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Jews have a tradition of breaking a glass at times of celebration.
(usually weddings)
Last weekend I had the most wonderful day.
Swimming. Delicious food. Childrens’ Museum.
A happy Hub. A happy Boy. A happy home.
The evening ended with a glass of wine, when it slipped from my hand.
A collective gasp sucked the air right out of the room.
The stem snapped off a wine glass that belonged to my Grandmother’s wedding set.
Of course I was a bit upset, however was immediately reminded of why we break glass in the first place.
To remind us of the suffering of others and trials of the past so that we can fully appreciate the blessings we celebrate today.
Hello friends.
I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth…
Only taken a brief leave to work on a few new projects.
One of which I am VERY VERY excited to share with you in just a few days.
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The other you can find now at NewThriftStore.Etsy.com.
This shop has been started as an extension of the fabulous New Thrift Store in Camp Verde. I have been given the privileged job of cherry picking the store for the most wonderful vintage finds and listing them here.
Pop in and pick up a vintage camera, a stack of 100 year old postcards or genuine can-can pettiskirt…Among other beautiful things.
Just wanted to pop in and say SALE!
Part 2 of the DeStash Sale is up in the Etsy store. I am putting up some of my favorite vintage linens. I love love love, them however have realized there is only so much I can use. This pic is part of the most gorgeous window panel. Visit the shop for exact dimension.
More added daily!
Reading other blogs often inspires in ways unexpected. Lost and Fawned has done it again, with a 50 things challenge to purge your life of the un-needed, un-wanted. I am sure I have rid our household of waayyy more than 50 things in the last 30 days.There is a large pile awaiting pickup by Pam of New Thrift Store , a few bags full that have gone to recycle and even though I hate to do it, a few bags that went straight to the dumpster. These categories consist of items most easy for the family to part with. Even the boy went through his toy baskets to purge his stashes of the broken and as he calls them “baby” toys.
Then my reader moved on to an update at Sparrow Salvage where the idea of a De-Stash sale popped-up again! I think the universe or at least my fellow bloggers are trying to tell me something. So here goes…De-Stash sale part 1 in the Dime Store Pretty Etsy shop! Books and Zines listed in this SALE are mostly collage, mixed media and art titles, back issues and out of prints. I take excellent care of my books and most are approx 50% OFF the cover price.
The rest of the titles (most are seen in the pic above) will be going up on Ebay, unless you contact me and are interested before they sell.
De-Stash part 2 is already in the works and something I am actually excited about. This portion will be be available exclusively through the Etsy shop and consist of one-of-a-kind vintage beauties!
Are you doing any spring cleaning this year?
Ok I’m spoiled, he brought home roses too!
Here is quick snap of my beautiful unofficial anniversary roses. (We promised dinner out and not to exchange gifts this year.)
This is unofficial flowers week at AbbyTrysAgain and my motto of late is to “bloom where you are planted.”
This is also the inspiration behind a new project I am super excited to share with you soon.
For quite some time, I have tried to create a planted windowsill in my dining room. It hasn’t worked out well…Basil, lavender, rosemary / thyme mix…no dice. But I digress.
Today I celebrate my 9 year wedding anniversary with the best fella a gal could ask for. Instead of roses I asked for flowering succulents. According to Randy at my neighborhood A&P nursery these beauties will blossom and do just fine.
I live in the Sonoran desert. Not Provence or Italy. Not Oregon, Southern California or even the Midwest. My hometown is in one of the most beautiful deserts in the world and if cactus can bloom here, so can I.
Here you go Abby…my humble contribution to Unofficial Flowers week…my little succulents…they are unofficial flowers after all.
Among the new items to the Etsy shop are these beautiful caramel brown boots. Waiting patiently in the back room, they are now available and in need of new home.
It really does take a substantial amount of time to find or create, photograph and them to the shop. All things I love too do of course, except take a back burner when design clients are on the desk.
Size 8.5 and for a narrow foot. My feet are unfortunately just a bit to wide to fit and so I have listed them in the shop for you!
The leather, stitching and soles are in great condition , Tony Lama, Texas brand, and well cared for and at least 30 years old.
If the shoe fits, you will love them for years to come too!
I am sooo excited to have found time to add to the Etsy shop. Even more excited to share that I have finally found what to do with at least part of my vintage linen stash.
This long lovely, super soft spring/summer scarf is made from real, antique hankies. The perfect patina of well-worn cotton and faded floral prints are simply divine. I have always felt that hankies are far too pretty to just sit in a drawer and instead should be worn and enjoyed.
I’ve made one for myself and am in love. Looks like it drifted right out of the spring Anthro catalog. Wearing it feels like waving goodbye from a train platform in some classic black and white romance.
Keep an eye on the shop for more hankie scarf listings. I will list as many as I can match up. Finding enough hankies to that match in perfect size and color is tougher than you would think.
A friend has asked me to create a special scarf made from a collection of hankies that belonged to her grandmother. If you have a collection of hankies you would like made into a sweet scarf of your own. Email me.
Of all my moaning about the shortage of Polaroid instant film (an exciting update on this here), my brilliant and super hip friend Jim turned me on to the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.
I have yet to truly expand on how much I adore my phone. But this post is about how much I adore this app!
Hipstamatic turns the iPhone lens into a fabulous plastic throw back analog camera of days past. A series of lenses and films to choose from allows me to create awesome Polaroid-esque pictures. I can choose from bold contrasts with a perfectly imperfect border, a late 70’s red cast or yellow blownout effect and they all give gorgeous results.
On a bright sunny day….
Or from the darkened back row of an awesome dive-bar…
This app epitomizes love of cheap frills.
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