you end up with a flood of sugar...not that that's so bad :)}

 {Again, my Dad has a great set up for these kinds of projects, so we used his drill press for this project, but a normal drill would work just fine as well.}

{If you used a template, layer it on top of your lid and drill on the spots indicated, or on the sharpie dots you made. I chose to make my holes to the side so as not to drill right though the cute little chef fairy girl!}

 {After you drill your holes you end up with some rugged edges that are pretty sharp and would probably end up collecting a lot of sugar crusties.}

 {Use a dremel tool with a flat grinding stone or abrasive wheel to file down the rough edges and smooth everything out.}

{My lid had a wax-y ring around the inside that collect a lot of the metal shards and dust, so if yours has that you will want to scrub it out really well to get rid of as much of that as possible.}

 {Look how cute! :) My Dad is a genius! When I was little my Dad used to make cinnamon toast for me and there is a real science to it! Let me tell you! Check back Wednesday and I'll share the top secret family recipe!}

Hope your Monday was great! I spent my morning in jury duty...eckk...hopefully I won't have to end up serving! oh please oh please!

.:ali::.

:saturday scavenging:

{Today my dear friend Savannah and I grabbed a much needed cup of vanilla chai and perused the goods at a few vintage and thrift stores! I came home with a couple little treasures I thought I'd share!}

 {Sav got these awesome Pyrex plates, cups, and saucers for $.50 a piece! The man at the shop told us they had come from a diner that had closed down!}

{I brought home 2 super cool old cans! I plan to use them for planters! I thought Nicolai would like the pipe tobacco one...ya know it's kinda manly :)}

{I also fouund this little turtle to match a piece I already have. It's in the same exact frame but I has little sewn daisies! I think they will look cute together! The little cream and sugar pieces were only $3 for the pair! I love milk glass everything!}

{Here are a few pieces I wish I had bought! the trivet was so cute but as we are trying to get rid of stuff I thought it best to pass since I probably wouldn't use it! Same goes for this sweet little nut grinder! I was drooling all over it but I was a good girl and walked away! Maybe another day!}

{So, what are you up to this weekend! I news for you all but it has to wait til next week! Busting at the seams to share!! Happy weekend!}

.::love ali::.

.::well hello there!::.

{long time no see :) At least it feels that way! A lot is going on in my neck of the woods! I can't share most of it just yet but lets just say that changes are a' comin'! It's also been super busy because of all these changes. I have so many projects running right now! I think I need to make a new planner! Sadly I was unable to post my regular "Make do Monday" this week but to make up for it here is a sweet  project courtesy of Kyla Roma! I think this project is in the cards for me, this week.}

{Today I finally decided to try on this cute white cardigan I thrifted a week ago and I LOVE IT! It is soooooo soft! It just feels nice to wear it :) I love clothing that is cute and comfy but not yoga pants and sweatshirts (which i feel like I have been living in the past few days). Thought I'd put in a tiny bit of effort getting dressed this morning. :)}
{Have a great day my friends!}

.::love, ali::.

.::the ten: thrifted treasures::.

{i had fun getting dressed today!}

 {I love this hat! I don't wear a lot of hats but I'm having fun sporting one today. My mother in law gave this one to me over a year ago! I can't believe it took me this long to pull it out!}

{Check it out! I'm the featured blogger today over at Moorea Seal!}

Hang it there! It's almost the weekend!

.::love ali::.

{Slenderella is actually the name of a cookbook!}

{This little gem made me laugh out loud in St. Vincent thrift store a few weeks ago. I love thrift stores and the random things one can find there :) Here are a few treasures I uncovered on my last little haul.}

 {This hint book has some pretty great stuff in it!}

 

 {I have kind of a crazy obsession with mugs!}

{Finally found a cool bundt pan! I have been looking for one forever!}

{I thought this looked like a pretty cool book. I haven't read it yet but I think it could be fun!}

Have a great day everybody :)

.::love ali::.

{these are a few of my favorite things}

right now I am loving:

{my new bangs!}

{browsing my old issues of domino.. <3 }

{hot chai!!!}

{cold chai!!}

{my new pyrex cutness!}

{brand spankin new coffee maker! The old one was getting pretty gross}

{I hope you take pleasure in the little things today!}

ali <3

{owls and free wallpaper}

{I have a small but adorable owl collection. Today I found a few additions to this little family! While my husby went to help his brother move, I drove over to pick up some free vintage wallpaper 

(hooray!) and did a little shopping at a cute little country craft store I love. It had been in awhile since I had visited Helen and her trove of vintage treasures but as soon as I drove up I felt excited to see what this little barn held. I found some great stuff to work on for my etsy store and hope to have a shop update soon :) Today I am posting the first little batch of items to the store..more to come soon!}

ali <3

{treasures}

{it's around midnight here in denmark and i am busy click click clicking away on my keyboard, Nicolai left to go home today and i dont know if it's his absense keeping me up or the 5 cups of coffee i had after dinner :) i miss my honey}

{just for the record, danish thrift stores are amazing...i think this little owl bud vase is my #1 favorite thing i have ever thrifted...EVER! i bought some pretty cute things today and plan to do more thrifting in the next few days...among other things}
stuff to do/start:
1. knit cowl/hoodie
2. sew pillows with fantastic Ikea fabric (photos to come)
3. do laundry
4. embroider
5. thrift more treasures
6. find some cute leggings+long shirts
7. make more pom poms
8. crochet more granny squares
9. start quilt with Ikea fabric
10. learn to make koldskæl (more about what the heck that is soon)
{the next fews days are going to be spent around the house and i want to use my time wisely}

{look how cute he is..i mean come on}

{cute little votive}

{neato purple vase}

{teeny little white bud vase}

{super cute little brown birdie}
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