A little op-shop success
We went out for brunch on Saturday, and luckily for me the cafe is right near two op-shops! I had a little bit of success, which is unusual for me.
Two lovely old sheets, nice and soft and colour coordinated – these will be become some pyjamas for me, and possibly some dresses for the girls. Two matching embroidered pillowcases – I will use these for the embroidery, and plan on making matching outfits for the girls with embroidered bodices. I also found another pink embroidered pillowcase, which I will once again cut up and use for the embroidery. And Clare liked the two little wooden toys! All up (including a couple of novels) it cost me $12, so I’m pretty happy with that.
If only I’d read Ric Rac’s tutorial about knitting needle bracelets before I went op-shopping – I know that I passed some knitting needles by! Now I’ll need to go back (and with a new baby, that is no easy task). Luckily for me though I have an uncle who loves to frequent op-shops – I think that I’ll suggest a new mission for him!
At the newsagent I picked up these two magazines.
I had been looking for “Adorn” for ages, and was amazed to finally spot it. I’ve only browsed so far, and it seems to have some good projects, as does “Crochet Today”. But with both of these I’ll see how much I actually do from them before I purchase the next issue. My craft and sewing magazine stash is getting a little large now!
er… I think I might have hit publish too soon on accident, but what I was saying was:
I love those sheets. It’s fun to just imagine the possibilities! I went thrifting/op-shopping over the weekend and came back with a few goodies too that I keep meaning to blog over at my craft blog. They’re not fabulously good/cute/beautiful good deals like yours, but you and a few other blogs that I read inspired me to do some shopping. I just can’t wait for it to cool down in a few months so I can spend more than a couple minutes in my favorite but un-air conditioned shop without melting! I’ll bet you can’t wait for it to warm up there!
oh, and I flipped through that whole issue of Adorn at the store the other day, and thought it was so-so. I’ve heard such great reviews that I suppose I was expecting more. I plan on looking at the next issue to have something to compare it to- it may be I just wasn’t in to the kind of crafting that was featured this issue… Let me know what you think of it after you’ve had a good look through it!